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The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15

through the activities of the commits
sion nearly 100000 has been saved
to the taxpayers of the state by the
actual reduction of tax levies in the
counties of Greenlee and Pinal and
the towns of Winslow and Williams
This was accomplished by compelling
the taxing authorities in these coun-
ties to comply with the provisions of
the tax limit law
! The amount actually saved the tax
payers in the instances above cited
is nearly double the amount of the
cost of the commission during the en-
tire period Of its existence.
The report shows that 55 per cent
of the entire tax levied and collected
| by the state for each of the years
1913 and 1914 was for educational
purposes.
The report also recommends small
! tax on monies and credits similar to
that collected in Minnesota and Penn
slvania.
Recommends that no special legis-
lation be enacted for the taxation of
producing mines, but that the tax
commission be allowed to assess this
class of property under the general
revenue laws supplemented by the
law defining the powers and duties of
the tax commission.
Shows that in territorial days min
ing property and railroad property
paid only 38 4 per cent of all taxes,
and all other property paid 81 6 per
cent. At the present time railroad
and mining property pays 57.6 per
cent, and all other property pays AZ
per cent of all taxes.
Compares total tax of Arizona with
several other older states, showing
Arizona's per capita tax to be practi-
cally the same as that of the states
Of Oregon, Washington, Colorado,
New York and North Dakota.
Shows 1914 rate of taxation, includ
ing all state, county, city, town, school
and road tax levied in the entire state,
to be 81. Al on each $1O0 of real and
personal property assessed.
Tabulated statements show total
amount paid by each county into the
different state funds on 1914 tax levy.
Tabulated statements of assess-
ments since the~year 1900 show the
per cent of tax borne by each class
of property each year to and includ-
ing the year 1914.
Tabulated statements show the as
sessments made on all railroad, min
ing, telegraph and telephone, express
and private car line property by the
commission during the years 1914 and
1913
A minority report on mine taxa
ton by P. ]. Miller, member of the
commission whose term expired yes
terday, calls for a special law taxing
mines on their net only. This Valua-
ton so found would include machin-
cry, Smelters and all other property
the mining companies own.
The governor will transmit the re-
port to the legislature.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
STATE TAX COMMISSION SUBMITS ITS
BIENNIAL STATEMENT

! Covering many typewriter pages,
the state tax commission today sub
mitted its biennial report to Gov Hunt
for the years 1913 and 1914.
Some of the accomplishments men
toned in the report follow:
Law for the assessment of private
car lines, the property of which had
previously escaped taxation. The
state now derives some $4,000 an
nually from this source.
Law for the assessment of the prop
erty of telegraph and telephone COM
panies on an advalorem basis, as
other property is assessed. In terri
ltroial days these companies paid a
tax of only per cent of their annual
gross earnings, which was only a
fraction of what it should have been,
and in no way compared to the taxes
levied on other property.
| Law for the assessment of railroad
property in cities. Formerly the only
valuation of this class of property in
cities and towns was the actual track
age, regardless of the fact that a
company might own hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth of other prop
erty therein.
Law providing for the payment of
per cent of the gross business done
in Arizona by express companies as
their annual tax. Formerly this tax
was only 1 per cent, the same as tele-
graph and telephone companies
Law providing for the budget sys-
tenn of expenditures and fixing limit
of 10 per cent increase as the amount
that can be raised in any taxing dis
trict. This law does not apply to
schools.
Law providing that before tax suit
can be either commenced or defend
ed in court the taxes as assessed must
first be paid.
Law providing that the assessment
and tax roll be made up and the taxes
extended upon the same book, thus
obviating the expenditure of about
81 900 annually by each of the coun-
ties, beside lessening the opportunity
for errors and erroneous assessments.
Law providing that county boards
of equalization could not undo the
work of the state board by meeting
and changing its valuations, thus set
ting the work of the state board at
naught.
Law providing that all delinquent
tax suits may be brought in one COM
plant, instead of separately, and at
great expense to the taxpayer, as
heretofore. This law still further pro-
vides that the county attorney shall
act as tax attorney without EXTRA COM
pensation. Formerly a special tax at
.orney ws employed and allowed 25
PER cent eddI:onal on all taxes where
suit had co be brought.
Law providing that any city or town
may have their assessment made by
the county assessor if they so desire,
thus eliminating considerable
amount Of expense in municipalities.
The report further shows that
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15

PHOENIX, Jan. 5.-The doors
of the Adams, Ford and Com
mercia1 hotels bars and of the
Washington saloon stood invit-
ingly open this morning.
Within we're displayed the
glassware and other appliances
of a sure enough thirst relief
station and the white-aproned
clerks were at their posts of
duty, suave and courteous as
ever
To the bibulous one they pro-
pounded the usual question as to
what he would have. There the
similarity to- the days of yore
stopped.
One could get lemonade, soda
pop of varying f1avors, cigars or
even Hop. Cheer" to say moth
ing of Cocoa Cola, Loco Soulo,
lime juice and things the like of
that. The Hop Cheer" came in
for a lot of patronage. The same
sounded like two per cent beer
or something that at any rate
might have a punch" or kick
in it. AS the amber fluid
trickled over a lump of ice and
the white collar rose to the top
of the glass to be deftly removed
by the good old paper knife,
the light of anticipation cleaned
in many an eager eye.
The result was hardly up to
expectations, but was perhaps
better than nothing. The new
beverages contain only a trace
of alcohol. One enthusiast fig
ured it out that if one drank
300 bottles he would have ac-
quired the stimulus that he
would get from tablespoonful
of whiskey, and Its a long
long road to "Tipperary" if you
take the Hop Cheer" route.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15

arisen to the drastic prohibitory
amendment adopted at the recent
election has emanated from bankers
merchants, and other business and
professional men outside of those
formerly engaged in the liquor traf-
iic. 1t was a notable fact that the
most prominent men in the business
world in Arizona appeared voluntari-
bily and at their own expense as del
egates to the meeting in order to ex-
press their disapproval of the condi-
ton thats has ben brought about by
the dry law while not one man even
remotely connected with the retail
or wholesale liquor trade was pres
ent at the session.
Petitions will be spread at once
and placed in the hands of the vari-
GUS county representatives. Upon
obtaining signatures amounting to
fifteen per cent of the vote cast for
governor at the last election, the pc
itions will be presented to the legis-
lature. Under the existing laws
the legislators are empowered to call
a special election if they believe an
emergency exists and with the
weight of many of the most promi-
nent business men in the state be-
hind a demand for a reconsideration
VI IuSo0 n0dSUI0S, IL 10 SAp0Cl0Q
that there will be no delay in obtain
ing the favorable action of the law
makers
The petitions will ask the legisla-
ture to submit to the voters of Ari-
zona a constitutional amendment un-
der which saloons can be re-opened,
but with certain restrictions.
At the same time pc
fiEiOnc will ho tho
legislature to repeal the mothers pen
sion act and enact new statute along
that line which does not provide for
the sale of county poor farms. No
mention will be made of the anti
blacklist law.
Much of the detail was left to the
executive committee. 1t was suggest
ed that the new amendment provide
for IL o'clock and Sunday closing of
saloons; that no checks or other ne
gotiable paper be cashed in barrooms;
that liquor must not be sold to minors
or druAkards3 that saloon fronts be
open.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15

Of particular interest to a number
of Copper Era readers in this section
is the following clipping from the
Scotsman, published at Edinburg,
Scotland, concerning the famous
fighting regiment, known as the Roy
al Scots. OF particular interest, al
SO, are the remarks of Lord Salven-
sen, director of the Arizona Cop
per Co., Ltd, upon the occasion OF
a public concert given in Edinburgh
during the month of December for
the benefit of this regiment. The
Scotsman says:
Presiding at the Royal Scots con-
cert in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, on
Saturday evening, Lord Salvesen said
that there had already been dispatch
ed to Royal Scots at the front, 1872
separate packets, containing a large
cake of shortbread, cake of ginger
bread, IL lb. of chocolate, cubes
concentrated beef essence, and a
the people of the Lothians. There
were, he said, three batallions of the
Royal Scots at the front-the End,
which had been in the fighting line
from the very start and which had
suffered heavily; the 1st, which had
been drafted home from India; and
the Sth, which had now been in the
fighting area for over month.
A somewhat similar gift had been
sent to the four batalions at present
serving in England. The Committee
thought that as the funds would not
permit of providing a New Years
gift for every man in the regiment,
they ought to prefer those who had
to spend their New Year away from
home and friends Altogether they
had provided more than 5000 officers
and men of the Royal Scots with a
New Years gift. (Applause)
Referring to Lord Rosebery's un-
avoidable absence from the meeting
over which he was to have presided,
Lord Sa1vesen said:
you will notice that Lord Rose
berry speaks of this ancient and noble
regiment. I dare say most of US
know already that the Royal Scots
are the Oldest regiment of the Brit
ish Army; but DR.. Blaikie, whose re-
searches into its history are responsi-
BILE for the summary of it's exploits
which appears on your programs to-
night, has not merely esta ablished this
fact, but has proved that the Royal
Scots is probably the oldest regi-
ment in the civilized world, and has
records Of service dating back to
early medieval times. (Applause) He
is preparing book containing more
detailed account, which will be on
sale next week; and, if our funds per-
NIT, we should like to present copy
of this book to every man, whether
at home or abroad, who is serving un-
der its colours. There is nothing,
think, that stimulates. men to nobler
exertion than the knowledge that
they form part of a glorious line that
has earned distinction on every bat
tlefie1d in which British soldiers have
been engaged. (Applause.)
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
SIX HUNDRED MINERS
ON STRIKE AT GLOBE

Globe, Ariz., Jan. 11.-Six
hundred men went on a strike at
the plant of the Inspiration Con-
solidated Copper company at Mi
ami today because of the employ
ment of non-union workers in
the boiler shop.
1t is reported that the men will
demand a restitution of the form
er wage scale which was cut ten
per cent at the beginning of the
european war, or a promise that
wages will increase proportion
ately as the price of copper ad-
vances.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
Died in Prescott

Died in Prescott
Information was received in Clifton
this week of the sad death of Mrs.
]. E. Hewitt, formerly of Clifton,
which occurred at Prescott on Tues
day noon. Mr.. Hewitt was formerly
connected with the A. c. store of
this place. The husband and two
children are left to mourn her loss.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15

New Members Joining Arizona Chap
ter American Mining Congress As
sure Officials That They Can Count
on the Farmers To Cooperate With
Mining Men.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
NOTICE

There are many destitute families
in town that would be glad of work.
Anyone who would be willing to help
such by employing men or women
whenever possible, phone 154, hours
9 to IL and 1 to 4. oh
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
ROYALSCOTS TROOPS
ARE REMEMBERED
At HOME

More Than e,oooN Officers and Men
of This Famous Regiment Receive
New Years Gifts from Friends and
Relatives While Fighting at the
Front.
The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
HOP CHEER is NEW DRINK
AT THE STATE CAPITAL

But It's A Long, Long Road to Upper
ary by the Hop Cheer Route.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20
CHAMBER READY
TOENTERTA|N
GOVERNOR

The Chamber of Commerce held a
special meeting Wednesday to consider
what should be done to greet Governor
Strong when he arrives from the
westward on the Alameda. The matter
was finally decided by the appoint
ment of a committee, whose duty it
would be to make whatever arrange
ments would best suggest themselves
when it was learned how long a visit
the governor would make to this Sec
ton. The governor has often ex-
pressed a wish to travel over the
railroad to Kennecott and it may be
that he is contemplating doing so this
time.
Accordingly the committee was in
structed to send wire to the gov
ernor at Seward expressing the desire
of Cordova to show courtesies to him.
and requesting information as to his
plans for his visit here. The wire was
sent this morning. Mrs. Strong Is
accompanying the governor, and the
committee will arrange for a COM
mittee of ladies to entertain Mrs.
Strong if their stay here will allow of
it. The committee selected consists
of Mayor H. A. Slater, chairman; Sam
Blum, Geo. C. Hazelet, E. F. Medley,
A. ]. Adams, Dr. w. w. Council, DR..
w. H. Chase and James Smith. From
information received today it was
learned that the governor, who had
left the Victoria at Seward, had gone
to Anchorage on the Alameda, and was
expected to return on the same boat
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20

BELGRADE, Serbia, July 16.-Offi-
cial figures show that rs per cent of
the Serbian doctors have died in the
past nine months. Most of them were
victims OF typhus; only one was killed
in battle. & @
In the war between Serbia and Tur-
key in 1912-1913, only two Serbian
doctors lost their lives, out of a total
of 800 employed on war duty.
OF the foreign doctors who have
come to Serbia since last August, 80
have died, all of typhus or typhoid.
The list of dead includes four Ameri-
cans, three British, two Belgians, six
Austrians and number of Greeks.
These figures of course do not include
the considerable number of medical
students, nurses and other Red Cross
workers who have succumbed to the
epedimics.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20

safety before the building burned The troops from
Fort Liscum are still here, and will remain until
order has been fully restored patrolng the burned
district, and protecting whatever property may be
saved from the fire.
The ruins Of the fire present blackened blotch
upon Valdez extending from the Cliff House to the
Valdez Mercantile Company building, and from
Mckinley Street clear down to the beach. Every
thing in between has been destroyed, and no one
is at present allowed within the burned district by
the soldiers without permit A score of launches
which were the beach were victims of the flames
the tide was low at the time and it was impossible
to remove them to place of safety. Judge Bunnen
of the Second Division was heavy sufferer from
the fire, several buildings owned by him were in
the path of the flames. His loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20
COPPER RIVER
ENGINEER DIES
I D D AY

SEATTLE, July 15-John G. Scurry,
noted engineer of this city died here
today. The deceased was we'll known
throughout Alaska having resided in
the territory for Is years. He was
the locating engineer of the Alaska
Central Railroad, and also was in the
service of the Copper River road for
the three years of construction be-
tween 1908 and 1911. Mr.. Scurry
located the terminal grounds at Cor
dova and made extensive surveys of
Orca Bay for the railroad company.
He also located that portion of the
line running through the Copper River
canyon. Mr.. Scurry was 70 years old,
and one of his daughters is married
to DR.. W. w. Council, now in Cordova.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20

VALDEZ, July 15.-The big fire which swept
through the town early this morning started in the
Frye Bruhn building which has been undergoing
repairs. "A dry strong wind was blowing at the time
and the flames spread rapidly despite the desperate
efforts of the fire fighters to get control only two
streams of water available and they proved to
be entirely inadequate to cope with the situation
There has been no rain in Valdez for two
weeks and the sun has been shining fully twenty
hours day drying up everything in the town. When
it that the two streams of water would not
check the flames, dynamite used in an effort to
prevent them spreading but by that time the fire had
reached such proportions that nothing could stop
it, and it just went clear through to the waterfront
The printing establishment of the Prospector
Publishing Co., was entirely destroyed, although
enough type saved to enable the editors to issue
their paper today, printed on wrapping paper, and
run off on job press Mrs Blackwell, her sister
and niece, who lived over the Southern, just man
aged to avoid losing their lives by escaping from the
building in their night dresses but were Immediately
taken care of by friends. Nothing was saved in the
Blackwell home, the building and everything in it
being totally destroyed.
Captain and Mrs. Glen Edgerton of the Road
Commission suffered the same as the Blackwels and
both are garmented today in the kindly offerings of
their friends ALI of the personal belongings of the
Edgertons were lost. The same thing happened to
all the guests in the Panama Hotel. The owner,
Logan Archibald was heavy loser as result of
the fire. Joe Plant, the jeweler, who had just
returned from the outside on the Alameda with a
large stock of ewery lost So O00 and did not succeed
in saving any of his stock. Alice Coles broke her
leg in assisting to remove mail from the postofice
ALI the mail was successfully removed to place of
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20

by the executive council of the miners union that
the men resume work. The government has taken
over all reserve supplies of COAL
HONG KONG, July 15-Tremendous floods are
devastating the Chinese provinces of Kwangtung,
Kiangsi and Kwang ST. The desoation is terrible to
contemplate and the loss of life is almost beyond
belief The people in scores of towns have been
driven to seek safety the hills and higher eleva-
tons and have lost all they possessed in the rush
to get away from the advancing waters. The apex
of the floods have not yet been reached and it is
feared that many more lives will be lost. The
ordinary Chinese boats are powerless before the
turbulent streams and steamers of sufficient power
to breast the currents and rescue the marooned
people, cannot be secured.
NEW YORK, July 16-Justrice Kendrick, who
presided at the trial of Harry K Thaw to determine
his sanity, today announced that he would uphold
the decision of the jury, and find that Thaw was
sane Thaw was released under bond of $50, 900,
as the state has appealed the decision of the court
Thaw and his mother were exuberantly joyful when
the court announced that he agreed with the jury,
and they walked out of the court room surrounded
by their friends and receiving the congratulations
of the crowded court room.
NEW YORK, July 16.-A big crowd greeted
Thaw when he stepped out of the court house a free
man after arranging for his bail The street in front
OF the building was black with people and it was
with difficulty that a passage could be forced
through the mob to the automobile containing
Ihaw's mother. Thaw announced that it was his
intention to return at to Pittsburg and remain
at his mothers home until the appeal taken by the
state has been decided. Thaw is a changed man
since the jury decided he sane, and he acknow-
edged the cheers of the crowd with every appear
ance of pleasure.
NEW YORK, July 16-The $4,000 bail set by
Justice Hendrick for Thaws release pending the
decision of the appeal, delivered to the Clerk of
Court in cash. Thaw Immediately left this city as
soon as he was freed, and as his motor car rolled
down through the streets Of New York he was
greeted with cheers everytime he recognized by
the people on the streets. 1t is Thaws attention to
avoid as much of this notoriety as possible, and
big crowd which had gathered at the Pennsylvania
station to see him start home, were disappointed
as he changed his plans at the last minute and
determined to motor to Philadelphia and get away
from all possibility of annoyance from crowds of
curious sight seers, who seem to look upon Thaw as
some sort of free show. From Philadelphia Thaw
will go by train to Pittsburg.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-20
SPECIAL TO THE coRoovA DAILY TIMES,

ESPECIAL TO THE coRoovA DAILY TIMEs
VALDEZ, Alaska, July 15.-The most impor-
tant section of this town was totally destroyed by
terrific fire which commenced at o'clock this morn
ing Practically the entire business section of the
city has been destroyed. The loss is estimated at
three quarters of million, but partially covered by
insurance.
Among the business houses which have been
completely burned up are those of S. Blum & Co.,
The First Bank of Valdez VIM. Blackwell, Tony,s
Saloon, Empress Theater, Treat Building Valdez
Dock Company Building, Panama Hotel, Valdez
Daily Prospector, The Alaska Road Commission
Building The Post Office, the telephone exchange,
the Crawford Mills, Copper River Lumber Co.. the
Diernger barns, home of J. c. MARITIME, the office of
the Dock Co., the government warehouses and other
buildings in the section from Mckinley Street down
to the waterfront. Both sides of Reservation Ave-,
the main street leading from the dock were wiped
out The loss of the Road Commission building will
be severe one as all the records of the commission
including the maps and notes covering 10 years
work have been totally destroyed.
Dynamite was employed in vain to stop the
flames which gained great Roadway, and which were
fed by the wooden buildings dryed out thoroughly
by the recent prolonged dry spell The officers in
charge of Fort Liscum dispatched the garrison to
Valdez to aid in fighting the flames and the whole
population of the town worked heroically to save
what was possible. Fortunately no lives were lost.
The fire department announced at this morning
that the fire was under control although great clouds
of smoke were still pouring from the ruins, and the
fire burning briskly in several places. The fire
was spectacular in the extreme, and at one time
threatened to destroy the city. The width of McKn
ley Street. and the fact that what wind there was,
blew from the direction of the glacier and towards
the waterfront was all that saved the remainder of
the town from burning.
When the news reached Cordova this morning,