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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-10-11
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NOME, ALASKA, OCT. ii, 1915.

Anent the tax question. We cannot but agree with the view of Taxpayer 1 whose communication appeared in the saturday issue Of the Nugget, that all this fuss and bother about the payment of taxes IS decidedly unseemly when the measure of benefits derived by the citizens through the city government are taken into considera ton. Each year there is d wild scramble on the part of taxpayers to aved taxes and sun dry and divers kicks are the order of the day. promptly with the completion of the assessment rolls. No account is taken of the benefits received and no thought is given to what might be the conditions were the civil govern ment not existent. Any excuse that will provide a seemly just ground for registering kick is seized upon with astonishing avidity and hammered and dinned upon until It is really nothing short of disgusting. As a matter of fact there are few people in Nome who really pay what Is their just lia- bility. True it Is there are a few. particularly among tho small cabin holders, who have a justif1able kick coming, but, in a comparative sense, they are few indeed. True it Is also that, equitable valuation considered, nearly every real property holder is assessed somewhat higher than he ought to be, but at the same time there are scarcely more than ten per cent of these same people who are paying a cent of personal property tax
 A glance at the assessment blanks re.
 turned to the city clerk is speedily
 convincing that there are a mighty
 lot of people in the community who are
 bowling about an over assessment on
 their real property that are far from being over assessed If their full liability
 is considered, even If their real prop Crty is taxed at a rate two or three hundred per cent in excess of fair valuation. With very few exceptions. l none of the property holders are pay ing one cent more than their actual liability. if full account were taken of the value of all their holdings, both l
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real and personal. AS pointed out by Taxpayer there were nearly one million dollars OH deposit in the banks about the time the annual assessment the larger portion Is owned by the very people who are the loudest in their enunciations of the council for sub jecting them to an excessive tax" on their real property. The tax on mil- lion dollars would go a long way to solving the financial difficulties of the city and if honestly paid would prob- bably result in a considerable lessen- ing Of the much complained of over ..ssessment" on real property. But. IS suicciently pointed out by "Taxpay- tr,' the sworn statements of tax payers or tax evaders, do not show the existence of any part of this million dollars" and this Is true, not only this but every year. If the taxpayers of the community have any kick coming tt all 1t Is not that they are paying more than they are justly entitled to pay for there are few who are paying one read cent more than they should if the full value of all their holdinss are considered. There are some who are in the phrase of the street. get ting a bit the worst Of 1t" and if Is really too bad that they should be made to suffer In any degree because
 the failure Of others to pay what Is eheir Just liability, but, 1t must ba re-
 .'empered that the council cannot by "Hy ineans Ill their power segregate the aneep from the goats. IL everybody "IspIayed u true civic spirit by com ing through in accordance with their Just liabilities there would be no neces- slty for tnls annual howl arising. If there Is any kick coming about taxa ton 1t Is solely on the ground that the taxation is not equitably distributed; some pay their due but the majority are assessed far below what they ac- tuaily should be. The remedy lays with the council and therefore should pe made an election issue as 1t is plainly to be seen that relief In this respect cannot be obtained otherwise
 ,e have no sympathy with the present eouncil in their difficulties because of ,he vacillating method of meeting the ssue, but at the same time We cannot feel that they are entirely to blame hat matters have reached their present stage. The fault lies primarily with the taxpayer who evades his honest dues and attempts to conceal his de- falcation by bowling at the injustice of the councilmanic methods.
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GIVING THE MELTING
 POT A REST
Philadelphia Ledger.)


 The war is giving the United States much needed opportunity to Assi- milate the foreign born population. For the last ten years an average of 100000 immigrants have entered the country every year. Of course some of them have returned, but the net gain in population from this source alone has been astounding. It has taxed the powers of the nation to ab- sorb this vast mass of humanity un- familiar with American institutions and American ideals. With the out break of the war the rush of immi- grants stopped suddenly. In the year ending with June 30, only 326. TOO land cd in American ports As the war has gone on the travel this way has con- tinued to dwindle. July brought only 21,500. and only seventy-one of them landed at Philadelphia
 The problem of making good Am orleans of those here Is becoming cas- fer not only through the decrease in the number arriving. but through the return to their native country of thou sands who had not yet become citizens and were compelled to respond to the call to arms.
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Angus Sutherland. sustained a brok- en leg while working in an open cut for the Yukon Gold Company on Greenstone creek He was brought to Ruby, at II o'clock Sunday night, and upon DeVanes launch and started to Fort Gibbon, where he was placed in the military hospital. The break Is a very serious one, the leg having been broken at the same place last Novem- hcr. He was working In a cut beside a bank of muck only about three feet hieh. when a portion of 1t caved in and struck him from behind.-Ruby Record Citizen.
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The fact that mining operators of Fairbanks who have made money op- erating in that and other camps are buying interests in Tolovana is a sub- stantial indication of their belief In the future of the latest northern plac- CT camp. Dan Mccarthy. one of the original locators in the Fairbanks dis trict, has disposed of his Tolovana holdings to Sam Godfrey for $32,000 Luther Hess, who has made money operating on Cleary and Eldorado, Fairbanks. has purchased all the in- terests of J. ". McCord in Tolovana.
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NO ESULTS.

The United States commission on industrial relations has come and, for the moment, gone. Peace to It's ashes! It has produced a wildly whirling mass of confusion. a hodge dodge of good and poor sense. It has wobbled and tetered, 1t has projected reports In such complexi- ty of interpretation as never a commits sion before offered a public which hoped for better things MT Walsh
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-10-11

A huge gold nugget was recently found in the Engineer group, at At lin, B. C., described as 36 inches long, IS inches wide, ? inches deep. and valued at S40.000. w. A. Blair, secre- tary of the board of trade, at Van couver, has requested that the nugget De purchased by the government, ac cording to the Dawson News. MT Blair states that the San Francisco fair directors have offered S2.O0O fol the loan of the nugget, and says tha, it would be fatal mistake to allow 1t to get into the hands of the Amer jeans, as it will be of inestima
 value to British Columbia.
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Skagway enjoys the distinction of being one of the few northern towns which is working practically on a cash basis The tax levy this year is only ten mills. The town is equipped with fire fighting apparatus which has no superior on the coast. The water and light systems, although owned by private corporations, have been considerable and have establish. cd very reasonable rates.
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Juneau is one place where soap box orators or street speakers are not welcome and that class are giving the city a wide berth. So strictly is the ordinace prohibiting street speaking enforced that permission was recent ly denied by the city council to hold religious meetings in the open air where traffic might be interrupted.
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Mrs. Mary D. Wilson, wife of Ser geant Wilson, of the quartermaster posite Fort Gibbon July 27. Her husband, who was with her, made a desperate fight to save her, but was unsuccessful The body was found two days later by a native.
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United States Marshal Harding s sale of foxes at the ranch of Lahey X Handley near Haines, last week resulted in George Yogel buying six teen cross foxes. one black fox and a family of minks, and George Hinch- man purchased one cross fox and all the red foxes says the Skagway AL askan.
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Itinerant merchants who attempt to compete with the merchants of Fair ped by license of $200. At the last session of the territorial legislature a law was passed giving town councils the right to pass ordinances fixing license fees for itinerants and the
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Dr. Charles b. Carter, who has re- sided at one camp or another in the north for the past sixteen years, has one outside, to Victoria. He will nust i'll the service of the allies as Il dentist.
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A white mans body was found floating in the Yukon river by a na tive, near Briches. IL is thought to De that of d man named Hudson, who left for down the river in small boat turing gale.
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A THE NEW EAGLE.

old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fs nous Atherton Bourbon whisksys. Dis tiled spring 1eo4- 1903, bought in bond and reduced to 90 per cert. by U. Q government by the botsis CT gallon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-10-11

Dr Alfred II. Brooks. head of the alaska mineral resources division o. ,ne Unltea states geological survey %. coming out by way of Fairbanks from the interior. where he has been investigating mines and mining.
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In consequence of a miners strike only two employing concerns are op- erating on Long creek and Bear Pup creek. The operators offer to pay $4 per day for bucking. but the men want $5, and have struck to enforce their demands.
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lrospectors returning from Lower river, in the kaiyuh range. report nothing worth while in this district.
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ALASKA
 NOTES

Charles Lindstron, of Chatanika. suicide at Fairbanks by blowing his head of.
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PHONE MAIN 46.

Entered as second class matter Feb. zt. i9U at the Postoffice at Nome. ,.a>m lnder the Act of Congress Vt Yaith 2 lS7s
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Fairbanks council has availed itself of the law to protect it's home merchants against the fly by nights.
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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-10-11

Trunks, suit cases, sraniteware crockery, hardware at Holts.
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
BOXERS TRAIN HARD
FOR COMING CONTEST
TRIPLE ATTRACTION ON THE
PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY
EVENING CARNIVAL

All of the boxers that are to an,
pear at the coming Ooxing carnival,
to take place at the Airdome Thurs
day evening, are training their hard
est to get in the best of condition
White, Wagner, Rainier and Joe Muir
ply did their training yesterday at the
Big Casino and they will work there
until the very day of their fights. The
workout put up by these boys was
one of the best seen here III many
moons.
Bert Wagner boxed three rounds
with Joe Murphy and then took on
Gus Rainier for three more. Wag-
ner's boxing won him many friends
among the large number of rams who
witnessed the workouts. One of Wag.
ner's admirers has put up $3.50 that
Bert can beat frankie Malone, Eddie
Miller or Jack Bratton. The money
is here and can be covered by any OF
the boxers mentioned or their respec-
tive managers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
MlScELLANE
Afternoon Sales
und Mountain-500. Al.
OIL TESTS ARE SAID TO
FAVOR WESTERN cRUDES

An article in the National Petro-
leum News dealing with oil tests
made by car manufacturers, says re-
garding tests by the Packard com
pany:
"A year ago this company made an
exhaustive test of motor oils. This
test consisted in taking six new mo-
tors and using in each carefully
measured quantity of one of the six
standard motor oils then on the mar
ket. The oils were carefully analysed
before they We're placed In the motors
The motors were then started running
under pressure equal to an average
load and allowed to run for a period
OF twelve hours. Every hour the oil
was tested for temperature, viscosi,. ,.
Hash and fire test and sealing quality.
AT the end of twelve hours the oil
was again analysed and the motors
were torn down and examined for
carbon deposit.
Assistant Engineer Hunt says he is
inclined to favor oil made of western
asphalt base crude, rather than oil OF
eastern paraffine base crude"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
PERSONAL

MRS. II. C. BERG is a visitor from
Round Mountain.
A. w. MAHER of Yerington is here
on a business mission.
H. MELVIN of Round Mountain is
a guest at the Mizpah.
MISS j f. JATUNN of Goldfield
spent Sunday with Tonopah friends.
W. e. DEVAN was an arrival from
Reno this morning on a business err
rand
MRS. ANNE GAVIN was an arrival
yesterday from Goldfield ON a visit to
er son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs Joe Gavin,
MISS MARGARET SHIELDS, re-
fOurt, was visitor to Goldtield
friends over Sunday.
PETER SIM0NS of the West End
Mining company, took his departure
his morning for Grass Valley on a
visit to friends
JAMES j FARLEY left yesterday
Tor Samoa, Humboldt county. where
ne will be associated with his broth.
er in the lumber business.
STEVE WALTERS, who was with
the recent firm of Morrow & Hussey
ior long time, was an arrival yester-
lay from Berkeley, where he spent
.he past several months.
MRS. 81 CANADY, wife of the as
istant superintendent OF the South.
IN Pacific Railway company at
Sparks. was an arrival yesterday
morning ON visit to Tonopah friends.
A. A. CODD, president of the Ne
ada Shortline railroad, arrived yes
erday morning from Reno, spent the
day here and continued on to Gold
field, where he will attend meeting
of the Spearhead Mining company
j. J. FENLEY, the contractor re-
turned this morning from San Fran
cisco, where he spent two weeks en-
Dying The sights of the exposition
Mrs. Fenley, who accompanied him to
he coast viii remain about ten days
onger
MRS. BERTHA BREITZKE of New
on, Mass, and her sister, Mrs. S. +
Sanady OF Sparks. are the guests OF
Mr. Masters at Laundry Springs. Su
perintendent Canady will arrive il
about week "a accompany then
back to Sparks.
SENATOR KEY PITTMAN ant
| Mrs. Pittman, Miss Choreman ant
on Fistler left by auto yesterda,
| morning for Pamlico, where the,
will inspect the placers and will thel
/ continue on to Reno, where the sena
tor will greet Secretary McAdoo o
the treasury. They will return to To
nopah in about a week
MRS. R. l.. PROUTY, who had bee
on the coast for the past three weeks
returned to Tonopah this morning.
| CHRIS ZEIGLER of the T. & {
meat market left this morning fo
San Francisco where he was called
or at least went, to see Stella. II
will also promote an African colon
in southern California, according Il
his own unsupported statement.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
SERVICES HELD YESTERDAY
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. X. w. Bayless being absent on
his vacation, no preaching service
was held yesterday at the Presbyter-
an church The Sunday school was
held as usual in the morning. In the
evening a song service was held and
scripture reading and prayer by one
of the elders 1t is with a keen sense
of our loss that we note the depart.
ure of Mr.. and Mrs. Symons 70 take
residence in Grass Valley, Cal They
have been two of our best workers
for several years. We heartily com
mend them to the citizens of Grass
Valley and wish them prosperity in
their new home
Rev. Fred G. Thompson of Gold.
field will preach for us next Sunday
evening The choir, under Gr. Boak s
direction, is preparing for another of
those musical evenings to oe gwen IN
the near future.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
CALENDAR CALLED IN
THE DISTRICT COURT
CRIMINAL COURT AND LAW AND
MOTION CASES ARE SET
BY COURT

Following is the court calendar
called this morning by Judge Averill
in the fifth judicial district court.
Criminal calendar-State of Nevada
VS. Dollie Franquelin, appeal.
Civil acknowledgements Telephone
and Telegraph company VS.. Nevada
Tax Commission, ct al; S. j. Nilsson
VS.. Harry Mcnamara; t. X. Code VS..
Mayhower Leasing company; H. D..
Porter ct al. VS.. S. S. Lockett, ct al.
Law and motion calendar Ber-
nard A. Hedges VS. Ralph Irwin, ct al.
motion, L. r. Clar VS.. Jos. Plourd, Ell
al, objection to findings; j A. Cough
lin VS.. Cottonwood Canyon Mining
company, notion Rudolph Wurlitzer
company VS.. ]. f. Kelly, motion; j.
II Murphy VS.. Paul Weisse, demur-
rer; o. NJ Coon VS.. Edward Templin,
demurrer
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
ADJUSTMENTS
BUTLER THEATER

The attraction tonight at the But
Ter will be a Metro production en-
| titled When a Woman Loves" fea-
turing Emmy Wehlen, who heretofore
has devoted her time 10 legitimate
productions in Europe and the United
States. When Charles Koran decided
to write an original document for
| Emmy Wehlen, the little Niennese
stage star he settled on title, but
| before the picture was completed, he
| learned that this title was copyright
| ed throughout the United states and
| Europe by one other we'll known au-
| thor consequently the title was drop
ped and the picture completed Inc
story as tcld in the motion picture
production is one Of great heart-in-
\ terest and of unusual theme and when
| IT was shown upon the screen for the
i first time, Miss Wehlen, Mr. Koran
and the directors of the Metro Pic
4 lures corporation looked at it and
Miss Wehlen then suggested that II
/ De called "When Woman Loves, -
and so appropriate was this title that
the firm adopted it and this magniii-
cent screen production goes forth
chrstened by that name II is in five
acts many and yar d scenes. and ~
quired a cast of thrtyfour principals
in addition to the numerous minor
players. The preliminary reel will be
! ratEe Weekly, which will be run
ahead Of the feature Tomorrow the
/ Paramount Travel pictures and 2
4 Paramount feature The Command
/ inn Officer Make reservations al
box office for reserved seats ADV
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
K. c. WILL ENTERTAIN

on Tuesday night at s o'clock the
Knights of Columbus will be at home
to their friends at their hall on
Brougher avenue A choice literary
and musical program has been pre-
pared and all members are requested
to be present and to bring their
friends and acquaintances for the en-
ioyment of what promises to be very
delightful evening, II would afford
the Tonopah council of the Knights
of Columbus great pleasure to vel
come all others of their good friends
who wish TO spend pleasant hour
with them and to those who read this
notice let it be known that they are
most cordially invited to be present
l-AdvO9t2.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank Earl Lawson's
friends in Tonopah for the acts oil
kindness and sympathy shown at his
accident and death. and also for the
floral offerings His brothers and sis
tiers:
CHARLES f. LAWSON,
PHIL r. LAWSON,
ALEX LAWSON.
HOWARD LAWSON,
MRS. A. +. MILLS,
MRS. GEO. NJ LERCHEN,
MRS. A. !. THOMPSON,
ADV. Ol1t1 Lawson, Colo.
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MRS. + o. BOOZE and baby depart.
ed for Reno this morning to visit rela.
tives. Mr.. Booze, who is one of the
chief district forest rangers. located
at Round Mountain. and who has been
transferred to Deeth. will leave In a
few days to join his wife and they
win proceed to their new station.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-11
TAX COMMISSION HEARING

The Tonopah & Tidewater railway
has requested a hearing before the
tax commission, regarding the assess
ment value of its property The rail.
road will be represented by +. NJ. Jen.
ifer and the hearing will take place in
the near future.
Considerable activity is expected in
the commission during the next week
as it is stated that a number of re-
quests are to be made for hearings.
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ELKs WILL GIVE PARTY

Tonopah lodge, No 1862, B ? o.
Elks will give dancing party on the
evening of Friday october Is. i Will
be given in the home and for Eiks
and invited guests only As usual the
music viii be Of the best and the even
ing promises to be one Of great social
enjoyment This Is the second Of the
autumn series of parties 10 De given
BY The lodge
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MUSICIANS UNION TO
GIVE ANNUAL MASQUERADE

The annual ball by the Musicians
Union, No. i26, A. +. of NJ, of Tono-
pah, will be given Monday evening,
October IL. II will be a masquerade
Six prizes are offered. They will be
displayed at various business houses
and winners may, if they desire. ex-
change them for other merchandise
of similar value. Costumes may be
rented from Rotholtz Brothers. Ad.
mission $50, extra lady 20 cents
AdyO5td.
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MINING AT scHuRZ

The tunnel on the Yerington Noun
tain property, formerly known as the
Beach Yerington, is being extended
from the Schurz side of the group.
Two shifts of men are employed ana
1t is intended to extend the tunnel to
length of $500 feet Considerable
ore has been taken from these claims
which are believed to contain valuable
deposits -Yerington Times.
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WILL ERECT FINE RESIDENCE

A twelve-horse team left Written.
berg's this morning loaded with lum.
Der for Joe Nays new residence on
Barley creek. Another twelVe-horse
team with other material for the struc
ture will leave in a day or two.
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NO STOCK BOARD TOMORROW

Tomorrow is 423d anniversary of
the discovery of America by Christie
pher Columbus and will be celebrated
as Discovery Day. There will be no
session of the stock exchanges either
at San Francisco or in the east.
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When Your Eyes Need Care

Use Murine Eye Medicine. No Smartins-F Feels
tine--Acts Quickly. Try " for Red, Weak
sore Eyes and Ornnuintcd EyeildB, Murine "
Compounded by cur Ocuiints--not = spatent
nediciue"-but uaef In successful Phynicians
Practice Tor many years. Now dedicated 20
the Public And sold By Druggiata at Coz per
Battle Murine Rye eaive In Aaepsie Tubes.
40 and hoe. Write for Hook q ths I'VE Wree.
haMrine mus asassdg companr. ohlemna. Aau.
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WILL USE NEW FLOOR

A splendid maple floor has been put
in the |. o. o. +. lodge room. 1t will
be used for the first time Thursday
evening, when a social dance will be
given by Belmont lodge, No. "a, l. o.
O. f.