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The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
SPECIAL TAX
 E LIVED ON
 P0RAT|ONS

On one of the recent mails from he Outside Deputy Internal Reve- lae Collector George Hutchinson re eived d notice of what is known $ a special excise tax on corpora .ons" from David J. Williams, col
 ctor of internal revenue for tn, .oyernment, with Headquarters at Ia Jma It is supposed that the levy lg of this tax is one of the mean ejng taken by the goyer nment foi Ieeting the deficiency in govern
 ent funds which, it is stated, is Ite to mature at the end of the seal year, or June 30, 1918, unless omething is done to fill the gov
 nment coffera in the meantime he notice is as follows:
 'Ihe Act of Congress of Septem ,er s, 1916, imposes a special tax -,ectiye January 1, 1917, upon eyery operation having a capital stocI
 presented by shares and in bus. .ess during the preceding fiscal yea.
 lly 1, 1915, to June 30. 1916. Tn, mount of this tax is measured b. he average fair market value Ono le par value) of the stock outstanC Ig at the close of the preceding seal year and is computed at the nnual rate of 50 cents for eacl. ven full $1,000 of such marke aIue exceeding the S99,O00 whicl allowed as an exemption.
 As special taxes due the United ,tates are always reckoned upon the governments fiscal year. July Is June 30th, the rate of tax foi he six months period, January l, 917, to June 30. 1917 Will be g. ents per $l,000 of market value f stock over S99.OO0. Also, as spe .ial taxes are payable during the lonth in which the liability com uences, the returns for this capital toCk tax, with remittance to cover must, in order to avoid the penalties or delinquency, be in the hands o1 he collector of internal revenues within the month of January 1917, md within the month of each July thereafter. Although the liability for his tax attaches only where the market value of the capital stock exceeded $99,000 by one or more even $1,000 a return must be filed within the prescribed time by every corporation organized for profit and having a capital stock represented by shares of the market value of $75,000 or over, unless the corpora jon was not engaged in business turing the preceding fiscal year as Ibove defined.
 NO returns of capital stock tax lre required from corporations which are exempt from making income tax eturns, or which have no capital stock represented by shares, or which were not in business during the pre- ceding fiscal year.
 Corporations affected by this tax which do not. early in January 1917, receive blanks for returns from the collector without application therefor. should notify the collector at Ia coma, Wash. and request that Form TOT be furnished them.
 David J. Williams, Collector of Internal Revenue,
 Tacoma. Washington"
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
EDITOR DIES.
Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 8-Geo Thompson. editor of the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press, died lere today. He had been in poor health for years. and came here sev- 'ral months ago in an effort to benefit his condition. He was seven y-six years of age and was born n Deyonshire, England.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
ERlCkSONS HAVE BOY.

MT. and Mrs. Carl Erickson, of Wolf creek, are the proud parenta of a baby boy born at o'clock yesterday morning at the home O. Mir. and Mrs. Andy Livingston, in this city. Mother and child are reported to be getting along nicely
 The new arrival weighs ten pounds.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
3ETU2N 0F SEEO
 |S CALLED FOR
 bY DEPARTMEK

The following statement, which Is 5elI-eA yIanatotb "as issued last ev- ening by J w. Neal, superintendent of the government experimental arm:
 "Iuirbanhs, Alaska, Jan. s. 1917.
 The department oI agriculture has ,elegrapAeu u4e Ior actuIed report n the cooperative gram experiments ..mong the ialIue.s and Tor the m -..euIaJe return ol the borrowed seed.
 To all of those Who have taken .,art in tn.s seed deHonst.ot.on and a ho have uot aAeuay leou.ued the ike amount oI grain rgceWed. they lay deliver the sa.ue at the Neal -rs.deuce oh Garden Island on Mon -.ay, January b, or at the station il Tuesday, Jauuury l6, to suit Heir convenience. Please bring a ,rttcn report ol the seeding and IpeuIng dates oI the several varie .es, wIDh an estimate of results.
 TO those N ho have failed to len the gram. and to those who -4uy wIsn Jo keep all oI the seed in md, may letu.n commercial oats.
 The department requires an i'm -Iediate accounting and We trust the participants in this seed test will Iect MT, Neal promptly on the ap- yoInted date with seed and report
 hose that have returned the seed mould send in their report by their Ieighbor or mail it.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
oNE DAy'S WORK
 FCR SUBMARINE
Associated Press)

BERLIN, Jan. 8.-An official state lent issued tonight from the Gel nan war office credits one German iubmarine with the sinking of clever ,ntente vessels in eleven days. l, .lso says that a German submarine sunk an Entente transport, whicl vas being conveyed by warships ir he Mediterranean sea, on DeCem Der 23.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
,ONFERE1CE IF
 PRIMERS OVER
Associated Press)

ROME, Jan. 8.-The premiers of .ngIand. France and Italy have just 5ncludcd their conference here and
 H leave for their respective home 5unuica within the next few days. ,fter the conclusion of the conference was announced that the states len leave Rome with a strong reso- IJioa 10 introduce greater co-ordi ation on the part of the Entente uos in their efforts for a success Il end to the war.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
PIONEERS HOLD IRSTALLATION;;
 BIG MEETING,

One of the largest meetings of the local Igloo of Pioneers this winte look place last evening. the occa iJn being the installation of the off -e.s whJ viii serve tiIe organization IIring the ensuing year. Over 2Ot .Iombcrs of the IgIoo were presenJ asst President Thomas A. McGowaI acted as installing officer. He Wa .b.y assisted by Past President Ccci d. CIegg, Jack BellcIby, J. II. ChaI ee and R. NJ. Brown. The installa iJn ceremonies were very mpres sjye.
 The following officers were in stalled:
 Past Preaident-A. R. Heilig.
 President George Markus.
 First Vice President George ( Ioody.
 Second Viee-President- -Wm. + Kramer.
 Secretary Henry T. Ray.
 Treasurer C. Harry Woodward
 Historian Hjalmar Nordale
 Sergeant at-Arms l.. F Protzman
 Trustee three years Lewis.
 Chaplain Ben r. sherman.
 Doorkeeper Frank Leuters.
 Among the pleasant occurrences 0 ne evening was the presentation t. \. R. Heilig, the retiring president Il the name of the order, of a beau tiful watch fob emblematic of the Order of Pioneers. This was a gif rom the members. The presenta ion speech was made by Past Presi lent Cecil II. Clegg.
 Another feature of the evening Wa. he lunch served during the socia session after the business meeting Nice, fat roast turkey formed tho thief article of diet It was tht generous donation of Past Presidcn [. A McGowan and R c. Wood
 Eight new members were takeI nto the order last night. The. yere Dave Atwell, Edwin Van Vert red " Even, Charles B. Sweency Ielvin C. Anderson, James Menzie like Toretich and John Raap.
 The Fairbanks Igloo of Pioneer las been organized for seven years That is, it is just starting on it .ighth year. And it is starting i lnder suspicious circumstances, fo. has a good membership, a wei filed treasury, and best of all, gooc ellowship among all of the old souI loughs
 Owing to the fact that the frs Ieeting night of the month of Janu ny was postponed from the first the eighth the date for the sec nd regular meeting has also beer hanged, so that the sessions migh lot come too close together. Tn, leXt meeting will therefore be hele n January g instead of January 15
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
BANDITS KILLED.
iAeSnciatod -LtSnO

LAREDO, Texas, Jan. 8-In an ncounter at Zapata, Texas, near lore yesterday with national guards len. four alleged Mexican filibusters were killed, according to reports re ,eiyed at local national guard head luarters. Several other bandits are .lso reported to have been badly wounded
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
J. W. NEAL,
"Station SuperIMtendent. "


 Last year at blaming time there vas considerable shortage oi seed grain, and Alr. Neal was authorized .o apportiUn out as much of this eed as he had to spare. He did ,his with the understanding that af .er the crop had been harvested he borrowed seed would be returned. de also agreed to thresh the grain or the farmers, which work he has bout completed,
 Mir Neal states that a large per entage of the crop has fully ma ured and made an excellent show ng, In fact fl the experiment had been tried out year earlier. in his Dpinion there is no doubt that the armers in this vicinity would have .aised all the feed that they re- luired for their use this winter. he part of the crop that did not nature failed to do so for the reason hat it was put in too late and not because the seed was not suitable or the country. Now that there las been start made, in the future grain raising will play an important )art in the development of the country.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15
GREEKS CELEBRATE.
(AssOciated PreaaO )

LONDON, Jan. 8.-According to word received here, boisterous scenes accompanied the withdrawal of the French naval detachment from Pi reus, Greece. It is signified in off cial circles here that this may be an i'll omen of future developments in Greece.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15

More than 900 lakes in Iowa arc to be included in state water con servatiop project
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15

A church bell is now used to sound the fire alarm at Ruby.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27

50 long as we permit some one man OF
the dominant race to outspeak the
opinion of thousand.
If men find US interesting enough to
fill newspapers about US we ought to
have enough self interest to attempt to
live up to our press notices.
There is not yet war on with this
country, but they are organizing the
communities, letting contracts for mu-
nitions, and building ships right along
SO as to be ready. But we are such a
miracle race" and have such "a gold
en- age in the future" that we can get
ready for any emergency after the
battle is on. We will organize on Feb
ruary Is, 1918, to get ready for the
election on March 18th. When the
election is over we will finish-just
outside the pie counter.
Get your leader, boys; train now,
FOR practice makes perfect, and you
will know just what you want, whom
you want and have a little show of
getting it. Pick man and 60 up or
down. This some with the winner and
some with the loser is old stuff ard
won't bring home the pie. We need
leaders in every hamlet and village
and farm to look out for our interests
all the time.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27
f the Knox conservatory.

The Misses S. Mickens, H. Wilson,
l. Fletcher and M. Dunaway enter
tanned at the home of Miss l. Fletcher
party of about thirty friends Friday
evening, April goth. The evening was
spent in dancing and playing cards.
Mrs. Z. Mason having the most points
was awarded first prize. Music was
furnished by the Imperial orchestra.
a two-course luncheon was served.
All departed at a late hour, voting the
young ladies royal entertainers.
Quarterly meeting will be held at
the A. M. E. church Sunday, April 20.
Presiding Elder NJ. J. McCracken will
be in attendance all day. Rev. Eugene
Thompson of Monmouth will preach
the sacramento sermon at 3 o'clock.
The Autumn Leaf club was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. J. Berry
on Thursday, April 26th.
The Thimble Circle was entertained
at the home of Mrs. J. Wagner on
April 9th.
Mrs. C. Anderson and daughter,
Beatrice, c. Topp and r. Ashby mo-
tored to the tri-cities Sunday.
Mr.. S. Harper is reported in a crit
ical condition at this writing.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27

w ANSs We oAS
at both ends Of the ladder of progress
few at the top, millions at the bot
tom and mighty few in the middle
One of the reasons there is so little
harmony and understanding is because
there is too big space between the
lows on the bottom and those on
up. We can't pass the word along in
gentle tones.
1t is so far from the top to the bot
tom that the fellows on the bottom
think that the fellows on top imagine
they are in balloons and have forgot
ten about the ground. The case is
Just reversed; the fellows up in the
balloon are more afraid of being for
gotten and spend more time thinking
about the ground than the fellows who
are down there. The man who is up,
if he is worth his salt, can better ap-
Ireciate conditions than the man in
the crowd. What the fellow up in the
air wants is more fellows a little clos
er, SO he will not appear so far and
will not have to come down so much
TO get his ideas expressed.
There are a lot Of middle places,
which men ought to try to occupy. 1t
disgrace that we have only two
icemen, two fremen, three clerks,
. bailiff, two postmen. Holding our
is not making progress. Progress
getting more, not merely holding
what you have.
Mayor Thompson made every man
Eclding a city job show citizenship pa
pers or his name went off the list.
These things came about by means of
organizations which held together
longer than the votes were counted.
These things came about by having a
central mouthpiece and some conf
Gcnce in local leader. 1t does not
mean one man taking another mans
place; it means making places for
other men. There ought never be
time when one Negro wanted another
Negroes place, unless he is man who
takes a place and does not like his
race save as a leverage to personal
advancement. People who hold rep
resentative places ought to be repre-
sentative in work and utilization.
Whether we are inferior, or baby
people, as one man says, we act like
10th in being divided into as many
factions as there are wards and pre-
cincts and when the spells are divided
we are just outside the the money.
we are just outside the money
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27
GALESBURG, ILL.

The Garrison club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Cooper on Friday,
april Oath.
The drill given by the colored
churchill school girls Thursday even
ing was grand success financially an
and socially.
The jolly Fourteen club was enter
tanned at the home of Miss M. King.
Next meeting will be at Miss V. Leon
ards on Friday, April 81.
A musical concert will be given at
the A. M. E. church Thursday even
ing, April 26th, under the auspices of
the Garrison club, by three students
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27
MT. PLEASANT, IOWA.

The Mothers Congress met Wednes
day with Mrs. NJ. Robinson. A very
interesting meeting was held. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Matilda
Reed
Mr. Harry Burnaugh returned to Des
Moines after spending few days at
home.
Mr. Ralph Burnaugh returned to o.
tumwa Monday
Mr. Jesse Thomas is quite sick at
this writing.
Mr.. VIM. Hubburd who has been sick
several weeks is able to be out again.
Miss Lenora Smith of Fairfield visit
ed Miss Bernice Page Sunday
Mr.. Rert Gilmore of tai, field was a
visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Cato of Ottumwa is visiting
Mrs. c. Hubbard,
Mrs Lettie Green who has been very
sick is better at this writing.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that at a
special meeting of the stockholders of
the Marine Smokeless Coal Co., held
at Des Moines, Iowa, on the 18th day
OF December, 1916, by vote of more
than two-thirds of the capital stock
Of said corporation, it was resolved
that said corporation be dissolved, the
assets of the corporation be disposed
of and distributed to the stockholders,
after all the debts and claims against
said corporation have been paid and
fully satisfied.
Chas. A. Snyder,
Vice President.
w. j. Tut,
Secretary.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27
HEALTH HINTS.
A. J. Booker, M. d.

While the Reverend Reese and Doc
tor Medbury talk of US in terms Of the
'&miracle man" and a people with "a
golden age in the future" we sit
about and languish for either a loud
voiced leader, or ears to hear that
which is coming from many sources.
Editorials are written about us, men
lose friendships and caste in our in
terest, while we sit by, content to be
the bone of contention.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27

Mr.. Bernice Page was Fairfield
visitor Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Hubbard and
Mrs, Cato were Fairfield visitors Tues
day.
Mr.. Charles McCracken returned
from Des Mones Monday night.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27

While we need
, men to see that
our civil and So
cial status is not
further jeopar-
died, we need a
host to look after
our plain condi-
ton Of making a
living and get
ting good places
- Wy
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-27
A Healing Salve For Burns, Chapped
Hands and Sore Nipples.

AS healing salve for burns, sores,
sore nipples and chapped hands Cham
berlain's Salve is most excellent. 1t
allays the pain of burn almost in
stantly, and unless the injury is very
severe, heals the parts without leav-
ing scar. Price, rs cents. For sale
by all dealers.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22
Folks say it pays to advertise, :

I Id
Folks say it pays to advertise"
said old Bangs to me. Folks says
the merchants that is wise, prints
prices folks can see.' But Silas San
ders, poor old jay, says. mo not on
your life!"-for advertising was the
way old Silas got his wife. He sent
an "ad" all wrote up slick, to some
dern magazine that says an "ad"
will do the trick and fetch man a
queen. Well, Silas never knew lot;
he went and wrote q letter. You or
ter seen the queen he -"The
queen got him" is better! She seen
the "ad' and came to 81 as fast as
steam could bring her; and bye
and bye she ran the ranch, gol
ding 'er!i So II you don't want no
black eyes or no disturbance near
you, don't say it pays to advertise
where poor old 81 can hear you!
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

No business man in any town
should allow newspaper pub
lished in his town to 60 without
his name and business being men,
toned somewhere in its columns.
says an exchange. This applies to
all kinds of business, general
stores. dry goods, groceries. furni-
|Iture dealers, manufacturing estab-
|lishments, automobile dealers, me
chanics. professional men. This
does not mean that you should
have whole or ashalf or even a
quarter page nd in every issue Of
the paper. but your name and bus
mess should be mentioned II you
do not use more than q two-line
space. "A stranger. picking up q
newspaper should be able to. tell
Just what business lis represented
in a town by looking at the busi-
ness mention in the paper. This is
the best possible town, advertiser.
The man who does not advertise
his business does an injustice to
himself and his city. He is the man
who expects the newspaper to do
the most free advertising for his
town. The man who insists on
sharing the business that comes to
town but refuses to advertise his
1ibusiness is not valuable addi-
ton to any town. The life of any
town depends tupon the live, wide
awake and liberal advertising bus
iness men.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

A Fowler lady recently presented
the editor of the Tribune with d
couple of fine boxes of homegrown
Strawberries, and the said editor
is all swelled up about it. It looks
like any woman would know bet
ter than to attempt to feed an edi-
tor Strawberries. What she should
have taken him was turnips,, rad
ishes, onions or something a great
deal more common-chanees are he
scarcely knew how to eat the Der.
ries after he got 'em.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

The newspaper boys continue to
notice an improvement in the col
umns Of the Chiefain. We very
much appreciate the following
kind words from thS Colorado
press 'The Holly Chieftain entered
upon its 2lst year Of publication
last week. The Chieftain has shown
marked Improvement under the
management Of Lee Meadows and is
now one Of the brightest and news
lest weeklies in the state."-Lamar
Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

Major General Pershing, who will
command the American army in
France, together with his staff, was
greeted with greatest enthusiasm in
London and Paris. The United
States means business in Europe.
Her fighting men will soon aid
those Americans who, early in the
struggle, enlisted in the English
and French armies.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22
whooping Cough

In this disease it is important
that the cough be kept loose and
expectoration easy, which can be
done by giving Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Mrs. p. II. Martin,
Peru, Ind, writes, my two daugh-
ters had whooping cough. | gave
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and 1t worked like charm"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

The Rocky Ford Tribune says
that the real value of advertising
has been forcable impressed upon
the citizens of certain Kansas
town. A few days ago q newspaper
paragrapher asked the question.
What has become of the old fash.
Toned cyclone that used to visit
Kansas?' and the very next week
q cyclone hit the town and demol-
ished the local newspaper plant.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

The Republicans of Colorado are
claiming some credit because La
mar man recently resigned q state
position with salary of $4,000 at
tached. The Republicans get ex-
cited over such small matters
there is our friend. Billy Bryan, q
democrat who resigned q position
with q real salary attached.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

THE Holly Chieftain entered its
2lst year Friday last. Under the
guidance Of the new management
Mr.. Lee Meadows. the paper is a
credit to the Holly district and is
second to none in the Arkansas
Valley. 1t is well printed, newsy
and carries liberal sprinkle OF
home advertising which indicates
the fact that the efforts of the pro
prietor are meeting with the favor
Of the people interested in the fu-
ture OF the city Rocky Ford Ga
zette.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-06-22

It is the solemn duty of every
man to invest $50 or s1OO or $500 in
q Liberty Loan bond, an interest
bearing gold bond, a readily con.
vertible bond, a first mortgage on
the United States, and to pay for
it out Of his additional savings
Inquire at First National Bank.