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EDITORIAL PAGE
AX IN TERETSLV(i FACT
The interesting fact that nearly
ono-fifth of the toal taxes of Grant
county, which includes within its
boundaries the principal mining
camps of New Mexico, are paid by
the Chino Copper Co., is disclosed
by tha 1914 lax rolls of that coun
ty, which hare Just beta received by
the state traveling auditor. The
company's tax amount to $43,409.19.
The taxes due in the county, as
shown by the rolls, total $244,
3S7.77. The total asseesed valua
tion of the county is $20,660,067,
and of this the Chino holdings rep
resent $4,062,252. One-third of th
assessed valuation is subject to
taxation. The company pays on
12.694 acres of land, iuuch of it
mineral, valued at $117,770, and on
improvements valued at $3,479,716;
also on "other personal property"
valued at $434, 766. T^e property
arid supplies of the Ssuta Rita
Store Co., a Chino enterprise. are
included in the Chino asssesnient.
In 1913 the county assessed the
Chino Copper Co. on $1,000,000
worth of "net products" of mines,
and a protest against this assess
ment was made to the State Board
oi Equalization, the company con
tending that the assessment of niine|
products as well as patented mineral
land constituted double taxation, an
that under the state constitution no [
authoriy ia law for suoh an assses
ment existed. The contention of
th® county was that authority for
the assessment of mine products j
was given by territoriii enactments,'
and that as these did not con- j
fliot with any of the previsions of j
the state constitution t'upy were
not affected by its adoption. It j
was brough out at the hearing that
up to that time no attempt to tax
mine products had beea made, and :
the company's attorneys maintained
that this was due to the fact that!
no terriorlal or etate legislature had
supplied the proper legal machinery
with which to do it. The board
held against the company's conten
tions, but, on a showing that ap
proximately $700,000 of the returns
from its mines had teeu invested
by the Chino Co. in improvements, i
the assessment in question was
reduced to $476,904. However, the
company refused fo pay taxes on
this assessment, and the assistant
district attorney, acting for the
county commissioners, is now pre
paring to bring suit to compel the
company to pay.
It will be a test of the state's
right to tax mine products, and will
be of importance to all mining in
terests of New Mexico. In the 1914
assessment of Grant county the min
products of some of the smaller
companies are included for taxation.
—Mining and Engineering World, j
Tailor Made.
"My pnpn has a tailor made watch."
said little Winifred proudly.
"Indeed"' exclaimed the visitor. "1
never heard of n tailor made watch be
fore."
"Well." explained the little miss, "to
sot It with a ten dollar suit of clothes,
any way."—Chicago News.
Within the Truth.
Victim—Look here! Too said the
house was only a stone's throw from
the station. It's fully half a mile
Agent—Well. I've seen a blast from a
quarry throw stones twice that dls
tance many a time. - Bo6ton Tran
ocrlpt
Awaiting the Outcome.
"The folks at our boteJ are greatly
Interested In a problem."
• What is It?"
"An irresistible blond has Jnst met
an Immovable bachelor."—Jndge.
"Cohen on the Telephone" now
Oil sale at Keller Bros. l-7-3t.
The largest single shipment
Edison Blue Amberel records just
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.M.uiy jm Alaskan Ki'mler \\ ill Keel
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Mrs. Martha Kane, 102 Tail Ave.,
Los Gatos, Cal., says; "l had
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in my back for two years. Once I
was so bad that I fell while going
down stairs and for some time
was almost helpless with my back.
Doan's Kidney Pills acted as a tonic
to my system, strengthened my
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Ag mercury will nureiy destroy
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Take Hall's Family Pills for cou
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SAVED BY A TAiL.
An Incident of the Perilous Times In
Pat-is In 1848.
On Feb. 2-4. ISIS. when Peris
was disturbed by the revolutionary
mob, a Captain Prebois was sent by
the government with orders to lie de
livered to the lenders of the troops
that were defending the threatened
points in various parts of tbe city. It
was a dangerous undertaking. for the
bitterness of tbe people against the
government was Intense.
Before starting out Captain Prebois
was warned to take the greatest care
if he valued his life, but be took the
warnings llglitly and said: "If you fel
lows knew my black horse as well ns
[ know him you wouldn't worry about
me. That horse has carried me through
thick and thin."
The black horse or wmen tne gaiiant
captain was so proud was indeed a
beautiful animal. Hut there was some
thing very extraordinary about his tail.
It was Ion? and bushy, but it never
moved or twitched, except with the
movement of the animal's body.
Wheu Prebois arrived In the disturb
ed section of the city he fearlessly de
livered his message. He met with no
resistance from the crowds In the
streets until he reached the Place Yen
dome. Here a great crowd of revolu
tionists had gathered. One seized the
bridle and cried lu a fierce voice:
"Hold! What message are you carry
ing?"
The captain refused to answer. "Put
a bullet through him Hud got that mes
sage!" bawled out the man In a com
manding voice. He was evidently a
leader of the mob.
At this point the captain determined
that quick action alone would save him
from violence at the hands of the
crowd. Quick as a flash he" wheeled
his horse and dashed off. Several bul
lets flew after him. but they went wild
and then suddenly cased altogether.
He looked rouud and saw the mob
crowding round one of their number,
who held something in his hand. And
then his eyes fell on the back of bis
horse and his heart sail!; in dismay.
It seems that as he whirled his-hi rse
about several men seized hold of the
animal. P.ut the powerful creature
threw them al! except 0:0 a lad of
fourteen, who seized !!.<• lease's tail.
That tail was the object of interest
that had caused the shooiin;: lo stop,
for it had come off There stood the
boy, in tiie niidd.o o! the road, with
his feet spread apart and an expression
of grim determination on his face i.s
he tightly clutched the fleeing crea
tureV~tail. The mob saw the huitut
of the situation and burst into a roar
of laughter
The explanation . ;imc out later. It
seems that Captain Prebois' horse,
while perfect in every uthei particular,
did not have n very good tail, nnd so
his master had an artificial one uiadc
for him. No doubt that artiticial tall,
and that alone, saved Captain Prebois'
life.
Errors of Others.
It Is foolish to pay no attention to
the errors of others and not to help
them out of them Aiding others to be
strong Is the best way to strengthen
ourselves.
Palms.
Slllicus— Palms are symbolic of vie
tory. Cynicus—Is that the reason a
girl uses them as decorations at her
wedding?—Town Topics.
To live is to change, and to be pei<
feet is to have changed often.
1915 CALENDAR PADS
Several elzes and styles of cal
endar Dads just received at Keller
Bros. 12-11-tf
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th
Frl. Ev'gs. of each
month. Visiting brothers are wel
come. Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer I*. Wheeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jas. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meets the and third
I Wednesday night of each month at
: their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
| brothers cordially invited to attend.
iJhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
chett, Secretary,
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meet* every Tue»
day evening at 8:00 p
m. sharp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Acheson, Arctio
Chief, w. R. Hillery, Arctic Re
corder.
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Practice in all courts
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Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also oil the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited. Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
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10
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And every ten days following. Modern comfortable ships,
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January 13 27
February 10 24
March 6 16 26
April 6 16 26
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