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GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
Monday and Tuesday
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hi two i>art*. Written by Stuart Paton. Pnwluced by Frank
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NOTORIETY ^ \ I ; I I
Wednesday Only—THE BLACK BOX. %
5,000 foot of films.
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
FREE DOLL STOCKINGS j
Ij We will give free a pair of Doll Stockings with every pair of jj
£ Burson Hose we sell. The Doll Stockings may be had in White «i
C Pink or Blue. Every little girl should have some for her dolly, t
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SMAPCD FOOT
BURSON \
• are shaped in the knitting without
seams. They are comfortable, styl
ish and durable—made in weights
to meet every climate. Buy a few
pairs' on our recommendation—
they'll give you genuine satisfac
tion.
Fashioned
25c 35c 50c 75c
L. A. HARRISON CO.
Phone 55 Store cloees nt8 P. M. Saturdays 9 P. M.
WILL ONE-HALF PER CENT.
NCREASt IN TAXES BANKRUPT
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"25 Cents Per Month—The Price of a Good Cigar, One Admission
to the Movies, the Cost of a Half Pound of Candy"
W hen a pending measure affects both the moral and financial
interests^of a community, it is the absolute right of everyone
concerned to know to what extent he is affected.
Morally there is no argument in favor of the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors—there never has been. Those en
gaged in the business have resorted to ridicule, personal criticism,
and the financial scare. The first two are not argument and
thinking people are not influenced by them.
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Scientifically there is no longer any argument, as i»ne new
National Pharmacopoeia will not list alcohol as a medicine. This
is the heaviest body blow that alcohol has ever received. So long
as it was considered necessary fc r medicinal purposes one could
not logically urge the prohibition of its manufacture. But since
scientific research has proven conclusively that alcohol is not a
medicine, and has so declared by omitting it from the official direc
tory of medicines, the King has lost his last claim to tolerance.
The only argument left is the financial one. How much does it concern us in Skag
wav ? An analysis of the following statement will answer that question.
Assessed valuation of real and personal property for 1915 $593,485.00
Less decrease by closing ot saloons, (bar fixtures, stock of goods, household goods 7.100.00
586,385,00
Real and personal taxes
Loss by closing saloons—Liquor licenses
Cigar licenses
Personal tax on stock of goods, bar fixtures- household goods
Amount expended over and above receipts for the year
Less street expenses (largely new sidewalks)
Amount to be raised by real and personal taxes
Comparing the amount required with the valuation, we get a tax rate of 1.47 per cent.
crease is less than 1-2 per cent..
It is safe to say that a rate of I £ per cent will take care of the city hicely; for, though the saloons close and their personal property drops
out. the real estate remains; also, the estimate does not include the new bank corporation with its improvements and building, nor that of private
individuals which is going forward so generally. Tax receipts from Seattle and surrounding country for the year 1915, reveal an interesting
comparison. The basis of taxation is practically the same there as here. Within the city the rate varies from 4.15 per cent to 4.45 per cent, de
pending upon the location. In the country thirteen miles from the heart of the city, the rate is 4.47 per cent, of which the school tax alone is
2.4 i per cent Thus Washington paid more for just schools than twice our entire tax of the present
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5,934,85
$4,000.00
100.00
71.00 4,171.00
1,764.71
11,870.56
3.249.23
8,621.33
It is now 1 per cent, so the in
The average home in
Skagway is assessed at
$600 or less. Applying
the 11 per cent rate to this
we find the increase to
amount to 25c per month
•the price of a good cigar,
one admission to the mo
vies, the cost of a half
pound of candy.