POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL
IS THE BEST
We Guarantee Its Purity, Quality and Full Meaiure
Half Pints, .25 Quarts 1.00
Pints .50 Half Gai. 1.90
C. W. ASK & SONS
Leading Grocers
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GEORGE MOWL, Proprietor
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Saturday and Sunday
101 BUou Universal presents 1HE HOPES OF BLIND ALLEY,
In three parts, with Paul lnc Bii>h and Murdock MKcQiWWlft
Produced by Allan Dwan. t ^ __ 4 ;
THE MURDEROUS ELOPEMENT. ' ? • " " !.[;.}
THE WOOING OP BESSIE BUMPKIN, with Bass Meredfthfe.
5,000 feet of flhn«.
Admission 25c and 10c Begins 8:30
FREE DOLL STOCKINGS
We will give free a pair of Doll Stockings with every pair of
Burson Hose we sell. 1 he Doll Stockings may be had in White
Pink or Blue. Every little girl should have some for her doljy.
BB# MARHOWCO
SB ANKLE
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NO HC»g
BURSON
Fashioned Hose
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.
25c 35c 50c; 75c
L. A. HARRISON CO.
Phone 55 Store cloees at 8 P. M. Saturdays OF. M.
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BANKRUPT YOU?
* 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.
Scientifically there is no longer any argument, as the 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 for 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, the former King has lost his last claim to tolerance.
The only argument left is the financial one. How much does it concern us in Skag
way ? 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 5,934,85
Loss by closing saloons—Liquor licenses v . $4,000.00
Cigar licenses 100.00 A1„inft
Personal tax on stock of goods, bar fixtures, household goods 71-00 4,171-00
Amount expended ovfer and above receipts for the year - 1,764.71
11,870.56
Less street expenses (largely new sidewalks) .»« 3.249 23
Amount to be raised by real and personal taxes 8,621-33
Comparing the amount required with the valuation, we get a tax rate of 1.47 per cent. It is now 1 per cent, so the in
crease is less than 1-2 per cent.
It is safe to say that a rate of 11 per cent will t&ke care of the city iiicely; for, though the saloons close ^nd their personal property drops
out, the real estate remains; also, the estimate does Hot include the' new bank corporation with its improvements and building, nor that of private
individuals which is going forward so generallyi Tax receipts from Seattle ahd surrounding country for the year'9 15, reveal an interesting
comparison. The basis of taxation is practically the Same there here. Within the city the rate varies from 4.15 per cent to 4.43 per cent, e
pecding upon the location. In the country thirteen miles frotfi the heart of thfe city, the rate is 4.47 per cent, of which the school tax alone is
2.41 per cent Thus Washington paid tt\ore for just schools thaft twice our entire tax of the present
The average home in
Skagway is assessed at
$600 or less. Applying
the 1\ 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.