The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 1, 1927, Page 8

8 e o Ot s e, . INDIANA TO TRY : NEW TAX SCHEME | say wit IN REAL ESTATEMART T Downward Revision for Land Values New Order by State Board. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind diana will try a new scheme in taw methods this year. All equalization | orders from the state tax board will | call for a downward revision of real| v | June 1.—In- state. The new a law passed result of session of | method the of by the last At the legislature providing for a down- |15 ward revision of real estate this year, [ Whe The law was passed to relieve |Mr throughout the state of ax burdens as the result ed values in farm pro fhe complaint was made that many farmers were being taxed on fa lands assossed higher than the actual cash value Passage of the law sternation among the s of the tax board. They charged it violar ed every principale of equity, but| were relieved to learn its provisions were effective for one year only Reducing Valuations the provisions of law, the tax board was expressly forbidden to increa the assess valuation of any taxing unit to equal ize it wiih the valuations of sur rounding units. It declared the board | would have to reduee the valuation | of the surrounding units to the level of the first. | Although they declare the provi sions of the law absurd, and state frankly the bill never should ha ex-| of ty yea G He his oth Under the new in A city |the been passed, the board, nevertheless, | was located adjacent to the old City Float | to follow the edict, chairman, assertod fused to conjecture on the is going John | J. Brown, | Brown probable re Last year for e state had an as sessed valuation of 300,000,000, All debts had been wiped out. Tho state tax ra was reduced from 28 cent on the $100 valuation to 23 he S ling | charges worry t or ey aro satisfie vision of real estate 4 That (Resignation of Asst. U. S.|c Announcement was made today by torney J T yientire bhsences | Ketchikan con-|offices here ‘in a short practic Mr. Hart return here Hart and the baby will visit re OLD BUI terday It had not been in use by the City | |of fishing gear of various kinds was| stored saved how A wnward valuations, lands at market want, they ver r they least prices GARDEN CLUB g their the present all they 70 LEAVE OFFICE JUNE 15 will hin is say Discontinued During Summre Months. this Flory, time of Dr regular ording to C. club. At meetings H the summer President of I the H. 5% Attorney Is Announced . e e late in June or early in July, Will Remain Here. claf meeting Will be :l.:llml.\ he club members may have the ben of expert advice from one a spe- 80 that fit B Justin the Attorne W. Harding vesig } jon of Asst. U. S H. Hart, effective Junc Mr. Harding did not make know: y would be selected to Hart | he latter was appointed some twc | in Alaska. Flory Pleased with Club I am extremely pleased with the nrogress the club has made since iis yrganization, a short time ago, and think the interest shown by the rs ago by then U. 8. Attorney members makes the future of th Shoup. succeeding L. 0. Gor lub certain. I wish to urge the mem was stationed here during his [hers to continue preaching conserva 'm, except for temporary |t on official business at{tify the country, and also to He said he would oper |themselves a permanent commitie time after|help keop the city attractive and ge in (he|encourage others to do their profession | iting lawns and Hart left last night with Mrs : up whenever necessary,” and their little daughter Dor-|F| said for Portland. He expects to Meetings Resumed in Fall in some two woeks. Mrs | The meetings of the club will latives [ resumed after the summer season is probably in October, and {tinued for a skert time. il LDING FALLS | 2 |GROSS RETURNS T INTO BAY YESTERDAY| ™™ v kF" HOME, JUNEAU by the = late yes- piles under | The building | Front Stroet | things retirement, part of his ¥ be Portland all summer, | con aver, owned ba warehous?, , dropped into the afternoon when vear end collapsed off lower n old the and W.. . Coliseum Gross, proprietor of Theatres in Juneau Ketchikan, accompanied by Mrs Gross and son, returned to Jun on the stecamer Alaska from Seattle | where they have made their home A small quantity|for the last couple of years Mr. Gros id he had sold hi Seattle 1 nce and his theatre It is not believed tlicre will|there and has returned to Juneau attempt to replace the build-|to make his home for the future P41 am pleased with the business con several years. in it, most of which wa any - NOT TO MEET {Regular Meetings Will Be | The Garden Club will hold no more] I Alberts’ arrival in Juneau, probably| | foining who | has had much experience in growing| {be able cipher of wild things that help to beau-|/ 1 {next THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1927. back said ther |dition here and, am glad to b in Juneau with my friends,” he | Dr. W. Campen, Mrs. Gross' f accompanied them to Jun will make his home with the the future. au e FUR SHOP AND CURIO STORE TO BE OPENED, | KIRBERGER MANAGER | Co. Mon The will Fur eand Cur business here was announced pioneer fur Glacier io open for June 6, it E. Kirbergor oldtimer of this district, be manager of the busine The company will occupy the store- in the Valentine Building ad store of E. Valentine. It| aliza furs and Alaskan |curios, old ivory, ete. | Mr. Kirberger has resided in inorth 30 years. He is well versed m {Indian customs and life, and knows their lore thoroughly. He is one |the few white men who is said to to read totems and de¢ hieroglyphics of the Indian tribes. For many vears he en gaged in the mercantile business ut . his store there being destroyed fire last September. He returned business man iroom will the | W trip to| Seattle will at once tol t tha new store for opening Monday. b ———.e—— | |CAPTAIN WEIGHTMAN | UNDERGOES OPERATION S | Mrs. R. C. Weightman, wife ofj Capt. Weightman, of the Coast Guard Unalga, left last night for Cordova,| on the Alaska in response to a telegram received stating that her; husband had undergone a operation | for hernia in that city. Mr Weight- | man will remain in Cordova at least| until Capt. Weightman is ablo to re-| sume his duties. f ——— | WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART Legion will meet Thursday night,; June 2, in Moose - Hall. ~Regular| business meeting All members urged to attend i AGNES GRIGG, 1 adv. Secretary. .o The State of Indiana was dec to be on the road to prosperity | Then came the legislature. Huge | appropriation bills ‘were passed. Farm Bloc Panicky ! The farm bloc ame panicky. An | incre in the state tax was inevit able, and they passed the new tax law | Friends of the bill said it wmlll; hurt no one, but help the farmers who were staggering under a top| lleavy tax burden. Oppouents an-| Hounc it would ruin the state fi- nancially. But the measure was pass | ed and the governor signed it { Enemies of -the bill still predict all| sorts of dire results \ They charge the valuation of the e will be redu ed materially. T will mean an fncreased tax rate to cover the short | age, it is pointed out, and the farmer will be where he was in the begin { ning. The increased tax rate, it is said, will drive business out of the state Some express grave fear over this consequence. None of the assessed | total counter - | | charges or ;00D PROVIDER'S FAMIL! D ou Yead 2n you feed. Tothe folks you iove Should be good indeed!| par- IOLKS ought to be as ticular about the food they put into their children’s tummies as the ideas they put into their heads. Allow us to introduce you to this grocery shop. They sell good food and they're reasonable. CALIFORNIA GROCERY PHONE 478 -— —_— frrrrrrrerrrrrrreeereeree PSR Take A Lock! “Look at my new shio2c! Aren’t they pips? Had all 1 could do to keep from wearing ’em from the store! Wait 'til we hit the dance floor tonight!? Guess my Florsheims won't shine, eht” We Sell Our Florsheims at Chicago Prices MOST STYLES $10 H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man Home of | | . SHOE SALE IS STILL ON EVERY SHOE MUST GO GEORGE BROTHERS PHONES 92 AND 95 FRONT STREET | | | | Kuppenheimer Suits J. M.. SALOUM Junetion Store YOU WILL BE STARTING MONTH OF JUNE RIGHT IF YOU START TO BUY FROM GASTINEAU GROCERY ' PHONE 37 OPEN EVENINGS STREET CLOSED | Willoughby Avenue will be closed| between ( ndm Kitchen and the Totem Grocery rting Thursday morning. A Tribute to the Graduate In presenting 8 watch, select one that reflecta a standard of quality which will make its recipient proud to wear it for years to come. A Gruen Watch assures smartness, accuracy, and the joy of owar ing the very best, THE NUGGET SHOP WATCH FOR THE OPENING DATE The Alaskans laverage to- | the will{men temperature was MONTH OF MAY COOLER BUT IS ALSO DRY ONE | May was cooler and drier than|made for the normal but with more than the| numbr of rainy days, said al weather summar Observer R. C. 16.6 The w that of 1915 and the coldest{ with a mean! offiei today by below the normal May on. record was with a mean of 54 was that of 1899 of 44 The highest temperature was 69° the 19th, and the i 31° on the Hth. The was the only one v temperature. The h corded in May was lowest 24 The total inches, or 1 noyrmal. The any medeutive 24 hour inch on the 21st-22d and 19 days with me 3 amounts of rain. No snow fell during thel month. The wettest May on record| was that-of 1884 with a total of 12.11 inches and the driest that of 1905 with a total of inches. Th m on | 80° and the! precipitation 3.89 23 inches greatest was below the amount in was 0.02] here were| 1.5 at 4 59 per humidity at noon m. 62 relative 86 per cent, and at 4 p. mean wi cent, a per cent The prevailing wind direction was from the south with an average velocity of 7.0 miles per hour. The maximum veloctiy was 25 miles per hour from the east on the first | There were six clear day ven | partly cloudy days and 18 cloudy days. There e 201.8 hours of sunshine, or ) per cent of the possible amount, three days with 100 per cent sunshine and six days| with none. i An aurora was observed on the/ fourth. TERHUNE TAKES OVER DUTIES AS CHIEF OF ALASKA GAME BOARD W t " Terhune today assumed his duties as Executive Officer of the Alaska Gamo Commission and Alaska gent for the U. 8. Biological Sur | vy, vice E. P. Walker, transferred to another branch of the Federal bu- g work with headquarters in ington. He was the past two assistant Exocutive Officer. nsfer of records and property Let us make an to Mr terday hav ' INFORMATION. BUREAU OPENS IN GASTINEAU The Information Bureau of the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce was opened this morning, in the lobby of the Gastineau Hotel, for the third consecutive season of operation. Mrs. A. P. Kashevaroff will be in charge of the Bureau. She is thoroughly acquainted with all matters pertain- ing to the history of Juneau or other parts of Alaska as she was born in was completed Mrs. Walk: home hore for sail south Alice € rhune Mr. and nade their past six years, expect tomorrow, on " tl Princess route to Washington - MOTHER-DAUGHTER ‘ DINNER IS TONIGHT yes vations have heen Mother and Daughter tonight, according to Mrs Redlingshafer, Guardian of the Territory. g Moon Camp Fire Girls,| The Bureau is for the particular sponsoring the dinner. The benefit of tourists, though informa- dinner is not confined to Camp Fire/tion on many questions is available and their mothers, but any|for all who wish to ask for it. mother and daughter may attend, e ————— or if possible a daughter may be| WIDGEON LEAVING TODAY borrowed fbr the evening. The din-| o ner is to bé at the Forget-Me-Not| The Fisherics hoat Widgeon, Capt, Tea Room at 7 o'clock this evening.| Carl Christiansen, left today for a —— e cruise of Icy Strait, Peril Strait and BRANT IN PORT | Hooniah Sound. It carried Warden - Fred G. Morton who will mark the Alaska | mouths of salmon streams entering those waters. - dinner . The Brant, fleet of the Capt. E. yesterday flagship of the S. Bur of Fisheries, Hunter, arrived in port afternoon from the an-| ,JOE BAXTER NOT IMPROVED nual . seal patrol off Baranof lslauul_} The condition of Joe Baxter, resi- Capt. M. J. O'Connor returned from | dent of Juneau for many years, who Sitka on the vessel. is seriously ill in St. Ann’s Hospital, The Brant will stay in port for a|is unchanged today, according to re- few days ontfitting, then leaving for | ports from the hospital. Seattle. It is expected to return here o shortly after the middle. of . this|LET Aimquist Fress your:Sult. We nonth, call angd deliver. Phone 628. “That’s a Good Job” Did you ever say that to yourself? Most certainly you have, and we’ll bet you got a REAL KICK out of saying it. Because after all, there is nothing in life that gives more satisfaction THAN A JOB WELL DONE GEO. B. RICE PLUMBING, HEATING PLANTS, OIL BURNERS “I tell you in advance what job will cost” PHONE 34 PHONE 34 i i L ty estimate on your slip cover needs. We make them up to fit your furniture, auto seats, or whatever it may be. CURTAINS and DRAPES Yes, we make them up to your specifications too and have all of the latest materials to use. Let this department absorb your drapery needs. SCIENTIFIC TOOTH BRUSHES, BEST EVER —— BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. When We Sell It It's Right Free Delivery Phone 134 Sub Station.Post Office No. 1. »