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by the attorney general, on behalf
of the Territory, and numerous le
gal firms representing the fishing
interests of Alaska, to submit test
cases covering all the points in
volved, and that no fines or impris
onment penalties would attach, in
case the decisions were unfavorable
to the defendants; however, it was
understood that the defendants were
to pay 8 per cent, interest on all
back taxes owed the Territory un
til they were paid.
The case of the Territory against
the Alaska Salmon Company involv
ed the taxes for the years of 1913
14-15 for so much per case. In an
other case against the Alaska Pa
cific Fisheries the points involved
were the penalties and fines or non
payment of taxes.
The mining test case which was
also affirmed was that of the Terri
tory against the Alaska-Mexican
Gold Mines Company for half of one
per cent of the net income over $5,
000 for the year 1915.
For the fishing companies, alone,
number 20, which signed the agree
ment to abide by the test case,
there is due approximately $250,000
in bac ktaxes, together with inter
est covering the years from 1913
to and including the present year.
There are some smaller canneries*
which were not in the agreement
which will have to pay back taxes,
and there are some mining compan
ies also.
Opposed to Attorney Cobb and rep
resenting the different companies
were included the following legal
firms:
Hellenthal & Hellenthal, of Juneau,
Bogle, Graves, Merrit & Bogle, of
Seattle.
Chickering & Gregory, of San
Francisco, and Kerr & McCord of
Seattle.
In addition to private 'telegrams
received earlier in the day, the
following Associated Press dispatch
was received last night;
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. —The
Alaska Fisheries must pay taxes
to both the Federal government and
the Territory of Alaska, according
to decisions made here by the Unit
ed States Court of Appeals, against
the Alaska Pacific Fisheries Com
pany, the Hoonah Packing company
and the Alaska Salmon company.
The companies contended that
they were subjected to a double tax,
which was unconstitutional. — (Ju
neau Daily Dispatch, September 6.
BROMO SELZUR’S
SOLILOQUY
I'm out for the votes, so I’ll stay
on the fence; About Prohibition the
Cause may go hence; I’ll let some
people know BROTHER BILL is a
DRY, while I buy from the bar
some RED RIVER RYE. If I play
my cards right and trim pretty true,
the deal with old SHACK may real
ly go through.; what a great time
I have, this big land to save, while
I covet the votes of old WICK the
brave.
It takes lots of hot air, and I run
out of rope, but what do I care if
folks swallow the dope. If this race
I lise, in the Senate I’ll stay And
I’ll have lots of booze if it goes
either way.
-T-» ■» ♦
THE CAT CAME BACK
Pussy cat, pussy cat why do you
screech,
I‘ve been to Douglas to hear Sul
zer’s speech.
Pussy cat, pussy cat, hat didw you
do then.
Went out and shouted for Jim Wick
ersham.