FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN. Ger
many, Nov. 20. — Beating the govern
ment out of taxes by the more or less
simple process of changing the char
acter of one’s business — from a limi
ted liability corporation to a partner
ship and back again as tax day ap
proaches—is the latest wrinkle in tax
dodging.
One firm in Muehlheim on the Main,
the owner of which is a resident of
Frankfort, has pursued the plan so
successfully that he is alleged to have
cheated the government legally out of
between two and three million marks
since the beginning of the war.
To prevent him from further evad
ing taxes the mayor of Muehlheim has
petitioned the Hessian legislature io
enact some emergen y legislation
which shall prevent him from altering
the character of bis business and es
caping once more with his war profits
intact.
The man in question owns a plant
that originally made steel screws, and
that with the beginning of the war was
commissioned ip. the government to
repair broken parts of guns and can
non. At the end of June, 1015. the
firm, then a corporation, had made a
net profit of three and a half million
m n rlr a
On the basis of these profits, the
firm was assessed for a total of 337,000
marks on its prospective business be
tween April 1 and March 31, 1917.
To evade this payment, (lie proprietor
liquidated his business, had himself
appointed as receiver - and bios
somed out as a partnership. By the
time the authorities discovered this,
and also found that the old firm,
against which prospective taxes had
been assessed was no longer existent,
the profits had increased, it is esti
mated, to something like eight or ten
million marks. Now there is In pros
pect the possibility that the partner
ship will be dissolved in a timely way
so that again there will be no tirm
to levy against.
In his petition to the Hessian leg
islature the mayor of Muehlheim bit
terly condemns the practice of a suc
cessful business firm of dodging their
taxes at a time when they are so ne
cessary, and at a time when those
less able to p;t> are nevertheless
obliged to bear increased burdens. By
a coincidence there is no existing law
to prevent the alteration of the part
nership to some other kind of a busi
ness. Hence the appeal of the mayor
for an emergency law.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. — I-’ire
tests of all kinds of building walls
and partitions, which are expected to
have an important 1,earing on all fire
resisting building construction, have
been arranged hv the lTilted States
bureau of standard.'. They will be car
ried out with a newly installed panel
furnace recently constructed at the
bureau's laboratories here which is the
most complete and largest plant for
such work ever built. Details of the
tests, such as types and dimensions
of partitions, temperature to which
they are exposed, time of exposure to
fire, the water test to which the heat
ed partitions should tic subjected, and j
other regulations, have been worked
out by u committee representing the]
American Institute of Architects, 1 lie
American Society for Testing Mater
ials, the National Board of Kire Un
derwriters, the Associated Metal Lath
manufacturers, the Gypsum Industries
Association, the National Brick Manu
facturers' Association, the Association
of American Portland Cement Manu
r facturers, the Kire Underwriters' La
boratories, the American Concrete In
stitute, the National Kire Protective
Association, and the National Lime
Manufacturers' Association.
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A telegram from Iditarod to Judge
Bunnell of the district court of the
Fourth division, asks for aid for Mi
chael Powers, who has been a resident
of Alaska for 23 years, and is now
suffering from tuberculosis. The
judge immediately wired that funds
would be set aside for him.
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The pianist at the Dream theatre
at Juneau, while engaged in dispens
ing sweet music one evening recently
Klft.l imtrnnK of tilt; ulllCC
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was suddenly deluged by a shower
of water from above, which effectu
ally placed her and the instrument out
of business for the evening. Invest!
gallon revealed that a leak In the roof
had allowed a large quantity of water
to accumulate directly over her head,
which suddenly gave way under the
weight.
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Wanted — Pastry cook. Apply tc
Wells' restaurant.
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Job Printing a* 1116 Times.
RESTRICTION OF
BUENOS AYRES, Argentina, Nov.
2ft. — On the representations of the
British, Italian, Dutch and Spanish
ministers to the Argentine, the decree
restricting immigration to this coun
try, which was to take effect this
month, has been postponed for four
months, which means until the new
administration has had time to con
sider, and possibly rescind It. The
decree, which was recently reported In j
these dispatches, was of a very dras- j
tice nature, aimed particularly against,
a possible influx of undesirables after
the war.
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At a recent potlatch in the vicinity
of Knik, Jim Ephim became enamored
of Mary Starlight, the wife of another
native and attempted to acquire her
affections by force. Mary objected,
and caused such an outcry that Jim
■'■as gathered in by the law and placed
in the skookum igloo, where he will
serve Uncle Sam for sixty days.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Cordova’s Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Finkelstein & Sapiro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
Southern Pacific Railway.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES.
Cordova Power Co.
BARBER SHOP.
Alaskan Hotel Barber Shop.
AUTO SERVICE.
City Express.
Frame's Auto Stage.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
Alaskan Grill.
Good Eats Cafe.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum, O'Nell Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
TRANSFER COMPANY.
City Express.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Mint.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
PaeificAlaska Nav. Co.
MERCHANT TAILORING.
Van, The Tailor.
Hub, The Tailor.
LAUNDRY.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. llegg.
MACHINERY, &C.
Harmon Machinery Co., Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Mountain Inn, Alganick.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
STOVE MANUFACTURER.
F. S. Long Mfg. Co., Seattle.
SECOND HAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
Dr. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. \V. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
E. F. Medley. Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer
Asa C. Baldwin. Civil Eng., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Geo. C. Hazelet.
TYPEWRITERS.
E. S. Hewitt & Co., Juneau.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco.
Sheldon Auto Stage
SERVICE,
CHITINA TO FAIRBANKS.
Starts June 16.
Cars Now Running Regularly.
Weekly Trips.
Fare $75.00.
40 Pounds Baggage Free.
Office: Chltlna Hotel, Chltlna,
Alaska.
Advertising
Surely
Pays.
By BREEN.
The biggest business
enterprises in this coun
try were built upon ad
vertising. None will
deny that. Newspaper
advertising is the most
potent of all. The money
that is spent annually in
the newspapers of the
United States is enor
mous.
Enormous as it is, the
return is tenfold. And
yet one occasionally will
find some self sufficient
business man who will
declare he doesn’t need
advertising.
Every man in every
business needs advertis
ing. Some need it more
than others, it is non
sense to say that a cer
tain article sells itself.
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Keep Tour
Name Before
The Public.
By BREEN.
Don’t suffer from ego.
You may think that |
everybody in town knows
where you are located
and what you have to
offer. Don t make this
grievous mistake.
The public is fickle.
The public is forgetful. j
It needs to be continually
reminded where you are
and what you are doing,
if you don’t let it know
through the columns of
a newspaper it soon will
transfer its trade.
Don’t think your busi
ness “so well estab
lished" it doesn’t need
advertising. New York’s
biggest bank seeks ad
vertising. It probably is
as “well established” as
most enterprises.
Don’t Be a
Calamity
Howler.
By BREEN.
If business is a bit
poor don’t cry that the
country is going to the
bowwows. Things will
come out all right.
When business life is at
a low ebb newspaper
advertising will help sus
tain it. When the finan
cial and business de
pression was at its height
a Pacific coast merchant
spent $100,000 in a
newspaper ad. campaign.
1 he results more than
justified his optimism.
The Wall street
maxim is, “Buy when
everybody is selling; sell
when everybody is buy
ing." If one wants to
buy or sell anything he
consults the newspapers.
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Howard & Lund
Contractors and Builders
Estimates Furnished.
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Cordova Cafe
IN THE OYSTER BUSINESS
Phone 184.
Don't forget when you come
to Cordora to have a refreshing
eat of fresh Olympia and East
ern Oysters and Fresh Crabs.
CHARLEY MORE, Prop.
P. O. BOX 101.
Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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New Samples
JUST ARRIVED.
Ladles’ Tailored Suits and
Dresses Made to Order at Seat
tle Prices.
CLEANING AND PRE8SING
Dry Cleaning Our Specialty.
Van, Tailor
PHONE 130.
For Rent—House of five rooms. Ap
ply at Bank.
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Wanted — To rent or buy piano.
Inquire at Times office.
I Foos Gas Engines
I 4 to 5C0 Horse Power
General Electric Motors
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines
| Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
Oxy -Acetylene Welding.
CORDOVA. ALASKA
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JOB PRINTING
AT DAILY TIMES
WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
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Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in |
X;
|i rent each year. Why not put that into a home of your |
Own?
Call on Geo. C. Haselet, Trustee of the Townsite, and |
P see if it can’t be arranged.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
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and Provisions
H Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to ordere from jj
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
INTERIOR POINTS
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PHONE 127.
Second St., opposite I’ostoffiee.
Best of Hand W ork. (Jive Hs>
a Call.
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INSURANCE
FIRE. MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire in
reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London,
Phoenix, Hartford. Northern, Globe
and Rutgers, and others; all strong
Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
Casualty Company, and Issue Fidelity
and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
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Black. Silver, Cross, Red, White and Blue, Lynx,
Bear, Marten and other Fur b 'arcrs collected in your section
nHIP Y<>’ It FIRS DIRECT to **SH V BFRT” the larges!
house in the l^orid dealing exclusively In KfrHIH AMtRH AN R AH FOBS
a- • a!.le r sj»- • it* sate Fur H u:>,e with an uv. >nu ed rep*
u* :f : •• xi- : nn t .r "nvre than a third of a century.'’ a Jons rue
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A R SHURFRT Inr 2527 west Austin ave. I
”* D. OHO DLI\ 1 , inc. o<pl 6l CHICAGO, U.S.A. *
Tin* Lang Stove, horn in Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Hotly made of Armco Rust-Resist
ing Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hoi<1 fire overnight with wood
or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from tlio
smallest camp stove to the larg
est hotel range.
Any sourdough will tell you about the
Lans Stove, They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE, WN.
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TO THE EAST SCENERY
SERVICE
I via CALIFORNIA —
This is the Comfortable Way to Go. Interesting, too.
Via SEATTLE, PORTLAND and SAX FRANCISCO.
Three Trains Daily on the
SHASTA ROUTE
Direct connection made at San Francisco to all {joints in
,i the East or South. Liberal Stopovers allowed. Write
lor Booklets and other information.
C. M. ANDREWS.1). F. & P. A.
7io Second Avenue,
Seattle.Washington
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