THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
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THE MFADDEN BILL
There is now pending before Con
gress a measure known as the Mc
Fadden “gold bonus" bill, upon the
passage of which Alaskans are de
pending for immediate and lasting
prosperity. The bill was introduced
by Congressman McFadden on April
25, and referred to the house com
mittee on ways and means, before
which it is still pending.
The bill “provides for the protec
tion of the monetary gold reserve
by the maintenance of the normal
gold production of the United States
by imposing an excise, for revenue
and other purposes, upon all gold
used for other than monetary pur
poses, and by the payment of a
premium to the producers of newly
mined gold, and providing penalties
for the violation thereof. The bill
reads as follows:
Be it enacted.that on and
after the passage of this act, in ad-,
dition to any existing tax now as
sessed or levied thereon, there shall
be levied, assessed, collected, and
paid a tax of 50 cents per penny
weight of fine gold contained in all
gold manufactured, u^ed, or sold for
other than coinage or monetary pus
poses, by or for a manufacturer or
dealer, or his estate, on or after
such date, and upon all gold con
tained in any manufactured articles
sold by any dealer or manufacturer
or his estate.
Sec. 2—That the Internal Rev
enue department shall prescribe and
provide a proper and sufficient stamp
that shall be attached to or imprint
ed on any and every manufactured
article, or the package containing
the same, in which gold is used, that
may be sold -after the passage of
this act, and upon all gold used in
any form other than for monetary
purposes after the passage- of this
act. The stamps to be so provided
and authorized to be sold and im
printed upon or attached to such
manufactured articles, or the pack
ages containing the same, shall be
in such form .... as may be pro
vided by the rules and regulations
of the Internal Revenue department.
That on account of the imprac
tocability of suitably stamping finish
ed dental restorative appliances, the
the Internal Revenue department
shall further prescribe such rules
and regulations for the collection of
the tax provided herein upon all
gold used for dental purposes as will
equitably protect the interests of
the public.
That under such rules as the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, with
the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury, may prescribe, the excise
tax imposed under the provisions of
section 1 of this act, shall not ap
ply in respect to articles sold for ex
port and in due course so exported.
Under such rules and regulations the
amount of any excise tax erroneous
ly or illegally collected in respect
to exported articles may be refund
ed to the exporter of the article, in
instead of the manufacturer, if the
manufacturer waives any claim for
the amounl to be,refunded.
Sec. 3—That all moneys collected
pursuant to the provisions set forth
in section 1 of this act shall be paid
into the custody of the Treasurer of
the United States, and shall be kept
by him in a separate fund designat
ed as “the gold premium fund," and
shall be used and paid out in ac
cordance with the provisions of this
act as herein set forth, and for no
other purpose; except that if. at the
end of any current year, a balance
has accrued in the gold-premium
fund over and above the amount
necessary to pay the premium obli
gations that have accrued thereun
der. it shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to plaee such balance in
the general fund of the treasury of
the United States.
Sec. 4—That from the gold pre
mium fund, and from any other
funds in the treasury of the United
States not specifically appropriated
for other purposes, there shall be
paid by the Treasurer of the United
States, after the passage of this act,
and for a period of three years
thereafter, to the producer of new
gold in the United States or its
possessions a premium of 50 cent:
per fine pennyweight, in accordance
with the provisions of this aci
hereinafter set forth.
Sec. 5—That on and after the
passage of this act, every produce)
| of gold from any mines in the Unit
ed States or its possessions, wh-.
shall be entitled to the provision
of this act, shall deliver the gold sc
; produced to the United States mint
or its authorized agencies, accom
panied by a sworn statement setting
forth the place where the gold wa:
mined, the dates between which i
I
j was mined and prepared for market
' and that no gold obtained from ani
other source is contained therein. Ii
the event that any gold was recover
: ed frcm ore by custom smelting oi
; milling, the proprietor or managing
officer of any such smelting or mill
ing company, shall make and de
liver to the producer a sworn state
- ment giving the date or dates oi
j which such ore was delivered fo:
( smelting or milling and the date tha
1 the gold recovered from said ori
; was delivered to the producer an<
| the amount of gold so delivered t<
him.
Upon the delivery of any sucl
gold, accompanied by the swori
statement of the producer, or ac
companied by the sworn statemen
of the smelting or milling agency
the Director of the Mint shall exe
j cute and deliver to such produce:
| a certificate setting forth the nun
j ber of fine pennyweights or newl;
| mined or smelted gold then am
. there delivered by such producer
, and shall set forth the amount o
premium to which the producer 1
entitled.
In the event that ore containing
i gold is delivered for smelting o
' milling by the producer of the or
.to a custom smelter or mill, and ii
. the usual smelting or milling prac
i tice the same cannot be treatei
. without delay, the smelting compan;
'may follow the usual practice, pur
| chase said ore, and receive the ce»
tificate, under oath, of the producer,
and pay to the producer the pre
jmium . . . and shall be entitled t
all of the rights of the producer o
the ore.and receive the same
amount of money as a premium. . .
That every person or corporation
so producing newly mined gold from
any mines within the United States
or its possessions on and after the
passage of this act, and who shall
deliver the same to the United States
Mint or its authorized agencies as
herein provided, shall be paid there
for the sum. amount, or consider
ation as now provided by existing
law, and in addition thereto shall
be entitled to receive on the certifi
cate issued by the Director of the
Mint, as herein provided, the addi
tional sum of 50 cents for every j
pennyweight of fine gold so mined
'and delivered to the United States:
Mint or its authorized agencies.
i
Sec. 6—That upon the delivery of
the gold and the sworn statements
to the mint, a certificate shall be j
issued to the producer or his o>-der, I
certifying that the holder thereof!
is entitled to receive the sum sped-!
lied therein as payment of the pre- j
mium for the production of new gold j
from the funds in the custody of,
the Treasurer herein provided.
Sec. 7—That any person who shall
knowingly violate the rules and regu
lations of the Internal Revenue de-j
jpartment referring to the collection
I of this excise imposed upon gold
i for other than coinage or monetary
j purposes, or who shall sell or dis
pose of any article containing gold
to which there has not been affixed
or upon which there has not been
imprinted the proper stamp without
first affixing or causing to be im
printed thereon such stamp as shall
kn A/1 kt> tk A P ol'onllo
department, shall be guilty of r.
crime against the United States anil
shall, upon conviction, be imprison
i ed not more than five years or fined
not more than $10,000, or both.
Sec. 8—That any person, whether
acting for himself or as agent or
officer of.any gold producer, smelter,
refiner, or milling company, who
purposely or knowingly, by any art,
way, or means, shall himself adulte
rate, or procure or solicit another
to adulterate, any gold presented
to the United States Mint for which
a certificate for the payment of a
premium as provided herein is re
quested, or who shall purposely or
knowingly make a false statement,
or procure or solicit another to make
a false statement, in any statement
or certificate required herein, which
would entitle the producer to re
ceive a premium on the production
of gold herein provided for, shall
be guilty of a crime against the
United States, and shall upon con
viction be imprisoned not more than
five years or fined not more than
$10,000, or both.
Sec. 9—That all administrative,
special, or stamp provisions of law,
including the law relating ;o the
assessment of taxes, so far as ap
plicable, are hereby extended to and
made a part of this act, and every
person liable to any tax imposed
by this act, or for the collection
thereof, shall keep such records and
render, under oath, such statements
and returns, and shall comply with
such regulations as the United States
Commissioner of, Internal Revenue,
f with the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury, may from time to
time prescribe.
Whenever in the judgment of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
i.
i it is necessary, he may require any
’ person, by notice served upon him,
to make a return or such statements
as he deems sufficient to show
whether or not such person is liable
l to tax. The commissioner, for the
, purpose of ascertaining the correct
• ness of any return or for the pur
> pose of making a return where none
has been made, is hereby authorized
f by any revenue agent or inspector
r designated by him for that purpose,
: to examine any books, papers, re
i cords, or memoranda bearing upon
- the matters required to be included
l in the return, and may require the
r attendance of the person rendering
-, the return or of any officer or em
- ployee of such person, or the at
, tendance of any other person hav
-jing knowledge in the premises, and
> may take his testimony with refer
f ence to the matter required by law
to be included in such return, with
power to administer oaths to such
person or persons.
Sec. 10—That any person re-1
quired under this act to pay, or to
collect, account for, and pay ovev
any tax, or required by law or
regulations made under authority
thereof to make a return or supply
any information for the purposes of
the computation, assessment, or col
lection of .any such lax. who shall
fail to pay, collect, or ‘rulv account
for and pay over anv such tax,
i
make any such return, or supply;
any such information at the time or I
times required by law or regula-;
tions, shall, in addition to other:
penalties provided by law, be sub
ject of a penalty of not more than
$1,000.
Any perron who shall willfully i
refuse to pay, co’le :t or truly ac-:
count for and pay over any such!
tax, make such return or supply I
such information at ,be time or |
times required hv law or regulations;
or who willfully attempts in any!
manner to evade such .ax shall be j
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, in
addition to other penalties provided
by law, shall be fined not more
than $10,000 or imprisoned for not
more than one year, or both, to- >
gether with the costs of prosecu- i
tion.
Any person who shall willfully i
refuse to pay, collect, or truly ac
count for and pay over any such
tax. shall, in addition to other penal
ties provided by law. be liable to a j
penalty of the amount of the tax
evaded, or not paid, collected, or
accounted for and paid over, to be
assessed and collected in the same
manner as taxes are assessed and
collected.
Sec. 11—That whenever in tlx ?
judgment of the Secretary of the
Treasury economic conditions are
such that a normal production ot
gold within the United States and its
possessions can be maintained with
out the premium herein provided for
the provisions of this act shall be
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CIRCLE
Hot Springs
Best of the known medicinal
springs in Alaska according to
U. S. Geological Report, 1917
—
First Class Hotel Accommodations
Terms $3.50 per day
Including all hath privileges
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURYEY REPORT 1917
Mineral analysis of water from 3 Hot Springs most used.
PARTS PER MILLION
Circle Tenakee Chena
Silica (Si 02) .
Iron (Fe) .
Aluminum (Al) .
Calcium (Ca) .
Magnesium (Mg) .
Sodium (Na) .
Potassium (K) .
Carbonate radicle (CO 3) .
Bicarbonate radicle (HCO 3) .
Sulphate radicle (04) .
Chloride radicle (Cl) ..
Nitrate (NO 3) .....
Borate radicle (B4 07) ...
Total dissolved solids at 180 OC
Temperature (F) .
Chemical character .
a—E2 03 plus A12 03
b—Calculated
82. 94. 77.
1.3 1.0
3.7 2.4 al.2
29. 35. 2.3
2.1 2.8 1.2
248. 201. b94.
8.6 4.0 -
.0 24. 0.
173. 26. 118.
98. 302. 78.
252. 99. 26.
0. 0.
Present
816. 787. 3S~
134. 106. 149. _
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Mail stage between Chatinika and
Circle, Alaska, connects with Cir
cle Hot Springs stage weekly in
winter; with mail stage from Cir- L
cle three times a month in summer I
F. M. LEACH, Proprietor
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WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
OUTFITTING
Groceries and Provisions
Clothing, Hardware, Notions
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Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
discontinued, effective three months
after the issuance of notice thereof
by the said secretary of the Trea
sury.
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Mails which were dispatched from
Xenana on May 4 and 7, reached
Seattle on Tuesday, according to in
formation received at the local
postoffice.
Mail which came North on the
steamer Northwestern reached Ne
nana on Thursday, the shipment of
11 pouches for Xenana, seven for
Fairbanks and one for Tanana.
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Deputy Marshal Bill Butler came
in from Healy on Thursday for a
brief official visit.
“I m in no hurry—I can get in
arajice any time”, said the wise
lan. He discovered his error later,
hen the doctor told him he was
ninsurable.—Avoid this mistake by
‘king out in time a New York Life
isurance policy with R. S. McDon
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Altikts Engineering Commission
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