HOME RULE IS NOT
FAVORED BY HUGE
ALASKASYNDICATE
Would Mean Greater Taxation
and Its Hold Would Be Ma
, terially : Weakened Many
? Favor Home Government.
By John E. Lathrop.
(Written for Thu Journal and the Even
ing News, Newark, N. J. Copyright,
1911.)
C6rdova, Alaska, Sept 9. Ono finds
the views of Alaskans on what should
be done for this territory as divergent
as. the opinions of people back in the
states. Up to the time I reached Cor
dova, the consensus seemed to be In
favor of territorial government. In
Ketchikan, the most southeasterly town
In Alaska, In Wrangell, next town to
the north, In Juneau, the capital of the
territory; In Skagway and Sitka, the
former capital, opponents of home gov
ernment were hard to find. I went
from store to store, talked with men
In all walks of life in those towns
not all of them, but many and it
appeared to .be well nigh the unani
mous demand that congress grant them
territorial government.
.Here one finds stronger sentiment
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Merchandise
Ostrich Band Trimmed
Do you know that the present styles now so popular Hoods
trimmed with ostrich bands originated with us? As far back as
the first of August we were showing hoods with ostrich bands
and predicted then' that for knock about hats they would be first
in popular favor.
That this is true you must
' have noticed from the number
of these hats now being worn
For Friday we place on sale a number of entirely new soft
felt hoods in the different colors, trimmed with wide ostrich
bands. Special $2.95!
In Checking Up
STORE CLOSED
SATURDAY
JEWISH HOLIDAY
REOPENS 6 P. M.
Cape Gloves 87c
Selling Normally at $1.25
Women's one clasp out-seam
gloves, with self stitching ion the
back. Made in the mannish style
and all the new shades of browns
and tans for Fall wear.
Women's Underwear
Vests and Tights 50c
Vests and tights in light, me
dium or heavy weights. Made of
fine ribbed white cotton. Full
sizes and prettily trimmed
throughout ,
Union Suits $1
Union suits in light, medium,
or heavy weights. Of fine ribbed"
white cotton. All properly tut,
perfectly fitting garments in. the
-various wanted styles. Trimmed
gainst such form, of government than
elsewhere. I would not Jiimp" to con
clusions, bat one cannot avoid the Im
pression that few men who are close
to the syndicate favor territorial gov
ernment. Not all who oppose that form
of government are allied with the syn
dicate; some of them are free as the
air, and honestly believe that Alaska is
not prepared for self-government.
Bold Would Be Weakened.
I am told by many Alaskans that the
hold of the Alaska syndicate would be
weakened if territorial government were
granted. Probably that would be true.
It would apply .most Importantly to
questions of taxation. At the present
time, the Copper River A Northwestern
railway pays $100 a mile taxation an
nually, or something less than $20,000.
It is a property which cost about $1$,
500,000. The $20,000 is slightly more
than one tenth of one per cent; or a
little more than one mill taxation. Man
ifestly, that Is not burdensome. Yet
R. J. Boryer, attorney for the com
pany, cited that as an Instance of un
just taxation and as heavy.
Under territorial government the road
would not escape with $20,000 taxes a
year. Probably it would pay several
times that amount. The road has been
given Its right-of-way, has located val
uable terminals, and now owns the only
railway to the immense copper belt of
the Chttlna and contiguous districts. It
is hauling freight, and soon will be a
paying property.
If Alaskans had the power to deter
mine their own tax rates, probably they
would ask the railroad to bear a larger
share of the burden of government. The
other properties of the Alaska syndicate
doubtless would likewise bear their pro
portionate share of the tax. Under ex
isting laws, practically all businesses
must pay the annual business or occu
pation tax. The mall concern does not
escape. It Is not to be questioned that,
FRIDAY BARGAINS
of Quality and
Hoods Friday Spl. $2.95
Our Blanket Sale
We Find Some Odds and Ends
11-4 Wool Blankets Spl. $3.45
11-4 Wool Blankets Spl. $4.95
11-4 Wool Blankets Spl. $7.35
Among our best selling sale blankets
we find our stock so depleted that we
are determined to close out these few
hundred remaining blankets at three
special prices.
White and gray with light blue and
pink borders.
These blankets come from one of the
best mills in America, and we are ready
to add our endorsement both as to
quality and service.
These blankets are the best bargains
possible to secure, quality considered.
Scotch Heather
Mixtures
In this ever interesting
section can be found two very
special items for Friday's sell
ing. A new Scotch and heather
mixture so popular now for
one and two piece suits. 56
inches wide in a variety of col
or combinations. That sells at
$1,35 the yard.
Also a 56 inch diagonal Eng
lish mixture at $1.50 the yard.
$1.25 Messaline 98c
A 36 inch messaline in black
only. This, is the best $1.25
quality and for Friday we are
offering it at the unusual price
of 98c the yard. Just the thing
for skirt and dress linings as
well as trimmings and for
waists.
75c Messaline 59c
19 inch messalines in tan,
wistaria, lavender, light blue,
cardinal, garnet, gray, pink,
new blue sapphire, old rose,
white ivory arid black.
under territorial government the) larger
businesses of the syndicate would par
larger portions of the tax. .
Read Tax Obnoxious.
The head and business tax laid upon
the smaller -operator is exceedingly ob
noxious to the Alaskan. He objects to
it as something different from the tax
ation Imposed In other localities of the
United States. It Is a tax on Industry,
purely and simply.
In other ways, the syndicate and its
allied Interests might feel, the effects of
the shift of a part of the governing pow
er to the people here; for as It 1 now,
it is ncessary to go to Washington, D.
C, for everything, and that Is expensive
not possible often for the average
man. Of oourse, only a portion of the
authority would be transferred here un
der territorial government, but. taxa
tion measures probably would be deter
mined here. The large business interests
are able to maintain their lobbies in
the national capital and to send there
their representatives at will.
It is at too long range for the aver
age man to procure representative ex
cepting through the territorial delegate,
and Inasmuch -as he has no vote, and
his, constituency so scattered, he is
hampered seriously.
FINANCIAL PANICS
MAY BE AVOIDED,
ASSERTS B0NYNGE
(Continued from rage One.)
believing with the speaker that the mon
etary system question is the most Im
portant one confronting the American
people today.
"The commission will be ready to
submit Its report to congress next Jan
uary," said Mr. Bonynge, "and we are in
hopes that it,, will meet with approba
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SATURDAY
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REOPENS 6. P. M.
Wee Ones Column
Wash Dresses $1.19
Selling Normally at $1.65
Child's wash galatea dresses,
made of black and white stripe
material, for girls from 2 to 6
years. In the long waisted
style with box plaited skirt and
trimmed with wide plain bands,
in red and blue.
Girls Dresses $1.19
Selling Normally at $1.50
Girls' heavy weight percale
wash dresses, made in two dis
tinctly different styles. One
surplice effect, the other with
yoke effect. Plaited skirts with
scalloped side .trimming, also
pipings. In tan, blue, cadet
and black. Sizes 6 to 14 years.
Serge Sailor Suits
Extra Special $4.95, $5.95
Navy blue serge sailor suits,
ither in one or two piece styles.
Made with large sailor col
lar and tie, scallop edge. Braid
trimmings and kilted skirt.
Sizes 6 to 14 years.
Child's Coat $5.50
Children's cloth and cordu
roy coats in box styles with
turn down "collars and turn
back cuffs. In tan, brown and
black. Sizes 2 to 6 years.
Girls School Coats
Sizes 6 to 14 Years
Girl's school coats in the box
style, with turn down collar
and re vers. Also sailor col
lar and polo styles. Made
with side pockets.
In navy, brown, red, gray
and tan mixtures.
Prices $4.50, $6.95, $11.50
$12.95
. Children's Felt Hats
Specially Priced $1.25
Felt hats for chidren, in red,
brown, navy and gray. Made
with rolling brim and round or
pointed crown. Velvet band
and bow trimming.
Child's Hat $ 1 .00
Felt hats for children, in the
Tyrolean shape, with silk cord
and feather trimming. In blue
and red..
Stockings 25c Pair
Children's stockings of fast
black cotton, heavy weight
with fashioned feet "and nar
rowed ankle. Full in width
and length and elastic.
Underwear 40c
Of plain natural w colored
wool mixed heavy weight in ,
vests, pantelets or drawers.
Full size, strongly made and
finely finished,
f v
tion. In the meantime the commission
will be grateful for any suggestions and
criticism that will have a tendency to
perfeot the system that the commission
will propose. (
Central Bank Wot, Applicable,
"The commission has found that a
oentral bank, while answering the pur
pose perfeotly in smaller nations, would
not meet the requirements in the United
States. This because of the great dif
ference In the banking laws in the vari
ous states. If all the state had a uni
form banking law then a oentral bank
would solve the problem."
Mr. Bonynge. went briefly but con
cisely into the history of American
banking up to the present time. There
are about 25,000 institutions in the
country, practically each for itself. He
drew a brief outline of the many causes
that lead to financial panics, chief
among them being the lack of provision
for redlscountlng commercial papers.
In times of shaken publlo confidence
the banker, he explained, Is unable or
unwlllng to protect or accommodate
his customers, although they may be
perfectly solvent for the reason that
this same banker has no means W hereby
to rediscount the papers. He nal1 It
leaves every bank for itself, as in 1907,
when In many parts it became neces
sary for them to issue clearing house
certificates to tide over the difficulty.
System at Fault.
The fact that this was done, suc
cessfully, but not strictly legally, he
pointed out showed that the fault lay
with the banking system and not be
oause of the lack of wealth or re
sources. In explaining the plan soon to be
submitted by the National Monetary
commission he said that It provides for
organization of local banks, district as
sociations and the head body, the Re
serve Association of National Banks.
State banks as well as national banks
FRIDAY BARGAINS
A Very Special Purchase of Fine
Thread Silk Stockings at a
Very Special Price
3P!
Men's Friday Economy Sales in
New Fall Furnishings
Silk Knit (LQ New Fall cfc 1 Cfi
Ties VyC Shirts . . . $ I . JU
Pure silk knit ties in all the
new combinations of colors for
Fall wear. They come in plain
and fancy shades in two tone
effects with plain and Persian
stripes. No short skimpy
lengths but full regular made.
$1 Wool Under-HQ
wear, Garment i sC
Men's Winter weight wool
6hirts and drawers, full regular
made and sizes correct. Plain
trimmed.
Ribbed cuffs on shirts and
, drawers. This is merchandise of
merit and should be taken ad
vantage of at this price.
ter Coats . . $2.50
Men's sweater coats made of
good grade wool, knit in the
new ribbed style. In natural
gray, with red, navy, or green
trimmings. Large white pearl
buttons.
Friday Drug Specials
50c Pebecco Tooth Paste.. 29
25c Fink's Talcum Powder 18
25c Squibb's Talcum Pwd. 16
5c Cake Borax Soap, 7 for 25
5c Cake Ivory Soap, 7 for 25
10c Cake Palmolive S'p, 4, 25tf
20c Pear's Glycerine Soap 14$
25c Woodbury's Soap 14
25c Japanese Rice Powder 12
10c Fluff's Moquet 8
25c Frostilhi 14t
25c Kohynoa Tooth Paste 1
50c Charles' Flesh Food...29
50c Melorose Face Powder 39
50c Melorose BeatgyCr'm 39
35c Talcum Powder 23fr
25c Graves' Tooth Powder 19
25c Bathadora Bath Pwd. 18f
$1 Bathadora Bath Pwd. 75tf
25c Lyons' Tooth Powder lO
15c Eyebrow Pencils 9
10c Emery Boards. . 5
35c Hand Scrub Brush ....19
10c Epsom Salts .". 5
25c Bromo Seltzer 14
50c Phenolax Wafers 42
50c Haya' Hair Health . . . .25
are eligible to membership, although
membership is not at all compulsory.
However, he believed every banking institution-would
soon see the benefit of
being affiliated with the organisation.
Bach local association would be com
posed of 10 banks with an aggregate
oapital stock of $6,000,000. The local
associations would be organised Into
15 district associations which would be
represented In the parent body.
Offloera in Charge.
This association would have 46 di
rectors, six government officials from
departments connected with the treas
ury, IS selected through the district as
sociations, 12 voting representatives se
lected by the district associations and
12 elected from the commercial and In
dustrial life of the nation to be se
lected by the directors already chosen.
This, system, he said, would positively
keep the organisation free from control
of any clique or faction, politically or
otherwise.
Mr. Bonynge then explained the re
spective functions of the local, district
and national associations. He said or
ganization would in no, way alter the
present system of transacting business.
Things would go on as they do now,
each bank and Its officials having com
plete control of Its own affairs.- The
national association would transact no
banking business, but would simply act
as an agent for the government. Any
local bank owning stock In the organi
zation would have the privilege of re
rllscounting cbmmerclal papers In the
district bank, redlscountlng being con
fined to such papers as are oonsldered
absolutely safe.
An amendment suggested by the
American Bankers' association, to the
plan proposed by the commission, pro
vides that any state bank having the
same reserve as a national bank may
be entitled to subscribe stock In the
association. This provision overcomes
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$1.23
Usually $1.75 to $2.50
A manufacturer's sample of all black
thread silk stockings in light, medium and
heavy weights. They are all made with
extra wide tops and double garter welts.
Some are all silk some
silk with lisle soles others
with lisle tops and soles.
A collection of worthy, well made,
pure dye silk stockings, better than which
none are made in America.
These stockings would sell regularly
from $1.75 to $2.50 a pair.
Special for Friday $1.23.
Men's new Fall shirts, plain
and pleated bosoms. Attached
cuffs and coat style.
Made of madras, French per
cale and Russian cords in all
the new patterns and colorings.
Plenty of sizes and sleeve
lengths to select from.
50c Silk Lisle
ffe.29
Sox. Pair
Silk lisle sox for men in plain
colors and silk clocks up the
sides, in self colored silk.
An extra fine quality with
double heel and toe and elastic
ribbed tops. All new goods.
Plenty of sizes.
NiSlwT'.
Men's heavy flannel night
gowns, full regular made and
large and roomy.
Made with military or turn
down collar and trimmed with
fancy white washable braid.
Neckfixings Special 35c
Selling Normally at 50c
Side frills of fine dainty mulls
edged with wide or narrow lace
edgings and insertions with the
front band to match. Finely
plaited and tapering to a point.
Also very pretty and fashion
able Irish lace collars in the
round, flat style, fastening in
front. This Irish lace is com
posed of the plain Irish mesh
and four roses. A style suit
able for both women's and
misses' wear.
the obstacle caused by the widely dif
fering banktng laws of the various
states. To make the system douhly
secure, each bank oan only subscribe for
20 per cent of Its capital stock.
A more elastic currency system is al
so provided for, the banks to have the
privilege to Issue notes, as have banks
in all other great nations of the world,
exoeptlng the Bank of England. These
notes must be secured by a reserve of
88 1-8 per cent, the balance to be se
cured by commercial paper.
Hot Honey Making Plan.
Mr. Bonynge explained that the or
ganisation would not be a money mak
ing proposition because all interest
above a certain percentage would go to
the government, the whole Inducement
of making money being removd by
limiting the percentage of earnings.
A very Important matter to the peo
ple of the west and the south, said Mr.
Bonynge. Is the fact that plan provides
that the rate of rediscount shall be
uniform all over the country.
In conclusion the speaker said the
plan contains nothing revolutionary:
that It will only mean the Improvement
of the existing conditions by building
around what the banks already have.
If the commission's report Is adopted,
he said, there will remain no good rea
son for any business man to go Into
bsnkruptcy if snlypnt.
The tax on redlscountlng would serve
ns a warning signal, and the public
would at all times know exactly the
financial conditions of the country by
watching the rise or fall of this tax.
Mr. PonynRP Is former congressman
from Colorado, his home heln In Den
ver. TTe came to Portland last night
unon Invitation from the business men.
who wished to become better acquainted
with th proposed system. Mr. Tlnnyne
left for Rpoksne last nleht -nbcre he
FRIDAY BARGAINS
Are You in Touch With Coiffure Fashions?
If So, This Sale Will Interest You
Your Choice, Madam, for $ 1 .78
Worth From $3.50 to $6 Each
There is a great measure of satisfaction in presenting this sale
when you are convinced that every woman who participates in it
will receive such a bargain as to long remember the event
Every comb and barrette offered is worth from double to three
times the price on sale. There is nothing newer in hair orna
ments nothing so practical and nothing needed to finish the
hair dressing now in vogue than these combs.
Barrettes
In this vast collection you will find barrettes mounted with
rhinestones and inlaid with gold. All styles, small and large.
Strands, bands, classic waves, bars, in every size and in a won
derful variety of ornamentation.
Back Combs
Wide and narrow back combs. Long and short teeth. Mounted
with the finest quality rhinestone and inlaid with gold. Many of
the designs and styles are copied from the 18-kt. eold patterns
of the most exclusive jewelry's. Some are mounted with many
colored brilliants suitable for evening wear.
Broadcloth and
Selling for $20
Women's strictly man tailored
coats of extra fine broadcloth, in
black, navy, brown and dark gray.
Also of black cheviot.
These coats are made full
fifty -six inches long with
semi-fitting back and single
breasted front.
Mannish notched collar and re
vera. Two pockets and all lined
with guaranteed satin.
Perfectly tailored and finely fin
ished. 1
Dressy Waists $3.95
Waists suitable for day or evening
wear, in an endless variety of mes
saline, taffeta, chiffon, net, voile,
marquisette and lingerie models.
These are plain embroidered
waists, as well as elaborately lace
and insertion trimmed styles.
The colors are black, navy, brown,
white, light blue, Copenhagen, al
so in fancy stripes.
Cotton Messaline Petticoats
Special $1.50
New Fall styles 'of cotton mes
saline and sateen petticoats in black
or navy in plain colors.
New Mouldings
New mouldings embracing all
the various woods are now in,
from the narrowest to the widest
widths, also in gilt, are now be
ing' displayed and marked at low
est prices.
will address the busineae men this even
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Refuse sustitutes.
Skidmore Drug Co., Two Stores
Main Store, 151 Third St.
Branch Store, Morrison and W. Park
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SAII FHAIICISCO
Geary Street, above Union Square
European Plan $1.60 a day up
American Plan $3.00 a day up
New steel and brick structure. Evarr
madam cenTenlaace. Moderate rata.
Canter at thaatra and retail district. Oa
ear Una tranafarring all ovar city. Elec
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