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Nl MHH' t- .. SEWARDTaLASKA. FRIDAY. JUNE 13. 1019. _ __.
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SILVER MINER
WILL SOON BE
IN A DEMAND
WASHINGTON. June 13— With all
restrictions on export of silver re
moved by both England and
United States- the western *lver
camps ait* looking for a grand revival
of the white metal. Costs of supplies
which in some phases have reached
130 per cent— and labor —which still
holds against reduction in wages- w'H
temporarily pi "event a boom condition
—but labor—between 63 and TO per
cent of total cost- will no doubt meet
the readjustment conditions and shar»*
in the promised prosperity. Thirty
years ago silver sold at 02 cents
ounce. Low costs made silver mining
a good investment—and f’nds of ricn
ore created bonanza stampedes—an l
fortunes. Today 02 cents would pro
duce a profit for the big producers of
“mixed” ores who develop silver as
a “side issue”— hut even $1 is not at
tractive and silver miners found in
creasing costs ate up the profits and
destroyed the “lure” of the game. Th *
government is slow in returning th'*
silver loaned to it during the war and
inaction has been so marked during
the past six months that even China’;
offer of $1.06 last week failed to en
courage big movements. “Wages wiH
go back to a reasonable scale- based
on costs and profits.” said a leading
silver producer at the Vnerican Min
ing Congress headquarters— “and th-»
open market will bring silver to $1.10
plus before long— and then you will
see many of the old camps come to
life and the big producers unwater
their neglected mines. It will be a
big day for the west when that hap
pens/*
Mexico, once a great silver pro
ducing country is so badly disorganiz
ed as the result of the continuous in
ternecine strife, that very little silver
has been produced from her mines
during the past four years and she i;
now a negative quantity. Tonapah
and Colbalt- the two big producing
districts in North America have past
the peak of their production and the
fact that there has been a genera!
slowing down of copper and lead, wi‘h
which silver has been an important
by-product, has resulted in a well
nearly exhausted market and opens
the way for a quick rise in the whit"
metal when labor costs can be ad
justed. The annual demand for silve**
totals 350 million ounces an excess or
170 million ounces above the annuel
production figures* which indicate that
the silver miner will have his inning
when once the upward movement be
gins.
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The ice has gone out of the Sti
kine and the river is now being nav
igated although the water in very low.
Bv Associated Press
BARIS- June l.‘{— The Cerntati
peace treaty is to he entirely rewritten
according to official statements mad
here today. This is to bo done for the
incorporation- tcxtually ot explana
tinos and clarifications contained tn
the Allied reply to the C.erman counter
proposals.
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A. B. DANTKS
The Arctic Brotherhood has made
plans for a dance on Saturday even
ing. June 21 and also a big dance for
the Fourth of July.
FLAG DAY TOMORROW
Of course you know that the thir
teen alternating red and white stripes
of our national emblem leprcsent the
thirteen original states of the L nion
the states that declared their indepen
dence from British sovereignty in 177b
and that the stars in the field of blue
stand for these states and those which
have been admitted to the 1 nion.
Tomorrow is the day when all of
this is brought back to everybody- it
being known as flag day. In Seward
however- there will be no general cel
ebration or recognition of the day with
the exception that flags will be wav
ing from the various staffs around
the city.
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morf. go oft on strike
IN VANCOUVER— SOLDIERS
PROTESTING ABOUT STRIKE
VANCOUVER- B. C.. June i:«
Half of Vancouver’s telephone operat
ors joined the general strike here to
day. The sendee is not badly crippled
however. Over 1000 returned soldiers
have met and adopted resolutions op
posing the general strike and have ex
pressed the greatest distrust in the la
bor leaders.
CHURCH PEACE UNION TO
DEMAND RATIFICATION OF
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
NEW YORK- Juno IT- Th"
Church Peace Union has sent the Sen
ate resolutions urging the ratification
of the League of Nations which is de
scribed as the end for which the
youths of the Allies gave their lives
for. The signers of the resolution in*
dude Taft. Cardinal Gibbons and John
R. Mott.
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CONDITIONS WITH AMERICA
SEATTLE* June Id— Viscount Ki
kujiro Ishii Japanese Ambassador to
the United States, leaves here on Mon
day for Japan. Count Ishii is to report
>n conditions regarding the relations
between America and Japan.
A baby daughter born to Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Stevens of Kassan is aquip
ped with more than the usual number
of digits, having five fingers and a
thumb on her right hand, all perfectly
shaped. Tho baby is normal in every
other respect.
0
CAN'T PICK
THE FIGHT
WINNER
My Associated l*res»
*
TOLEDO* .June IT— SpoitinJ au
thorities are unable to select a favorite
in the coming Fourth of July fight.
Sentiment changes daily. The corre
spondents and sport critics say tha;
no heavyweight battle since the Cor
bett-Suliivan fight has created such a
variance of opinion.
It is expected that Willard will b"
in first class condition in a fortnight.
Dempsey is still suffering from the
eye injured in a bout with his sparring
partner.
! SEWARD SNAPSHOTS1
Busbee Lucas* cousin of Erich Lu*
cas* is a passenger on the Alameda
coming to Seward to remain for some
time.
Miss Reginald Johnson* Seward’s toe
dancer • is returning home on the
-teanier Alameda which sailed from
Seattle yesterday.
George W. Adams and wife, form
erly of Mile 40* are coming north on
the Alameda after a visit in the states.
Billy Ellis is now selling bear meat
having secured three bruin.
Philip Cavanaugh* friend of Lt. J
H. McCalron, is coming north on the
Alameda. Mr. Cavanaugh is from 1 a
•oma and his trip north is to become
acquainted with Alaska, and especial
ly thi?* section of the northland.
Miss Susie Guest* daughter of Po
lice Chief Guest* is returning home on
the Alameda after attending school in
the states.
Mrs. J. A. Baughman- who went
south for medical aid* is returning
home on the Alameda.
Mrs. George J. /inn and -<>n -John
left cn the Alaska today for a visit \o
her mother at Norman- III.
The Seward Dairy received a Hol
stein cow on the Alaska today.
Tom Winn* steamshovel expert* re
turned on the Alaska this morning
from Cordova.
Mrs. F. M. Brown* who has been
>n a visit in the states for the past
-wo months* returned home on the
Alaska this morning.
Mrs. R. W. Duke, wife of the chief
mg;neer on the Northwestern* is mak*
ing the round trip on the Alaska.
Knith McCullough* in the fishing
industry on Cook Inlet- came north on
he Alaska arriving here this morning.
Mrs. Sidney Saunders, wife of the
•hief steward on the Alameda* accom
panied hy her two children, are ahoa’d
he Alaska making the round trip.
The U. S. Fisheries boat Osprey h
•it Cordova and according to the offic
ers on the Alaska will soon come wesi
ind probably call at Seward.
F. D. Swenson- formerly a resi
dent engineer out the line- left for
Seattle today on the Alaska.
Oscar Hart- J. H. Nichoalds and W.
F. Reamer* all traveling men who have
been in Seward for several days* left
»odnv on the Alaska for other Alaska
cities.
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NO HEIVIE WAITERS
IN SWISS HOTELS
PARIS, April 10— Swiss hotel pro
orietors, looking for allied tourist
trade soon, have decided to hire no
Austrian or Gorman employes, they
say, so as not to offend travelers from
victorious countries.
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FIGHTERS IN
WAR COME
HERE
Almost direct from the front in
France* where they were in the midst
of the big battles* three United States
Signal Corp men arrived in Seward
this morning aboard the Steanu”
Alaska and will become attached to
the local signal corp office. The three
men are old timers in the cable buci
ness in Alaska . About the first thing
they said upon arrival was “that tin*
city looked \00(1 to them.v
\V. 0. Perry* with his wife and
three children- one of the new men,
will be operator in charge. M.
Mooney and .J. O. Sherlock* with h:s
wife and baby are the other two me??.
A. A. Kott* also old timer in Alaska
came to Seward from Valdez on the
Alaska and will be the fourth new
member of the local force.
SIXTY COME
ON ALASKA
Bringing sixty passengers for Sew
ard and 05 tons of freight* the Ala*’
ka ai rived in port at 7:.‘*0 o’clock this
morning, ('apt. (Jus Nord reports t
fine trip north and would have arrived
at "> o’clock but was delayed by lack
of men in unloading at Sawmill Bay.
There are five round trippers on the
Alaska and they are delighted with
the voyage.
The following passengers arrived j
on the Alaska for Seward: From Seat
tle— Mrs. K. W. Duke. Miss Anna
Duke. Mrs. Sidney Saunders and two
children* M. B. Mooney. W. 0. Perry.
Mrs. Perry. Willis Perry. Helen Perry.
Clara Perry* H. .1. Barlins. Mrs. B.'
Maitland* William May* Mrs. I*. M.
r»rown* A. J. Bahr* J. R. Fakin* Wili
am Foren* P. M. Overbert, lssn*‘
Rvans, J. O. Sherlock and wife*
McCoullough and ten steerage.
From PaTouchc— George Frickava*'
A . Podzolph, Charles Seeley.
From Valdez:— D. J. Cocrane. IP !
C. Smith* A. A. Knott** H. Graham* i
; Dan Duala* P. Zsccera* Dr. Sloan* M.
' Tonnick, George Kenwick* Paul Sham*
ock and X. Parson.
From Cordova:— Tom \» inn* 1.
Bennody, Mrs. A. Nixon* Alcia Nixon.
' O. Nixon* Mrs. M. Williams* George
' Smith* C. E. Sander and A. Bloom.
From Juneau:— E. Olson* J. E. j
1 Dunn* Mrs. E. A. Beschoff and T. l\
j Palmer.
The Alaska went to the San Juan
I dock shortly after 10 o’clock this
morning for frozen fish and sailed
, <outh this afternoon for Seattle with
; the following passengers: for Seattle
Mrs. G. J. Zinn* John Zinn, John Vinh*.
Clara Vinir* F. 0. Swenson. For Ju
neau:— w. E. Bcamer* wife and two
: children, Oscar Hart* J. H. Nichoalds
and R. I*. O’Neil. For LaTouche— C.
! E. Seisburg..
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' another flight to be
STARTED ACROSS ATLANTIC '
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ST. JOHNS* June 13— A Vickers
! Vimy bombing plane is expected to
start from here for Englund tills af
ternoon competing for the London
Mail’s $50,000 prize. Capt. Jack Al- j
cock is the skipper and Lieut. Arthur
Whitten Brown is the navigator.
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* SOMK SWALLOW
niK'ACO- June IJ r»aby
* Dorothy Vickers swallowed a ho\
* of tacks yesterday morning. I in*
infant was ruslied to the hospital
and physicians operated, remov
* ing l‘{ tacks from the stomach
and three from the longs. J’ah\
Dorothy is going to !i\c noiwith
* standing the swallow and opera*
ion.
By Associated Press
XKW YORK- June 1.” - Six rob
b*MS , onevatiPK lit the entrance of t1, •
elevated station in uptown Manhatten
tlii • forenoon at'ackod two < o'onial
|,auk .. uj^ors* and < scap< <1 in au
automobile. The mx robbers secured a
!a:-jr0 sijia of mom v, it i; itnow m
which the messengers were carrying
to the Federal Reserve Rank.
The ine.<-°Ti£er.$ shot one robbar
who was picked up however by ni*?
ikPs end ca» ri *d to the waiting auto.
1 The Colonial Rank officials de« ■ i?iw
to da‘o the amount of their loss.
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Frrcl Lounsherry, President n*
Alaska Ocean Food Co., at Port ( lia
ham* arrived from .Iijneau yesterday
afternoon on the cannery
Skookum. Mr. 1 lounsherry ’cit F(" -
ard several weeks ago summoned ! *
Juneau by the captain of the boat, i n
Skookum made a quick trip here and
several minor repairs nve to he mad**
before proceeding to the cannery a*.
Port Graham.
Mr. Lounsherry is a great believer
in Seward and the surrounding section
and hr states that everybody should
pull together for Resurrection Bay.
“I believe that if we secure a pro
tective tarrif on herring of three cent'
a pound* the Alaska herring market \"
made.” says Mr. Lounsherry.
Mr. Lounsherry stated that his com
pany would erect a cold storage plant
this season. At present the Alaska
Ocean Food Company is packing cod
with splendid results.
NEW GOLD CHAMPION WINS
IN A SPECTACULAR GAME
NEWTON. MASS.. .Tune 1-> —Wall
er Hagen- of Oakland Hills, today won
the open golf championship* playing
off a tic with J. Brady, of Oakley.
Hagen lead by one stroke in eighteen
holes. Hagen went around in 77 and
Brady in 78 ,'trokes.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. June Hi— Tl» *
Treasury department officials are now
investigating the narcotic situation in
in the United States. It is also report
ed to the Department that the use o'
drugs for other than legimate medical
purposes has steadily increased and is
spreading and that there are now 1
000*000 addicts.
Opium imports ave inever, ed t'*iec
as fast as the population’s growth.
Treasury officials state H»at they
honestly believe that tHe number
drug addicts will increase when prohi
bition comes.
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WASHINGTON- Juno 13— Tito
Shipping Hoard today presented a re
solution to the Senate commerce com
mittee asking that it be ordered that
the government quit building and op
erating commercial ships as soon as
possible and also recommended that
all commercial ships be sold or re
l6ased.
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Mrs. C. S. Hahn has been appoint
ed teacher of genera! science, geom
etry, bookkeeping shorthand and bi
ology in the Fairbanks school. Some
mixture , what.