Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA — EiitabHohed Aajruit 19, 1904
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ENGLAND’S PLIGHT IS BLESSING IN DISGUISE
(Denver Mining Record)
With the United States and France holding over half
the gold of the world, it was logical that England should
abandon the gold standard. She wall probably adopt the
wise course of bimetallism. Canada is a great silver pro
ducer and England’s effort to place India on a g.'l 1 stand
ard has worked to the detriment of Canada. Now that
England has passed up the gold standard, it is logical
to believe that the effort to place India on that monetary
basis will be abandoned. The change will stop the dump
ing of silver by India at the present low price. Silver has
advanced in the New York market in this anticipation.
Mexico says she is prospering since the gold stand
ard was shelved. Home factories are busy because Mex
ico will not buy, with low priced silver, from gold stand
ard countries." There is too great a discrepancy between
her silver and the seller’s gold. China is in the same fix.
She refuses to change her depreciated silver into gold in
order to buy from gold standard countries. The result is
that she is manufacturing products that were formerly
imported. The commerce of the world will improve when
gold and silver are both used as money all over the world.
England has been in an unheard of depression ever
since she resumed the gold standard after the war. There
are many financiers in England who say the nation will
resume her place in World business thru bimetallism. Na
tions with silver want her goods. Her ships are idle be
cause no one has gold to spend for goods. World financial
experts believe that England is lucky in having to aban
don the gold standard. She will be luckier if she adopts
bimetallism. Her commerce will be resumed with the
other half of the world, now on a silver basis. The United
States will be left in the lurch unless Washington awakens
to the need of bimetallism in world comlnerce. You cannot
sell your goods for gold if the other nation has none of
the yellow metal. It is more important to end the world
business depression than it is to stick to the gold stand
ard.
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PUBLICITY BASED ON ALASKA JUNEAU
(Juneau Empire)
Some of the finest publicity Alaska has ever had at
any time is that connected with the Alaska Juneau’s high
ly successful operations this year and the manner in which
its stock has consistently sold above par during a period
when virtually all industrial and other stocks Were well
under par and some of them at record lows.
The most recent bit of special publicity coming to The
Empire’s attention from this source is to be found in the
New York Times Magazine of Sunday, October 4. A
photograph showing the Alaska Juneau’s mill and other
plant buildings in the foreground and Juneau waterfront
in the background is the principal illustration used in con
nection with an article on gold. Beneath the picture is
the line, “Gold in Alaska—a Great Mine at Juneau.”
Nothing succeeds like success, of course, and the Al
aska Juneau’s success has drawn a marked attention to
mining and mineral resources of the Territory.
This is the season wjien feverish political activity has
“no political significance,” to hear prospective candidates
tell it.
Japanese judges are studying American jury meth
ods; probably with a view to avoiding such antiquated
practices.
“Cuba to Clear Coast of Sharks” — Headline. But
there seems to be no concerted effort to get rid of the
land variety.
National Editorial Association
. TROUBLE LOOMS OS TO
. DISPOSITION OF HIE
r TRIOS EDISON ILL
- j
.! NEW YORK, Nov., 4, (/P)_Ad
| ditional information made known
! here as to the disposal of the es
i tate of Thomas A. Edison, inven
tor, reveals that he left the bulk
! of his estate to his two younger
sons, Charles and Theodore Edi
: son, filing of the will for probate
j revealed.
No estimate was made of the
size of the estate but it was learn
ed that the Edison Industries In
corporated, in which the inventor
j centered his holdings, had an es
timated value of from seven to
10 million dollars.
There were no bequests to char- j
: ity or religious organizations ‘ but
! the 19 acre Edison home in Llew
! ellyn Park, East Orange, previous
ly was given to Mrs. Edison. With
three minor exceptions the resi
duary estate was left to Charles
and Theodore Edison with the
| orovision that thev, as executors,
| divide it among the six children
when “it shall be deemed judici
| ous”.
The other four children, Thom
I as A. Edison Jr., Mrs. Marion
| Oser, Mrs. Madeline Sloan and
William Edison, were not men
tioned specifically.
Charles Edison announced that
Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford and
the six Edison children have
formed a company to exploit syn
thetic rubber, the last invention
of Mr Edison. At present the
production of rubber by synthetic
means is not profitable.
Later William Edison, second j
son of Thomas A. Edison by his j
first wife, announced that he wrill j
enter suit to break the inventor’s j
will under which the bulk of his i
$12,000,000 estate is left to Charles |
Edison and Theodore Edison, who I
! are sons by the second wife.
William Edison attacked the
will as unfair and was especially
vehement in denunciation of the
codicil execution July 30 of this
year. This codicil gives Charles
and Theodore, who are executors
of the estate, power to decide how
much and when the children of
the first marriage can have funds.
[William Edison alleges his father’s
| rvowers parted at the t.ime of
I the codicil’s signature and charges
the inventor had been subjected
; to undue pressure by his wife
| and bv Charles Edison.
While William Edison stated he
‘would not be alone in making the
| contest he would not say which
I member of the family would join ]
i him.
| Thomas A. Edison Jr-, eldest
brother and Mrs. J. E. Sloan, his j
half sister, denied they intended ]
to dispute the will. Mrs. M. Oser j
would not say anything and it is ,j
believed possible she mav ioin her
brother William in the court bat
tle.
Warren Neil, chief tie inspector
for the Alaska Railroad, who ar
rived in Seward on Hast night’s
train, departed again for some
point along the railroad. Warren
may continue on to Anchorage be
fore returning to Seward again.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hershey of
Hope were arrivals on last night’s
train from Hope and left on the
SS. Alaska for Seattle where they
will make their home during the
winter. Mr- Hershey is the op
erator of the Hershey gold mine
at Hope and has just finished a
successful season in that potential
mining area.
Something new in toy blocks
for the kiddies. ALASKA SHOP.
To beguile the rainy evenings—
The Canary Murder Case; The
Green Murder Case—By Van
Dine. ALASKA SHOP.
Theatre
Show tonight—8:00 o’clock
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR.
EDWARD G ROBINSON
WILLIAM COLLIER JR.
RALPH INCE
IN THE INTENSE DRAMA OF A SKY
ROCKET CAREER—FROM THE
BOTTOM TO THE TOP AND
BACK AGAIN
Little Caesar’
A Play Showing Some Fine Acting in a Strange
Plot—Detective Story in Eight Reels.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
CHESTER CONKLIN
IN A GREAT TWO-REEL COMEDY
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