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HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1933.
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ANYCX STRIKERS VOTE
TC CONTINUE WALK-OUT
IIopo for an early settlement
of the labor strike at Anyox all
but vanished Tuesday when
the 1,000 striking miners and
millmen voted two to one to
continue, the strike, according
to reports from that point. As
a result of the decision the
great copper reduction plant of
the Granby Consolidated Min
ing, Smelting and Power Comp
any is entirely closed down
and many of the men are leav
ing for ether parts.
Arrivals from Anyox stated
that the company has rejected
the striker’s demand for a 50
cent increase in pay, although
consenting to a reduction in
boarding charges.
Aside from a brief clash be
tween strikers and the police
last Saturday, no disturbances ;
have occurred and the situation :
is apparently quiet, with a I
large force of Provincial con-!
stabulary from Prince Rupert
and Vancouver patrolling the ;
camp.
The clash Saturday is said to
have occurred when a large
body of strikers, said to have
numbered around 400 men,
left the mine for the beach and
met a force of police on a
bridge at the foot of the mine
hill. In the resulting traces
five policemen and several
strikers were injured and tak
en to the hospital. One of the
strikers is said to have lost an
eye and was taken to Prince
Rupert for treatment. After
overwhelming the police, the
strikers continued to the beach.
Striking miners arriving here
enroute south Thursday said
the marching men intended no
attack on the police until op
posed by the officers, who-}
were immediately submerged 1
in a forward rush of the large ,
body cf strikers.
1'he airplane from Vancouver ;
bearing five provincial police
to Anyox, which was reported
missing last Monday, was lo
cated Tuesday, by the steam
ship Salvage Princess near Kin
colith Tuesday. The plane had
been forced down by engine
trouble and was towed to An
yox by the steamer. None of
the passengers were injured.
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J. K. Green, Hyder represent
ative in the next Alaska legis
lature, arrived in Juneau the
night ox January 31, according
to letters received by Mrs.
Green this week. Mr. Green j
stated that he had conferred
with Alaska delegate to cong
ress A. J. Diamond in the cap
ital city.
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Smelter Closing Rumored
Rumors circulated here dur
ing the past few days to the ef
fect that the Tacoma smelter
will be closed down March 31
have caused considerable dis
quietude owing to the possibil
ity that such action may force
| curtailment of Premier activi
! ties.
It is probable, however, that
the Premier, in such event,
would divert ore shipments to
; the Selby plant at San Fran
| cisco.
The present lew state of the
metal markets and reduction in
copper production are ascribed
as reasons for the shut-down.
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Stewart Village Finances Good
An official statement of the fi
nancial situation of Stewart at
the close of the past year dis
closes that the municipality
enjeyed an income aggregat
ing $5,286.93 and closed the
annual period with a cash bal
ance of $964.89 in its treasury,
after payment of running ex
penses amounting to $4,322.04.
The report shows municipal
assets valued at $9,740.94, in
cluding a municipal hall and
equipment valued at $1,520.
73; fire department equip
ment, 859.01, and miscellan
eous property amounting to
$2,140.85, exclusive of land
tax arrearages amounting to
$4,255.46.
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Senate Report Provides
.. Appropriation For Alaska
Mineral Survey Work
The action of the House of
Representatives in refusing an
appropriation for continuing
investigation of Alaska mineral
resources by the Geological
Survey, aroused such a storm
of protest in the Territory
that the Senate consented to
take notice by including a $30,
000 item for that purpose in
its Appropriation committee’s
report covering the interior de
partment appropriation bill
for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1934.
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Strike Settlement Not Expected
A considerable number of
striking employees of the Gran
by company passed through
here ■ Thursday enroute to the
:outh. Those interviewed ex
pressed virtually no hope for
an early settlement of the
strike or resumption of operat
ions at the Granby plant. Im
portation of strike-breakers by
the company is not anticipated,
they said, but the large num
ber of men remaining there are
picketing the beach and serious
trouble is anticipated by some
if strike-breakers appear.
LATE DEVELOPMENTS
IN SILVER SITUATION
Declaring that new currency
backed by silver would not on
! ly provide cheaper money but
| also sound money, Represent -
| ative Cross, of Texas, explain
i ing his bill to let the treasury
purchase silver and pay for it
with silver certificates before
the House coinage committee,
said it would provide a “sound
er dollar” than the present
gold certificate dollar because
back of the gold dollar there
is but little gold, but back of
the silver certificate dollar
would be a “full dollar’s
worth of silver.”
Cross said the bill would not
limit the amount of silver the
treasury could purchase be
cause there is in the world on
ly about $11,000,000,000 of
silver that could be coined or
used for money. If silver were
to be remonetized in the Unit
ed States, other nations would
want to keep the silver they
have and there would be no
inclination to sell it here.
This would give us an op
portunity to get the trade of
the Far East, China and South
America. We cannot look to
Europe for trade now, so why
not get a monetary base on
which we can deal with poss
ible markets,” he said.
Testifying before the same
committee, Senator Pittman
declared that the remonetiz
ation of silver could not poss
ibly increase the currency of
the world more than $12,000,
000,000, even cn a basis of 16
to 1, thus denying allegations
of currency expansion critics
that making silver a legal ten
der monetary reserve would
result, in too big an inflation.
Pittman said his bill, which
has been approved by the sen
ate banking committee, would
not result in any material ex
pansion of our own currency
and was aimed at “doing some
thing for silver.”
More than 200 delegates to
the Oregon Mining Congress at
Salem declared that present
chaotic conditions are largely
due to the low price of silver,
which has destroyed the purch
asing power of the nations and
peoples which depend prin- j
cipally on silver for money |
and went on record as favoring |
remonetization of silver and
the passage of the Pittman
silver purchase act.
A novel plan to aid silver has
developed in Nevada, where
silver producers have manu
factured disks of silver the
size of a dollar and containing]
one ounce of silver of 430
grains. These will be sold
thr^e pieces for $1.10, postpaid
both as souvenirs and as an in- j
Alaska Political Notes
Deiegate-elect A. J. Diamond
has selected E. L. (Bob.) Bart
lett, Fairbanks newspaperman,
as his secretary.
Wiliiam T. Mahoney, of
Ketchikan, has been widely
endorsed in that city for ap
pointment as U. S. Marshal
for the First division. Arch.
MacDonald, of the same place,
is also an aspirant for the ap
pointment, with considerable
local backing.
William A. Holzheimer, of
Ketchikan, is a candidate for
the federal judgeship in this
division and has the endorse
ment of the Ketchikan Bar As
sociation. S. Hellenthal, pion
eer Juneau attorney, is also
said to be seeking the position.
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Pioneers Launch Whist Torney
The Pioneers of Alaska, who
have long been missing from
the list of local public enter
tainers, again appeared as
hosts at a well attended whist
social and dance in Pioneer
Hall Friday evening.
The entertainment was the
first of a series to be held by
the organization during the
next three months, with a
grand prize offered for the i
highest score made during the
seiies.
The initial prize winners
were Mrs. T. H. Evans and C,
B. Hager.
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1932 Gold Production
Largest In Hisiory
The 1932 world gold output
of $494,240,370 was the larg
est in history, according to an
announcement by the Amer
ican Bureau of Metal Statis
tices. The total output is
placed at 23,911,000 fine ounc
es, against 22,168,000 ounces,
valued at $457,212,560, in 19
31.
United States production
amounted to 2,513,000 ounces
valued at $51,943,710. South
Africa produced 11,,586,000
ounces and Canada 3,055,000
ounces, an increase of 361,000
ounces over 1931.
vestment. If the silver price
returns to normal the silver
pieces will be worth more '
than the price paid for them.
The movement has the back
ing of the Nevada Retail Mer
chants association and is being
widely advertised as a means i
of stimulating the silver indust- i
ry and thus benefiting the i
country.
ALASKA ELECTION VOTE
SETS NEW RECORD
The vote in the Territorial
electio nlast November was the
greatest in the history of Alas^
ka, it was disclosed with the
completion of the official count
by the Canvassing board in Ju
neu,a few days age.
The vote totaled 14,202 and
gave in almost every instance
unprecedentedly large majori
ties to the Democratic candi
dates, that cf, A. J. Diamond
for delegate to congress being
6,189 votes.
Mr. Diamond carried evorv
division, as did every other Ter
ritorial candidate except A. E.
Karnes and J. S. Truitt. In his
race for commissioner of edu
cation Mr. Karnes lost the Sec
ond, Third and Fourth divis
ions by small margins but
gained a majority of 1,502 in
the First division and won by
927 votes.
Mr Truitt gained a plurality
over his opponents, Rustgard
and Paul, in every division ex
cept the Nome division, which
fell to Rustgard, but won over
the latter by 788 votes.
Boyle for Auditor and Hesse
for Highway Engineer, also
carried every division, the for
mer winning from Cash Cole by
2,417 votes. Hesse gained the
second largest vote of all can
didates with a majority of 5,
196 over Wann.
All five of the elected Terri
torial senators are democrats.
They are R. N. Walker, First
division; James Frawley, Sec
ond division; J. R. Campbell,
Third Division; Luther C. Hess
and T. J. DeVane, Fourth di
vision. Mr. Hesse was elected
for the long term and Mr. De
Vane for the short, to fill out
the unexpired term of the late
John W. Dunn.
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Legion Seeks First U. S.
Flag Raked In Alaska
The American Legion in Alas
ka, supported by the Territor
ial Chamber of Commerce, is
making efforts to obtain for
Alaska the first American flag
raised in the Territory, accord
ing to the Juneau Empire.
The flag was raised in con
nection with the transfer of
Alaska from Russia to the
United States in 1867.
The flag is believed to be in
the custody of the State depart
ment. Letters have been for
warded to that department
asking that the historic flag
be given to the Territory for
display in the Territorial Mus
eum at Juneau. Other mater
ial relating to the transfer is al
so being sought.