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IMMIGRATION AFTER WAR.
There arc widely divergent theories as to just what effect
the world war is to have on immigration to America when
peace comes. There are those who suggest that war-worn sol
diers and civilians, in fear of further ebullitions in Europe,
will come to America at the first opportunity, and that we shall
have a tremendous number of immigrants after the war. The
government of the United States lias been gathering some in
formation that sheds light upon the subject. By careful iu
puiry in various portions of the country federal oflicials have
learned that many nationals of tin* central powers are home
sick. and are only awaiting a chance to get hack to the father
lands. Added to this is the fact that war is to create1 opportun
ities in business and industry unknown to tlu* old world in
pre-war days that the killing and maiming of soldiers is to
leave great gaps in the ranks of industrial workers; that Eur
ope may he as good a field for labor as America after the war,
with, perhaps, the advantage of a lower cost of living.
There are, too. according to the government reports, many
Russians, Boles, Greeks, Syrians, Bohemians and natives of
the Balkan states who are waiting for a chance to go home. All
told, in the view of tin* federal expeits, more than .‘>,000,000 for
eign workers in America are intending to go hack to their old
homes after war ends, and, with tliir wives and children, should
swell the number of emigrants from America to more than 4,
000,000. No doubt many of these will he only temporarily all
sent, and ultimately will return to these shores.
During the last fiscal v<ar the immigration department
reported the arrival of comparatively few immigrants, LlOo.OOO
in all. and of these 10.1,000 came from Canada. During the
same period fit>,000 aliens left the United States, and our not
increase in the population by reason of immigration was ap
proximately AIO.OOO. During the fiscal year ending duly 1.
5914, immigrants to the number of l.ddO.OOO reached these
shores.
Official conclusions point to a >eason of'great industry
after war and a probable scarcity of labor, foreshadowing lib
eral wages and perhaps a continuance of high, commodity
prices.
U-BOAT SITUATION.
After “unrestricted U-boat warfare,” the allies are able
to dispan h ships aeross the Atlantic with comparative safety.
It was freely predicted in (lermany that within six months af
ter the beginning of the *• unrestricted” kind of warfare at
sea England would 1h* compelled to sue for peace. The period
has been lengthened more than six months and the Iluns ap
peal" to he as far from attaining their objective as ever.
It has happened frequently that tin* warships of the allies
have been able to accomplish the destruction of a considerable
number of l -boats in a single week, and when this fortunate
turn of affairs has come the number of merchant vessels sunk
usually has been low. The spirits of the people have risen or
have fallen according to weekly reports. However, it is now
seen that any record for so short a period as a week furnishes
no real information; it is necessary to consider all the elements
before correct conclusions may be drawn.
The curve which records the sinkings by submersibles is
seen to be flattening out. There is no longer any likelihood
that it will attain the height it reached early last spring, or
any reasonable hope that it will fall to thy surprisingly low
level ot one ship a week. Instead it may be expected that the
curve of merchant vessel sinkings will approach nearer the
horizontal. It is encouraging to note that the curve of ship
building is steadily going upward, and the day is not far dis
tant when new construction will equal losses. Another (‘lenient
which must be considered is the increased effectiveness of the
campaign against the U boats. The curve recording the sue
cesses against the submersibles also is going up, and it is
reasonable to expect that, with improved devices, it has not
attained its maximum height.
The efforts of the United States to land a large army in
France and to ship enormous quantities of supplies have made
it necessary to use a large fleet of transports. 'There is little
likelihood that any considerable part of this fleet will be re
leased from its present duty for a long time, and by way of
precaution England is enforcing strict food regulations. In
England the people have recognized the truth of the statement
of Sir Eric (Jeddes that ‘‘the U boats have been held, but not
mastered.” *.
Xow that Dr. Arthur Davis, of Piqua, O., who was the kai
ser’s dentist, is coming home, it might be well to demand an
explanation for his failure to till the Prussian’s tooth with
Prussic acid.
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PARENT SPECIES OF ALL HERDS
IN NORTH AMERICA MAY
HAVE HOME NEAR JUNEAU
j UNUSUALLY LARGE IN SIZE.
Northland, Which Is Conceded to lie
Habitat of Original Grizzly Bears
May Add Another Chapter to His
tory of World.
Does the ibex—the long unaccount
ed-for parent of all the goats of the
North American continent—have its
home, along with so many other mys
teries, in the Alaskan wilds? Does
the Lituya bay district, within a
short distance of Juneau, have the dis
tinction of sheltering the herds of
these mysteriously disappeared pro
genitor of the goat race in this
part of the northern hemisphere?
asks the Juneau Dispatch.
All dependable evidence would in
dicate that such is the case and that
for the scientist whose delight is the
ferreting out of such problems, a new
occasion of pleasure is still in store.
Not An Ordinary Goat.
For the men who have seen and
hunted this strange animal, do not
pretend to be learned in the lore of
the naturalist, hut they do maintain
that the great goat which they have
frequently encountered in the Lituya
bay region is not an ordinary goat by
any means, and that it does fit the de
scriptions of Lhe rare ibex.
There is a well-accepted theory
among naturalists that four Alaskan
islands, Admiralty, lvrupeanoff, Ko
diak and Graham, supplied the grizzly
bear population for the entire Rocky
mountain region of North America.
From the brown bear stock on these
islands the bruin lords of the Rockies
are believed to have descended.
Parent of American Herds.
It is not altogether beyond belief
that, as one particular variety of ibex,
found in Asia Minor, is supposed to
be the parent of the domestic goats
of the old world, the Lituya bay mam
mal tribe provided the goat popula
tion for the new world.
Several varieties of ibex, or cham
ois, are found in Europe and Asia.
The Pyrenees, Alps, Altai, Himalayas
and Caucasus mountains have scanty
herds of them, differing mainly in
the form of horns. All, however, have
long recurved horns, transversely
ridged in front.
The Alpine ibex, called the bou
questin, is the best known, although it
is now rare, except where protected.
Has Marked Characteristics.
E. Doyle of Lituya bay is one of
the numerous hunters and woodsmen
who have noted the strange species
of goat which is believed to be the
ibex.
Robert Barclay, who has killed
many of them, supports his conten
tions that the animal in question has
marked characteristics differentiatng
it from the common mountain goat.
The female of the Lituya bay ibex
have four teats or dugs, whereas the
mountain goat has but two. The horns
have a tendency to curve around more
like those of a mountain sheep, while
the true goat has shorter horns. The
fleece or mohair from these ibex is
I extremely long, fine and silky, it is
much finer than that of the goat, finer
! even than the mohair taken from do
; mesticated angora goats. This fleece
' is so heavy that a bullet from a high
! power rifle has been known to lodge
j only a short distance under the skin,
i the cushion formed by the heavy
fleece having stopped the force of the
bullet.
In weight they are from 30 to 40
per cent heavier than the goat, ani
mals dressing five hundred pounds be
ing frequently taken. They are
browsers the same as the goat, and
while they do not exist in countless
numbers, they may often be seen on
the hill sides above the timber line
in herds of a dozen or two. When the
heavy storms of winter set in, they
are forced down, sometimes even to
the ocean beach.
The enormous size of th£se animals
has been widely commented upon.
Some men describe them as being “as
big as camels.’ Like the European
chamois, they are impressve looking
creatures, far exceeding in stature
and build any ordinary wild mountain
goat.
So far as'known, they are to be
found only from Lapruve glacier
westward to the Alsek river, and in
land for less than a hundred miles.
Other reports from the Yukon dis
trict just back of this section, lends
further support to the belief in the
existence of the ibex in Alaska.
And fifty miles toward the Lituya
bay section from White Horse is a
stream called Ibex river.
WAR LIBRARIAN SCHOOL.
Instruction Will Qualify Men for
Community Service.
RIVERSIDE, Cal., March 6.—Music
and literature have become prominent
elements in the social service rendered
the soldiers in camp and cantonment,
as a part of the war service commun
: ity service of recreation and instruc
tion, and the insistent call for men li
brarians to serve in the military
libraries at home and abroad has caus
ed the establishment of a school here
with the single purpose of meeting
that demand.
The library at Riverside has long
been known as a training center for
librarians for civil work, and men and
women have come here by the score to
hear the lectures, study the methods,
and perform the duties comprising the
instruction course. Now Joseph F.
Daniels, the librarian, has announced
there will be established a separate
branch of the school, for training men
to serve with the troops.
It is believed by the librarian and
his advisers that there are men in the
1 west who are past the draft age, and
perhaps physically disqualified to pass
the tests for active service, who will
[ gladly accept posts as librarians with
| the soldiers. It is for these that the
| short course will be offered.
HARVEST OF LAI)V HUGS.
Crop Is Estimated at Sixty to Seventy
Five Million Insects.
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GRASS VALLEY, Cal., March 6.—
One of the most peculiar harvests in
the world is taking place in the foot
hills below here at the present time—
that of lady bugs. The state of Cali
fornia through its insectary depart
ment, is doing the harvesting and the
crop is estimated at from 60,000,000 to
75,000,000 bugs.
The bugs are found under light
cover in sunny nooks in only a few
places in Nevada and Placer counties, j
They are gathered into cases each
holding a quart, or about 33,000 bugs,'
and sent to Sacramento for storage
until next summer. During the grow
ing season these bugs are employed
by the state to save the cantaloups,'
bean and various other crops from en
emy insects, it being the nature of the
lady bug to war upon such insects.
Agents of the insectary department
watch the lady bugs in their hibernat
ing places during the fall and early j
winter and at the proper time the har
vest is commenced and completed!
within a few days.
HOY SCOUTS RAISE $50,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 6.— |
More than $50,000, the mark set was
secured for the San Francisco Boy
Scout aorganization in a recent cam
paign instituted to secure funds for
the carrying on of the work. Ten
thousand dollars of this will be set
aside for the purchase of acreage on
which a permanent camp of instruc
tion will be constructed where the
boys can put into practice what they
have learned in theory.
During the past year the roster of
scouts in this city has grown from 193
boys to 1704 and it is proposed to in
terest at least 5,000 youngsters in the
movement during the next three years.
Men prominent in business affairs of
the city are at the head of the move
ment and the generous response met
by the workers when soliciting funds
has convinced them that the 5000
quota of boys will be exceeded. There
are approximately 25,000 boys in the
city eligible for membership in this
organization.
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MISS BROWNING, ON PRINCESS
SOPHIA, RAFFLES FOOT
WEAR FOR REI) CROSS.
FIRST SALE MADE LAST SUM ME
Pair of Hosiery Is Disposed of Every
Voyage and Purchaser in Every
Instance Turns Goods Back (o In
crease Relief Fund.
During the latter part of last sum
mer a pair of new socks came into
the possession of Miss Browning, the
well known and popular stewardess
of the steamer Princess Sophia, which
plies between British Columbia and
southeastern Alaska ports.
Whether the socks were left on
the boat by some passenger is not
known or not material to this story,
says the Douglas Island News. But
having them, Miss Browning con
ceived the happy idea of raffling
them among the passengers for the
benefit of the Red Cross. This was
done (.rice on each north and south
bound voyage of the steamer, the
winner of the socks always returning
them to the stewardess.
By the first of last September the
sum of $200 had been won for the
Red Cross by raffling the socks and
the good work is still going on.
A letter received a Douglas from
Miss Mildred McLeod who left Doug
las for the purpose of taking a
course in nursing at a Victoria, B. C.,
hospital, says that on the trip south
>he was the winner of the oft-raffled
hosiery, which now has to its credit
the handsome sum of $650. Miss Mc
Leod turned the socks back to the
stewardess who will continue raffling
them until they have made $1,000.
CULTIVATION OF FLAX.
BELFAST, Ireland, March 5.—Hit
British government soon will launch a
£10,000,000 scheme for increasing the
cultivation of flax in Ireland, owing
to the importance of flax for the man
ufacture of airplane wings. Estimates
by experts show that the quantity ol
flax usually grown in Ireland woulc
not be sufficient in the coming yeai
for this and other demands. Larmej;
who own land suitable for the purpos*
will be offered subsidies, and the gov
ernment probably will secure in ad
dition large areas of land in the mid
lands and south of Ireland. There i:
likely to be a scarcity -of seed, and ex
periments are to be made with the us<
I of Canadian seed.
TRADE MAKES GOOD SHOWING
DESPITE SCARCITY OF BOATS
AND BAD WEATHER.
j COPPER LEADS ALL ITEMS.
Gold Ore Takes Second Place With
$265,882 to Its Credit While Ship
ments of Canned Salmon Are Third
With $246,414.
The value of the exports from Alas
ka for the month of January reached
a grand total of .$2,530,143, in spite
of the fact that but very few boats
were operating along the Alaskan
coast and also in spite of the severe
weather which has been raging all
along the coast during the past two
The principal item in the January
months.
exports, according to the report com
piled by the collector of customs at
Juneau, was copper ore, whch amount
ed $1,440,996 and canned salmon
which amounted to $246,414 and gold
ore amounting to $265,882.
The detailed report shows the fol
lowing values for different items ex
ported :
Animals .$ 176
Bones, hoofs, etc. 846
Fresh fish (not salmon). 24.137
Dried Fish . 3,268
Kippered herring . 29,584
Pickled herring . 21,305
| Canned salmon . 246,414
j All other salmon . 29*034
j Clams . 30
! All other fish and praducts 43,799
| Skins . 19,390
Oils, animal and fish . 50,414
Copper ore . 1,440,996
Lead ore . 9,549
All other articles . 4.693
Total Alaskan products.$1,923,635
U S goods returned .
Foreign goods returned ..
i Total .
Gold bullion .
Gold ore ...
Silver oi’e .
132,072
19,496
.$2,075,203
112,983
. 265,882
68.006
Copper ore shipped foreign 8,159
Grand total
$2,530,143
WOMAN IS SEAPLANE PILOT.
ATHENS, March 6.—The Greek
Admiralty has authorized the employ
ment of a woman seaplane pilot.