■ US' REPLY TO
The result of the conference be
tween Commissioner .Wears and a
committee which presented a schedule
of wages asked by skilled and un
skilled labor on the government rail
way project is that the schedule and )
Mr. Mears' reply to the committee, j
together with his recommendations)
have been forwarded by telegraph to
the majority of the members of the
commission now in Washington. Tiie
Anchorage member of the commission
■is without authority to act alone in
the matter, and as the cable is still
out of commission, necessitating the
sending of messages between Seward
and Valdez or Cordova by mail, pos
sibly two weeks may elapse before
the reply of the Washington authori
ties can he received. In the
meantime the walk-out situation will
remain unchanged.
Mr. Wears’ reply to the committee
follows:
"Gentlemen: In response to your
letter of February 12, In which you
hand me a statement, signed by the
secretary of the Federal Union, re
questing that a certain schedule of
wages be applied on the work of
building the government railroad at
Anchorage, you are respectfully ad
vised as follows:
"1. The question of wage schedule
to he used on the government railroad
In Alaska is one of policy, and as
all questions involved in the policy j
adopted on this project are to be set
tled by a majority opinion of the
Alaskan engineering commission, as
outlined in the last paragraph of the
commission's letter of February 7,
1915, and approved by the secretary
of the interior, I would be entirely
without authority to makp definite
decision in answer to your request
without first referring the matter to
the other members of the commission
and to the secretary at Washington.
"2. Inasmuch as ! believe it is fair
to the workingmen on this project to.
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have their views truly presented, I dec
will cable verbatim both application ,U|)
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from the committee, dated February
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12. 1916, and also the scale adopted
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bv the labor union of Anchorage.
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munlcation with certain information
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relating to the disagreement which
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has arisen, and will also embody in
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mv report certain recommendations
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to Chairman Edes. after taking such
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action. It will be necessary for me
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to await definite advice from Wash
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ington.
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"4. In mv opinion, the course that
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will be pursued hy Washington an
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thorities will be to write our a guar
antee wage schedule along the lines
of some of the samples which I have M
shown you gentlemen, which will be
forwarded to me with instructions to
follow-. Fntil this response is re- 1
ccived from the authorities there is wti
no further action I can take in this he
matter. ha
“In response to your direct qtieslion re|
when a reply to this telegram of in an
quiry may be expected. I will say that tin
front the interview bad with Mr. no
Moses, telegraph operator, in your hit
presence this afternoon, it appears we
that a message cannot leave Seward an
until the outbound Admiral line boat, is
on or about February 16. The reply nit
to this communication is also depen- tin
dent on the northbound boats bringing Ca
messages from Cordova or Valdez to
Seward, so that it may likely be two <
weeks from this date before a reply gie
can be expected to my communica- bu
tlon.”
At a meeting of the union it was 1
Ided to Immediately erect a large
I for future uses. The ground dl
nsfons of the log structure are to
50x120 feet. It will be one and n
f stories in height. The upper
>r will be occupied by living rooms
I a commodious kitchen and dining
m. The lower floor will be occu
d by two offices and the main hall.
latter being 48x108 feet, f’.on
uction Is to be commenced inline
tely under direction of a special
nmittee, which will co-operate with
trustees. The latter are looking
>r prospective sites for the build
, which is to he erected by labor
mted by members.
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NING MORE COPPER THAN
EVER BEFORE.
'oming directly rroin Tvennecott,
ere they have been working, Frank
wis and Harry Miles reached Fair
llis yesterday afternoon. The men
lort that the big copper properties
■ working to their capacity at this
ic, and that the ore that is moving
iv is greater than at any time in the
lory of the big concern. The men
riling there are receiving $.1 a day
i board for an eight hour shift. It
estimated that there are now 1,000
n employed in the development of
1 copper mines at Kennecott. —
rbanks Times.
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'ordova Dressmaking Parlors. Work
iranteed. Prices reasonable. Adams
tiling.
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Everybody has the Empress habit.
ROME. Feb. 24. — Not since the
fall of the temporal power of the Pope,
some forty six years ago. have there
been so many attempts of hitherto in
different countries to re-establish dip
lomatic relations by sending ministers
to the Vatican, in addition to those al
ready accredited to the government
of Italy at the Qnirinal.
England and Holland have renewed
diplomatic relations by sending min
isters to the Vatican, while France is,
thought to he represented through the
principality of Monaco, which is the'
latest to renew old relations. Of
course since the entrance of Italy into
the war. the Austria nambassador to
the Vatican left, as well as the min
isters from Prussia and Bavaria, re
spectively, the Baron Von Ritter and
the Baron Von Muhlberg.
While these three countries just
named did not In any sense break
their relations with the Vatican, and
perhaps even now try to keep in bet
ter connection than ever, it was im
possible for them to remain openly
here, due to the peculiar position of
the Holy See.
England has never had a permanent
representative to the Vatican until
the recent coming of Sir John How
ard. formerly British minister to The
Hague, England having in past times
appointed special agents to deal with
the special religious questions affect
ing her Catholic populations.
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LONDON, Feb. 24. — Stamp collec
tors in the United States have been
badly hoaxed in accepting as genuine
the German Kamerun stamp bearing
the overprint G. It. I., according to a
British officer witli the troops now j
occupying that African colony. The
German colonial stamps are genuine,
he says, but tlie overprint is bogus.
Germans in the unconquered part of
the colony use the old stamp, as it
is. Members of the expedition send
their mail by government frank alone. -
Civilians in the part under British
protectorate use the German stamp j
bearing the overprint of C. E. F. :•
(Caineroons Expeditionary Force). In
no case were the initials of the English •}
king and hlstitles printed upon the J
stamps. v
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When you have printing to be done
give it Jo your local paper, which •$
maintains a payroll and is working
for the upbuild of the town.
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We are now located In our new 1
uartors. Cleaning and pressing neat
r done. Suits made to order. Phone
nd we will nail. Phone 130. Bolttn
er and Graves.
Don't send out of town for your Job
rorV, but patronize a home industry
tiat is helping to build up your town.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Beginning February 1 the registra
tion book of the Town of Cordo<a
will be open at my office at the P. O.
Store, Second street, Cordova, at all
hours during the day and evening. ^
registration book will be closed at -I
p. m., Saturday, April 1, 1916.
CtfAS. ROSSWOO, Registrar.
The Hanan Shoe1
Offers the ease of soft,
pliable leather and the
eleganceof smart styles; Y
made premanent by the
very best material and
workmanship. He con
vinced by purchasing a
pair of
HANAN SHOES
the standard
of excellence the world
over.
" Clayson, The Clothier
Exclusive Representative
28 Steam Heated Rooms. With or Without Bath.
Hotel Overland Chitina
GEORGE BLUM, PROP.
POOL ROOM AND CIGARS I
Comfortable Lobby Upstairs.
Headquarters for the Public.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Rates 50c, 75c, $100 Chitina, Alaska.
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For anything you ean't find in 1 jj
town, go to J. Rawson's Second •:
Hanti Store and see what he has ;i
got. We carry new and second :•
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
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and kitchenware. ::
We have an experienced man •:
who does all kinds of repair work. ^
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street. £
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Empress Theatre
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS.
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The Special Five Reel Drama,
MY OFFICIAL WIFE.
One of the Strongest Productions Kver Shown in Fordova.
Featuring Flara Kimball Young, Harry T. Morey and
L. Rogers Lytton.
Regular Admission 25 and 15 Cents. Show Begins 8 p. m.
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WINTER CLOTHING
FOR MEN
This store is headquaters for out-of-door-wear.
The best values for the least money.
Rubber Boots and Shoe Pacs
Heavy Shoes, Over Shirts,
Underwear, Mitts and Gloves j
Rubber and Slicker Clothing
Everything for men who work outdoors
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The Blum, O'Neill Company
Look for the Red and Green sign
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