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AN ALASKA EXHIBIT.
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Among the leading features of the j
mining congress held in Seattle re
cently was an exhibit of gold and
precious metals from the Alaska J
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of j
Commerce. Gold ores from $1.20’
to the ton to rock carrying as high1
as $600 a ton were shown. Among !
the delegates, 1,500 in number, were1
some of the leading mining me/t of j
the nation, who were appealed to 1
to tight for legislation which willj
free the Northern Territory from
the restrictive legislation which is
holding back the proper develop
ment of the unrivaled resources of.
the as yet almos: undeveloped coun
In the exhibit were gold ores j
from the Treadwell, Chichagoff, Gas-:
tineau, Port Wells, Willow Creek,
and Fairbanks districts; copper from
the famous Kennecott, Latouche,
Ellamar, Russian, Brown, and oth
er noted mines in the Ketchikan, '
Prince William Sound and othe:
copper regions. Lode and placer tin :
ores were also shown, with the rich
palladium rock from the Black mines
near Ketchikan, with displays of
platinum, molybdenum, magnetite,
hematite and chrome iron ores from
the Southeast sections of Alaska.
Throne peninsula, and the Keene
islands; tungsten from the Fair
banks section; graphite from Seward
peninsula; cinnabar, gypsum, and
marble.
The exhibit attracted a large
amount of careful attention from
delegates and visitors. In addition
to this valuable exhibit, the Cham
ber of Commerce displayed a chart
placing the valuation of mineral
products up to and including the
year 1919 at $437,436,930, as fol
lows; Gold, $311,238,967; copper.
$114,243,033; silver, $0,248,255;
tin. $842,657; lead, $549,446; anti
mony, $217,157; tungsten, $85,420;
coal, $1,471,150; platinum, palladi
um, marble, gypsum, petroleum, etc.,
$2,569,861.
WATCHING KANSAS.
The fact that Governor Allen and
the Kansas Court of Industrial Rela
tions continues to draw fire from
editorial, special, and magazine writ
ers, is not without promise in these
hours of darkness. Scarcely a day
passes, says a recent issue of Ford’s
international Weekly, that does not
bring forth in daily press and month
ly periodical some bit of comment
to the effect that all eyes are turned
on Kansas. These comments range
in tone all the way from mere dis
passionate interpretation to high
eulogy. Except for what is to be
found in the labor press, admittedly
opposed to the plan on general prin
ciples, .there is to be found in all
these varying comments not one sin
gle note of unfavorable criticism.
Nor is the reason for this general
approval of the proposed Kansas
method of settling labor disputes
difficult to find. It lies undoubtedly
in the fact that our political gov
ernment, state and national, has
found itself utterly unable to cope
with the situation. Our method of
dealing with these disputes in the
past—and the state has ever been
reluctant to take part in them—has ■
been to resort either to arbitration i
or to the machine-gun. And except ^
for army officers who aspire to pro-!
motions, or political leaders who j
seek to ingratiate themselves with !
the more powerful interests, the
machine-gun method of settling la
bor disputes is nowhere in favor.
Machine-guns settle nothing; they |
merely show that one party to the ■
controversy is stronger than the !
other; and that the weaker party
must bide its time or try to exert
its power in another direction. The
injustice, the real seed of the con
flict, remains.
And, as Governor Allen maintains,
the arbitration method has inherent
weaknesses. This plan results at
the worst when the decision goes
strongly against one or the other
of the two contending parties, in
complete rejection of the decision
of the board. And at best it ends
in a compromise, “splitting the dif
ference,” from which both parties
emerge as victors; what is gained
by the parties at dispute being ex
tracted from an entirely innocent
and helpless public.
It is precisely the fact that in the
Kansas Court of Industrial Rela
tions the public is represented, and
that it is not longer to be made the
goat, which has attracted nation
wide attention to this new departure
in settling industrial disputes. Kan
sas may yet give us the thing we
have looked for so long.
The Court of Industrial Relations,
which launched into an entirely new
field of endeavor, was attacked be
fore the Kansas legislature by rep
resentatives of capital and labor.
Ample time was given both sides to
present arguments, and the bill was
condemned as inimical to the inter
ests of capital and labor alike. Mr.
Huggins presented the view of the
public. Both houses of the legisla
ture adopted the measure by over
whelming majorities.
The new law has been in oper
ation only a few months, nut peti
tions have been filed undtr its pro
visions by local, state and national
labor organizations, as well as by
groups of workers and individuals.
It not only prohibits strikes and
lockouts in essential industries, but
it requires essential industries to
operate -with “a reasonable continu
ity necessary for the protection of
the public.”
The court which it created is em
powered to regulate wages, hours
and working conditions, pending
agreement between employer and
employe. Labor officials or employ
ers violating provisions of the law
may be charged with a felony, sub
ject to penalties reaching a maxi
mum of $5,000 fine and imprison
ment for two years. Maximum pen
alties for employes who violate the
law are $1,000 fine and a year’s im
prisonment in a county jail.
1 The court is composed of George
H. Wark, a lawyer; Clyde M. Reed,
a newspaper publisher, and Mr.
Huggins, “the father of the new
law.”
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Judge Currao, in an opinion ren
dered recently, upheld the constitu
tionality of the act.
DIM WILL
BL DEVELOPED BY |
TREADWELL BOLD
The Alaska Treadwell Gold Min
ing company has taken a bond on
twelve gold quartz claims at Nixon !
Fork, near McGrath, on the Kusko
kwim river. At the present time,
Livingstone Wernecke, representa
tive of the company, who visited
Nenana last summer, is doing de
velopment work on me claims with
a crew of twelve men.
A big outfit, costing, it is said,
in the neighborhood of $17,000, is
being assembled at Juneau by the i
company for transportation to the I
Kuskokwim. In the outfit is a port- !
I
able air compressor, drilling ma- ,
chines and everything else that goes j
to make a quartz mining camp. 1
This outfit is being assembled by j
Charles Horner, who will leave soon
in charge of it and a crew of men
for McGrath to assist in the devel
opment of the claims.
Livingstone Wernecke. geologist J
for the Treadwell company, left for j
McGrath several weeks ago. He !
went by way of Seward and the end !
of steel on the Government railroad
and then traveled twelve days by
dog team on the trail to his des
tination. His report on the claims
is said to have been favorable and
he was authorized to go to work.
He has been working with a crew
of twelve men ever since in opening
op the prospects.
With the new equipment that will j
be sent there it will be possible to !
put on a larger crew of men and
to push the development work to a
finish and put the mine on a paying
basis.
The option on this property comes
as the culmination of the endeavors
of the Treadwell company last sea
son to get hold of some good quartz
properties in the Interior of Alaska.
COLISEUM, SUNDAY NIGHT—
GEORGE BEBAN, in “THE MAR
CELLINI MILLIONS."
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Grace Church Sunday school
will resume work next Sunday noon.
There will be no evening lecture
next Sunday. The minister hopes
to be able to resume all regular
services the first Sunday of June.
The Memorial Day service will be
held in the theater on the second
Sunday of June. The hour and
other details will be announced
later.
Awnings, Tarps and Nets made to
order. Suits cleaned and pressed, at
D’ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Streets.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
WATCHES
JEWELRY
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JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
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PRIVATE BOXES
I JOHN KETOOROKY
•j* Proprietor.
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WANT ADS
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LOST—Electric hot plate, used dur- j
ing the epidemic. Anyone know- j
ing of the present whereabouts of
same will confer a favor by in
forming Miss Eunice Thrift.
COOK WANTED for Camp south of
Nenana. Man or woman. Good:
wages; long-time employment. In
quire Mrs. Heimburger, at Arctic
Hotel. k29
FISHING-TACKLE—Bip assortment j
Trout Flies, Lines, etc. Harness
Goods, Heavy Shoemakers’ and
Tent Sewing Machines, Building
Paper, Awning Goods and Fix
tures. Simson's Department Store.
FRAM¥n5ousF^^rToT7o7^s^
Best location in town. Good wa
ter. Inquire News office. s519
Fl^xTsHED^ABTiri^R^ALE^
Two rooms, best water in town, j
Cheap. See J. II. Steele.
BARN FOR RENT—Cheap. Inquire
News office.
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BARN FOR RENT—Second and E. |
Three double stalls. Pump in !
barn. Inquire at "News.
BUNClT^OF^—SEVEN KEYB'^Touiub I
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE, i
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Terms reasonable. tf j
FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms, j
suitable for light housekeeping. I
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part-!
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable |
locality. Inquire News office. tf I
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in-!
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
NOTICE.
No passengers from any boat will
be allowed to land at Tanana or
Fort Gibbon for an indefinite period.
DR. MOORE.
Birth Announcement Cards at the
News Office.
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL.
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Markin Nash,
Secretary. President.
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Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn-In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EAS TERL.Y, Proprietress.
Dr. U. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at North Nenana.
Tickets will be on sale at \ny
time during office hours, and can be
"purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednestiays
anil Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between Xortn Xenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive Xorth Xenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave Xorth Xenana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
j A ferry will be run between Ne
:nana and Xorth Nenana to connect
| with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
jf.>r Fairbanks should purchase tick
icts in Xenana before crossing the.
ferry.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
✓ YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North an'd are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our'*excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & GO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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