The Alaska Joneau-Donglas Island News
Issued by the Alaska Treadwell and Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Companies on
the 1st and 15th of each month
L. S. FERRIS ..Editor
This publication, though unpretentious
in size and scope, is founded on a spirit
that is not measured by breadth or num
ber of pages—it is intended to be a com
munity letter sent twice each month to
alpformer employees of the Alaska Ju
neuu, the Alaska Treadwell, the Alaska
Mexican and the Alaska Unitod Gold Min
ing Companies who are bearing arms in
our country’s sorvice. By aiding and en
couraging this publication these com
panies hope to render some slight service
to our boys "over there,"—for those who
have lived with us must feel the same
human tie to the community that the com
munity has for those on our honor rolls.
No news is aB welcome as “home” news
and if the modest publication helps our
boys realize that we are keeping the
"home fires burning," and keeps alive their
home town Interest until they are with
us again, it will have justified its exist
ence.
Our honor rolls have been fairly easy
to compile but It Is more difficult to se
cure correct addresses. Anyone who
knows names not appearing on our rolls
will confer a favor by notifying the editor
at once. We will have to look to the
friends of those on the honor roll to sup
ply correct addresses, and we request that
all addresses be turned In promptly in
order that our mailing list can be com
piled.
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American Gold Conference
Four notable things were brought out
at the meeting of the leading gold-pro
ducers of America, who assembled at Reno,
Nevada, on August 12, 13 and 14, in re
sponse to a call issued by the Governor,
Mr. Gmmet D. Boyle. These things were
a unanimity of opinion that gold mining
will almost wholly cease unless Govern
inent assistance be extended at an early
date; that the gold miners, as the pro
ducers of the monetary metal, are opposed
to any change In the existing standard on
which our currency and credits are based;
that the Government has definitely placed
gold mining on the list of preferred In
dustries as an essential for war-finance;
and that the workingmen appreciate their
relation to the industry as partners in the
production of gold. All doubt as to the
-act position of gold in the priority class
ification was removed by a telegram from
E. B. Parker, Priorities Commissioner, in
answer to a request from the conference
for a statement on that point. His reply
was: “The following resolution was adopt
ed by the Priorities Board: 'Be It re
solved, by the Priorities Board, that gold
mining is an essential industry, and the
powers of this Board be so exercised as to
accord to such industry preferential treat
ment iu the supply, not only of tools, ma
chinery and equipment, but in the trans
portation service, fuel and labor-supply.’ ”
This means that, so far as labor is con
cerned, the employees at gold mines will
be in the deferred classes under the draft,
and will not bt subject to call except in
the event of serious need, which Is not
likely to arise.
Another star is being sewed in the
Treadwell Company’s already well filled
service flag for Mr. David Kinzie, now cap
tain in the Adjutant eGneral’s Department
of the army, stationed at Camp Lewis.
He comes from a military family, his
father having held a high rank in the
army as well as a brother, while Mr. Kin
zie has served fourteen years in the quar
termaster department. Since he has been
the employment agent for that Company
and has endeared himself to to his many
Alaskan friends who extend their wishes
for his future success and hope his great
dc3ire shall be realized that he can "soon
get to France and get into the fight."
Juneau Home Guards elect new officers:
Captain. Geo. W. Mock; First Lieutenant,
Chas. T. Nagel, and Second Lieutenant,
Lyman S. Ferris. The honor flag now has
twenty-three stars. Drill twice a week at
the A. B. Hall; average attendance, 76.
Chairman Glen Bartlet of the uniform
committee reported at the last drill the
committee had collected over twelve hun
dred dollars for the uniform fund. Some
committee. Seven hundred rifles have ar
rived on one of the late boats for the Home
Guards of Alaska.
Five local men will accompan- the
Alaska rifle team to Camp Perry, Ouio, to
compete In the big army rifle shoot that
is to take place there soon. The local men
are Russell York. H. E. Murray, Adolf
Engstrom. C. R. Kennard and L. W. Kil
burn. The rest of ti e team are from Ju
neau and are Capt. Oeo. Folta, H. H. Mc
Call, Wright Wenrich, J. P. Williams, Ed
M. Pauley, H. R. Hernor, Walter Johnson,
D. R. Adams and A. A. Bradford.
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Charles Peterson, an old-timer on the
Island, who has been back to his old home
In Michigan on a visit, returned on a re
cent boat, to stay.