THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. XIII. NO. 26.
TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURBAY, AUGUST 19, 1933.
PRICE, 25 CENTS
Marketing
Raw Gold!
WAY 'CLEARED TOR SELLING t)F
RAW PRODUCT ON FOREIGN
EXCHANGES.
NEW YORK.—True to the tradi
tion that gold travels where profits
■ are: greatest, some of the gold from
the American .mines in the States and
in Alaska is destined for foreign
markets.
The United States, for years the
most liberal buyer of gold, and which
has -been prevented by law from
meeting the world market price, only
this week cleared the way for mar
keting domestic gold in foreign lands.
As -a result of the Government’s
recent edict that gold concentrates
-and-amalgam may be shipped to other
countries for refining and selling, U.
S. producers sought permission of the
’Canadian government to send gold to
Canada, foreseeing a profit above the
fixed legal price of $20.67 an »unce,
-which the United States consistently
paid for Tefined gold when it went off
the gold standard. That advantage
was lost as the ddllar depreciated in
the terms of other currency, so that
.■domestic 'gold is at a discount.
In some countries gold is bringing
30 per cent more than at the United
'-States assay offices. .Canada for two
.years has paid a premium ®n gold,
in Canadian currency.
NRA Lines
Up Millions
_
UNOFFICIAL SURVEY SHOWS
AT LEAST 2,000.00ft WORKERS
BROUGHT BACK.
WASHINGTON. — Difficulties of
formulating codes for steel, oil, coal j
and automobile Industrie sare short- j
ening the strides of the NRA toward '
the goal of enfolding all business un
der work-spreading and pay-raising
agreements.
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson said
the four codes must heagreed upon
quickly and provide minimum wages
and maximum hours. His action bore
the approval of the President. The
four trades employ four to five mil
lion persons.
Meanwhile an unofficial survey
shows that at least 2,000,000 workers
have been brought back under the
NRA.
Temporary wage,hour schedules to
permit newspapers to obtain the NRA
blue eagle at once under the Presi
dent’s . blanket .code were approved
last night by Hugh S. Johnson, indus
trial administrator, on submission by
the American Publishers Association.
Johnson, who last week rejected Abe
program of the publishers, left for
future -determination several contro
versial issues, including the reserva
tion.by the publishers of their consti-.
tutional rights of a free press and the
insistence that they c$uld bargain
By Bob Bartlett. ,
WASHINGTON, July 29.-4Assur- !
Antes were.received by Delegate Di
mond that in the immediate future
Secretary Ickes will take the action
necessary to release and make imme
diately available the funds already
•allocated for public works* projects* in
Alaska.
The papers are now on his desk for
Inspection land signature. Once ' he
has given them final approval con
struction work to relieve unemploy
ment and provide much needed pro
ejects can get under way at once.
Alaskans w!To regret that the funds
were not released immediately after
passage of the National-Recovery. Act
so that full advantage could be taken
«of the ahortseason can count the Del
agate'among them.
Ever since the adjournment «f
Congress he has urged that argument
on every occasion possible.
But those who think the Territory
has been unfairly discriminated
against should remind themselves jof
these facts:
1. There have been several shifts
'.in organization of the Public Works
^Administration. Only recently was
it finally decided that Secretary
ilckes should take complete charge.
This has naturally acted as a brake
ion speedy distribution of funds.
2. It appears that Alaska will re
ceive the' preliminary allocation of
funds just as soon as any other po
litical subdivision.
3. The above statement does not
refer to money made available under
the fedem&fthffghway ud plan. -Con
gress determined the amount to be
spent in thsfcrmanneiv and the Public <
Works. AdnwM£rafcigP-.is withqwt »u
thority to lessen the apportionment
| to any State. Even so not ;alL,, the
States have received funds to start
road, building under the provisions of
NRA. Alaska does not come within
the provisions of the federal highway
act, and the fact that allocations-dor
roads were speedily made by the
States and Hawaii may have created
the incorrect impression that, Alaska
was forgotteu.
4. The Administration is,-.! moving
with exceeding caution in approving
public works. After all, three billion
dollars is. not an inexhaustible sum.
Every effort .is being.made to author
ize only worthy projects. .That takes
time. Alaskans know the roads which
they .wish to be buijt, -the airports
they are anxious to,see constructed,
the buildings they want,to, have erect
ed and other public works performed
fall under, the category of meritorious
porjects. The Administration cannot
be expected to have tjie.pame immedi
ate understanding. Itiiiwt wants time
to investigate so thatlth^e will be no
waste of public monpy.
5. The Administration has no in
tention of allocating Ithe^three billion
dollars in a lump suip. It must save
some to inject intQ^h&x commercial
veins of. the nation in* cftmingjmonths.
To change the figure^ it would do lit
tle good to run th&>m4&oi.at full speed
for a brief time asift, Jjhqjpthave it quit
fqr ladk of lueL
In view of. tbe?q £att#> ^he -thought
ful observer wOtaftgUfe that Alaska
has not fared There is
every reason to axpqct -more money
will be forthcoming ii$ Uwe-future As
he has ever -sinee- MR A became a law,
Delegate Dimond will endeavor to
demonstrate that a great deal more
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with employes withcrut interference
from outside organizations.
The new agreement provides a 40
hour week for reporters receiving
less Than $35 weekly.
Ocher employes of similar salary
and range of hours under contract in
effect on or before July 1, 1933, whicji
cannot be revised except by mutual
consent are exempted from the agree
ment which establishes.a 40-cent min
imum and a 40-hour week for factory
and mechanical workers or artisans,
excepting a limited number of. ap
prentices.
The temporary agreement, which
remains in effect until permanent
codes are worked out, provides a 40-.
hour week for accounting, clerical
and office service or sales employes,
except a imited number of outside
saesmen, representatives, drivers and
circulation men.
NATIONAL JtECOYERY; ACT
’ SUSTAINED IN U. S.; COURT
WASHINGTON.—The national re
covery law, as the bulwark of Roose
velt’s; economic ,,rehabilitation pro
gram, was upheld in.principle by Jus
tice Joseph Cox, of the District of. Co
lumbia supreme court. Without passr
ing formally on the question of the
constitutionality of the, law raised be
| forf*him, Hie jurist denied the plea of
| the‘Texas refiners for an injunction
against the recent order of Secretary
: of the Interior Ickes prohibiting the
interstate Hshipjnent of oil produced in
violation of .State regulations.
Justice Cox explained thajt his. de
nial js abased on the belief that the
court laejcsvpqwer to pnjoin Ickes be
cause he is .carrying out an executive
coder of,-.the President.,; The judge
added that even if he felt the court
had such power, he would hesitate to
use it an- aoeourt of jLthy national
emergency., In law, he said, it is.rec
igfiized that necessity confers many
rights and privileges that ^without
1 thaj; necessity plight not he conferred.
The oil interests said they will ap
INTERNATIONA LHIGIIWAY
GETS FAVORABLE REPORT
SEATTLE. — The Alaska Pacific
Yukon International Highway Com
mission has submitted a report on in
vestigations regarding the proposed
highway to connect Alaska and the
States. They declare the project fea
sible.
It is learned here the cost of con
struction is estimated at $14,000,000.
The Alaska section would cost $2,000,
000, and the British Columbia-Yukon
section $12,000,000.
The commission said the highway
can be kept open during the winter
for necessary commercial traffic and
will make an ideal tourist thorough
fare between April and October.
Ihe financing problem will have to
be worked out by the United .States
and Canadian governments.
The July mail, routed from Seward
by way of Holy Cross and Ophir,
which should have reached here late
in July, arrived here yesterday, hav
ing been brought over by P. W. Carl
son. The August mail is also about
due, but probably will not be here for
some time yet. Great service!
The Steamer W. H. Topper, which
sailed from Seattle on August 11,
reached Bethel on the 27th. fhe
steamer Tana is expected to return to
McGrath about September 10.
Miss Beth Mane Anderson, Takotna
school teacher, returned here Sunday,
following a vacation period of several
weeks, spent -mostly at her former
home in Juneau.
Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
WASHINGTON.—Roosevelt’s per
sonal insistpnceito put greater intens
ity .into the? N RA .drive and place the
blue eagle .over the coal,and steel ini |
duslry hjj Saturday night caused1
headquarters to be crowded!by lead
ers of these industries.
Hovering about Johnson’s office oil
spokesmen are fcusy analyzing plans
for production and price control in
the code handed them by Johnson j
with the announcement it is going to j
-the President this afternoon. John-j
son predicted the steel agreement will:
be reached today, and the coal agree-!
ment tomorrow.
HAVANA.—The new ,Cubtp; gov
ernment is attempting .to solve its!
problems while the American war- j
ships are standipg by. ,The dest royer 1
Taylor is still in the harbor, but the 1
Claxton has been recalled. The crui-!
ser Richmond is still en route through
the Panama canal, where it will await
further orders. The destroyer Ham
ilton is'expected to arrive at Manza
nillo today. President de Cespedes
has gathered a young and inexperi
enced cabinet, with hopes of coopera
tion with the nation for industrial
and-political recovery.
.Soldiers and squads of Machado op
ponents continue to search out former
secret -polire and slay them. Eighteen
have been put to death since Machado
fled.
WASHINGTON.—Secretary Of La
bor Perkins announces that approxi
mately 400,000 factory workers re
turned to their jobs early in ..July.
The purchasing • power of all manu
facturing workers increased ,.,ab<jut
*20,000,000.
It is estimated 1,100,000 have been
re-employed in manufacturing indus
tries in the three months from March
to July. It is said an addition of
300,000 .workers have returned- to
their jobs in nonripanufacturing in
dustries, .excluding railroads and ag
riculture. It also is said manufactur
ing payrolls increased i $7*500,000
weekly in July over June. If the in
crease is maintained it is said it will
add $300,000,000 by .the end nf De
cember for the.year.
NEW YORK.—The belief that the
garment industry strike will be set
tled by nightfall was expressed by
drover Whalen, NRA mediator. After
an all-night conference of labor lead
ers, factory operators and owners
agreed with the union and compro
mised on-a 35-hour week. No agree
ment was reached regarding wages,
but It is expected that issue will be
settled soon.
Meanwhile pear pickers in Califor
nia expect-to ;be granted 35 cents an
hour, > but 'representatives of growers
refuse to recognize industrial unions
and said they will raises individually
only, but not "collectively.
SPOKANEi—Dr. James I. Gaines,
41, drugless physician, was slain mys
teriously as he stepped from an auto
mohae. The* flayer apparently rwas
hidden in the -nearby shrubbery and
fled in an automobile after firing
thrice. One* snec went through the
heart of the victim.
The neighbors reported hearing a
woman’s -voice and sa wa man speed
away in :a car without lights. The
widow of the dead man says her hus
band had t'o enemies so far as she
knows.
WASHINGTON.—Upwards of 20,
000, men are exjpeefced lo be given jobs
on public works projects with the ap
pro va lof $65,000,006 mere for the
New .York trishorough bridge, which
already has cost $44,000,000, while
$12,000,000 is being-asked for 29 pub
lic buildipgs in 22 different States.
Ten million is projected for slum
erasing »a( tivjt ier.
.-SEATTLE.-4-Gol.>,;G.iX. Stuirdevant.
United .States district engineer, told
members of .the Washington Con
struction League he expected the Fed
eral Government soon -will ..authorize
river ard- harbor improvements cir.
Washington >State and Alaska .costing
approximately 6,000,000.
In connection -with-Alaska Colonel
•Sturdevant,, mentioned ’.drehging at
Wrangell, construction of a small
boat harbor channel „at Petersburg,
-dredging at Dry. Pass, and improve
ments the channel at Wrangell Nar
rows.
WASHINGTON.—^-Gold hoarders of
the United Statu? have about reached
the end of their rainbow, as the gov
emment hp-gu»ng after them. Legal
experts from the Department of Jus
tice are drawing up papers to insti
tute proceedings against 280 persons
reported now Hoarding more than
$800,01)0 in gold.
After.certain' hoarders were visited
423.^00,OfiKt was turned in.
WASHINGTON.—The plea, “Buy
because buying supports your job’’
has inaugurated the attempt of the
recovery administration to utilize in
creased purchasing power.
Feeling is being created by hour
shortening and wage-raising agree
ments. *■:- Along With the requests for
compliance foes a hoycott threat of
“Where should you jspend? You
.should spend-under The ‘Blue Eagle.’
If you spend there, spending increases
employment; if you spend elsewhere,
you are hurting-w^e chance to end un
employment,'- because you would be
helping to destroy dhe business of
men-paying more-For help.”
Five industries are now operating
under permanent codes. They are cot
ton textiles, coats and suits, ship
building, electrical manufacturing fine;
woollen textiles.
BERLIN.—riAigericans in -Germany
are beginning to feel some -alarm at;
the depBeciatu*n>.of the dollar. 'They
are starting *o.feeI the pinch and to
grumble slightly.
rue naraest tut aie ine siuaems.
Ordinarily there ',are,t£ram 200 to 250
students here aloneT most of Ahem de
pendent on a .fixed remittance, which
is usually veryjmodest, even .express
>ed in par dollars. Mure than half, of
these have been forced to leave, or
soon will be, unless their remittances
eease to sbrnik.,
JMo officia . tourist. figures are now
available, bur it is estimated that a
50 to 60 per cent decline in American
visitors to Germany this year would
be conservative.
Several applications have been
made to the U. S. consulate fen' trans
portatiprv>'hpme,, but these can be
traced chiefly to bank failures begin
ning in, March. There has been> no
particular.increase since the dollar
started down.
Oh thaSiPtbeg side Of,'the^ ledger.
United States’* trade has gained eon—
paratively little^in Germany