The Chitina leader., 1915-07-06

work on Sundays. The men can there
fore make $1s per week. from which
81 must be deducted for board, leav-
ing $11 clear. This is the truth about
wages, and somebody is spreading q
false impression for reason.
CORNISH, N. H., June 30.-Presi-
dent Wilson is enjoying his visit here
to the full. He spends his time be-
tween the golf links, and taking long
rides around the country in his motor
car. In answer to query put to him
today, the president said that he hac
not yet abandoned all idea of visiting
the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco, this summer. but that he
feared that press of public business
would prevent him from doing SO. A
visit to the exposition was enticing he
admitted, but said that he could not
afford to be too long away from Wash
ington in the present state Of the
nations foreign affairs.
PANAMA, June 30.-The beef con-
sumed in the Panama Canal Zone is
to be from cattle slaughtered here. in
stead of dressed beef from the United
States. 1t has been ascertained that a
saving of from 10 to 20 per cent can
thus be made. The Canal Supply De-
partment has already begun killing
local cattle in order to test the quality
of meat obtainable, and it has further
arranged to purchase cattle in other
parts of Central America, and even
South America, and bring them to the
isthmus for final fattening and slaugh-
ter.
A cattle buyer, assigned to visit the
neighboring countries, will have his
purchases brought to the canal and
inspected by a veterinary surgeon, to
prevent the introduction of diseased
cattle. The latter official is already
on his way to the isthmus.
PEKING, June 30.-The Ministry of
the Interior has chosen a large build
ing situated in the Shin Tiao Hutung
section of this city to be converted
into a government isolation hospital.
In a memorandum submitted to the
president, the ministry estimated that
the yearly expenditure of the hospital
would be approximately $4,000, and
the initial expense at least $4,000.
The latter will be drawn from the
municipal funds, while the mainte-
nance expense will be borne by the
government out of the administrative
budget.
The establishment of hospital OF
this kind has long been contemplated,
but the appearance recently here OF
epidemics of scarlet fever and throat
diseases has emphasized the impor.
lance of immediate action, and the
work will begin Immediately.
PITTSBURG, Pa, June 3o.-Steel
mills in this city recently received
orders for $4,000 tons of projectile
steel. The steel is to be sold at $3S a
ton, which is an increase of 81 per ton
in what the same material was sold
for early in the present year. The
mills are all working night and day
filing rush orders for the belligerent
powers in Europe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 3d.
The current fiscal year ends at mid
night tonight, and the statisticians OF
the government show trade balance
in favor of the United States for the
past year amounting to over one bill.
lion dollars. This immense total ex.
ceeds by $4OO,O0O,OO0 the best previ-
Gus record. The situation is very
satisfactory to the government, al.
though the loss of imports has seri.
ously affected the revenues of the
government. The figures of total
exports and imports have not yet
/ been made public.
LONGON, June 30.-Young college
men or school masters with an apti-
tude for mathematics are offered COM
Portable jobs at pay ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 a year in an admiralty
circular just issued. They are wanted
as naval instructors on board naval
vessels, and they are asked to enlist
for four years. In addition to their
| salary thew will receive a bOnus of