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The sun., 1919-05-11

The following statement was made by
Craig Colgate. chairman OF the advisory
trades committee. which directed the
campaign Of the Rainbow Division:
up to to-day thirty-six committees
have gone over the top and reached a
total Of over 100 per ceat- OF their
quota. Over 100000. 900 has been ON
cially recorded. with q largo amount yet
to come in. This probably represents a
greater amount OF voluntary subscrip-
lions In New York city than was OBJ
tained in any other loan. with ono pos
sible exception, and 10 the k.rd of dis
tribution that the Treasury Department
especially desires.
THE Rainbow Division will close It's
war service with the satisfaction Of hav-
ing loaned during the war to It's Govern
ment the enormous nlm OF over $2,boo,-
600. 900.
Probably no other organization In
any city of tho world has raised such
colossal sum. and every one partici-
pating in any Of its activities can we'll be
satisfied with being associated with IL"
The following subscriptions from
brewers ware announced:
The sun., 1919-05-11
LOAN OYER BILLION
BEYOND THE LIMIT


scribed. and therefore the victory ship
at p. N. this afternoon put into New
York, the harbor Of victory.
THE Victory ship pulled out Of the
Golden Gate. San Francisco, on the
opening day OF the loan. Her speed
throughout the campaign was determined
day by day In accordance with the ma
tons subscriptions to the Victory Loan.
It required 3S67,1t2.sB in Victory note
sales to send the Victory ship forward
one mile.
AT p. NJ promptly the Victory snip
passed the Statue OF Liberty. She was
met by q convoy OF welcoming destroy
era.
The Victory ship bore Victory PEN
nant and a Victory letter from the
Mayor OF San Francisco to the Mayor
OF New York.
During the FIRST two weeks OF the
loan IL was necessary for the Victory
| ship to send out 8 o 8 calls to the coun-
try urging 'subscriptions--oversu
tions to bring her into port on time. In
| the last three days Of her trip she was
| able to make full speed ahead-35 knots
because of the sudden squirt Of the
country in Victory Loan subscriptions"
The sun., 1919-05-11
Envoy to BE Trade Delegates.

BuESos AYREs, May 10.-Dr. Tomas
A. Le Breton. Argentine Ambassador at
Washington. will represent Argentina
At the Pan-American Commercial Con-
greaa 70 be held soon.
The sun., 1919-05-11
U. s. Squadron to visit rouion.

TouLoN, France. May 10.-An Ameri-
can naval squadron OF one armored
cruiser and Ave cruisers Is expected here
within the next two weeks. The squad
ron will remain several days In French
waterA -
The sun., 1919-05-11

hastily drawn treaty OF peace based on
these less than fourteen points:
The eviction, scheduled for to-mor-
row, will be called of. the tenants to
pay one-half Of the marshals fees
The tenants agreed to sign lease for
nine months, beginning May /. CUP 10
date they have been monthly tenants
Rent for q four room apartment VIII
be S21, instead Of S32. as demanded hno
for three room apartment 49, instead
Of $40.
According to Capt. Charles A. Gold
smith, U. 8. ~, retired. chairman
Hirschs field agent. who took leading
part In the negotiations, Halperin de-
clared his belief that by settling ami
oably with his tenants he might be able
to do some pioneer work for other land
lords.
Chairman Hirsch announced yesterday
that the Mayors Committee on Rent
Profiteering has decided to create a sub
committee. to be known as "the Commit
tee on Mediation and Cancellation" The
work OF the members. Mr.. Hirsch said
will be to make wherever possible
proper settlements between landlords
and tenants.
received" Mr.. Hirsch said. has given
the public a fairly clear insight into the
actual conditions prevailing. One re
suit has been that IN many instances
both the landlords and tenants have de-
cided that mediation II the best way &c
meet the situation. Excellent results
have been achieved where this has beer
tried. Those to serve on the sub-com'
mittee and further details concerning III
work will be made public early nex
week after have consulted with Mayor
Hylan-
.-The question OF additional HOUSING
and other matters along these lines will
be fully discussed before the new Join
legislative committee. which organised
to-day"
The sun., 1919-05-11
Peace Treaty Follows Truce.

After many suggestions and much
weighing OF various proposals, Mr.. Hal
perrin and his fighting tenants agreed TO
an armistice, promptly followed by a
The sun., 1919-05-11
Legislative Committee Meets.

The Joint legislative COMMITTEES to in
vestigate housing conditions and the rent
question organised yesterday In the ONCE
of Senator Charles G, lockwood. the
chairman Assomblyman Thomas A. Nc
Whitney. Nassau. was elected vice
chairman. and Assemblyman James H
Caulfeld, Kings. secretary.
Tho committee will have it's first open
meeting in the CITY Hail next Thurs
day morning at 10 O'clock Chairman
Lockwood said II was the purpose Of the
committee to cooperate with all existing
agencies In the inquiry.
The Governors Reconstruction Com
mission made public yesterday some OF
the results Of the survey Of thirty-four
! blocks In Manhattan, The Bronx and
Brooklyn conducted by the housing COM
mittee. The research included more than
], 900 houses. containing approximately
$4,000 families of moro than $4,000 per.
sons
The sun., 1919-05-11

Reports OF the surveyors" discloses
that while there has been rent profitoer-
ing in the section where new lay apart
ments predominant In the so-called spec
ulative sections. there are still many
neighborhoods in the older localities
where rental increases have been small.
Increases IN room rentals In the East
Sixties and ':Hells Kitchen" section
have been small. Tenements In the dis
tricts are old fashioned and for the most
part run down.
In the Kip's Bay district, north OF
Forty-second street and east of Second
avenue, rent increases have not aver
aged more than 50 cents to 81 a room.
Vacancies in houses visited amount to
/ per cent.
In the district about Tompkins Park
and st. Marks place rental prices have
| been increased on an average of 10 to
Is per cent.
In The Bronx now law apartments
rooms which were held at Is q month
| two years ago are being rented at 80
and $40. In a great many instances
ownership Of these apartments has
changed two. three and four times within
a two year period.
Rents OF two and three family houses
In sections of Brooklyn and The Bronx
have Increased from IL to 20 per cent. In
the last year.
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100000 Each.

Henry Ruhlsndsr. A. II. Houseman a
Co.. H. p. Goldschmidt (additional). Kis-
Vanderbilt. the Texas Company. Mrs. Nal
Rogers Coe. W. E. Benjamin. w. r. Coe.
chairman Of johnson d Higgins: Speyer a
Co. (additionaD, II. p. 0oldschmidt (Addi-
tional}. lly-springneid Tire Company
Lehigh. Wilkes Barre Coal Company. c. H.
Matthiessen, Henry w. Putnam. Ohio OIL
q Co.. United States Smelling. Reanins
and kining Company.
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Less Than 100000. Over $3.50. 900

ssvold Tire Corporation ,addItionaI).
,40o, 600: John Muir Co. and clients
s s,Tsns eU%P.ay
additionsil, $500. 900: II. Jacob 4 Sons.
1895. 900: Simon Borg 4 Co. $500. 900
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company (additionAll, 100000; Proximity
Manufacturing Company. Greensboro, n
c.. $500. 900; James W. Gerard. $500, 900
Company. $500. 00oi North American Brew
ing Company. $4,000.
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S1.OO0.O0O Each.

100000 Each.
Bowery Savings Bank tadditional), Gold
man Sachs Company, Linde Air Products
Company. Dorothy Whitney Straight, John
d. Rockefeller (additional), John Jacob
Aston. Jacob wertheim taddiuonaD. DR..
Norman Bridge. Kidder, Peabody q Co..
Blair q Co.. w. p. Murphy.
The sun., 1919-05-11

Union League Club, s77s.s50; Cuban
American Sugar Company, $500, 900; Stand
ard OH Company of New York (addi-
tionai), $500, oo0; q. Lissberger d Co. lad
ditionAl). 100000; United States Industrial
Alcohol Company. 3s5o.ooo: Estats of H.
o. Havemeyer. 3525,ooo.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
HOW BUSINESS VIEWS PRICES.

With view of quieting the present un rest shown turnout the country, federal and state governments are trying to find means ot lowering such prices Charges have been made that profteering has caused much of the advanced cost of living and several states are Investigating these charges.
 Representatives of business organizations over the country, however, find in the present prices nothing that is not explained by ex- isting conditions. And they are not merely for a short time. The cost of living is likely to stay high for long time to come is the opinion of the Philadelphia Board of Trade lines of trade and industry and from which it drew its conclusion.
 According to these figures the advance in prices in this country since 1914 has been about 1O7 per cent, in Canada l15 per cent; Great Britain 133 per cent and France 259 per cent. It is pointed out that in spite of material reductions in the price of steel, the advance in other commodities since the armlS- tice has been so great that the average price schedules have been reduced but 5.7 per cent below prices prevailing October 1, 1918.
 The following are given as reasons why wages will not be much less for a considerable period of time.
 Practical stoppage of immigration since 1914, depriving this country of several mil lion of workers who would normally have come to Us and thus have relieved the labor shortage which confronts American industry upon the resumption of capacity operations.
 Retention in the government military ser vice of nearly 100000 workers, which, it is 1acIoro1 will to,,ht1aSS Sn,1ti1111p n indefinite period.
 Creation of new industries such as ship building, manufacture of chemicals and dyes.
 Urgent demand for building and con- struction of every class due to their having been forcibly held back for several years.
 Shortage of world food supplies and uni formly high prices.
 Proportionately higher levels of con- modity prices existing turnout Europe.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
THE RAILWAY PROBL LEM.

Congress, since it convened in special ses- sion, has apparently been disinclined to con- slider the question of the future of American railway systems. One of the biggest prob lens to be solved is contained in this question and 1t is not one to be decided Tn haste or without thoro discussion.
 But congress is about to be stirred into action by the demands of organized labor for the absolute separation of private capital from the railroads of the country and that the latter be operated and managed by the government. These demands will at least have to be an swered and congress must do the answering.
 The demands of the unonists amount to more than government control, and imply actual government ownership "The separa- tion of private capital" from the country $ railroad is requested This means that they would have the government take over ap- proximately $17,000,000,O0O worth of prop erty from its present owners-it is naturally supposed withj proper reimbursenent-and make it public property.
 While the source from which the de- mands come makes them worthy of considera- ton, it by no means follows that it compels a favorable response. Organized labor is but a fraction of the American citizenship It has its right to be heard equally with every other class, but if its views are in the minori- ty it must accede to the majority view. It is admitted on all sides that absolute govern ment ownership of the railroads is, wanted by others than members of organized labor, but it is doubtful if the adherents of such system are sufficient to make ma ajority, and it would probably take national referendum to determine the question.
 All indications, however seem to point to unfavorable action on the laborites' de- mand. It must be remembered that the re- publican party, which controls both houses of congress, is the party of Big Business. It's leaders have openly declared against govern ment ownership and also against government control directly. It favors private ownership and private control under close government supervision thru such bodies as the Inter state Commerce Commission
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
THE H. C. OF L.
D. M. H.

I'd like to be a Siwash boy of just about ten years for then I'd know the purest joy and entertain no fears that food would go beyond my price and soar to heights unguessed. The cost of meat or bread or rice would never spoil my rest, for when the bangs of hunger came I'd eat a dainty dish of moose, or sheep, or any game, perchance I'd gnaw fish.
 I'd like to be Zulu king and dwell in forest glades, for then I'd eat most anything from worms to green grass blades. I'd bask in sunshine all the day and worry, guess not, about what white folks had to pay to get their dinners hot.
 But none of these I'll ever be as you must surely know; there's just one thing that I can see will keep me free from woe and that's to make a little more of good old honest kale than I am forced to pay store to fill my dinner pail.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11

Senator Cummins, republican, who is chairman of the senate committee in Inter- state Commerce, in statement recently pub lished i'll an Eastern magazine, declared: "l believe that the railroads should be operated by private corporations rather than by the government
 ''I advocate the operation of our rail- ways thru private corporations under strictest control for one reason only. The govern ment cannot operate the railroads either eco- nomically or efficiently. It is not possible at this time to examine the experience of other countries. I can only say that it is not reas- suring, but if there be different minds about that I feel sure that the overwhelming ma jority of the people have reached the concu- sion that their government cannot take seven- teen billions of railway property, rendering a service which reaches every nook and corner of the and employing two millions of men or more, and directly affecting the fortunes of many other millions, and operate it without waste and tremendous extravagance
 ''It costs the government more to do any given thing in country like ours, where every man is a sovereign, than it costs any body else to do the same thing. The history o1 every enterprise of a business character conducted by the government proves that or ganized society in its management of indus trial affairs can neither practice economy nor attain efficiency
 This is the stock argument put up by all opponents of government ownership of public utilities. Undoubtedly there are grounds for it's indictment, but advocates ot public owner ship and management offer excellent logic to dispute the soundness of its reasoning
 But whether government ownership be wide or not, organized labor has thrown down the gauge of battle. It demands action and some definite response must be made.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
HUNCARlANS PREFER MONARCHY:
 OFFER THRONE TO EX-EMPEROR

PARIS, Aug. 9.-QP-Before selecting Archduke Joseph to head the of Hungary the patriotic Magyars offered their leadership exEmperor Charles of AusraHungary according to advces received here And they offered to allow him rule them king, their leaders stating that they preferred the monarcha form of govern ment to republic.
 But Charles refused the offer. He did so it is stated the ground that having been both king and emperor of the country when part of the d1a monarchy he could afford to descend the social scale accept the title and office of mere king
 Archduke Joseph the information states is going ahead with the reorganization of the Hungarian He is urging all his people to live up the terms of the peace treaty and opes it is stated to eventually lead them out of the state of chaos in which they find themselves
 RUMANIANS STILL THERE
 VIENNA, Aug. 9-QFeThe Rumanan forces still in control of Budapest according to information received here It is stated however that they be in full cord with the plans of the ministry organized by Arch duke Joseph but that they have informed the members of the dposed ministry holding that they dangerous to the welfare of the country.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
LABOR STILL BOOSTING FOR
 NATlONALIZlNC OF RAILWAYS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-(4)-That the question of the high of living and government ownership of rail- roads have nothing to do with each other with the exception that is believed in labor circles that government ship would tend to lessen costs of all knd is the declaration made by railroad labor leaders here. They also deny that the demands of the railroad men for higher wages allied with the question of government ownership saying that the latter question complete in itself and that must be solved by itself
 They further state that the railroad shopmen whole willing try any solution President Wilson may offer to their difficulties they place implicit faith in him. and returning work consequence. This faith also leads them the belief that the President and congress to- geter will act avorably their request to naonaze the railroads.
 WISH TO BE ORDERLY
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-H1-The leaders of fifteen different railroad employees organizations announced today that they and their constituents desired anything but violence way of settling their difficulties and impressng the general public with the righteousness of their claims The statement made to refute which have been aoo to the effect that the expected to start campaie of violence which would chiefly have do with the destrut tion of railroad property
 The leaders still determined that the rail- roads be naonazed This they say, is the object of their presence the capital they will attempt to put thru gress bill which, if passed will accomplish their desires.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
MEARS' APPOINTMENT TO THE
 GUARDIANSHIP OF COMMISSION
 ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, .lug. 9.-H9-President Wilson to- day made formal of the appointment of Col Frederick Mears chairman of the Alaskan Engineering commission succeed William C. Edes, retired, who becomes consulting engineer The announcement contains the men that Col Aears successfully managed the construction and operation of all American army railroad lines in France during the late and that such he displayed great ab
 y his appointment the head of the governments only railway enterprise the present time coming quence
 Chairman Mears will leave here shortly for Alaska where he will his field duties, the cairmansip of the commission having passed to him today He will be accompanied his trip north by number of well known railroad who going for the purpose of inspecting the work already done and the method of doing that which is in progress together with several government of lcals. These latter include Assistant Secretary of the ln- erior John w. Halowel who is making the trip as th> personal representative of Secretary Lane.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
FARMERS ELECT OFFICERS FOR
 ORGANIZATION


 INCORPORATED ARE ELECTED: OTHER BUSINESS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE IS TRANSACTED Meeting in the armory last night, the stockholders of the Panama Val ley Agricultural Association, incorpor- ated. elected the directors for that organization. Other than the election of the officers, the business trans acted at the meeting was only of minor importance. being mostly rou- tine work.
 The T. V. A. A.. which is the parent body of the incorporated organization was called to order first and took up its regular business. This meeting was adjourned within short time and the meeting of the Tananal Valley Association. incorporated, was called to order There are two separate and distinct organizations, the origi- Hal dSSoCidtlOu UtlHS uocu HldlHlN for social purposes and the incorpor- ated body now handling the import ant business and is the holding con- pany for the warehouse. The meet ing was attended by the members and great enthusiasm in the ware house project was shown.
 The stockholders of the incorpora- tion association elected as directors: :: p. J. Rickert, M. D. Snodgrass. J. D. Mcintyre, Harry Buzby. George w. Dana, Jr, Charles Desjardens and H. H. Berry. The directors then elected P. J. Rickert as president, H. H. Berry as vice-president and Roscoe F. Washburn as secretary and treasurer. These three men also hold the same offices in the non-in- corporated organization.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
EXPLANATIONOF
 FIRE REQUESTED
,NADIAN GOVERNMENT EXAM INES INTO CAUSE OF
 ELEVATOR FIRES

PORT COLBORNE. Ontario, Aug. g. P)-The Canadian government is re- questing an explanation of the recent grain elevator fires along Welland canal from the owners of the plants. The fires have resulted in the killing of eight persons and the injuring of score more while the property loss is estimated at $1. S00.000. The fires are believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion. One of the elevators was more than onethird full of wheat.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
ALASKA GETS
 LEFT OVERS
MEAT COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES SENDING ADULTERATED
 MILK TO ALASKA

PORTLAND, Aug. 9,-(P)-The Union Meat company, now Swift & Co. was fined a hundred dollars after pleading guilty to shipping adulter- ated and misbranded canned milk to Alaska. The prosecution was insti- tuted under the pure foods law.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-11
SOMETHING WRONG

The cry against the high cost of living mounts higher every day It is not confined to any one section of any particular country, but is heard from the farthest corners of the earth. Its burden is that somebody must do something to reduce the cost of living.
 Since 1914 there has been ever increas- ing prices Experts accounted for this by saving it was condition produced by war times When war is over, they averred, prices would take drop. Almost nine months have been torn off the calendars since the armistice was signed and fighting ceased, but prices have continued to advance and the end is not in sight
 Only a few days ago trade letter from San Francisco wholesale concern was shown the writer of this, bearing enormously ad- vanced prices in canned fruits for the pack of the present season. Fruit which is yet on the trees, according to that price list will be worth more than ever before. Klondike prices will fade in comparison to them And the Frisco house declares that it can place its entire stock at these same prices with Euro pean buyers and predicts even higher quota tions before the goods reach the market. And the statement is also made that the harvest of this season will be larger than that of last year.
 Where does the increase come in? Ask the retailer, who by the way is making less on his investment today than when he was able to sell goods at a lower price, why the cost of living is so high and he refers you to the wholesaler. Ask the latter the same question and he says that material and labor are too high Ask the worker and he will tell you that he cannot support himself and provide for 1,rc have completed the circle and it gets you nowhere.
 There is pro6teering somewhere, but in prohteer Statistics compiled by the govern ment show that 17,OO0 millionaires were added to the American list during the war. During the two years of war, while the ma jority of Americans were periodically deny ing themselves many things, including some of the necessaries of life, buying Liberty Bonds, practicing all kinds of economy in order to do our bit for the government in the war, these 17,0OO men were piling up for tune. No profteering! How else could any man made million dollars in two short years !?
 The result is to be seen on all sides In America but all over the world. England is establishing a central bureau to deal with profteers France goes into the wholesale and retail business to reduce prices. The United States is taking steps against the pro6teers and the New York stock market drops few points, but food prices are un- changed.
 However, continued action promises to produce the desired result The temper of the people is such that the government must take real action, and that soon. Vigorous prose- cution of offenders will bring relief to every one and there should be no etup until every prohteer, large or small, is made to answer for his vicious practices.