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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE

"A girl l know called me down fol putting my arm about the back of tht seat while riding with her in the cars Do you think that she was justified in asking me to remove it?" asked Charles.
 "Without the slightest question tho young woman was justified in call ing you down For man to put his arm on the back of seat where woman is sitting is glaring evi dence of i'll breeding" replied tho father.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
FOUR STEAMSHIPS
 ARRIVE AND DEPART

Four steamships arrived and de parted from Juneau during last night and this morning, the Princess Mary the Northwestern, the City of Seattle and the Jefferson
 On the Princess Mary which ar rived from the south, were 15S round trip passengers who are tour ing southeastern Alaska. The Mary will be southbound Friday morning
 The Northwestern, which arrived from the Westward took southbound from Juneau Miss Eva c. Higgins, Miss Ethel Mccall, Miss Laura L Keterer, George N. Higgins, Mrs. A Moore, Hazel Manion, Mrs. l.. M Altha, A. H. Ziegler, MT and Mrs. w s. Sullivan, Mrs. John F. Manley. Joseph H. Manley, Mrs. J. H. Sorely Henry Shattuck, Rose Mclaughlin Charles Hensen, Charles E. Galsford and Harry F. Morgan.
 Those who left southbound on the Jefferson were John E. Aseltine, w. H. Benson, E. c. Sacry, Mrs. Sacry. Mona Sacry D. P Goodyear, Miss B. Patterson, Mrs. Iver Vik, Mrs John r. Malony, Joseph Malony and R. s. Giddings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
PLANS BIG MARINE

PARIS, July 23.-France plans a merchant marine of 5,000,000 tons compared with 2,500,000 before the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
CARDINAL MERGER GIVES STATEMENT
 FOR PUBLICATION

LONDON, July 22.-Cardinal Mer- cier has authorized the publication Of the following statement apropos of President Wilson's visit to Belgium:
 America will be rendering an in valuable service to Belgium in the early fulfilment of President Will sons promises of practical assistance in the way of raw materials, mach inery and credit. In the little city of Malines we've 30,000 workers, most of whom are involuntarily idle be- cause they have no material or mach
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23

On and after July 20, 1919, there will be charge of five per cent. on all Canadian items, including Canadian currency
 The First National Bank adv. of Juneau
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
PETE SHERMAN BUYS
 INTEREST IN MARKET
 ON LOWER FRONT STREET

Peter sherman has purchased the interest of Julius Rhenberger in the Independent Meat Market on lower Front street. MT. Shearman comef from Cordova where for many years he was associated with Smith X Glassbetter He will be assisted in the Independent Market by Lee Nor gren also a former resident of Cor dova
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
Mas READ SMlLEs 4 6nEsrlne To AER IlEeo
CAPITALIST IS
 TOURING ALASKA

Brice Martin, capitalist from Co., lumbia, Tennessee, and Mrs. Martin are touring southaasteil Alaska on the Jefferson. While in Juneau Mr. and Mrs Martin visited Judge James A. Smiser and Mrs. Smiser whom they pronounced the first people from
 Maury County, Tennessee they had seen since leaving the south. Both MT. and Mrs. Martin are enjoying their trip through Alaska immensely
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23

inery" The Cardinal says also that able progress the Belgians are mak- ing in rebuilding their homes and railroads and in continuing to oper- ate small industrial plants. On the road between Malines and Brussels and between Malines and Louvain, while fully two-thirds of the houses were at least partially destroyed by the Germans, one-third have been rebuilt
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
LATE FERRY TONIGHT

There will be late ferries tonight on account of the A. B. Jitney Dance tonight. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
VALUE BRITISH IMPORTS

LONDON, July 23.-The British imports for June were $614, 4,72S,275 compared with $50S. .0S4,245 last year, and the exports totaled $322,- 811,73O, compared with $225,131, ; 155 the previous year
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
GORDON F. HAMsy @ssu-u.

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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23

BERLIN, July 22.-Announcement made by Maximilian Harden, German editor, that he declined a handsome fee and large royalties offered him for motion picture play dealing with the career of the former German Emperor Harden said he had no intention of entering the movie" field
The sun., 1919-07-06
TOBANI SUMMONED
AS RENT PROFITEER
Composer Of "Hearts and
Flowers Protests That
Boosts Are Reasonable.
BUT HE OFFERS LEASES
Mayors Committee Disposes OF
1878 Cases in Week and
"a VIII Not Let Up.

Theodore Tobani r. composer OF
music He 10 also owner of tenement
house at 203 and 205 Crescent street,
Long Island City. He bought the house
with money IN part received as royalties
on his Hearts and Flowers" that sticky
sweet melody that the orchestra plays
pp. when lovers are goo-gooing on the
front porch or saying good-by over the
garden gate in the good old melodrama
or, In these later days. when the re-
united hero and heroine go into the
tclutch at the finish of five reel thriller
Tobani is a stout good looking son OF
Italy. Though his abundant crop Of
hair is silvered by the years, his mus
tache Is black, Jet black. and there is a
reason.
, Indignant nature hides her lash
In the purple black of dyed mustaehe'
so sang Bret Harte in his Tale OF a
Pony" But the dye makers have made
certain strides in their processes since
Harte's day-Tobanrs mustache shows
no hint Of purple.
Now, could this man who composed
such a tender thing as Hearts anc
| Flowers" Cypress a bunch OF tenants
Tobani asked this question and there
was absolute denial In the infection Of
his voice. OF course not.
Still there are tenants who are un'
reasonable madre di Dio 81, 81; very
unreasonable. They make the lcrd hol
Ter II n landlord desires to adjust tho
rent so he may not lose what he made
on the royalty returns from Hearts ant
| Nhn IN u,h
immortal melody sprang could not con
ceive the thought Of harm to a fellow
being
To Cypress tenant! Per la Ma
donna! Non, non Impossible
Plant of n Service Man.
1t was thus Tobani expostulated e
Capt Charles A. Goldsmith OF tn,
Mayors committee on rent profiteering
when a number of the composers ten
ants said he had awaited the rents To
banl admitted that he had given tn
rents small jump, not a fortissimt
crescendo jump. but a pianissimo ada
gio one. a larger rent was coming {,
him on account OF the raise In Labor ant
material.
At this juncture an understood youn,
man in the garb OF a private In tn
United States Army charged through
the squadron OF female tenants an
lodged his complaint with Capt. Gold
smith.
II 20 to de war! fight like hell ii
France My brod he stay in de eel
lar and sell de Ice pay dissa ma,
seven dol for de cellar! When I COM
back, my brod' he say he pay dissa mai
eight dor I say EFT Is notta right !!
Tobani tried to stay the flow OF cripple,
English.
what dissa man say es neI Ee
iss lie -
"As you were" commanded Gold
smith, and the young private subsidized
Capt. Goldsmith, after figuring GU
Tobani's expenses and receipts, came 4
the conclusion that his raises In rent
were not exorbitant
This conclusion was not arrived a
The sun., 1919-07-06
BOMB FOUND ADRIFT
IN THE NORTH RIVER
Eagan Duly Suspicious Till He
Gets a Glimpse Inside.

What appeared to be an ugly barrel
bomb noated past the U. 8. cruiser
Rochester IN the North River yesterday
to the boathouse of Randolph Wendell
at the foot Of West One Hundred and
Fortieth street. Wendell trapped It
between two logs, and called for TIE
harbor police. When Policeman Frank
Olsen picked UP tho strange machine.
he handled It singeriy and put 1t in
a pail of water.
Inspector Owen Bagan OF the Bureau
Of Combustibles worked over II for an
hour on the stone breakwater outside.
Harbor Station A and found ground
wire, conductor. and apparent electrical
devices such as are used to set on
Internal machines. The, wires and
barrel we're covered with tarred cloth.
Chopping It open, the Inspector found
the bomb" was simply a buoy. but its
construction certainly aroused Eagan's
suspicious more than any bogus Internal
machine that has como up for examina-
ton in q long while.
The sun., 1919-07-06
Treasury Borrows ssb2,oo0.ooO,
Spectol Dcspatch TO TINS Sun.

WASHINGTON, July b.-The Treasury
has borrowed ss52,606,oo0 through the
issue OF Treasury certificates OF in
debtedness in anticipation Of the next in
stalment Of income and excess profits
taxes due on September Is.
There Is a balance in the general
fund OF the Treasury Of more than
$1,000, 100000, and Secretary of the
Treasury Glass announced to-day that
the Treasury does not desire to borrow
q larger sum In anticipation OF Septem-
Der tax payments and the issues Of cer-
tihcates which mature in that month
have been closed.
The Treasury IL In a comfortable po-
sition with war expenditures dwindling
and II is anticipated that but little fur
Their temporary financing will be neces-
sary. Two series of certificates matur-
ing in December will be kept open. how.
ever. and subscriptions to them are CON-
ing in in large volume. Already those
certificates have been allotted TO a total
of $629099,00o. indicating that the
Treasury Is spending $500, 100000 I'm
advance OF receipts.
Whether OF not expenditures will be
cut to such an extent as to make further
borrowing unnecessary is still profile
matical, but Mr.. Glass has not changed
his decision to make future financing
OF temporary nature. There Is little
prospect that the banks will be called
on. for several months at least. to take
short term Treasury notes.
Detailed figures on the four series OF
tax certificates outstanding are as fol-
lows. The final amount OF subscriptions
allotted for Treasury certificates of
Indebtedness series 7 s. dated July /
and maturing on September 49,. wal
1926 1855 900. which with S52613S 900 OF
certificates OF series T 4, dated June 3
and maturing on September is. 1919
makes the aggregate amount Of certin.
| Gates maturing on that date ts52.606,.
600 Subscriptions reported to date fol
certificates OF series T I total $500.
1900, which. with S23s,71l.500 OF
certificates Of Series T s. subscribed
for and allotted on or before June Q
when that issue definitely closed. makes
the total amount of certificates OF In.
debtedness OF the maturity Of Decem
The sun., 1919-07-06
BOOM IN MARRIAGES
LAID TO LIQUOR BAN
Clerk Sees Cause for 800
Couples Seeking Licenses.

Coatless, perspiring clerks in the Office
Of the City Clerk, p. J. Scully. worked
feverishly yesterday to accommodate the
rush of couples that appeared for mar
riage licenses. Calls for licenses num-
bered almost 800. Lines formed the
length of the corridors while adjacent
rooms had to be taken over temporarily
to handle the extra business
One observing clerk insisted that the
passing Of John Barleycorn was the
cause for the stampede In the marriage
market, putting forth the argument that
with old John gone there was nothing
left for an energetic young man but to
marry and settle down. The crowd was
the greatest to besiege the City Clerk s
office since the draft
The sun., 1919-07-06

SAILED FOR NEW YORK.

VAILED FOR NEW YORK.
Sc La EAvoie, from Havre.
IS Talismsn. from Bahia.
SIS Lake Mary, from Barry.
ss City of 81. Louis. from Savannah.
IS Comsl. from Key West
S. Lenape. from Jacksonville.
The sun., 1919-07-06

without many interjected comments
from the women tenants, a couple Of
them seeming determined to switch the
composers train OF thought from the
creation OF fetching melodies to the con-
temptation OF homicide. However, after
Tobani had promised to fix up the apart
ments and give yearly leases, the mat
ter was settled satisfactorily to all con-
cerned.
you good man." said Tobani to Gold
smith Il send you autograph copy Of
Hearts and Flowers"
Complaints Arc Increasing,
Agents OF the Mayors Committee on
Kent Profiteering settled by arbitration
total OF 1875 disputes between ten
ants and landlords during the week.
This was an increase of III settle
ments over last weeks record.
Complaints against landlords for maxi
Ing alleged excessive demands for addi-
tional rents are increasing daily, and
the committee expects that the coming
week will produce its greatest number
Of cases. Shortly after the committee
let 1t be known that It intended to fight
rent profiteering," there was a decided
railing on In the number Of complaints
hled by rent payers Nathan Hirsch,
chairman OF the committee, explained
at the time that the slump was due
to the committees activities. These ac-
tivities served as deterrent, he said.
10 landlord being anxious TO get into
the limelight as "profitecr." Rather
than suffer publicity. he added, they
naturally changed their minds about
gouging tenants
member OF the committee said yes
terday that landlords probably got the
notion that the committee intends to
quit during the hot weather and there
fore believed that II would bs perfectly
ssfe now to slap on all the rent traffic
will bear. The committees machinery Is
running fun tilt, and II is going to keep
right on running, he said. Tenants with
just causes for grievance, he added,
should send in their complaints and the
committees representatives will make an
effort TO see that they get square deal.
Last weeks cases were settled through
the mediation of members OF the law
committee. OF which Supreme Court
Justice Robert F. Luce Is chairman. and
the force under Walter S. Kennedy, As
slstant Corporation Counsel. in charge OF
legal affairs at the committees head
quarters.
Many OF the settlements were made
on a basis OF increases approximating
one-half the additional amounts de-
manded. One lessee OF an apartment,
| house containing ninety eight families
| was found by the committee to DO profi-
| teering. The owner, a cloak and suit
| manufacturer. as a result of a request
, by the committee. served notice on the
lessee that at the end OF sixty days he
will take over the property and run II
himself. In most of the cases monthly
tenants received leases for ono year al
half the increase demanded.
The sun., 1919-07-06

rover market. The highest bid seems
to be s11. but not much r. offered,
Foundry cast is in fair request, but only
In small lots and commands about 81
more than last week. or about s21.
Other grades of scrap are inactive and
may represent higher values. but there
Ia nothing definite on which to advance
quotations.
Tin plate mills are increasing their
output. many OF them working full
The leading interest. which only two
weeks ago was operating at about SIS
per cent. this week reported n rate OF
SO per cent Next week it will operate
all Of its mills except those OF for re-
pairs the full sixteen hours. The ex-
port tin plate business is increasing
steadily. Exports in April amounted "a
1900 gross tons and are expected "a
show monthly increases. There has
been some competition in the export
trade, but 1t has been chiefly between
the domestic mills. as there is scarcely
any competition from the Welsh mills
The Welsh tin plate makers found sew
eral weeks ago that American mills were
able to penetrate even their own do
nestle markets to an extent, and an
arrangement whereby the manufactur.
ers and workmen were to send a Joint
delegation to the United States to see
how 1t was done and devise means
whereby the Welsh situation could be
| improved was made.
sheet Bookings Are Large.
There are some heavy bookings re.
ported in the sheet trade and no de.
| crease In the rate of buying has beer
| observed thus far despite the advent oil
the summer period, which Is usually dull
In sheets. The Independents, as a class
and the United States Steel Corporation
have been booking orders greater thar
the rate of output. with the result that
the delivery period was heightened anc
the rate OF production increased. TIL,
! general rate of operation is about II
per cent, and next week II will be In.
| creased considerably.
Valley pig iron furnaces are adherinf
, strictly to regular price quotations. AL
though the furnaces are not selling mucl
pig iron, they seem to be in comfortabl,
positions The detached Western Penn
sylvania furnaces are hrmer In theii
| price Views and there are few diver
gences from the regular (. o. b. furnac,
prices. although in some instances fur
naces will allow buyers freight advan
tages that accrue from locations. South
ern iron Is established at SO cents to 81
| Hisner tnAn IL WAS TWO weeks ago. DeinE
quotable at s25 to $3.50. Z. o. b. furnace
Birmingham district. Furnaces in op
GRAFTON are sold UP comfortably through
the third quarter, with a very good vol
ume OF tonnage on their books for tn,
fourth quarter.
The usual advance in the spot furnac,
coke market that always precedes Inde
pendence Day occurred. Late last weel
several sales OF prompt furnace COX,
were made at S4.25, and, as far as cal
be learned. no sales at lower than tina
were made this week. Coke for Jul,
! could be bought probably without mucl
difficulty at 81, which would not repre-
sent decline from the June coke price
but II anything slight advance from
the average.
The sun., 1919-07-06
STEEL MARKET Is
CONTINUING ACTIVE
Buyers Are Placing Orders at
Full Prices-Tubular
Lines Are Busiest.
TIN PLATE MILLS RUSHED
Sheet Trade Reports Bookings
Are Heavy-Furnace Coke
Has Usual Advance.
sp,cial pespatch TO tn. sux.

PIrTsBuRo, July Sit 10 a significant
fact that July has been entered upon
without any diminution In the steel
market activity noted during recent
weeks. All Julys and Augusts have been
dull months in the steel trade and, II
the markets progress be not halted by
tho advent of this midsummer period,
It will be clear and positive that ex-
ceptlonally strong fundamental condi-
lions obtain. The majority of buyers
O. steel seem to have abandoned entirely
the idea that steel prices are likely to
chow almost as much confidence in the
future rs the mills were recently preach
ing Some buyers have been placing
orders for steel products with certain
mills at full prices. when they had been
quoted cut prices by other mills, which
IS taken to mean that such buyers ex-
pect a period OF congestion in orders at
mills and are anxious to make friends
that they may be we'll taken care OF
when the pinch comes.
The best part of the industry seems
10 be tubular goods. oil-country orders
pressing SO hard that some pipe mills
are trying to turn away business and
accept those necessary for maintaining
their position and serve regular Gus
toners. Delivery promises on oii-coun-
try goods have been frightening for a
long time and some mills see full opera
lions ahead in lap weld departments for
the rest OF the year. Line pipe bust
ness has been characterized by q large
number OF relatively small lines rather
than by large lines, but some big work
has been in progress in lines projected
before or during the war, but which did
not have Government permission. After
the war those products were held up
but gradually have been reinstated
Taking tubular goods as a whole, June
bookings were a fourth to third in
excess Of months productive capacity
lap weld orders greatly exceeding capa-
city and butt weld orders falling a little
short
situation of Scrap.
Along the line OF scrap about l5o,.
oo0 tons OF Government material has
been purchased, the total accumulations
being estimated at about 100000 tons
Thus about a third has been sold. o.
that sold about $4,000 tons has gone
directly to consumers and practically
is consumed. All or large part OF tho
remainder bought is still in the situa
ton and presumably is being held fol
speculation. Bids for Government scraJ
have been advanced more rapidly thar
the general market. While the early
purchases represented no immediate los,
to the buyers, some OF II even beinl
turned over at once with profit. price,
realized on the latest disposals have
been we'll above prices that could b.
realized on sales TO customers. 70 tina,
the purchases are strictly speculative
IN character Some furnace interest.
are regular bidders for cast boringl
and there is a fair market for them a.
sl2 to $3.50, or about 81 more thar
last weeks prices. Turnings are like
wise higher, but present a much mar
The sun., 1919-07-06

Eighteen families sleeping on roofs
and FIRE escapes we're awakened at 4
o'clock yesterday morning by FIRE in a
vacant building at 10 Avenue A. Fire
Chief kenlor directed the rescue work
The neighboring tenants took to the
street and waited in their night clothes
until the blaze was under control. They
returned and finished out the night un-
der the stArA The cause of the FIRE was
not learned. The damage to the build
ing was estimated at several thousand
dollara
The sun., 1919-07-06
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

United States Coast and Geodetid Survey
Standard Time. -.
Sun rises. ....b:3o A NJ Sun sets....S:So p
Moon sets......12:i6 A M
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. ass A M Gov Island. .S:a A
He'll Gate......6o6 NJ
Low WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook..e:l A M Gov. Island 1000 A
He'll Gato..... .12:iS A N
The sun., 1919-07-06
BUY U. s. CERTIFICATES.
subscriptions to Issue OF July l.,
Due Sept. 10, Total s32o,48s,o0O.

Due Sept. 15, Total s32o,46s,OOO.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Subscriptions
Of sS2e,46s. 900 to the series of Treasury
certificates dated July 1 and maturing on
September 15, were announced to-day by
Secretary Of the Treasury Glass. making
a total Of 1852, 900 In certificates ma
turing on the next installment payment
date for income and excess profits taxes.
The previous issue was dated June 8.
No more certificates of that maturity
will be issued.
Large amounts are being subscribed
to certificates dated July 1 and matur-
ing on December is, the total to date
being S390,3S7.500 which. with a prev
ious issue. makes a total of S629, 099, 900
subscribed in advance Of the last INSTALL
ment payment Of taxes.
The sun., 1919-07-06
ARRIyALs-sATURDhY, JULY g.

Sc Patricia Brest, June ~
Sc Leviathan, Brest, June 2e.
IS Mount Vernon, Brest. June n
IS Caserta, Mayseilles, June r..
IS Mauritania. Southampton, June n
IS Lake View. Cardiff. June 81.
SIS Toronto, Hull, June 20.
IS Norden, Swansea, June Is.
Sc Point Judith, Gbrnftsf, June Ia
Sc Tjileboet, Amsterdam, June ~
So Clan Mackenzie, Cape Town, NAY %.
SIS Carlsholn. Antwerp, June Il.
IS sangamon, Hamburg, June II.
Sc Somelsdijk, Sourabaya April \
Sc TRIUMPH, swansea, june 10:
Sc Melderskin, Buenos Aires. juno I.
SIS Lake Yahara. Buenos Aires, June
Sc Perfection, Tampico, June a.
Sc George y. Psddleford, Tsmptco, june n.
ssJ A. Bostwiek, Tampieo. June Il.
Sc Belridge, Tampico, July 2.
Sc 81 Vale. Galveston. june 20.
IS Brammel Point. Port Arthur, June Is
Sc Gldemes, Tampa, June 81.
Ss Rudelsburg, Newport NewA July g.
So Scent 1svsn. Norfolk, July 8.
SIS jamestown, Norfolk. July Z.
Sc Plitvice, Newport News, July I.
SIS Harriet, Philadelphia, July 4.
ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK.
So Gundomar at Falmouth.
ss Royal George at Liverpool
So Bayonne, at Venice.
Sc Port Albany. at Table Bay.
IS Georgia. at Gibraltar.
Sc Meta, Of Gothenburg.
Sc Johan Same, at Gothenburg.
IS Oskawa, at Gothenburg.
SIS Ranienfjord. at Bergen.
SIS Tanafiord. at Stavanger.
IS Atlanta, at Genoa.
IS Saugerties, at Singapore.
IS Antonius, at Marseillas.
Sc DaneborI, at Copenhagen.
S. Franctg l.. Skinner. at Rotterdam.
Sc Figen Hulp. at Rotterdam.
SIS Shanghai. at Dakar
IS Nigaristan, at Dunkirk.
IS Port Chalmers, al Sydney.
SIS Crew Hall. at Liverpool.
S. Fare by, at Falmouth
SIS Lake Forkville at Philadelphia.
SIS Bookonoff, at Pensacola
SIS Hillsborough County, at Delaware Break
n al
The sun., 1919-07-06

Der Is, 1919, subscribed for and allotted
to date, se29,0s9,0o0. Subscriptions are
still being received in large amounts for
certificates Of series T Z.
The sun., 1919-07-06

Pennsylvanin Crude OIL Market.
OIL CITY, July 5.-Credit balances, 81.
Runs, s0.S12; average. 4s,372. Ship
ments, 47.sSl; average. 24.959.