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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Soijthworth..Editor and Manager
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THE LIBERTY LOAN HONOR
FLAG.
A new and distinctive feature will!
be introduced in the Third Liberty j
Loan campaign, and every city or
town in the country which sub
scribes more than i ts quota of >
Liberty bonds will be awarded by
the treasury department an Honor
flag.
The flag will be 36 inches wide
ar.d 54 inches long. The body of
the flag will be white with a broad
red border, and three broad blue j
vertical stripes denoting the Third
Loan. The flags, which will be of
the same quality as the flags of the j
navy, are already being distributed j
by the Liberty Loan committees of !
the different districts.
There will also be a National j
Honor flag for each state, to be
flown at the state capital, with the
name of each town winning a flag i
inscribed upon it. There will be
also preserved in the United States 1
treasury a National Honor flag,
with the record of each state re- ;
corded on it. j c
Stars to be placed on the flag ;
of each city or town doubling its
quota, will be awarded, and an addi- i
tional star for each time the quota 1
is doubled. i
An honor roll, containing the names 1
of all subscribers, but not the amount i
of the individual subscriptions, will 1
be kept in each community. A ;
window card, bearing a representa- |
tion of the Honor flag, will be given 1
each subscriber to the loan, to be
displayed at the home or place of J
business. 1 1
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THE GREAT DUTY
As we go about our daily tasks in i
peace and safety men are dying
every minute on the battlefieds of i
Europe to save civilization. Our :
own gallant soldiers are shedding t
their blood in France and our sailors <
engulfed in the waters of the At- t
lantic as they go in defense of Amer- ;
ica’s right and honor. (
Upon our performance of the work <
committee to us depend the lives of i
thousands of men and women, the 1
fate of many nations, the preserva-' ;
tion of civilization and humanity it- ^
self; and the more efficient and j
prompt we people of America are in '
doing our part, the more quickly \
will this war come to an end and the [
greater the number of our soldiers j
and sailors who will be saved from
death and suffering and the greater 1
number of people of other nations; 1
released from bondage and saved
from death. 1
To work, to save, to economize, to l
give financial support to the Govern- 1
ment is a duty of the nation and to 1
the world and it is especially a duty j 1
to our fighting men who on land
and sea are offering their lives for i
their country and their countrymen.
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AMERICAN AND ENGLISH j]
INCOME TAXES
In comparison with the tax levied '
in England on incomes our own in-! i
come taxes are moderate, indeed. ji
In England the tax on incomes of. <
$1000 is 4% per cent, in America1!
nothing.
In England the tax on incomes of
$1,500 is 6% per cent; in America :
nothing for a married man or head :
of a family, and 2 per cent on i
$500 for an unmarried man.
In England the tax on an income
of $2,000 is 7% per cent; In America ■
nothing for a married man or head
of a family, and 2 per cent on $1000
for unmarried men.
The English income tax rate also
increases more rapidly with the
growth of the income than our, a
$3,000 income being taxed 14 per
cent, $5,000 16 per cent, $10,000
20 per cent, and $15,000 25 per cent, i
while our corresponding taxes for
married men are respectively two
thirds of 1 per cent, 1 and one-half
per cent, 3 and one-half per cent
and 5 per cent and only slightly
more for the unmarried, due to the
smaller amount exempted, the rate
being the same.
PLANT DOLLARS IN YOUR
GARDEN AND THEN BUY
THRIFT STAMPS
Plant dollars in your garden this
spring and help to win the war, is
the advice of Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the National Emer
gency Food Garden commission. In
doing this you will earn health, food
and thrift stanmps. Figure the mar
ket value of the crops you raise
and then buy Thrift stamps with
what you do not keep for yourself.
Not only will you be helping your
self and your country, but you will
be helping “your” railroads now
that the Government has taken con
trol of them; for every pound of
goods you raise near the kitchen
door means that much less burden i
for the railroads which have mil
lions of pounds of goods and other
things to carry for soldiers. Every
hill of potatoes planted means one
more hill the enemy must take in its
battle against the freedom and dem
ocracy of the world- Build those
breastworks all over the land this
year. ,
OVERSUBSCRIBED
The issue of $50,000,000 of United
States treasury certificates, the sub
scription to which closed March 5,
was oversubscribed, the subscription
in every district, except one, exceed- j
ing the quota assigned.
The banks of the country in the |
past two Liberty Loan campaigns i
and in the purchase of treasury cer
teificates issued before the loans re
sponded to the demands of the coun- j
try with inspiring loyalty and liber- !
ality. The faith they show in the |
Government finances and the patri-1
otic response they give to the calls,
of the treasury are certain indica-;
tions that their co-operation and as- .
sistance will help to insure the sue- ;
cess of the Third Liberty Loan.
WHAT THE WAR-SAVINGS
STAMPS WILL BUY FOR
THE U. S. SOLDIER
A single thrift stamp will buy a
tent pole of five tent pins, a waist
belt or hat cord, shoe laces or identi
fication tags; two will buy one
trench tool or a pair of woolen ;
gloves. Four thrift stamps will buy i
two pairs of canvas leggins; six will
buy five pairs of woolen socks or i
three suits of summer underwear; I
12 will buy a steel helmet.
One war-savings stamp will buy j
100 cartridges or a cartridge belt or \
a scabbard for a bayonet; two will 1
purchase two pairs of woolen breech- i
es or two flannel shirts; two and a 1
half will buy a gas mask. Three
war-savings stamps will buy an over- j
coat or two woolen service coats; j
tree and a half will buy three pairs '
of woolen blankets; four will buy a '
rifle. j
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“The United States is obligated to j
send 1,000,000 tons of food each
month to the Allies, and is going to
do it.”
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Ask no rest; we have a victory to
win.
War provides a stage where all
may play a part.
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Each individual is a military unit
in an unbroken chain, and a single
weak link may cause disaster.
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Nothing is as usual; why eat as
usual?
BUND WILL BE
EDUCATED AFTER
THE WAR ISOVER!
The ablest educators of the blind i
in the country are cooperating with i
the United States Government in its
plans for the most complete system
of reducation for blinded soldiers
that has ever been undertaken. Ob
servation of methods used by other
governments during the war. gen
erous appropriations, and the most
complete equipment are factors in!
the plan which will follow the sol-1
dier through all the phases of re- ‘
education. When that reeducation
has been completed, the committee
will find employment for the soldier
and aid him in filling his old place
in the community.
Maj. James Bordley, of the medi
cal officers’ reserve, is in charge of
the work, which was initiated as
soon as tne United States entered
the war.
Offers Estate for a School
Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett has offer
ed her Baltimore estate of 99 acres
to the surgeon general to serve as a
complete hospital school for the
blinded officers and men. The es
tate has upon it two houses, one of
which will accommodate 150 persons,
and will be used for enlisted men,
and the other, accommodating 25
persons, will serve as officers’ quar
ters.. In addition there will be a
home in Baltimore, where the wife,
mother, daughter or sister of the
blinded man can live while he is re
ceiving instruction. Women rela
tives of the men will be asked lo
participate in the activities of the
school, and will be given an insight j
into the difficulties and the best;
methods of training the blind.
A country home where the men
may go with their women relatives
to spend the week-ends will also be I
provided.
Only Trained Paid Instructors.
The training given by the Govern
ment will be the very best obtain
able, and only paid professional in
structors will be permitted to give
it. The sugeon general's office is
receiving the cooperation of the most
noted educators of the blind in Amer- j
ica, who are acting as an advisory i
committee. Members of the com
mittee are: Edward E. Allen, direc
tor, Perkins Institute for the Blind;
O. H. Burritt, principal Ponnsyl-1
vania Institution for Instruction of
the Blind ;Charles F. F. Campbell,
superintendent, Ohio State School
for the Blind; Walter G. Holmes,
manager, Matilda Ziegler Magazine
for the Blind; Robert B. Irwin, su
pervisor, Classes for the Blind and
Partially Blind in the Public Schools
Cincinati, Cleveland and Toledo, |
Ohio; M. C. Migel, treasurer of the I
Commission (national) on Uniform
Type for the Blind; Frederick H. j
Mills, superintendent, Pennyslvania
Working Home for Blind Men; Mrs.*
Gertrude T. Rider, librarian in charge J
reading room for the blind. Library
of Congress; and Edward M. Van
Cleve, principal, New York City In
stitute for the Blind.
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Representatives of the surgeon I
general’s office have been studying j
the methods used by the French and I
British government in their work!
of educating the blind for months :
past. The United States Govern- j
ment intends not only to reeducate
the men but to “place" them after
they have been fitted for civil life,
and the blind are included in the
industrial and professional survey !
now being made for the employment I
of handicapped soldiers. The survey
will find the job to fit the blind
soldier, and the Government will
give him the necessary after care in
years to come.
“The aim of the Government," said
Maj. Bordley, “is to see that a man
is fitted to take care of himself and
those dependent upon him. In many
cases he may be able to command
a larger salary after taking the train
ing than ever before. His relatives
must be made to understand the ne
cessity of the training and the great
benefits to be derived from it.
To Be Made SelfSupporting.
“The idea of the Government,"
said Maj. Bordley, “is to have the
blinded soldier as efficient indus
trially as he as before his injury, if
possible, more efficient. Many in
stances are known of men trained
in institues for the blind who are
The first product of the Captain
Elmer J. Smith Shipbuilding concern,
of Iditarod, was hauled from the
works recently and is now being ac
climated to the wintry elements in
an upside-down position on the city
dock, on lower Willow street. It
is a trimly and well-built vessel of
34 feet in length and 8 feet at the
beam, and will be equipped with a
powerful Gray gasoline motor.
When the river is clear of ice and
the boat made ready to take the
water it will be christened the “M.
T. Crosby.” says the Iditarod Pio
neer.
now receiving greater salaries than
they did when in possession of their
sight We hope to duplicate these
records. The United States Govern
ment will not allow these heroic men
to be set aside merely as dependents
upon Government pensions—above
all ,it will not permit them to be
come objects of private charity, de
pendents upon their families and
friends. ‘Follow-up' work of the
most comprehensive character will be
undertaken; the man will not only
be educated to fill a position; a posi
tion will be found for him; and
every aid will be given him in keep
ing his place in the community life.
Where is it possible for a soldier to
return to his old occupation or one
allied to it, our aim will be to have
him do so.”
Among the trades and professions
that will be taught arc; Broom mak
ing, mattress making, rug and carpet
weaving, telephone operation, farm
work, mat making, tuning in piano
factories, winding of coils for ar
matures, piano tuning as an indivi
dual trade, salesmanship, massage,
osteopathy, typewriting and dicta
phone operating. There will be ample
facilities for recreation in the school.
Table games, dancing, singing, cross
country walking, roller skating, at
tendance at theaters, musicals and
other entertainments, medicine ball,
push ball, punching bag, relay races,
gymnastics, field sports, running,
climbing, swimming, diving and skat
ing. A fine swimming pool and gym
nasium will be provided at the Bal
timore estate.
LOYAL HUNGARIANS!
PLEDGE SUPPORT
TO THE U. S.
The following resolutions were
adopted by a mass meeting of Hun
garians held in Scranton, Pa., lately.
We, Hungarians by birth or by de
scent and Americans by free choice,
as well as by noble hospitality of
this glorious country, having assem
bled at a mass meeting, unanimously
Resolve: 1. That we express our
heartfelt gratitude to the President 1
and the Congress of the United
States for having exempted us from
the undesirable class of alien ene
mies.
2. That we pledge our uncondi
tional and sincere loyalty to the
President and the Congress and to
the law of this our adopted country.
3. That we declare America’s part
in the present war against the au- j
tocracies of the central powers to
be just, it being our belief that an \
Allied victory will lead to the free-!
dom and peace of humanity, and
our hope that it will result in a re
cognition of the thousand-year-old
Hungary inalienable rights and inde
pendence.
4. That we will aid the Govern- (
ment of the United States in this
war with all possible moral, financial
and personal cooperation, and shall
practice full obedience to the rules j
of conservation as prescribed by the i
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MARKET IN SERBIA FOR
AMERICAN-MADE ARTICLES
Household utensils, as well as the
food which is to be cooked in them,
will be much needed in Serbia as!
soon as that Serbian territory which I
is now in the hands -of the enemy
is recovered Department of Com
merce information is to the effect
that in Serbia American manufac
tures may anticipate a market for
many articels. Tin plate for can
ning purposes will be wanted, as
well as corn, wheat, flour, hard-tack,
dried vegetables, lard, eating oil,
canned meat, milk, coffee, tea, sugar,
shoes, leather, clothes, cotton, wool,
iron and steel bars, galvanized sheets 1
and tin plate. Tere are a few of
the things needed by Serbia: Trac
tors, plows, harrows, rollers, seeders,
cultivators, mowers, reapers, scythes,.
compresses, sickles, wagons, cart
axles, wheels, spray pumps, spray
bags, sulphur, copper sulphate, raffia, .
pig iron, oxen, cattle, horses, goats,;
fowls, incubators, seeds, sawmills,
motor trucks, saws, saw sharpeners,
nails, chains, measuring instruments,
and rails.
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oyalty to your Government
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