THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
Owned and Edited by
R. G. SOUTHWORTH ARTHUR G. BELL
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NO PAPER MONDAY.
Monday, July 5, will be observed
by The News as a holiday, in order
that the members of the force may
participate in the festivities. Should
there be any really important de
velopments in the States, however,
before the Tuesday issue of the pa
per, the news will be made known
by means of bulletins.
THE ALASKA PLANK.
Alaska is to be congratulated
upon having: received favorable men
tion in the Democratic platform
adopted at the national convention
now in session at San Francisco.
It may not follow that the Demo
crats will do for Alaska all that is
promised in the Alaska plank, but
it is encouraging to know that the
Territory received favorable consid
eration at the big gathering. The
publicity alone should help consid
erably.
Platform planks, in so far as they
have applied to Alaska. in the past,
have not counted for much in the
way of constructive lepislation. All
that has been obtained for the Ter
ritory has been wrunp from the ad
ministration and from Conpress by
Alaskans and friends of Alaska at
the national capital by persistent
effort. Nothing has come to the
Territory unsolicited, and the fact
that Alaska has been honored with
a special plank in the Democratic
platform will not change conditions
greatly. It probably will be neces
sary for us to continue to fight for
all we pet.
But it is encouraging, neverthe
less, to know that the convention is
friendly to the Territory. Such an
attitude renders less difficult the
work of conducting campaigns for
territorial reforms and should influ
ence Democratic members of Con
gress when Alaskan questions are .
under consideration at tihe national ,
capital.
The results obtained at the con
vention certainly indicate enterprise
on the part of the Northern dele
gates. who appear to have obtained
all that was sought of the conven- ,
tion. .
GOMPERS AND THE G. O. P. i
While Mr. Gompers was shoutin'*
defiance and anathema upon the Re- r
publican party because of its labor
plank, the Chicago convention de- r
liberately chose a printer—a crafts,
man and a union printer at that— r
for the next President of the United
States. Of course, Senator Harding
is not an active member of the In- P
ternational Typographical union, but
once a member of this great lodge
of craftsmen always one in reality
or sympathy, for its represents the'
highest standard of trade unionism,
minus all that is un-American and a
unscrupulous. As a member with
an honorary withdrawal card Sena
tor Harding is as much one of that'
peculiar fraternity of free masons1
of craftsmanship as if he were!
mixed up in a chapel meeting try
ing some fellow member for conduct
unbecoming a member. And fur- j
ther Senator Harding comes from
as long a line of printers as Cool- m
jidge comes from pioneer stock and
j learned celebrities. His relatives
jare found in every big daily news
! paper office in Indiana and Ohio.
They range from plain printers to
owners and editors of newspapers
j employing: union labor,
j The choosing of Senator Harding,
• says the Anchorage Times, takes
the last breath of wind from the
sails of the extremists and disabuses'
the charge that the party was and
j is an enemy of labor. On the con
j trary, it is the best friend of labor,
land has been since Lincoln and Mc
| Kinley, who emancipated the slave
| and filled the pockets of the work
ingmen after Cleveland had plunged !
the country into a quagmire of
debt, similar to the chaotic state in)
which Mr. Wilson has put it by cov- \
ertly endeavoring to run the entire
country without the aid or sanction :
of his cabinet and the general pub
lic.
!
It will be interesting to hear what I
the extremists in the labor movement j
have to say about this boomerang. j
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MORE BOATS.
The recommendation of a recent
commission sitting at Seattle invest
tigating Alaskan affairs, that the
two steamship companies plying to :
the Northland consolidate, would be ;
a direct blow at territorial transpor
tation, argues the Valdez Miner, in ]
that it would mean the withdrawal I
of half of the steamers from serv- t
ice. and in no way cheapen trans- i
portation expenses. Alaska at the '
nresent time has the best transporta- ;
:ion service in its history, when tho <
;ize of the vessels and schedules c
naintained are taken into consid- i
■ration. The charges are high at £
he present time, but the cost of 1
>peration is correspondingly so. The '
>nly way to better transportation i
aeilities would be to place more s
>oats in service, and this is impossi- i
)Ie until our population increases. r
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Kodak Supplies—fresh stock—just S
mpacked at Thompson’s Drug Store.
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Alaska, up Gibbon for Dawson. ,
lidnight, 1st.
^ ukon, at Circle, leaving this
jorning.
Kestrel, down Ft. Yukon, 9:15 p.
!., 2d. * |
Jacobs, up Carmacks, 5:30 a. m.
Whitehorse, down Whitehorse, 8
. m„ 2d.
Selkirk, at Whitehorse.
Canadian, at Hell Gate, on bar.
Davis, at Gibbon.
Tanana, up Melozi, 1 a. m. ”
Kelly, down Hot Springs, 7:25 2
m.
Benchley, at Birches.
Pelican, down Marshall, noon, 1st.
Seattle No. 3, up Kotlik, 30th.
BUHACh—Fowler tk. Morris.
ATANUSKA POTATOES WILL
BE SHIPPED OUT AS SEED
Steps are being taken to secure
arkets for Alaskan potatoes in
CELEBRATION DANCE
UNION MALL
TONIGHT
STARTS AT 1 0:30
SPECIAL MUSIC
Admission $1.50 Ladies Free
Anderson Bros. & Nerland
We A"e Overstocked With
BEDS, SPRINGS, MATTRESSES
Sash, Doors. Building Material of All Kinds
HARDWARE, GRANITEWARE, ETC.
Q Will Be Sold at
1 Bedrock Prices Until Further Notice
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16 VIlies South of Summit
JACOBSON, DAHL & MITCHELL
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRAIL
KENNEL ROOM FOR 75 DOGS
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Washington, and in all likelihood the
Matanuska potato will soon achieve
the fame of the Ashcroft and other
select varieties that have held the
imelight for many years, says the
\nchorage Times.
For the purpose of experimenta
:ion. crops of Alaskan potatoes are
jeing planted in the Okanogan val
ey this year and efforts will be
nade to market the entire Anchor
ige and Matanuska crop as seed.
Through the scientific method of j
lotato culture it is necessary to in- !
erchange seed from region to re- J
rion, and Washington has depended i
ipon Minnesota for its hardy seed,
'hose who have investigated the
ituation say it is as cheap if not
heaper to ship potatoes from An- '
horage to Washington state than
t is from Minnesota, and therefore
n effort will be made to create for
he Matanuska a reputation as seed.
In preparing seed potatoes for i
narket a medium-sized tuber is de- j
ired, free from blemish and of j
niform size. Large potatoes are j
ot desirable, owing to the possibili- '
y of water space, produced by rapid '
rowth.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY j
IN M’KINLEY REGION i
J. R. Eakin, topographer in.1
liarge of government geological sur
ey work, accompanied by William
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nath,
Secretary. President.
Rust House
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
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WANT ADS
FLAGS AND BUNTING at
soil's Department Store.
Sim- ;
OR RENT — Furnished or unfur
nished, entire door over the Good i
Clothes Store, consisting of six j
rooms and large pot eh; all mod-1
ern conveniences. Private en-:
trance. Apply on, premves Lip
man Simson.
PHONOGRAPHS wanted at Sim
son’s Department Store.
h OLrND—Leather watch fob with
locket. Owner can have same bv I
calling at The News office.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalTs. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
rHE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
Foran, geologist, from Seattle, left
\nchorage recently for the season’s
.vork on the west side of Broad
Pass, in the McKinley region. The
vork this year will consist of the
■ontinuation of S. R. Capp's w'ork
>f last year. The party consists of
ive members and will be in the field
’or at least three months.
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Tennis Shoes for Boys, Men and
Vomen. Fowler A Morris.
Henana, Where Balia and Klrsrs Meet
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THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
1EETS AT MOOSE HALlJ
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month j
At 8:00 P. M.
LEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANO,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase "tickets before entering trams.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building.
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at N’orth Xenana.
Tickets will be on sale at riy
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between Xortn Xenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive Xorth Xenana, 12:30 p. ra.
Leave Xorth Xenana. 2:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks. 6:30 p. m.
A terry will be run between Xe
lar.a and Xerth Xenana to connect
*'ith Fairbanks trains. Passengers
Pur Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Xenana before crossing the
:erry.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North an'd are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have f*r, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with as.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA