The Nenana News
VOL. 2.
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY OUT. <5, 1!)17.
WHOLE NUM HER 3.
SNAG IN GIVER;
The steamer Reliance), en
route from the mouth of the
Tanana river to Nenana, ran a
foul of a snag a short distance
below Minto station this morn
in}!: and is now resting peace
fully at the bottom of the river.
Fortunately, however, the
water is not deep at that point
and the boat is in no immed
iate danger. Tin* lower deck
lacks fourteen inches of being
covered.
The news of tin' accident was
brought to town this morning
by two Indians, and within a
very short time Agent ('has.
Ilieock had a rescue launch,
the Sunflower, enroute down
river with several carpenters
and lumber and other material
necessary for repairs. The Re
liance has a small barge in tow,
but this, it is believed, is not
any danger.
The commission launch Sun
beam also went down river to
the seem* of the wreck to got
l)r. and .Mrs. Rurke, of Fort
Yukon, who were enroute to
Nenana for medical treatment.
TEACHERS CHOSEN
r.Y school hoard
Miss Helen Kolu* and Mrs.
M. A. Schaeffer have been elec
ted teachers of tin* Xenana
Public school for the coining;
term, which will comimence
during the latter part of the
month or early in November.
The selections were made at a
meeting of the board held on
Tuesday evening at the office
of the United States commis
sioner, upon the advice of Ter
ritorial Commissioner of Educa
tion L. D. Henderson, who was
present at the meeting and who
questioned the applicants re
garding their qualifications.
The two applicants selected
possess exceptionally good cre
dentials and have had teaching
experience sufficient to war
rant the belief that they are
fully competent to take charge
of the local school. Miss Kobe
will be principal.
Work on tbe new school
building is progressing rapidly
and the structure doubtless
will be ready for occupancy on
time, the contractor having
been allowed thirty days in
which to complete the work.
I»y that time also, the text
books and other supplies order
ed from tin* Outside will have
arrived and everything else
will be in readiness for the
commencement of school.
SLACKERS MUST
SERVE IN ARMY
Washington— Any man who
fails to report for duty in the
national army after he has
been drafted will be regarded
as a deserter, and subject to
punishment as such, according
io an announcement made to
day by officials of the war de
partment. After having been
punished, tin* deserter will be
forced to serve in tbe army.
NEW LAW WORK I NO
Washington— The war tax
bill, through which the govern
ment hopes to raise two and a
half billions in revenues, weut
into effect yesterday. It effects
all levies on incomes, excess
war profits, transportation,lux
uries, amusements, liquor and
tobacco.
RIOOS SUMMONED
FOR CONFERENCE
Summoned to Anchorage to
confer with the other members
of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, Thos. R ig g s.
Jr., left for he coast on Tues
day, having made the trip up
river to Fairbanks and thence
over the summer trail to Chiti
na. The nature of the conference
was not revealed to tin* local
member of the hoard in the
message received from ('hair
man Edes, hut Mr. Higgs at
taches no particular signifi
cance to the summons. He ex
pects to return to Nenana im
mediately after the meeting.
FABLE HI* AGAIN
The Seattle-Sitka military
cable, which went out of com
mission several days ago, is
working again, repairs having
bc*en completed at three o'clock
this afternoon.
U. $. DESTROYER
IN SEA BATTLE
Washington— The navy de
partment announces that an
American destroyer operating
in European waters destroyed
a German submarine during
the week, using depth bombs.
When the submarine was first
sighted, the guns of the destroy
er were directed at the peris
cope, tin* IT boat being sub
merged at the time. The de
stroyer then steamed directly
for the enemy craft and pas
sed over it four times, each
| time dropping a bomb. The
fourth bomb was a hit. The
! surface of the sea boiled, im
mediately following the expio
sioin, and a qauntity of oil
| came to the top, indicating that
| the delicate craft had been
| shattered.
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CHICAGO WINS
Chicago— Tin* opening game
of the World series, played in
this city this afternoon Indore
a monster crowd, resulted in
a victory for Chicago, the vis
iting Xew Yorkers having been
defeat<Ml, two to one. Cicotte
pitched for the Americans and
Seliupp was in the box for the
Nationals.
DELEGATE COMING
Seattle— Delegate (’has. A.
Sulzer, who arrived from the
national capital yesterday, is!
scheduhxl to sail for Alaska to
day on the City of Seattle. He
j explained that inasmuch as
congress has been occupied
witli tin* consideration of war
measures to the exclusion of
all other business, there was
nothing that he could do for
Alaska during the final days of
the session, so he started for
tin* North, lie will refurn to
Washington in time for the
j opening of the December ses
sion and hope's to lx* able to se
cure, during: the winter, a more
liberal form of self government
for the territory.
WOLtKEKS LEAVING
There lias been a consider
able exodus of workers from
Nenana during the past several j
days, |the majority of those
leaving having been in the em
ploy of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission up to the time
of their departure. Two parties,
one of a dozen or more men
and the other of seven, started
over the right-of-way for An
chorage during the week and
a number of others have left
for (In* Outside by way of the
river and the Fairbanks trail.
Matt Sweeney was taken to
the hosptial yesterday for treat
ment. for a badly bruised kins*.
The injured member was struck
by a slab while Mr. Sweeney
was at work in the commission
sawmill.
HENDERSON URGES ALASKANS
TO HELP NATION WIN WAR
BY CONSERVING FOOD SUPPLY
Territorial Uommissiouer of
Educaton L. D. Henderson
who was in Nenana during the
week on his way back to tlu
coast of Alaska, is acting in a
dual capacity. He is touring
Alaska in his official capacity
as superintendent of schools foi
the purpose of investigating
conditions preparatory to tlu
inauguration of a uniform
system of instruction through
out the territory; and he is a!
so acting as tlu* special repre
sentative of Food Uominission
er Herbet C. Hoover, having,
been appointed to spread the
doctrine of food conservatior
throughout the North.
“The citizens of Alaska must
do their part in winning the
great war against autocracy,'
said Mr. Henderson, in discus
sing the food conservation prob
lem. “It is stated by Mr. Hoov
er and admitted by most tliot
ful people, that food will wit;
the war, and that at present
a food shortage exists through
out the world. The* people ol
the United States are asked t<
conserve food during the pre
sent crisis in order that tht
allied nations may have tin
food needed to insure theii
constancy. Our part is to furn
ish men, money, munitions am
food. If food fails, men, mone\
and munitions lose their power.
“The program which tlu
food conservation department
of the United States has laid
out is not an arduous one. It
calls for no hardships on tlu
part of the American people
although Interior Alaskan
towns may be somewhat band
icapped in ‘doing their bit
through substitution of one art
icle of food for another, as tlu
result of the necessity of out
fitting heavily at the commence
ment of the season. However,
there are many ways in which I
the thoughtful and earnest in
dividual can help.
“All that Commissioner
Hoover asks is that waste be
eliminated and that the people
of America conserve the food
supply by using more substi
tutes and by exercising greater
thought and care in the choice
of a diet. It is estimated by
those who know that the aver
age American consumes from
; 25 to 40 per cent more food
than is need<*d for his bodily
sustenance, or for the proper
conservation of his health and
general effiiency. If this be
true, each person can aid
materially by reducing his per
sonal food consumption, espe
cially along staple lines. If it
is his custom to eat until he
has secured that prosperous,
vell-fed feeling, he can attain
the same result from eating
larger quantities of potatoes,
■arrots, rutabagas and oatmeal,
' and save the wheat, meat, sugar
and fats.”
Speaking of school work in
(be territory, Mr. Henderson
said that he favored the addi
tion of courses in manual train
ing and domestic science to at
least some degree in every com
! infinity, and Ik* pointed out
j t he need of increased attention
to physical education as a de
finate part of regular school
work. He also is a strong ad
vocate of more definate work
in vocational guidance, and the
j addition of courses in thrift!
training as a means of over-!
Coming the American tendency j
! to thriftlessness, with its re
sulting vast inequalities in (lie
i distribution of wealth.
i
BRITISH WIN VICTORIES AT YPRES
London— The full story of
Hritish activities on the West
ern front during (lie past seven
days shows that gains made
in West Flanders, to the north
and east of Ypres, constitute
one of the biggest victories of
the war. The Hritish are now
MATT HCHEAXTHAN
A MURDER VICTIM
Matt Schrantban, a resi
ihuit; of tlieh Kuskokwim coun
try, where he was engaged in
prospecting, was murdered re-'
centlv on New York creek by his
partner, Louie Huber according |
to information received today!
at the office of the United!
states marshal at Fairbanks.
The report was telegraphed to
tin* Fairbanks office* from Idita
rod.
The preliminary hearing was
held before Commissioner
Stubbs and Huber was released
on bonds in the sum of $5000,
which he furnished, lie was
bound over to tin* grand jury.
There were no witnesses to the
shooting.
The log building known for
many years as the Duke Trad
ing Post, and one of the land
marks along the Tanana river,
was torn down during the week
md tin* logs probably will 1m* re
moved from the river bank
within a few days. The building
was sold some time ago by
Mrs. Duke.
Operater Edwards, of the
rolovana station, made tin*
rip up river on the Schwatka |
md returned on the same boat j
ast night.
consolidating; the positions
they won along an eight-mil**
front on Thursday, during
which operations they captured
4,4 Mi prisoners. The Germans
continue to counter in an effort
to regain the lost ground, hut
their attacks thus far have been
repulsed without ditlicultv.
RA VILLI DISARLEI);
TOWED TO SEATTLE
Seattle— The steamship Ra- 1
villi, enroute from Alaska to this 1
city, became disabled in Gran- J
ville channel and was pick***]
up and towed to Prince Rupert
by the steamship Portland. Tin* .
shaft is reported to have been ,
broken. A tug has been sent (
North to tow tin* disabled craft ,
to this city. The Ravilli has ,
sixty passengers. I
SEASON NEAR END
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Seattle— The steamship Vic- |
toria is sch(*dul**d to sail for;
Nome on October 10 on her
last voyage of the season to the i
Rering sea town. i
Miss Helen Hutmacher has
accepted a position' with the _
Alaskan Engineering commis '
sion.
.Miss Dorothy Smith, a re-|!
rent arrival in Nenana from I!
the Hot Springs district, cele-1
bra ted her second birthday this ’
afternoon, at the home of her:
parents in the upper end ofj.
town.. The little friends of the f
hostess gathered at tin* Smith v
home fit two and spent two
hours, playing and eating birth
lav cake and other goodies. I
The guests of the youthful
e
lostess were: Donald Fowler,
Echo Lorraine Tyler, Ira Cainp
>ell, .Maxine and Francis Shel
lon, Robert and Frank Major,
uul Richard Foster.
Dorothy was the recipient
>f many pretty presents. A
photograph of the gathering
was taken during the afternoon
»y Arild Slippern.
Win. R. Taylor, of Mt. Me
Kinley fame, passed through
Nenana during the week on his
way to the Kantishua country,
when* he is interested in min
ing property. Hi* exxpects to re
turn to Nenana about Christ
mas.
TEDDY DECLARES
KAISER MUST CO
TO INSURE PEACE
New York— Speaking before
ii mass meeting in this city,
Theodore Roosvelt. declared
that the only peace which will
make the world safe must he
based on the complete over
throw of Germany, the dissolu
tion of Austria and Turkey.
The only peace that America
ran accept, he said, must he the
peace resulting from over
whelming victory. The Turks
must Ik* driven from Europi
and the Ottoman empire de
stroyed. Hi* would make Ar
menia, Roland and Lithuania
each a commonwealth, Del
gium a free state and open
Constantinople to all nations.
PRESIDENT LOSES
I tin'll os Ayres— The resig
withi 11 ten days as the result
[>f his friendly attitude toward
Germany, is ]n*edieted in official
circles today. Tin* head of the
republic refused to sever
diplomatic relations with the
Herman government, despite
tin* action of congress, and
■strong pressure is being hrot
to hear on himi to give up his
•dice.
XKJIIT KFKVK'E
With the arrival, early this
aeek, of Operator .Morris, from
:.lu* lower riv(*r, an all-night
service was inaugurated at the
local signal corp station, t’orp.
Sean land reports that the busi
less of the station hits increas
'd to such an extent during the
last summer that it is im
xtssible to handle the work
luring the day, and the increas
'd service is the result. There
ire now five men tit the local
station, which is one of the
uisiest in the interior.
.Miss Thora Slippern spent
t couple of days at the commis
sion hospital this week, having
‘titered the institution for the
mrpose of having her tonsils
•(•moved.
Ileports from Fairbanks
state that .Tames Momb, form
•rly of Xenana, is preparing
0 leave for the <futside.
Wallace Howie paid Xenana
1 visit during the week, having
unde the trip down on the
tearner Alice.
Jeff (leer and Mace Farrell
irrived in town this week from
he Kantishna country, where
hey spent several weeks. The
ormer went to Fairbanks yes
erday on the Henderson
aunch, hut expects to return
o Xenana for the winter.
Sid IVrliam is a met alter of
party of mashers who started
or Anchorage this week, by
ray of Broad Pass.
John (’. Murphy has been in
’airbanks during the past sev
ral days.
LA FOLLETTE SAYS
LAWMAKERS HAVE
RIGHT TO ROAST
Washington— With tin* gal
leries packed with eager listen
ers, Senator LaFollette made
reply to his critics in a three
hour speech this afternoon in
the senate. He defended his at
tack on the government, declar
ing that, his remarks at St.
Loins did no give any one the
right to question his loyalty, lie
asserted that the war party, be
sides conducting a campaign
of libel and character assassi
nation against congressmen
who voted against war, had at
tempted to suppress discussion
of war issues, intimidating
people by invading their homes
unlawfully and throwing them
into jail. lie quoted from the
Mexican war speeches of Lin
coln, ('lay, Webster, Sumner
and other statesmen to show
that members of congress have
the right to assail the policy of
the government when, in their
judgement, a policy needs as
sailing.
COLLISION FATAL
IN PUC.ET SOUND
--
Seattle— The steamer Tolo
J was sunk yesterday as the re
sult of a collision with the tug
Mugar. 1*. 1*. Pam-hot was
drowned when the boat went
I down and two others are mis
sing. The accident occtired on
j Puget sound.
The steamer Teddy II. is
again engaged in hauling lum
ber from Wood river to the
local yard of the wood River
, Lumber company, a consider
able <|nant ity of lumber hav
ing been delivered at the yard
this week. An effort will he
made to bring sufficient down
t river before the freeze-up to
last until spring.
Washington— President Wil
son has expressed himself as
j being well pleased with the
gross. He says that the needs
of the army and navy have been
met in a way that assures the
effectiveness of the American
lighting forces.
latious with the Imperial Ger
man government and it is pre
work done by tin* present con
Sheboygan, Wis.— Unpopu
lar Senator LaFollette was
hanged in effigy in this city
last night as the result of his
un-American utterances.
Washington- - The senate has
approved unanimously the ad
ministration bill permitting
foreign vessels to engage in
:coastwise trade, except in Ala
ska waters, during the period
of war and for 120 days there
after.
. .1. Taylor, the well known
jewler of Ruby and Iditarod
when* he has resided during
the past several years, arrived
in Nenaiia during the week and
is planning to engage in busi
ness in Nomina. He is accom
panied by Mrs. Taylor.
DOLPHIN IS SOLI)
Seattle— The Via ska Steam
ship Company has sold the
steamship Dolphin to Chilean
interests.
Postmaster Marv S. Love
went to Fairbanks this week on
a several-dav visit.
CHURCH SERVICES
In Martin-M’Millan Huihling
A Street
12:00. Sunday School
7:30 P. M. Evening Lecture
Speaker, Robert Joseph Div
eu, I). I)., Presbyterian .Min
ister.