THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April X, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana. Alaska,
for er.zry a? eeond class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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SUPPORTING ROYALTY
The latest of the “disclosures”
so popular nowadays, show that
Austrian archduchesses, including
the former Empress Zita before
she was married, drew from the
government large retainers for
monthly support and quarterly rent
money. The Austrian State Bureau
for Army Affairs, says an Asso
ciated Press correspondent, writing
from Vienna, makes the revelations
in an official statement.
It shows that Empress Zita while
still an archduchess drew as monthly
support and for rent the equivalent
of $3,100 at the peacetime rate of
exchange. Her address was put
down as either the Hofburg, or
Schoenbrunn, both imperial palaces,
which were placed, free, at the dis
posal of the archduchess. She had
however, in case of ennui, the choice
of living in the palaces of Reich
enau, Laxenburg, Gotzendorf, or the
Belvedere in Vienna.
Archduchess Auguste, wife of
Archduke Joseph. received the
equivalent of $14,788; Archduchess
Isabella, wife of Archduke Friedrich
received $6,167; Archduchess Blan
ka, wife of Archduke Peter Ferdi
nand, $4,538; and Archduchess
Marie Anna, wife of Prince Elias
of Parma. $3,416; and additional
support for six children in 1918.
Other discioseures reveal that
clothes, linen, food and other things
were drawn from military depots
in huge amounts by the archducal
families. The case of the Arch
duchess Isabella is particularly in
teresting, since she had three es
tates, the Albrecht Palace in Vienna,
another castle in Baden, and a great
seat in Teschen, and her husband is
considered one of the most wealthy
men in Europe.
LABOR IN JAPAN
The labor question is receiving
wide attention in Japan. The home
office of the Imperial government
has established a Relief Works com
mitte to deal with the problem of
unemployment due to the cessation
of war-work. A firm policy is
favored on the ground that freedom
of holding meetings does not tend
to lesson labor discontent, and that,
in Japan, permission to organize
unions does not seem as promising
as the establishment of a labor
arbitration court.
Meanwhile a radical and inter
esting step has been taken by K.
Matsukata, president of the Kaw
asaki Dock Coo., of Kobe, who. in
distributing about $5,000,000 profits
at the end of the year, has allotted
three-fourths to his workmen and
other employes as against one
fourth to the directors of the com
pany. Mr. Matsukata is a graduate
of Yale and the eldest son of Mar
quis Matsukata, one of the four re
maining Genro or Elder statesmen
of the empire.
Japan’s one labor organization,
the Yuaikai, has sent its president
Bunja Suzuki, to a labor congress
f in Europe. He is pledged to work
for free immigration of laborers,
i which his society regards as the one
question of vita! importance to
Japan The Yuaikai has about 30,
000 members and has been pro
1 moted by the American Unitarian
Mission in Tokio.
AMERICAN HOSPITALS
One of the most modern hospitals
in Europe today is in Coblenz, oper
ated by the medical corps of the
Army of Occupation. The hospital
is a combination of American and
German advancement in this line.
During the war, ths hospital, now
used for surgical cases and knowm
as American Hospital No. 6, was a
part of the garrison of Coblenz.
When the Germans withdrew they
left all the modern electrical ap
pliances, and the Americans brought
with them the latest improvements
in hospital equipment which was
used in furnishng No. 6.
Four other hosptals, under Ameri
can supervision, are being operated
in Coblenz, one of them wfth fif
teen hundred beds. Within the oc
cupied area, there are nine Ameri
can hospitals, including the five
in Coblenz. Two of these are in
Trier, one in Prum and another
in Mayen.
n nile these are known as evacu
ation hospitals each of them is
equipped and is functioning as a
base hospital, being located in build
ings either used by the Germans
for the same purpose or in old Ger
man army barracks- The hospital
staffs consist of about forty officers
each. Aproximately one hundred
nurses have been assigned to each
of the nir.e hospitals, in addition
to a iarge number of enlisted men.
The medical corps of the Third
army is headed by Colonel J. W.
Grissinger, of Philadelphia, as chief
surgeon, with Colonel H. C. Maddux,
of Orange, Virginia, in charge of
the hospitals.
PARIS FORTS DOOMED
The question of the demolition
of the ring of antiquated fortifica
tions which surrounds Paris will be
brought up before the Municipal
Council during the course of the
next few months. This is not as
a result of the armistice or because
of the League of Nations which -s
expected to put an end tc wars:
forever or because of the fact that
with modern artillery the fortifi
cations would be useleSs. The mat
ter has already been brought up be
fore the council. It dates back from
1884. The plan, however, would
have to be referred to Parliament
by the Municipal Council after ts
adoption.
Louis Dausert, an alderman of
the city of Paris is sponsor for the
project. He argues that the bene
fits to be derived are a closer,
easier' contact with the Paris su
burbs, eleimination of the necessity
of entering or leaving Paris through
the various gates and the freeing
of valuable land for building pur
poses.
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UTAH WORKERS
AIDED BY WAR
SALT LAKE CITY.—Utah does
not face a serious problem in con
verting war industries—principally
because very few government con
tracts were obtained in this state,
due to transportation and distance
from both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, where such supplies were
needed.
There have been, however, ac
cording to the state council of de
fense. certain general effects in the
state which have resulted from the
conscious direction of the industries
of the state from non-essential pro
duction. Many of the manufactur
ing plants found it necessary dur
ing the war to manufacture pro
ducts, which during the pre-war
times had not been in their regular
line. This was due to the {estric
tions of the War Industries Board
on the production of non-essentials
In most cases the manufacture of
these essential products will be con
tinued.
About 4,000 workers went into
war industries from Utah, all of
whom will benefit from the ex
perience and training obtained in
the big industrial centers, according
to deductions by the defense coun
cil. Their return to Utah, after
having skilled training during the
period of the war considered an
asset to the state.
LONDON.—Lady Rhondda, presi
jent of the Women’s Industrial
League, announces in a letter to
ihe newspapers that the object of
:r.e new league is to organize indus
Lrial women workers of all classes
50 that they may speak with one
voice on matters of common con
L-ern in the employment of women
in industry. District committees are
ueig formed in industrial centers
snd these committees will select
members of the Central Executive
Council.
Lody Rhondda describes Premier
Lloyd George’s promise to organize
women in industrial work as “what
amounts to a new charter of
women’s industrial rights” His
pledge that new industries shall re
main open to the employment of
women, she says, opens a new fu
ture for women and will make it
possible for them not only to fill
well paid vocations, but to rise to
the highest positions in the indus
trial world.
“But,” she added, “they must
band themselves together to fight
for their future and this league
with its annual subscription of one
shilling gives them the opportunity.
1 am glad to say they are embrae
ng it in large numbers.”
SLAVS SHOW INTEREST
IN SOCIETY PROGRESS
That the Slavs of the Nenana dis
trict are taking a lively interest
in the recently formed patriotic
and educational society, is indicated
by the fact that there are a num
ber of Slavs in Nenana now, who
could not get to town in time for
the organization meeting, who are
eagerly awaiting the next meeting,
which has been set for a week from
tonight, at which time it is their
intention to sign on as members.
Membership cards will be printed
during the coming week, for dis
tribution among the members, and
these will be ready for the meeting
next Saturday, at which time it is
believed there will be many Slavs
waiting to sign the roll. It is
probable also that officers will be
elected at the next meeting and
the real work of the organization
taken in hand.
Dr. R. R. Reese, formerly em
ployed by the Carlisle Packing com
pany, will shortly return to Cor
dova and be on the payroll of the
Pioneer Packing company for this
season.
FOR WAR HELP
LONDON.—Deep sympathy for
the women of India and interest
in steps taken for their advance
ment are voiced by Queen Mary in
a message she has sent to all women
of the Indian Empire The queen
also paid tribute to the Indian
women for the part they played
in urging their husbands, sons and
brothers to render faithful service
in the war. Queen Mary wrote:
“A short time ago I sent a mess
age of thankfulness and hope to
the women of the empire. I wish
now to add to it a special message
to the women of India. If my words
are brief and simple, they are from
the heart.
“I know that by the custom of
their country and the time-honored
traditions by which they are rever
ently bound, the women of India
are for the most part prevented
from undertaking those public and
industrial tasks which their sisters
in other parts of the empir.-, wlen
the man-power of the country went
forth in its defense, were able to
discharge! In the seclusion and
solitude of their homes the women
of India have had to bear the
bitterness of partings, to suffer be
reavement and privation, to live
through days and months of doubt
and anxiety, in ignorance of the
fortunes of the war, and without
tidings of their absent ones.
“Reports have reached me from
many sources of their fortitude anil
endurance during the strain of the
war which have filled me with ad
miration and gratitude. Many have
done more than this. 1 have heard
of letters from Indian women to
husbands, sons and brothers with
tne iorces, anroaa, exnorung tnem
to beb rave in battle, stout-hearted
in adversity, faithful to their coun
try and the throne to the point
of death. The history of India
is full of the heroism and courage
of its women in the past. The war
has shown that their spirit is un
abated.
“The women of India are equally
noted for their charity and com
passion. I know how deeply they
have been moved by the desolation
which the war has brought into
many households, and how ready
they have been to provide relief
for the sick and wounded, and to
lighter. the privations of their
poorer neighbors.
"1 rejoice to think that many
influences are at work which make
for the greater well-being and ad
vancement of the women of India.
I watch with the deepest interest
and sympathy every step that is
taken to bring the means of educa
tion and knowledge more within
their reach, to provide greater facil
ities for their obtaining proper
medical relief through the agency
of their own sex in women’s hospi
tals or in the privacy of their own
homes, to widen their interests and
activites, and to secure to them the
edequate protection of the law.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—A new 7mm Mauser
rifle with 40 rounds of ammu
nition, $50; also a 12-gauge Rem
ington automatic shot gun, almost
new, $40. Inquire at News office.
WANTED TO BUY—A three or
four-room house. Must be
reasonable. Inquire News office.
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dogs with
long, in good shape. Malamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. $160 for the outfit
Apply George Hanoff, Cooney
Hotel.
“I wish, with all my heart, that
every success may crown these
efforts ”
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
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 com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Wednesdays and Sat
urdays.
We are in the Fur Manu
facturing Business, therefore
CAN and WILL pay you more
for your furs than any other
fur buyer in town
SI|M SON’S
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Busted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouch* and
Kennecott.
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Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Clu
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. L>
Blankfield. D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett. J F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, \V f
Calderhead, R. \V
Campbell, X. ,T.
Coghill, \V. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven. R J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A B.
Fisher. Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Head, E. A.
Haslem. H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. \V.
Hagen. Hans
Hoev, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland. Mike
Isabel, L. C. ,'"'1
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
.Jepson, Peter
Joseph, II. B
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. I,.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F'.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R R.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R S
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. I..
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, ffm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N\
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone. A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, E.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J Gt K
Tyler. M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
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