The Nenana News
VOLUME NO. 2
NENANA, ALASKA SATURDAY, NOV. 10. 19:/
WHOLE NUMBER 8
, COMMERCIAL CLUB
NAMES NEW BOARD
FOR SECOND YEAR
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The Nenana Commercial club en
tered its second year of usefulness
during the week, the anniversary
being observed by the election of a
new set of officers and a renewal ol
pledges to strive for the upb lildir.*!
of Nenana and the early develop
1 ment of the rich districts which
bound the town on every s'de . The
meeting was held on Friday toeing
at the office of Commissioner Rob
ert E. Bums, and was attended by
twenty-three of the members of the
organization.
A number of matters of import
ance were considered by the club
and the members were given a gen
eral review of the things accomp
lished during the past year. A num
ber of communications were read by
th« secretary, from various commer
I cial organizations on the Pacific
Coast, in reply to letters sent oul
by the club for the purpose of inter
esting capital in the establishment
of a bank in Nenana, and the gen
eral tone of the correspondence in
dicated a growing interest in the
future of the town and a very gen
eral desire to assist its growth in
f every way possible. The establish
ment of the desired bank, it appear
BELGIAN MOR
GETS LIFE TERM
LONDON—Official announcement
is made of the imprisonment for
T life of a Belgian subject, by the
British military authorities, the
charge against the Belgian being
that he enlisted in the service of
the German government as a spy.
At the time of his conviction, the
traitor was sentenced to death, but
his life has since been spared, as
announced above.
. 'm’„ French hospital at
Zuydcoote was bombarded by Ger
man aviators last night, the attack
causing the death of seven inmates.
Nine others were injured and the
building was partially wrecked by
the bombs.
The war office also announces that
fifty bombs were dropped on the
city of Dunkirk, where three were
killed and three wounded. The
property damage was slight.
TOWNSITE MANAGER RYUS
TO MAKE TRIP TO COAST
Townsite Manager Fred S. Ryus
will leave for Anchorage during the
coming week, on matters of business
in connection with his official duties.
He will make the trip by way of
Broad Pass. He will be accompan
ied by Townsite Engineer Ebert,
who is going Outside for the remain
der of the winter. They expect to
get away about Thursday.
During his absence, Mr. Ryus will
gather first hand information regard
ing conditions at the coast terminal
and the manner of conducting the
townsite affairs at Anchorage.
During the absence of the town
site manager, W. H. Grigg will be
in charge of the local office.
Little Wilma Rogers was removed
to the Commission hospital yester
day moring, where she operated up
on by D M. E. Smith for acute ap
pendicitis.
1 ed, might reasonably be hoped for
at an early date.
The club took up the matter of
publishing a booklet, for the purpose
of advertising the many advantages
of Nenana and the opportunities of
profitable investment throughout the
district immediately tributary o the
town, and a committee was named
to go more fully into the matter.
The membership committee, ap
pointed at a previous meeting, re
ported that a thorough canvass of
the town had been made and that
the .amra'gn had resu ted in the ad
dition ot a number of now members.
The election of officers resulted
in the choice of the following named
members to preside over the affairs
| of the club during the ensuing year :
| Geo. W. Pennington, president; M.
jj. Cooney, vice president; H. B. Jos
'eph, secretary-treasurer; Max Smith.
Wm. Gagnon, Herman Anderson, J.'
A. Slippern, members of the execu
tive board..
Commissioner Burns, the retiring
secretary of the club, very generous
| ly offered the use of his office as a
| meeting place and it was decided to
j hold the next meeting there, on the
j afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 17.
SEATTLE SLUGGER
SEATTLE—A man giving the j
name of Sam Bell, aged fifty years,
| was taken into custody today by the
j local police, charged with the com- i
I mission the numerous outrages,
| which have terrorized the women of
j this city. The man has been ident- |
I ified by one of his victims, a Japan
! ese woman, who was attacked by
i
the slugger several weeks ago.
| POSTOFFICE ENLARGED
I TO IMPROVE SERVICE
The growing importance of Ne
nana has necessitated a compelte
renovation of its postoffice. For
some months back, the quarters were
cramped and inadequate for the size
of the city. Mrs. Love, the post
mistress, under many difficulties
strove and did give excellent service
to the patrons of the office. But
it was realized that something must!
be done, so the matter was laid be- i
fore Th$s. Riggs, Jr., member of
the Alaskan Engineering commission, j
Result; the interior postoffice room
j space is being greatly enlarged,
with many added shelves, large dis
i
tributing table, money order register
general delivery windows and tele- j
| phone. All this speaks for im-1
proved service. Within a short
time there will be added 150 private
mail boxes. In the course of a
week the present entrance door of
the postoffice building will be open
night and day to the general public, i
But the business hours of the office
will continue as now, from 9 A. M.
to 5 P. M., telegraph time, except
on Sundays and legal holidays.
CHILDREN ARE EXAMINED
BY COMMISSION DOCTORS
The pupils of the Nenana public
school responded to the request of
the board to appear at the Commis
I sion hospital this afternoon for the
purpose of submitting to a medical
examination. The examinations
were made by Drs. Malcolm E.
i Smith and Davd H. More and the
: majority of the children are report
| ed to have been found in good
i health,
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BROADWAY LIGHIS
10 CUJ_FUEL BILL
NEW YORK—The many illumin
ated signs, for which the Great
White Way, in this city, is far famed
will disappear tonight after the hour
of eleven. They are not to be re
moved entirely, but from now on
the lights will shine only from 7:45
to 11, instead of from dusk to day
light, as in times gone by. The
change is the result of an order is
sued by Fuel Administrator Gar
field, following a series of confer
ences with the Broadway association.
The action is taken to conserve the
coal used to generate electricity,
timated that the proposed reduction
in the use of electricity will result
in an annual saving of 250,000
tons of coal in this and other cities
throughout the nation. There is
a possibility that the use of electric
signs will be eliminated altogether
at an early date, should the partial
curtailment fail to result in a suffi
cient saving.
EL PASO—A large force of Villa
troops are moving toward the city
of Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, this
state, and it is expected that the
Carranza troops at that place will
be engaged in battle. The approach
of the brigand soldiers is being
watched closely by the residents of
Presidio, wrhn realize that an en
gagement on the Mexican side of
the river would endanger the lives
of Americans on the north bank.
FOR FIRS! TIME
NEW YORK—LIBERTY BONDS
bearing four per cent interest, broke
under par today, tne price falling
for the first time since the issue to
a figure slightly under the original
cost.
HERRELL IS LIEUTENANT;
SAYS OUTSIDE IS GOOD
A letter received in this city by
Wm. H. Smith during the week con
tained the information that A. B.
Herrell, an employee of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission during the
past year, is now a first lieutenant
in the Engineer corps, having been
given the commission soon after his
arrial on the Outside during the
early fall. The letter is dated at
Tacoma, so it is presumed that Her
rell is stationed at Camp Lewis.
Mrs. Herrell is visiting with her
relatives in Colorado. Conditions
on the coast are good, Mr. Herrell
writes, and he is delighted with the
change he has made. *
Lumber is being distributed on
First and Second streets for the
construction of sidewalks on those
streets and the work has already
started. Good progress is being
made despite the fact that ground
is frozen and covered with snow.
The Market street walks have been
completed.
Joseph Jadoff was arrested early
this week by Deputy Marshal Pete
Me Mullen and taken before Com
missioner Robert E. Burns for trial
on two charges—failure to register
and the theft of a revolver.
Following a hearing on the first
charge, Jadoff was permitted to
sign the registration roll. He enter- j
ed a plea of guilty to the larceny |
charge, but the circumstances were ,
such that he was let off with a fine |
of $10. He explained that he had :
taken the revolver from an acquain- J
anco, fully intending to return it |
to the owner.
NEW SUV REGIME
MAY MAKE PEACE
WASHINGTON—The state depart- j
ment has received dispatches from
Ambassador Francis fully confirm
ing the early reports of revolution
ary disorders in Russia, followed by
the complete overthrow of the Ker
ensky government and the myster
ious disappearance of the former
premier. The revolutionists are in
full control now at Petrograd and
it is reported there, according to j
Francis, that the city of Moscow al- j
so has fallen in line with the Maxi
malists, having gone over to the rev
olutionists this morning.
Unconfirmed reports received in
this city this afternoon from the
Russian capital state that the new
Slav government will offer an immed
iate armistice of three months, dur
ing which time the peace questions
will be discussed fully and terms of
settelment agreed upon. Kerensky
has been succeeded as premier by
Lenine, one of the leaders of the
new movement, and Trotsky, the
other conspirator, has been named
foreign minister. The new cabinet
is to serve until approved by the as
sembly, or rejected by that body.
Officials of the state department
announce that, until the Russian sit
uation has been more clearly de
fined, the United States practically
will suspend relations with the new
regime.
FOR GREAT BATTLE IN ITALY
ROME—The Italian forces, rein
forced by troops from the French
and British fronts in Belgium and
France, are taking up a position
along the Piave river, where an ef
fort is to be made to check the
Austro-German advance across Italy.
The Italian operations are being di
rected by General Diaz, who has
succeeded Cadorna as commander
TWO BABY IMS ARRIVE
Two baby girls arrived at the Com
mission hospital during the week.
The first arrival was a daughter
for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest I. Foster,
the birth taking place last Sunday.
On Tuesday a second girl baby ar
rived, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Nelson
being the happy parents.
The two babies and their mothers
are getting along splendidly under
the care of Dr. Smith and his staff
of capable assistants.
TAX LEW FOR SCHOOL
Announcement has been wade by
members of the Nenana school board
that the school tax for the present
year will not exceed five mills on the
dollar, and there is a possibilty that
final valuation figures will enable the
board to announce an even lower
levy.
The low figure announced has bee.i
made possible by the willingness of
the people of Nenana to contribute
to the support of the school, Deputy
Assessor H. B. Joseph having report
ed that he has has received much as- j
sistance in arriving at a fair valua-!
tion of ’-er'-n'ml property owned by ;
residents of the town.
RIVER RESIDENTS KICK;
WANT SERVICE RESTORED
J. Franklin Rogers, well known
engineer from Fairbanks creek, in
the upper camp, is a recent arrival
n Nenana, having made the trip
down the river trail with C. H. Cal
houn. He reports the very rough
and dangerous at a number of j
places. He also brings the informa- j
tion that the oldtimers along the
river are complaining loudly because
they have not been provided this
winter with their customary mail
service. It is quite likely, Mr. Rog
ers believes, that a petition will be
circulated and forwarded to head
quarters at Tanana, asking that an
emergency contract be let immediate
ly in order that the river district
between Nenana and Fairbanks may
be provided writh a service during
the remainder of the winter.
j in chief of the Italian armies.
BERLIN—The war office has is
' sued a bulletin in which it is an
nounced that the Austro-German
forces have reached the Piave river,
! in Italy, and have captured the city
by the Allies to check the advance
of Asigo, where an effort was made
of the invading troops.
POPULAR CAFE OWNER
PUTS MONEY IN BONOS
William P'. Rodikeit, genial pro
prietor of the Tavern cafe, desirous
of showing in a concrete way, his
j loyalty and patriotism, purchased
Liberty bonds last Thursday in the
; sum of $1,000. On account of be
; ing over the age limit, the army
I would not take him, so the only
thing left for him to do was to ad
vance the government a portion of
his earnings. This he has done, as
above indicated, but at some little
sacrifice. Still he rejoices that he
able to do this much to assist his
country in time of need.
Frederick Stanley, popular chef
at the Tavern, has followed the ex
ample of his employer, showing his
colors in a very substantial manner.
He signed up, also on Thursday, for
the sum of $500.
GERMANS NOW OCCUPY
CAUITAL OF FINLAND
STOCKHOLM—According to dis
patches received in this city, the
Germans have taken possession of
the city of Helsingfors, capital of
Finland. The reports also state
that the kaiser’s forces have taken
possession of Aland island in the
Gulf of Bothnia.
BRITISH CAPTURE
!
FORTIFIED FARMS
LONDON—General Haig has in
formed the war office of the capture
of a number of fortified farms on i
the Belgian front, to the north of j
Goeberg. The British gained all
their objectives, advancing over
half a mile at several places.
LETTER TELLS OF LOSS
OF FAST MAIL STEAMER
A letter received by a resident of
Nenana, from the Far East, con
tains the news of the sinking of the
liner “Mongolia” by an enemy sub
marine, somewhere in the Mediter
ranean. The vessel was one of the
largest and fastest mail boats own
ed by the Peninsular and Oriental
S. N. Co., of London. England, arid
was engaged in the mail and passen
ger service between England and
ustralia. She was of 25,000 torn
net register and made over eighteen
knots an hour. The advices re
ceived make no mention regarding
the fate of the passengers but state
that all the mail on board the Mon
golia was lost.
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TULSA, OKLAHOMA—Sixty men,
black robed and hooded, and styling
themselves Knights of Liberty, took
seventeen Industrial Workers of the
world away from the local police
last night, escorted the undesirables
to the edge of town, where they were
stripped to the waist and flogged
until the blood ran. Following the
flogging, boiling tar and feathers
were applied and the victims started
toward the hills, with instructions
never to return to Tulsa. Not a
word was spokeen during the cere
mony, except by the leader, who ut
tered words in the name of the out
raged women and children of Bel
gium. The beating was performed
in the center of a ring formed by
automobiles, in the glare of the
light furnished by the lamps of the
machines.
PIONEERS CALL MEETING;
WILL HAVE LODGE HERE
A call has been issued for a meet
ing of Pioneers, to be held on Mon
day night for the purpose of arrang
ing for the organization of a branch
of the oldtimers’ lodge in Nenana.
Preliminary steps were taken dur
ing the past summer to get the old
timers rounded up and everything
is now in readiness to proceed with
the work of organizing. The list
circulated at the t'—ie the movement
was started, contains over fifty sig
natures and it is expected that the
new lodge will start off with a big
membership.
All members of the order and all
who are eligible to membership are
invited to attend the forthcoming
meeting.
GERMANS CROWDED
BACK IN BELGIUM
LONDON—Reports received from
the British front in Belgium this
afternoon tell of further gains by
the British troops in the region of
Passchendaele. The attacks resulted
in a gain of 800 yards at some
points along the front.
LABOR SECRETARY
ARRIVES ON COAST
SAN FRANCISCO-Secretary of
Labor Wilson has arrived in this
city to negotiate with the strikers
and owners of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company for a settle
ment of the differences which have
resulted in tying up the service in
this and other Pacific coast states.
The secretary also will investigate
the Mooney bomb murder case.
Forty-three firms and businessmen
of Anchorage have formally agreed
to use exclusively home-grown veg
etables. The agreement was circu
lated as the result of action taken
at a public meeting held in Septem
ber, called by the Chamber of Com
merce.