THE NEMAN A DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as seco .d class mail matter, under the Act of March S, 1879,
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A FORTUNATE KILLING
While we are not in a positior
to --'.ate positively in what shape
the administration coal and oi
leasing bill reached the Senate foi
final pasage. the measure, as re
constructed in conference, failed
utterly to fill the requirements foi
which it originally was intended
When the conferees had finished
eliminating desirable sections and
adding restrictions, the bill had
muih the appearance of having
beer, framed e.-pe .dally for the
benefit ox the ok and coal trusts.
If it was in that form when it died
jn the Senate, together with othei
measures, as the result of the fili
buster. Alaska was ber.efitted
rather than injured, for the re
strictions attached by the confer
ees rendered development of oil
lands under the leasing clause prac
tically impossible.
One of the objectionable features
of the bill is the royalty require
ment on ail oil recovered by lessees,
the clause stipulating that the gov
ernment shall collect twenty per
cent of the value cf the total out
put of oil, recovered from a well
driven on government land.
Such a royalty would prove an
insurmountable barrier to the suc
cessful operati: n of leased oil prop
erties, in competition with compan
ies owning their own land. It is
a prohibitive penalty on the occu
pation of government lands and
would result, in the case of Alaska,
a further net less d ?lay in the
development cf Northern oil re
sources.
SIBERIA BIDDING FOR TRADE
Establishment of textile works in
\ -.vostock an: cither Eastern Si
berian loeakties advocated by a
wr.ter in the Delay Ycrstdk, whch
says that the textile industries of
the Po-. h and Moscow districts no
longer exist. The writer asserts
that order soon will be firmly es
ter:. .ted here in Eastern Siberia,
and that the waterways ensure the
delivery of raw materials and ma
chinery. He adds:
"Cotton is near at hand in India,
Indo-China, Korea and South Man
churia; wool in Australia; silk in
Japan and China, flax in the Amur
district and in Siberia; hemp in
the Amur regions. Merino has a
future in the Transbaikal region;
rough wool is to be had from Mon
trci'a and Transbaikalia.
“P-aw materia] and its delivery
are cheap; especially with the help
of the Russian commercial fleet.
*ue! is near ?t ho* d; immense cou'
fields are near the ..coasts. Suchan
awa'ts exploitation. I.abor is in
sured by the presence of immi
grants and the trained cheap labor
of Chinese and Japanese.
“The Far East and Manchuria
useJ 7n.don.non rubles worth of
textile goods from Moscow—ty,e
price current Vforo the war—per
year. Siberia offers an immense
market not tv consider Russia.
| when it is cheaper to transport
I manufactured goods by sea than to
'bring cotton from Turkestan to
Moscow. Vladivostok and the sur
rounding ditsricts must be declared
a free part with free access for
' raw material. The srovernment must
<
co-operate to firmly establish for
eign capital in textile industries.
: We must hurry before Great Brit
! ain, America and Germany get to
work at full speed, for then it will
be too late.
ffif IS UNSAFE
ODESSA.—Police protection by
the Russians in Odessa is so inef
fective that street robberies at thc
pistol point are frequent after dusk
ar.d no night passes without con
siderable firing. Armed bands have
been so bold that they have at
tacked business houses in daylight
French troops, however, are taking
command of the situation by or
ganizing patrols and the Russian
governor has proclaimed martial
law.
At Boisheviki meetings reported
at Kiev and other Ukranian cities,
agitators are discussing the seizure
of power and the creation -of a
Ukranian state. It is declared that
85 per cent of the Kiev Soviet are
Communists.
Those most competent to judge
the Ukrainian situation from the
standpoint of nipping Bolshevik
anarchy in the bud urge Allied in
tervention pending the organization
of tne rational elements to recover
from the stunning blows of the past
year. Allied counsel in the settle
ment of Agrarian and other prob
lems would be invaluable.
Material aid in the shape of goods
at fair prices would be an earnest
of the Allies intentions and would
go far to dispel in the eyes of the
peasants and workingmen the Bol
shevik fictions concerning the “ex
ploiting ambitions of the Allied
imperialists and captalists.” It is
declared here that non-intervention
would merely place Russia at the
mercy of the Boisheviki and event
u&lly play into German hands.
Many receptions and entertain
ments are being given in Odessa
for Allied officers and men.
An address presented by the
women of Odessa tothe Allied forces
expressed the conviction that gen
erous France and all the faithful
Allies have not forgot 1 n the first
years of the war, when Russia
“proved her valor on Prussian and
Austrian battlefields and sacrificed
the flower of her patriotic youth.”
G. Victor Allen left this morn
ing for the end of steel, enroute
to the States. He expects to re
turn after a brief visit to his folks.
? 7-vat ions at Cooney Ho* !
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The sur
render of former Judge J. C. Evans,
to begin his jail sentence for con
tempt of federal court has added
another chapter tothe tangled his
tory of the fight to compel a county
in the Missouri hills to pay a bonded
indebtedness for a railroad never
constructed.
It was in 1871 that Dallas county,
with other Missouri and Kansas
communities, saw visions of tre
mendous industrial development.
Strangers appeared with a “pen and
paper" railroad from St. Louis to
‘Fort Scott, Kan., and Dallas county
voted 8225,000 bonds as a bonus
to the promoters.
The road was never built, and
Dallas country’s “paramount issue"
was born when the first interest
payment fell due. In all political
campaigns, candidates for county
judgeships have cried, “We will re
fuse to pay the bonds." After elec
tion successful candidates have gone
to the hills to avoid taking action.
The bonds eventually went to an
Eastern capitalist who resumed the
litigation of his predecessors to col
lect interest. Judgments had been'
entered into from time to time in
federal court. By 1911 the prin
cipal and accrued interest had
reached SI.023.000. payment of
which would take 18 cents on every
dollar of valuation in the county,
it was said.
A judgment was obtained and the
federal court directed the Dallas
county clerk to cal! a special elec
tion to vote bonds to pay S70.000
of the interest. With that action,
the county clerkship was added to
the list of recluse officialdom of
Dallas county.
Efforts to serve summons on the
jurists were redoubled. Posses of
deputies from the United States
marshal's office in motor car? rolled
along the trails through hills and
woods. Others, disguised as fisher
men and hunters, trekked through
thickets and along creeks without
success.
Federal Judge Van Valkenburgh
issued an order of contempt against
the three Dallas county judges last
March. Judges Monroe Quigley
and J. E. Thomas sought the safety
of the woods. In the night, depu
ties surrounded Judge Evans’ home
and he was brought into federal
court, where he refused to agree to
a bond levy and was sentenced to
six months in jail for contempt
The court of appeals recently af
firmed the decision and the judge,
who had been released pending de
cision, appeared to begin serving
sentence.
Judge Evans, who is now out of
office and therefore ha? nt> power
to act on the tax levy, was taken
to Springfield, Mo. Whether he
must serve his sentence is still some
what in doubt.
Meanwhile, Dallas county is with
out a railroad.
C. N. Banks arrived in town
from his camp near Standard creek.
He will go down to the old Howell
mill on Wednesday and move the
machinery in it to Nenana.
GRACE (Presbyterian) CHURCH
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REV. KOET.
JOSEPH DIVEN
D. D.
MINISTER
at 12:00
Ameri
.7:30 p m.
Prof. Berggi en
Sholseth.
Lecture 7:30
Welcome
Sunday School
Evening Topic—“Making
cans" ..
Special music my
and Mrs.
Music begins at 7:15
Everybody
CHRISTIANSC1ENCE
Sunday school will be held in
the old commissioner’s office build
ing, opposite the postoffice, Sunday
at 1 p. m.
The regular service will be held
at the same place at two o'clock.
The subject will be "Man."
NOTICE
A meeting of the Xenar.a t'.ub
will be held at the club room in
the Union Hall on Tuesday, March
11th. commencing promptly at S
o’clock in the evening.
All members are urged to be in
attendance.
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lT*AR SWINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
YOU
CAN
BUY
WAR
NOW
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LOST.—Lady's Elgin Watch with
monogram on back M. C. Return
to News office. Reward.
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, S40. Inquire at News office.
WANTED TO BUY—A three or
four-room house. Must be
reasonable. Inquire News office.
Board of School Directors
Nenana Public School
Nenana March 1, 1919
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the laws of Alas
ka. notice is hereby given that the
regular annual election will bo hMd
in the town of Nenana.
Tuesday, April 1st, 1919.
For the purpose of electing one
school director, to serve one year,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Jeannette Ellon
son. and two directors to serve two
years to fill the vacancies caused
by the expiration of terms of Mrs.
E. L. Sweeney and Mr. George
W Pennington.
The names of candidates must be
in the hands of the Clerk of the
School Board not later than March
22. 1919.
The polling place will be located
in the fire hall, adjoining the town
site office. Polls will be open from
8 a. m. until 7 p. m. on the day
and date of election.
J. H. SCOTT.
Clerk of School Board.
Approved:
MRS. E. L. SWEENEY,
President.
CAN and WILL pay you more
for your furs than any other
fur buyer In town
S I M SON’S
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ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneap, Kennecott and La touche.
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 Latoucho and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY ;
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Flumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Rietal Works
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rstes Ey the Week or Month
NICELY, Proprietress
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Berg-man, Charles
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan. E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. R.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, W. .T.
Calderhead, Ft. W
Campbell, X. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney. M. J.
Doner, Frank
D ven, R. J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A B.
Finl.iyson, K A.
Fisher, Joe
Flower. J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon. Wm.
Ghezzi, Alfred
Head, E. A.
Hasiem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hi !, L. V,’.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher. W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian. W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketoorokv, John A.
Lauglilin, E. L.
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. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N\
Stol, Kels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunh-on, B.
Th' mnson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Vcrhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.