THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the post office at Nenana, Alaska
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879
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ITALY’S FOOD SITUATION
Some of those who are not cry
ing quite so loudly are suffering
more keenly than the Germans.
Italy, from whom we hear but
little, is facing a most desperate
situation. For months the popu
lation has been on insufficient ra
tions. Meat is particularly scarce;
one meatless day, such as we were
asked to observe last winter would
sound most generous to them. In
Milan, a typical city, the people
have been requested to confine
themselves to one meat meal per
week, while such orders as these
are issued by the prefect of Rome:
“The maximum quantity of meat
which may be supplied to restau
rants, hotels, cafes, etc., must not
exceed 7 ounces per week for each
bread ration granted to the es
tablishment.
“The maximum quantity of meat
which may be supplied to schools,
monasteries, etc., must not exceed
three and one-half ounces per
week for each bread ration granted
to the establishment.
“No retail sale of meat must be
more than 1.1 pound."
> Veal and pork arc unknown in
practically all cities, there is very!
little beef; horse meat cost over
$1 a pound. i
Restaurants are not allowed to (
serve butter or any other fat.
Seven ounces of oil and ten and
one-half ounces of lard wus allowed
each person for the month of Octo
ber for home use. The price of the
oil makes it almost unobtainable,
however.
Recently they spoke of increas
ing the sugar ration to ten and one
half ounces per month. The price
is 50 cents a pound.
All these facts stand out more
clearly and pitilessly against the
new background of Italy’s victory.
Not only the peoples thus released
from the oppression of the enemy, ‘
but the enemy themselves in great
numbers are there demanding food.
Austrian soldiers on the day of
their surrender were crying—“We
cure nothing for life, death, peace
or war- -we care only for food —
give us food.”
It is our great good fortune that
we are able to help as arrangements
have already been made whereby
Italy, sa well as France and Kng
land ,can be cared for, and the nec
essary rations provided. But back
of any arrangement must be the
strong will of the people of the
United States. The great-hearted
democracy must continue to' work
on thruogh the help of the homes.
AN OREGON RECORD
“A check on the statements and
figures of the production of the
vurious wood and steel yards on
the Pacific coast reveals the fact
that the Portland district not only
has been the largest producer of
ships on the Pacific coast during
the emergency resulting from the
war, but has eclipsed every other
shipbuilding center in the United
States in the production of ships,”
nays a statement prepared by the
Portland Chamber of Commerce.
“In U>1 <5, with six yards for
wooven ships beginning operations
tut four wood ships were launched;
in 1917, thiu.y-one wooden ships
had slipped from the ways and the
record to 1918, up to and.includ
ing December 10, was one hundred
and thirteen wooden ships, making
the total for loss than three years
construction, one hundred and forty
eight wooden vessels.
“In steel construction, the record
of production in Portland is re
markable from the fact that, while
Portland is the largest- lumber man
ufacturing city in the world, she
has developed a large new industry
in the construction of ships of steel.
In 1910, three steel yards were be
ing constructed, but -no launchings
occurred. In the following year,
eight steel vessels were launched
and the number of yards increased
to five- In 1918, thirty-seven steel
ships were launched, making a total
of forty-five steel ships for less
Ilian two years operations.
There were at the end of the year
•‘12,500 men engaged in shipbuild
ing and allied industries in Port
land and the Portland district, and
the monthly payroll for December
was $4,471,200. The contracts for
1918 called for $230,000,000.
BANNING GERMAN
A nation-wide campaign is be
ing conducted by the American De
fense Society to eliminate the teach
ing of German in the schools thru
out the United States. In a letter
written the principals of public
schools private schools and colleges
thorughout the country the society
urges that French, Italian, Spanish
and Russian be given prominence in
the curriculum with a view to
strengthening trade relations be
tween these countries. The letter
which is signed by Dr. William T.
Hornaday, reads:
“Reports are rife that with the
ending of the war there is to be
an attempt to force upon our Amer
ican youth the language of the
people whose hands are stained with
the blood of their fathers and
brothers. The German language
has been used as a weapon directed
at, the heart of America by German
propagandists. It is the opinion of
many of our prominent educators
that German is not an essential
in any course of study, and it is to
be hoped that our American youth
wil Inot permit its being forced
upon them for any reason whatso
ever. The next five years will
witness a crystallization of educa
tional opinion and upon that crys
tallization will depend the future of
American education.
“For those who would study a
language for its future utility the
choice lies between French, Spanish,
Italian and Russian, as our trade
relations with these countries will
be immeasurably increased now that
peace is in sight. To study German
would be to condone the atrocities
perpetuated by the people who speak
this language."
JAPS REMOVE TAX
ON FOREIGN RICE
TOKIO.—The new Hara cabinet
has taken a drastic move to solve
the rice situation by removing the
import tax on foreign rice. This
measure has proved a great relief
to the Japanese people and tends
to lessen the hardship resulting from
the exhorbitant price of cereals.
Governmental booths are now set up
in all parts of Tokio for the dis
tribution of rice to the poor at
moderate prices.
Harness has been patented to sus
pend hand baggage from a man’s
shoulders and leave his hands free.
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'ENGLAND URGED
10 SELL HOMES
ON EASY TERMS
LONDON.-—One of the unusual
plans suggested for bridging the
i transition period while England is
j being changed from a war to a
I peace basis is a proposal that the
government should build houses and
■cither sell them on long time pay
ments or furnish them outright,
i particularly to soldiers.
I England is wrestling with many
of the same housing schemes that
were put forward in the United
: States when thousands of workmen
' were called to centers of war acti
vities. In the opinion of Sir J.
Tudor Walters, a member of parli
ment who has given much thought
to housing, England faces a short
age of 500,000 houses in addition
to her normal requirements of
100,000 new ones annually.
Thousands in the building trades
have gone into other work as all
building operations ceased when the
war started . Materials are at ex
horbitant figures or unobtainable.
It is much more difficult for a
prospective small house owner to
finance construction than it was
four and a half years ago.
One of the plans suggested is
that the government pay the house
holder the difference between what
his house will cost to construct im
mediately after peace is declared
and its estimated value five years
hence.
Any plan that will result in large
expenditure of public money will
be met with considerable opposi
tion among members of the govern
ment- This was made very clear
when a statement was made in the
House of Commons that the govern
ment should give all war workers a
six-months holiday with full pay as
one means of solving the tremend
ous problem of changing England
from a war to a peace basis. At
least one member of the govern
ment, referring to that statement,:
said that the government could not ■
undertake any gigantic obligation in
its effort to bridge the transition
period as quickly and efficiently
as possible.
VIC DURAND SAYS ALASKA
IS BEST PLACE ON EARTH
In a letter received on the last
mail, Victor Durand, who is at pres
ent in San Francisco, says that
conditions in the States are not
nearly as pood as some people would
have one believe, and that Alaska
is about the best place he has struck
yet. j
He has visited quite a few cities
throughout the States and is in
a very pood position to judpe. He
says that he has failed to form a
likinp for the Outside, and is posi
tive that he will never be satisfied
out in the States. j
He says that mechanics and skill
ed artizans are pcttinp pood wapes
but that common laborers have not1
received wapes commensurate with'
the increased cost of livinp.
He tells of havinp met Harry (
Abercrombie, M. R. Henley, Mrs.
and Miss Slippern, Bill Casey, Tony
Gossman, Hamilton, Alex Happ
bloom, Gus Utberp, Fred Happren,
Bill McPhee, Pat Meehan and Mr
and Mrs. Norman Koon recently in
Frisco. Vic sends new year preet
inps to all his friends.
Northerners do not take kindly to
life in the States and without ex
ception they all wish to be back.
FAIRBANKS CHAPTER A. M. C.
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT
The Fairbanks chapter of the
American Mininp Conpress will meet
tonipht at the Bureau of Mines
huildinp. The meetinp will be called
at 7:30 p. m
A pen<jral discussion of the min
inp needs of the district will take
place and the committee empowered
to collect data repardinp the bip
power plant scheme will also make
its report.
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The desk clock and electric lipht
have been combined in a new space
savinp office convenience.
CHINK COMPANY
10 MONOPOLIZE
GREAT TRAFFIC
PEKING.—The American lega
tion has lodged a protest with the
Chinese government authorities
against the sanctioning of an ex
port and import monopoly by a
Chinese limited liability company,
plans for which were put forward
by Ts’ai Julin, acting minister of
France, and T’ien Wen-lich, min
ister of agriculture.
The company is to have a capi
talization of $5,000,000 with share
holders limited to Chinese citizens,
and is to begin operations imme
diately the shares are subscribed
The objects as set forth in the
Official Gazette are to “deal in ail
<orts of raw and manufactured
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Budow, A1
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brookcr, Ed
Bennett, J F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. K.
Calderhead, R. VV.
Campbell, N. J. ,
Cochill, W. A.
Cooney. M. .T.
Doner, Frank
Divan, R J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland. Alf
Funk, A. B. ' a®
Fisher, doe
Flower, .T. II. j
Foster, Steve ;
Gagnon. Wm. * j
Haslem, II. G.
Hagan, dames
Hill. L. W.
Hagen, Hans ***’ j
Hoey, Andy !
Gray, E. B. ' i
Gilcher, W. II.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. d.
dohnson, A. G. 1 *
.Tones, Frank
daeobsen, J. C.
dulian, W. d.
dohnson, doseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
l.aughlin, E. L.
I.und, E. E.
T.ehr. Q. F.
Myers, R R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, d. II.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O'Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer. W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Schaeffer, M. A.
Rlippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, d. H.
Sellandcr, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt. Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth. R. G.
Spira, Frank
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J. G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Van Orsdel, J. 0.
Williams, E. A.
Waeehter, R. 1.
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articles both export ar.d import, for
business firms or individuals in
handling both exports and imports.”
Article Six of the “regulations"
contains the feature to .vhich spe
cial objection is made by tre Amer
ican legation, as a direct contra
vention of American treaty rights
or. the ground that it creates a
monopoly which would effectively
shut out all competition by Ameri
can firms or corp nations in the
Chinese market. The article pro
vides :
“All commodities which can be
exported or imported only on special
permits from the government shall
be handled by the company by spe
cial permits. i
“When the government o- any
organization under the control of
the government needs articles, this
company shall be appointed the
agent by special permit, to purchase
the goods required.”
Another article provides that
when the government wishes to
“stimulate trade in any native pro
ducts” it shall notify the co npany
of the fact anti shall “order the
company to take measures to in
crease the import or export as a
part of its obligation.”
ED MORRISEY MAY
COME NORTH AGAIN
According to a report appearing
in a coast paper, Edward G. Mor
risy, who until recently, acted as
private secretary to Delegate Sulzer
is now working on the reportorial
staff of the Seattle P. I.
Emil Hurja, who was appointed
to a lieutenancy in the army and
was Sulzer’s secretary before Mor
rissey, expects to be discharged soon
and will again resume seertarial ^
duties in Mr. Sulzer’s office at
Washington, D. C. j
Ed Morrissey may possibly come
back to Alaska.
A big vein of coal was recently
discovered high up in the range in
the Iron creek district. It is readily
accessible to the surrounding prop
erties and will be a big help in de-:
veloping the ores.
WANT ADS
Gentlemen's Suits cleaned and
pressed, Fur Coats lined and reno
vated; Ladies’s Saits and Dresse;
**cnovated at the Tailor Shop on
Upper A street, near Third.
CLOSING OUT
Our Large Stock of Furniture, Rugs,
Beds, Bedding, etc. Anderson
Bros. & Norland.
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