THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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STEPS TOWARD REFORM.
The country is ready for a labor
truce, such as has been proposed
by representatives of the public at
the round-table conference at Wash
ington.
But such a truce, to be success
ful, believes the Seattle Times, must
involve more than a mere cessation
of strikes on one side or anti
union agitation on the other. It
must embody strong declarations
for—
Increased production.
Price stabilization.
On the one hand, there must be
an end to the agitation for a five
day week and a six-hour or a five
hour day. We shall get nowhere
at that rate, for production hardly
will equal demand and will not com
mence to make good the deficiencies
due to world under-production.
On the other hand, there must be
a re-establishment of values for
commodities and standards for
wages. Employers and employes
must learn once again what cdn
stitutes “a fair day’s pay" for “a
fair day’s work"; all the people
must ascertain what is a just, rea
sonable and defensible priee for any
article in common use.
The labor truce would be the
first step in the given direction, be
cause it would give the law of sup
ply and demand a chance to work
toward the re-establishment of val
ues.
But it should be the policy of
the round-table conference, working
with the President and Congress,
with capital and with labor, to speed
up the other reforms mentioned
above, which are of almost equal
importance to the nation at this
time.
INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY.
Discussing the labor problem at
Cleveland recently, before the Na
tional Safety Council of the Eighth
Annual Safety Congress. F. I.. Feu
erbach, factory manager of William
Demuth & Co., of Richmond Hill,
X. Y., told of the experience of
tha*. company in organizing its em
ployes into an "Industrial Democra
cy.”
The Demuth company’s plan is
based on the Government of the
United States, with a cabinet, sen
ate, and house. The cabinet is
made up of company officials, with
the president of the company as
chairman, and has veto power.
The senate is made up of fore
men and heads of departments, and
its powers and practices are identi
cal with those of the federal house
of representatives.
The house is made up from the
ranks of the workers, with one rep
resentative for every thirty work
men, who are elected by secret bal
lot. The senate and house meet
weekly on company time, and any
question relating to working condi
tions, safety, sanitation, wages, etc.,
may be brought up. No change be
comes a law, however, until it is
approved by all three bodies.
John Leitch. author of “Man to (
Man," was the originator of the i
Demuth plan and put it into effect.
A dividend system was also estab
lished, Mr. Feuerbach explained,
whereby all savings made in the
cost of production would be divided
; equally—one-half to the employes
jand one-half to the company.
Mr. Feuerbach said it required
j some time to educate the men to
| this new plan of factory govern
, ment. but when they realized that
! absence and tardiness affected pro
duction and in turn their percentage
.of dividends, they recommended
penalties for tardiness, carelessness,
and disinterested workmen, and leg
islation to this effect was passed.
HIGHWAY REVENUES.
More than nine million dollars
was spent by motor tourists in cities
and towns along the National Parks
highway this year, the greatest tour
ing year in the history of the coun
try, according to Fred A. Adams.;
field secretary of the National Parks :
Highway association.
“Tourists from every state in the
Union, with travel almost equally
divided between east and west bound 1
cars, have toured the 3,000 miles!
of highway from Chicago to the I
Pacific coast, and from Puget Sound i
to Lake Michigan,” he said.
Mr. Adams bases the value of mo-'
tor travel on an estimated 30,000 !
cars; that occupants of each car
spent at least $15 a day while on ;
the road, and that each of the \
30,000 cars was on the highway a [
minimum of 20 days.
“I consider the estimate a very
Conservative one," he said. “This
traffic was interstate and does not
take into consideration the greatly
increased volume of interstate
travel.”
Although every city and town
along the highway has benefited
greatly, those towns, Mr. Adams de
clared, which have established free
camps for tourists and provided ae- i
commodations for their comfort
have reaped the greatest financial
harvest.
HENS LAY CONTENTEDLY
IN LONDON ROOF HOUSE
LONDON. — One hundred feet
above one of London's busiest
streets, and within 200 yards of
Big Ben. on the roof of the Insti
tute of Civil Engineers, there is one '
of the best kept and most prosper
ous poultry farms in the city.
It comprises .36 hens,Jiojsed in
three spacious coops, but during the i
greater part of the day hens aie al- :
lowed to roam about the roof at
will. Although the cooping is not '
more than eighteen inches high the!
hens never attempt to reach the '
ground, contenting themselves with j
mounting the top and there an
nouncing their satisfaction after an
egg has been added to the record
they have been making.
Stanley Chernaeff is on the j
streets again, after a stay of two j
weeks at the Government hospital, j
where he received treatment for an
injured leg.
Fur Coats, Robes and Caps Reno
vated or made. Cleaning and press
ing Suits a Specialty.
D’ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP,
Third and A Streets.
BRITAIN’S CHOICE
LIQUOR CONTROL
OR PROHIBITION
LONDON.—Britain must choose
between strict government control
of the liquor traffic or absolute
prohibition, in the opinion of Lor I
D’Abemon, chairman of the Liquor
Control board.
“If the question is considered
broadly there are only two policies,
control or prohibition,” said Lord
D’Abemon. “Reversion to th* t<i
pre-war conditions would mean
drunkenness, inefficiency, ill health,
disease and the misery which has
notoriously resulted from drunken
habits in the past.
“I believe that control is possible.
The experience of the war shows
that temperance and efficiency can
be obtained by regulation 1 be
lieve the liquor trade is susceptible
to reform. Recent declarations by
leaders in the trade, appear to me
to warant the belief that the new
school in the brewing trade is
gaining a hearing, and that they
have realized that the old methods
of the anti-reform whole-hog in
dulgence advocates are no longer
suitable to modem conditions. The
same change is in evidence i mong
licensed victuallers. I get many
letters from them urging that there
be no return to the old hours, dur
ing which their work lasted 17
hours instead of six daily and when
the conditions for public house ser
vants were a scandal.
“There can be no doubt that the
position of licensees is enormously
better than before the war. 1 hey
work shorter hours, they have not
the same difficulty with drunken
ness and they certainly do not make
less money.”
Flashlight* and fresh batteries just
received. All sizes. Anderson Bros.
A Nerlend.
Celt and Saxon
One of Sheridan’s tales was of
an Irishman who met a Briton of the
true John Bull pattern standing
with folded arms in a contempla
tive mood, apparently meditating
on the greatness of his little island.
"Allow me to differ with ye!”
exclaimed the Celt.
"But 1 have said nothing, sir,”
replied John Bull. '
“And a man may think a lie as
well as publish it.” persisted the
pugnacious Hiberian.
“Perhaps you are looking for a
fight,” queried the Briton.
“Allow me to compliment ye on
the quickness of yer perception,”
said Patrick, throwing down his
coat. And then they pitched in.
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A Little Hint
Janet, aged nine, was taken by
jher mother to lunch at the house
of a friend.
The hostess was of the talkative
variety, and, in her enjoyment of
certain interesting little incidents
she was relating, quite forgot to
give Janet anything in the shape
of food.
After a lapse of several minutes.
Janet could endure this situation no
longer. So, raising her plate as
high as she could, she demanded in
a shrill voice:
“Anybody here want a clean
plate?”
One hundred and sixty-eight pu
pils are enrolled at the Anchorage
schools, thirty-three of whom are in
the high school.
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Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
hase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
he station agent, whose office is in
he employment office, on the ground
loor of the General Office Building,
Uaskan Engineering Commission, nr
it Camp 4lo (North N'enana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
ime during office hours, and can be
>urchased in sufficient time before
he departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
die foot of A street on Wednesdays
ind Saturdays at 8 a. ra., and from
Damp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks. Tuesdays and Fridays, at
l p. m.
The following schedule between
S'orth Nenana and Fairbanks goes
nto effect Nov. 7th. subject to
hange without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
irrive North Nenana, 1 1 :30 a. m.
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m.;
irrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
he river. Those intending to trav
;1 to Fairbanks must make their
>wr> arrangements for reaching
Vorth Nenana.
Niews Office.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska j
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE If
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY. g
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
j we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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