THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for ersiry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth......-.Editor and Manager
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INVESTIGATION
Talk of congresional investigation,
in connection with the government
railroad, should not worry* Alaskans.
When congress is convened in extra
session during the spring or early
summer, the Republicans will be in
control of both branches of the law
making body and investigations,
probably will be the order of the.
day. The session will afford the
Republicans an opportunity to air
some of the blunders made by the
Democrats during the progress of
the war. and we may be sure the
party in power will make the most
of it. It will be the chance of a
life time. The information gathered
will be used in an effort to con
vince the American pubic that the
Democrats are not competent to
manage the affairs of the nation
and as an argument in favor of
further strengthening the Republi
can majority and electing a Repub
lican president next year.
But Alaskans should not worry.
The amount involved in the con
struction of the government railroad
in this territory is a paltry sum by
comparison with sums expended on
war enterprises and the evidence
of alleged extravagance in Alaska
is not sufficiently voluminous to at
tract especial attention. And there
is no evidence whatever of graft
in connection with the railroad.
Therefore it reasonably may be
expected that the Republicans will
be too busy investigating the big
leaks of the nation to interfere with
our railroad, which already has been
subjected to several departmental
probes and special inquiries and to
at least one court investigation. The
money already expended in this
manner would easily suffice to carry
on the real work in this division
for another year, and any additional
sums voted by congress for investi
gation will be that much money
expended needlessly.
In no case, however, would an
investigation be hurtful to Alaska.
There will be in congress, when the
lawmakers are called together again,
many new members unacquainted
with Alaska, and, if it would be
possible to induce a delegation of
them to make the trip to the territory
to see what has been done in the
way of railroad building, they would
return to Washington possessed of
information wbych doubtless would
enable them to legislate intelligently
on Alaskan questions. They would
learn, during their stay in the North
land, that federal aid, generously
extended at this time, would be re
paid many times by the territory
within a short span of years. It
would not be difficult to convince
them not only that the early com
pletion of the railroad is necessary
to insure the development of In
terior resources- br,* also that
branches and wagon roads are need
ed to open up districts tributary to
the main line.
It would be a lot easier to con
vince congressmen of these needs
by showing them—by escorting them
over the country over which they
exercise control—than by attempt
ing to secure reforms and need
ed legislation by long distance
correspondence. The first hand in
formation obtainable by a visit to
the territory would be invaluable
both to the congressmen making the
trip and to the territory itself, which
has nothing to fear from a closer
acquaintance with the men at Wash
ington who regulate the flow of fed
eral aids in this direction.
Let them investigate. All that we
ask is that the investigators, should
an investigation be authorized, come
to Alaska prepared to make a
thorough study of Alaskan resources
and possibilities of development.
DANCING ACADEMY
MEETS TONIGHT
The dancing academy conducted
by Mrs. Belle Campbell will meet
tonight, after the picture show, at
the Union Hall.
New beginners will be instructed
in the different dances half an hour
earlier than closing time of the
show.
MEXICAN OIL
_ 1
MEXICO CITY.—Mexico pro
duced in 1918 a total of 58,156,239
barrels of petroleum, according to
official announcement, which adds
that this is only a fraction of the
potential production of the fields.
The daily potential production ii
estimated at 1,422,626 barrels.
The sun on longer days will make
you feel like throwing away your
old hat and suit. Certainly those
old spots do not improve your ap
pearance, but fo- a trifling sum you
can have them pressed, mended and
cleaned at Mrs. D’Orsay’s Tailor
Shop, Third and A streets.
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 be held
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 Ellen
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.
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FIRS! SOLDIER
FROM CAMP DODGE
BACK IN NEANW
Dong He Young, the first soldie
from the Xenana contingent wh
had been at Camp Dodge, Iowa, t<
return to Xenana arrived on th<
train last night, having made thi
journey from Seattle to Seward oi
the Alameda, and from thence oi
the trains of the A. E. C. and ove:
the Broad Pass trail. He expressec
himself as being tickled to deatl
to be back in Alaska once more.
Dong sports a silver stripe wit!
star also a red stripe on his militarj
blouse; the former emblem indicat
ing voluntary enlistment, and th<
latter honorable discharge.
Dong, better known as Harry. wa‘
at Camp Dodge with the rest of th<
Alaskan contingent when the fli
was at its height. He served thre(
months at this camp during whiet
time he was on hospital detail. H<
says that nurses at the rate ol
about 500 a day kept coming intc
the camp, until there were severa
thousand of them there, many oi
whom succumbed to the disease
Ihe nurses were pupils of three
different classes, army. Red Cross
and volunteer, and he is loud in his
praises of the noble work done by
them during the height of the epi
demic. Harry did not get the flu,
and he attributes his immunity to
the fact that he was not a bit
scared of it. His comrades were dy
ng daily, some of them almost
vhile he was ministering to them,
ret he felt no fear, he says. The
iescription given of the disease, of
he fatal type follows: the patient
"irst gets a fever, the temperature
■ising to about 103 degrees or more,
vhen it subsides pneumonia sets in
ind the patient seems to suffer
rreatly and get quite delirious;
hortly before death supervenes,
he patient's lips, eyelids and
rums turn quite black, he says.
After serving three months at
ramp Dodge, he was transferred
o Camp Grryit, 111., where he ch
ained most of his military training,
de speaks very well of army life.
)ut is glad to be out of the service
He was discharged February 6th,
tnd immediately left for the Xorth
vith the army traveling allowance of
> Vs cents per mile. The command
ng officer told him that discharged
•oldiers are entitled to a special
■ate on all steamship lines and after
in eight-day stay in Seattle, on ap
plication at the office of the Alaska
Bteamshp Co., he was told that the
rovernment rate to Seward would
pe $34, but that it did not include
poard and berth. The board, he
says, would have come to. about $20
jnd the berth at $1 a day would
lave brought up the government
rate to somewhere in the neighbor
hood of $69. The regular first class
civilian rate being only $54. includ
ing berth and meals, he bought an
5Tdinarv first class ticket to Seward.
Everybody, he says, was talking
Alaska, and he predicts that the
population of the Xorthland will in
crease by about 20,000 during the
coming season. He thinks that the
Alaskan merchants owe a deep deb1
of gratitude to the soldiers, whc
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educated the people in ' the States
in the neighborhood of the camps
they were stationed at and in the
towns they visited about the great
Northland. The ignorance shown
about Alaska, in certaain parts of
the States, he says, was simply
i stupendous.
Some of the Alaskan soldiers who
got married in the States may re
• main there, but the rest of them
i all will come North just as soon as
i they possibly can. he says.
! Scotty Dalton, of the Fairbanks
■ contingent, married a girl of Des
Moines. Iowa; as did also Steve
Bush and these two, with their
wives may come North, he thinks.
He speaks very highly of the
treatment accorde’d the soldiers by
everybody wherever they went, es
pecially by the Red Cross.
MASONS OF HONOLULU
PLAN BIG EXCURSION
HONOLULU.—James McCandles,
imperial high priest of the Mystic.
Shrine, and who, in the ordinary
course of events, will be elected
imperial potentate at the conclave
in San Francisco in 1922, is plan
ning to lead an excursion of Shrin
ers to Honolulu for a visit after the
conclave. Mr. McCandles, one of
Hawaii’s wealthiest men, has an
nounced that he will charter a
steamer to bring the official Shrine
Divan to Hawaii that year.
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED'’ STATES
GOVERNMENT
YOU
CAN
BUY
WAR
SAVINGS
STAMPS
NOW
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WANT ADS
LOST.—Lady’s Elgin Watch witl
monogram on back M. C. Retun
to News office. Reward.
FOR SALE—A new 7mm Mausei
rifle with 40 rounds of ammu
nition, $50; also a 12-gauge Rem
ington automatic shot gun, almos
new, $40. Inquire at News office
WANTED TO BUY—A three oi
four-room house. Must b(
reasonable. Inquire News office
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the trail
for any point on the line south ol
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased frotr
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 anj
time during office hours, and car
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot oi
A street on Wednesdays and Sat
urdays.
Captain J. J. rmnegan. Iraft ex
ecutive of Alaska, and militaiv ale
to the governor, reecnl'y made the
statement at Valdez that the Valdez
Exemption Board leads ail board
in the territory for conlinuc-'.'s ef
ficiency.
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
SIMSON’S
Don’t Leave
ALASK1A
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 tbe spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alatks.
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rate> By the Week or Month
MRS. NICELY, Proprietress
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred. Mrs. Clara
Bergman, 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. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, \V T
Calderhead, R W
Campbell, X. J
Coghill. W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven. R J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Fur.k, A B.
Finlayson. K A.
Fisher, Joe
Flower. J. H
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, ffm.
Ghezzi, Alfred
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W
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
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A
Laughlin, 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, Xels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
I 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
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. 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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