THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for emry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth.-.Editor and Manager j
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THE GOLD SITUATION
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In a statement recently published J
in the San Francisco Examiner, Bart
L. Thane, widely known mining en
gineer, has the following to say re-.
garding the gold situation, as he
views it:
The gold mining industry of the
world finds itself in a serious situa
tion due to the material increased
cost of labor and supplies resulting j
from the war, and the unique fact
that the value of the product pro- i
duced—gold—fixed in price by the
; Government has therefore had no
. proportionate increase in its market
value.
Last month 300,000 ounces of gold ;
produced in the Rand, the most sub- \
stantial producing area in the world, |
were sold to the Government at less
than cost and this same condition |
is true of several of the largest
operations in Alaska, Canada and
the United states.
The use of gold as a basis of
credit and exchange has been so
firmly established, and has proved
so universally satisfactory, that it J
may be positively stated that no
other commodity compares with gold
for this particular purpose, nor will
there be so long as there are sep
arate nations and governments on
the face of the world.
All balances in international trade
must be paid for in some fixed un
changeable medium, like gold.
Accepting gold as a basis of all
credit structure there has never been
in the history of the world, a time
when the demand has been so great
as now, in order to sustain a reason
able reserve against the Government
issue of bonds, certificates, etc.
As has been pointed out by Ilenan
Jennings, consulting engineer of the
Bureau of Mines, 91 per cent of the
gold and the gold producing prop
erties of the world are controlled
by the Allies.
It is evident that if the govern
ments of the Allies, owning and con
trolling this gold resource, would
arbitrarily double its value, the Cen
tral Powers would have to do twice
the amount of work and sell twice
the quantity of material, in order to
obtain their gold supply necessary
to a proper reserve against the paper
structure which has been developed
by them on account of the war.
In other words the governments
of the Allies could compel Germany
to pay twice as much for her neces
l
sary gold supply 1
While this idea and suggestion at
first sight seems radical, it is inter- j
esting to note that the entire gold.
producing industry of the Britishj
Empire called a meeting for this
identical purpose on July 4 and ap- |
pointed a committee to bring the
situation to the attention of the gov- j
ernment.
So far as the United States is con
cerned, the first necessity is legis- j
lation which will permit the con- \
tinuation of the present gold mining ,
industry.
Second, the formation of an inter
national commission to act jointly j
with the committee now formed in
London for the purpose of re-estab-;
lishing a proper fixed price for gold
commensurate with present condi
tions and the enactment of such leg
islation as will protect all paper
issues, which have been made on the
present sold basis.
Given the knowledge that the,
United States and her allies control |
91 per cent of the gold and gold
producing areas of the world the1
questions arise:
First. Why should we pay for
supplies purchased from neutrals in
gold at less than an actual cost of
production?
Second. Should not the United
States and her allies recognize this
great international asset and take1
steps to prevent Germany and the'
Central Powers from entering the
world markets, thereby draining from
the United States and her allies,
their gold to preserve the very paper
credit structure developed for the
purpose of carrying on the war
against us?
Third. Why should the gold min
ing industry as established, be com-,
pelled to sell its product at a price
less than that which it is actually
worth?
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In recognition of its violation of
the instructions of the Food Admin
istration, the Horlick Malted Milk
Co. has contributed 9 900 dozen
cases of 1-pound bottles of its pro
duct, representing in value $50,000
half to go to the quartermaster de
partment of the army and half to
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
of the navy. The company had on
hand more flour than was permitted.
Its surplus stock of flour has now
been surrendered and its operations
curtailed to meet the requirements
of the Food Administration.
JUST RECEIVED
ALL THE LATEST
June July August
VICTOR
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS
ALL THE LATEST POPULAR SONG HITS
SIMSON’S
NEWS OF BOYS
IN THE SERVICE
OF UNCLE SAM
Maskans Now With the Grea^ Allied
Fighting Machine Send Greet
ings to Nenanaites.
A field service post-card, probably
he first of its kind to be received
ocally, was received by Aiex Few
er on the last mail. The card is
'rom John McEwan, who will be
•emembered by many Nenanaites,
end is dated France, July lit.
John is now in the 13th Company,
Canadian Field Corps, British Ex
5editionary Forces i.i France and
says he is quite well. I he post card
.■ontains nothing more. The canceli
ng stamp bears the legend " Am y
Post Office”. The post-card is a
/cry simple affair and is not unlike
>ther post-cards in general appear
»nce. The space devoted to the
message contains a few printed sen
tences which only may be used by
the sender, who is requested to strike
out the sentences that have no bear
ing in the message. Nothing ex
cept signature only and date is al
lowed to be written and the notice
»t the head of the cards says that
‘If anything else is added the post
card will be destroyed.”
C. F. Ingersoll, a former butcher
in the employ of the A. E. C., writes i
from Fprt Lawton, Seattle, where he
is in training. He is now in Can
tonment 22, but expects to be trans
ferred pretty soon. He says that
he is having a fine time and that
it is great to be in uniform. He is
anxious to get “Over There” and
take a crack at the Hun.
Asa Pittock, who was ;i the cm-!
ploy of the Alaskan Engineering ’
commission and who left Nenana
to enlist, writing from the Soldiers’;
and Sailors’ club, says he is now in
the quartermaster’s department, sta- j
tioned at Fort Lawton. His com-!
pany, he says, will leave for Wash
ington, D. C. very shortly enroute
he thinks, for the front. Jack Greer,
another old A. E. C. man, who went
out at the same time as Asa did.
is also in the quartermaster’s depart
ment and will accompany him to
Washington when the regiment
moves.
On the last incoming mail, Earl
R. Brown, local manager of the
N. C. Co., received a letter from
Pierce Cromwell, who gave up his
position with the N C. company at
Wiseman to enter the army. He
figured that he would be able to
enlist as soon as he reached the
States, but found that e could not
enter the army as voluntary enlist
ments of registrants were discon
tinued and he was advised to wait
until he was drafted. He tried the
navy, however, and was fortunate
enough to get in before the law pro
hibiting voluntary enlistments in both
the army and navy went into effect.
He is now in the naval reserve and
expects to be sent to a naval train
ing camp for officers, where he will
be given a chance to qualify.
Arthur V. Heacock, well-known
printer of Fairbanks and also owner
of the Doman line of launches that
plied between Fairbanks and the
Tolovana last year, and who went
out early last fall to enlist, is now
stationed at the Benicia Aresnal.
Benicia, California, in the capacity
of post printer.
Max Smith, who gave up his posi
tion as manager of the N C. store
here, enlisted as a private in the
Quartermaster’s corps on August 5.
Officers for the army are selected
from the ranks and Max hopes to
get an opportunity to qualify later.
Leith Russell, writes that he is
enjoying a ten-day furlough in
Seattle with the Goodfellows, for
merly of Fairbanks. Leith is in the
naval reserve in training.
Bob Crawford, son of R. M. Craw
ford of Fairbanks, is now in the
marine service in the East and ex
pects to be sent to the front shortly.
He was at one time chainman with
Chandler’s locating party in the Lig
nite country.
Bob Mahar, who worked in the en
gineering party under Resident En
;meer ueo. ts. Kicnarason on resi- l
iency three, has joined the aviation i '
?orps. He is now under training |
ind expects to qualify for service
it the front in the near future. I
In all the letters received from T
I
the boys, both in training and “Over >
fhere,’’ a plea is made for their
friends to write to them, even a
,hort letter, telling of things in the j
North that happened since they j
went away, and as they express it, j
‘to get a letter from the North is
like getting money from home.”
They are all loud in their praises
3f the treatment accorded the boys |
in Khaki by everybody, especially the :
ladies.
INTOLERANCE IS
AT THE COLISEUM
D. W. Griffith’s latest great spec
tacle “Intolerance”, one of the cur
rent season's biggest hits in New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg. San Francisco and Los An
geles, will be shown at the Coliseum
tonight.
In this, said to be the most mag
nificent production of all time, Mr.
Griffith gives visual presentation of
four different decades—mighty Baby
lon in the days of Balshazzar, Judea
at the time of the Nazarine, Me
diaeval France when Catherine de
Medici dictated to her son Charles
IX, and the present-and through-1
out them all he sustains most inter-!
estingly the motive of the play— >
love's struggle throughout the ages, j
Possibly the most steupendously |
magnificent scenes are those which, j
representing Balshazzar’s feast, dis- [
close a panoramic view of over a j
mile of ancient world splendors and j
architectural wonders against whichj
diaphanously attired women and i
picturesquely clad men stand out in j
steroscopic relief.
Such battle scenes as those reveal
ing the clash of Balshazzar’s forces
ami the hordes of Cyrus, the Persian, j
on and about the mighty walls of
Babylon are breath-taking. You see
catapults and battering rams, cross
bows and flaming engines in action.
You see huge moving siege towers i
with their complement of gladiators [
crash to the ground, you see mighty |
men in hand to hand conflict—an-1
cient warfare, thrilling, inspiring, so
real that you cannot believe it
mimic.
There are three love stories in
“Intolerance”, each with its own set
of characters. The principal players i
of the largest cast ever assembled |
for any stage production numbers j
among other screen celebrities Mae;
Marsh, Lillian Gish, Miriam Cooper, j
Constance Talmadge, Bessie Love,;
Seena Owen, Margery Wilson, Rob-!
ert Harron, Alfred Paget, Elmer j
Clifton, Tully Marshal and Walter j
Long. j
The show will start promptly at'
eight o’clock.
PIECE WORK SCHEDULE
STIMULATES PRODUCT!
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MANCHESTER, England.—Intro
duction of systems under which mun- j
itions makers are paid by piece work j
has been responsible chiefly for the i
abnormal production achieved by j
hundreds of munitions plants in this j
district. There has been little se-'
rious trouble between employers and
workmen.
WANT ADS
'OR SALE—Enameled double bed,
cotton layer laid mattress, spring
Lang cook stove, wood or coal,
also heater and baker, wheel
barrow, shot-gun, 16 bore, with
shells; axes, wedges, saws, sledge,
peavy, carpenter tools, etc; all
best quality and cheap. Inquire
at yellow tent, opposite Commis
sion sawmill.
■OR SALE, CHEAP—Large tank
heater and pipe drum; flush toilet,
good as new; also sink. Inquire '
Simson’s.
rOR SALE.—Mrs. W. F. Lyons is
leaving for the Outsdie soon and
offers shop, fixtures and business
in cleaning and pressing clothes,
for sale. No reasonable offer re
fused- Shop is on A street, near
blacksmith shop.
•’OR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern
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?OR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Sew-j
ing machine, phonograph, launch !
Bunny, with 2 Va h. p. Ferro en- j
gine, shot gun, rifle, etc. Inquire i
of J. A. Slippern.
Cut out non-essentials—Wi are in
i race with a swift antagonist and j
leed no handicap.
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