THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eiury as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth.-.Editor and Manager
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TOAST TO THE KAISER
During the course of a speech
made on the floor of the senate re
cently, Senator Williams, of Mississ
ippi said:
“I think it is well enough now
and then, while we are discussing
matters of world-wide import, like
the hours of labor of employees in
the city of Washington, to say some
thing that relates itself to the pres
ent awful war situation of the
world.
Mr. George Morrow Mayo, for
merly a clerk in the office of the
freight claim agent of the Southern
Railway system, of Washington, who
is now a gunner’s mate in the United
States navy, is the author of the fol
lowing toast to the Kaiser, which
I want to read to the senate:
A TOAST
Here’s to the Blue of the wind
swept North,
When we meet on the fields of
France;
May the spirt of Grant be with you
all
As the sons of the North advance.
And here’s to the Gray of the sun
kissed South,
When we meet on the fields of
France;
May the spirit of Lee be with you
all
As the sons of the South advance.
And here’s to the Blue and Gray
as one,
When we meet on the fields of
France;
May the spirit of God be with us all
As the sons of the Flag advance.
“It is very seldom that poetry is
written. A great deal of verse is
every day added to the literature of
the world. I think these three stan
zas constitute poetry, and I wanted
to put them in the Record.”
INDEPENDENCE
Whatever the scientists may say—
and they disagree on the subject—as
to the sustaining power of vege
tarian diet, it is certain, says the
Portland Oregonian, that the man
who can live on the product of his
own garden stands a better chance
of being happy during the coming
year than he who, through habit
or otherwise, demands other foods.
An Englisman, head of a family
of six, writes to a London news
paper that he, his wife and four
children have lived for fourteen
weeks on a diet consisting entirely
of raw vegetables made of grated
turnips, carrots, parsnips, beets and
cabbages, together with fruit salad,
toast and porridge. All the vege
tables were grown in the home gar
den and stored for winter use. The
writer says that they use neither
tea nor coffee.
It seems to be a case of “if a man
likes that sort of thing, it is the
sort of thing he would like.” It is
not probable that the diet in ques
tion would commend itself to many
persons, and it is even possible that
most of us would not thrive upon
it. But think how fortunate one
would be who could learn to like it.
No grocery bills to pay. No danger
of being accused of hoarding food.
Just a little labor in the garden and
one’s board bill is paid.
Those who can thrive on vege
tables are lucky. They are about
the most independent people in the
world.
“There are tens of thousands
lying in blood-stained quagmire
with a daily and nightly deluge of
shells around them. If we do all we
can, we shall not be able to requite
their heroism. If we do less than
we can we shall dishonor their sac
rifices.”—David Lloyd George.
ONE TAX, THREE MILLION
HELP TO SOUTHERN STATE
LOUISVILLE Ky.—Officials of
the state tax collector’s office are
figuring just how soon they will be
able to liquidate the state debt thru
the tax on the estate left by Mrs.
Robert Worth Bingham, formerly
Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, of New York
and Washington.
Mrs. Bingham’s estate, it has been
estimated, will total more than $65,
000,000, and the inheritance taxes'
on the entire estate, if collected,
would amount to between 2,500,000
and $3,000,000, or nearly enough'
to pay off the state debt.
Mrs. Bingham, who died last July,
left the bulk of her estate to her
second husband. Judge Robert Worth
Bingham, of Kentucky. Reports
reaching the attorneys and tax col
lectors, however, indicate that the
will may be contested, and if such
is the case the state may lose part
of the income tax.
An inventory filed by the ad
ministrator at a hearing before a
special state inheritance tax ap
praiser, values the stocks, bonds and
jewelry and other personal property
at $65,322,000.
Mrs. Bingham was well known in
Washington society as Mrs. Flagler,
and, with her husband, was fre
quently entertained there.
England and Wales together have
forty special schools for the blind,
sixty-one for the deaf and 245 for
otherwise defective children.
S. W. Emerson, a mining en
gineer from Seattle, recently left
for Port Wells with a crew of eight
men to resume work on the Mineral
King property, formerly the Her
mann-Eaton.
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
ARE ASKING MORE PAY
High school teachers of Seattle
made a demand of the school board
for a 20 per cent wage increase and
a shorter working day.
The lengthening of the high school
day from time to time has added an
hour and twenty minutes to the
teachers’ day and there is a possi
bility that in an effort to make
more complete use of the high school
plant, the teachers’ day will be fur
ther lengthened. The teachers agree
1 that the high school plants should
be used to their capacity, but they
1 wish an increased number of in
structors to help carry the load. The
estimate of a 20 per cent salary in
crease is based on the contention
that costs of living have advanced
43 per cent.
COLONISTS SEEK MATES
AMONG GIRLS OF ENGLAND
LONDON.—The Agent-General of
the New South Wales government
is authority for the statement that
Australians are marrying English
and Scottish girls at the rate of
800 monthly. He expects that the
rate of mariages will continue or in
crease, and requests that the gov
ernment grant free passage to these
wives when they are ready to go to
Australia with their husbands. The
government will do this.
It is said that the Australian sol
diers are peculiarly susceptible to
the Scotch girls.
The Vachon-Murphy civil action,
which was being aired before the
district court at Fairbanks, was set
tled satisfactorily to the parties
concerned today, and dismissed.
HENDERSON WILL
MAKE EFFORT TO
Lester D. Henderson, commis
sioner of education for Alaska, who
returned to Juneau recently from
his attendance at the public school
conference held at Atlantic City,
stopped off at Washington, D. C.,
and, according to Juneau news
papers, believes his work in Wash
ington will result in Alaska securing!
her portion of the recent appropria- j
tion, amounting to over $10,000,000
made for the purpose of giving spe
cial instruction to the foreign-born
of the United States, who number
around one-third of the population
of the United States with the ex
pres purpose of educating them to
their duties as American citizens.
Out of the first draft of 10,000,000
in number, 700.000 were disquali
fied on account of 'illiteracy, and of
the 35,000,000 foreign-born in
America 2,000,000, or around 8 per
cent, are found to be illiterate.
Had Been Ove-Iooked.
When Mr. Henderson went to
Washington he found that none of
this huge appropriation was availa
ble for Alaska, and he immediately
began taking up the importance of
giving Alaska her share. The first
appropriation, amounting to $250,
000, is to be used at the discretion
of the United States Bureau of
Education in the States, and is for
the purpose of carrying on a cam
paign among the Ameriacn school
children with the idea of training
them along the lines of good citi
zenship and loyal'y to tne Stars
and Stripes.
The second appropriation of $10,
000,000 for the use of the different
states, was appropriated with the
provision that the states each appro
priate an amonut equal to the
amount they receive. The ten
million appropriation is to be re
newed yearly for five years.
This appropriation of $10,000,000
yearly amounts to about 37 cents
each for foreigners, and is to be dis
tributed in the various states in
proportion to their foreign-born
population. The foreign-born popu
lation of Alaska is estimated at one
half her white population, or from
15,000 to 20,000 persons.
Patriotism of Alaskans.
Mr. Henderson states that the
war activity displayed by the people
in Alaska compares very favorably
with that of those of the people
in the States.
“However,” he says, “the people
in the States are much nearer the
scenes of activity and troops; evi
dences of war preparations are seen
daily, which has a tendency to make
the people more alive to the situa
tion than the people in Alaska. But
while the talk on the streets and
everywhere one goes is war, and
more war, I do not think they are
doing any more than the Alaskans
in purchasing Liberty bonds, Red
Cross work and kindred relief work.”
One thing he noted was that
everyone seemed determined to see
the war fought to a successful finish.
Care for Crippled Men.
There was an able address given
at the schol conference at Atlantic
! City by Major Henderson, who took
, up the subject of the necessity of
making adeuate provision for the
returned soldiers. Those who have
I this matter in charge have the bene
! fit of the experience of the Allies,
j who have now been at war for
| nearly four years, and it is likely
i simialr plans in educating these men
| along the lines for which they seem
j best qualified, taking their crip
| pled condition into consideration.
School Taxes Discussed.
“The subjects discussed in the
school conference were very inter
esting,” said Mr. Henderson, “and
centered on co-ordination of public
school work with that of the national
government in this critical hour.
Two phases of the situation received
special attention: That of physical
culture and health of the young
students, and that of practical edu
cation fitting the coming young men
and women for usefulness.”
Mr. Henderson had the pleasure
of stopping over with his brother
for a short visit. His brother is in
the marine service at Quantico, ••
LYNN EXPLORING
COAL BODY NEAR
RAILROAD GRADE
Discovery of Fuel at New Location
May Hasten Delivery at Towns
On River.
In an effort to follow up and
uncover the best and lowest vein of j
coal of the veins discovered in a
cut on the right of way near Resi- j
! dency 3 (35-mile), Mr. \V. J. Lynn
I has sunk a shaft to the depth of
| about 30 feet on the roadbed close
j to the bank on which the coal out- j
. croppings are plainly shown.
' This coal outcropping was re
j ferred to in a report made to the
I Alaskan Engineering commission
! some time ago by Resident Engineer
George B. Richardson, and was pub
lished in these columns. Two veins
J are clearly defined on the face of
the cut in a sandstone formation,
| and, according to a miner with con
siderable experience in the coal min
ing business, sufficient indications
were present of the existence of a
: third vein at a lower level, to and
running parallel with the two ex- ,
posed veins. It would appear to
j be the accepted theory in the busi
1 ness of coal mining that where out- ’
I croppings of many veins are found, 1
! the lowest one invariably is the
I largest and best developed vein,
; while the quality of the coal is al
; ways much superior to that found
! in the veins overlaying it.
At a depth of 25 feet from the
I roadbed a vein of coal about five
| feet thick was encountred, but the j
j quality of the coal did not seem to
I be very good, the percentage of
moisture being very high. Billy
Lynn, who is working the shaft all
by himself, thought that he had
struck another vein several feet be
low the one encountered on the 25
foot level, but was unable to give
this as his definite opinion because
the water came in at this juncture,
forcing him to abandon operations
temporarily. He thinks that he has
reached the level of the river bed
and may have to abandon the shaft
altogether, and to satisfy himself
as to the feasibility of continuing
on down with the shaft in a search
I for the big lower vein, means to
! pump out the shaft and put his
I theory to the test.
As stated in these columns some
| time ago, it was the opinion of a
: mining man that the pitch of the,
| coal as shown in the outcropping
j veins, could be followed to the hills j
j beyond, where all of the veins could
be uncovered by stripping the over- |
hang and the coal mined to advant
age without incurring the additional
expense of having to sink a shaft !
for it. To do this, considerable
prospecting will have to be under- i
taken with even chances of success.
It is probable that should the water
‘ hamper operations to any great ex-!
| tent, Billy Lynn may do some pros- |
pecting elsewhere and uncover the ;
vein he is in search of on the hill- •
side and well away from any fear'
of water trouble.
A small quantity of coal has been
hoisted from the shaft and will
probably be used to fire the boiler
of Piledriver No. 2, which is now ]
engaged in driving the piles for the !
bank erosion and flood protection
scheme on Residency 3 (35-mile)
and withina hundred yards of Billy’s
mine. He does not, however, look
for very promising results from the
use of this fuel here, owing to the
high percentage of moisture it
carries.
Apparently the tests and analysis
made of the lignite coal to deter
mine it’s composition and qualities
have not been very exhaustive and
it is therefore a very difficult mat
ter to figure on what should nearly
be the proper percentage of moisture
this fuel ordinarily is supposed to
carry. In a table which summarizes
the composition of Alaskan coals,
published in a pamphlet containing
the regulations governing the coal
■ land leases in the territory, under
. the head of Lignite, the following
is noted:
Nenana river, Tanana basin, 1
( analysis. Moisture 13.02, volatile
■ matter 48.81, fixed carbon, 32.40,
i ash 5.77, sulphur.16.
In the cases of the other varieties
COONEY MOTEL
Not Better Than the Best,
But Better than the Rest,"
NENANA .... - ALASKA
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HOUSEWIVES SAVE WORRY AND TROUBLE BY HAVING
Your Laundry Done Rough Dry
GARMENTS READY TO IRON AND FLAT WORK FINISHED
20c a Pound
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of Alaskan coal the average of as
many as 28 analyses have been pub
lished in the pamphlet referred to,
and it is probably due to the inae
cessability of the Lignite fields and
the consequent difficulty expe
rienced in the obtaining of the large
quantities needed as samples for the
test, that but one analysis was pos
sible.
INTERESTING LECTURE
AT GRACE CHURCH
SUNDAY EVENING
“Has a sinner need of clergy if j
he is able to communicate with his
God direct?” is the question Doctor;
Diven will answer at Grace church ;
Sunday evening, at 7:30 o’clock. !
In this lecture a brief review will j
be given of the origin, uses and
abuses of the priestly office. Every- j
body welcome. Music will begin at
7:15 o’clock.
If a curved piece of wood be
fastened to the under side of a snow j
shovel it will provide leverage and j
help in prying up frozen snow.
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The habit that |
makes men rich - -
Saving is a habit—the habit that makes
men rich.
While the Government needs the money
that will be invested in the War Savings
Stamps, there are other, and simpler meth
ods that could be used to raise this two bil
lion dollars.
The greater purpose of War Savings Stamps
is to give every man, woman and child a
personal part in financing the war for free
dom and to teach the most beneficial habit
in life—the habit of thrift. So that when
the war is over the people will have saved,
out of the high wages of these days, some
part of their income, as a provision for the
future.
Look out for your personal future. Make
certain of it by buying War Savings Stamps
now, while you can. They pay 4 per cent
interest, compounded quarterly, and are
backed by the strongest treasury in the
THEY EARN MONEY
THEY SAVE LIFE AT THE
FRONT, BY HELPING UNCLE
SAM WIN THE WAR.
BUY THEM AT THE
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