Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enrry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska.
R. G. Southworth — —
Mr*. R. G. Southworth —
Editor and Manager
Circulation Manageer
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION
Single Copies.-.Two Bits
By the Month, by Carrier or Mail...-.S 2.00
Six Months, if paid in Advance.....— 9-00
One Year, if paid in advance.-—. 16.00
ADVERTISING RATES
Transient Disnlay Advertising, per inch, per issue........$ .50
Minimum Charge .....-...—- 1*00
Reading Notices, per line, per issue-- -25
Legal Advertising, per line, per issue.... .20
AD CHANGES FOR TOMORROW MUST BE TURNED IN TODAY
BEFORE SIX.
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re-publi
eation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in
this paper and also all the local news published herein.
d
WHAT SEATTLE CAN DO
The biggest problem President
Harding will confront in Alaska,
says the Seattle Times, will be that
of making the-Government railroad •
pay.
After millions have been spent, .
after the iron trail has been hewed :
from the coast to the Interior, but
a part of the nation’s task will
have been completed.
When the engineer leaves, the
traffic expert must step in. He must
find the freight and the revenues.
Seattle now has an opportunity
to prove to the President not only
its keen interest in Territorial af
fairs, but also the practical nature
of its plans for the upbuilding of
the Northland.
No other community on the Coast
is so well qualified to cooperate in
making the system pay.
Now is the time to do the biggest
thing for Alaska that Seattle ever;
has done.
The trade of the Territory centers j
here.
It will remain, despite the effort j
of competing ports to have the Ship
ping Board establish new services!
to Northern points.
These lines never will be success
ful. Distance and time both favur
Seattle.
But, in planning to make the
Alaska railroad a financial success,
this city will be benefiting itself at j
the same time that it assists the j
Government and promotes the best;
interests of the Northland.
The Chamber of Commerce and
other commercial bodies can co
operate in this effort.
Between them, they can devise a
practical scheme for submission to
the Chier Executive.
The time to carry out this project
is before the Government itself
undertakes an extensive inquiry
which, because of political and other
pressure, might go far afield and
create conditions that would hinder,
not help the Territory’s develop
ment.
Seattle can solve the problem. Its
achievement will rank as the biggest
thing it has done for Alaska and
for the Alaskan trade of Seattle in
many a day.
SECRETARY FALL IN FAVOR
OF FEDERAL AID -FOR SHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 7—
A proposal for the (ease of a Ship
ping Board vessel, to be operated be
tween Seward and Dutch Harbor,
was considered at a conference held
yesterday between Secretary of the
Interior Fall and officials of the Ship
ping board. It is indicated that the
board is willing to lease or sell one
of its vessels to any private inter- j
ests that might organize for the
purpose of operation on the route
indicated.
Secretary Fall favors some form
of Government aid in placing a ves
sel on the route.
The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
club met with Mrs. Walter Gould
yesterday.
BRIDGE SCORES AT THE NEWS
1
NEBRASKA BANS MOVIES
OMAHA, Neb., Apii! <—A l.-rge S
lumber of the Nebraska towns s
vhich held elections this week, re- -
urned large majorities in favor of
he elimination of Sunday baseball
ind movie shows. Most of the wo
nen candidates for eicy positions
vere defeated.
NEW YORK, April 7 —The Stand
ird Oil company, of Nebraska, has
leclared a stock dividend of 200
jer cent.
Let me be your tailor;
For I’m here to stay.
Drop in with your work
I’m not going away.
I believe in Nenana;
A snug little town
Four years I have lived here,
I’ll not turn her down.
HARRIET D’ORSAY’S
TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Phone 32 Green
CIRCLE
Hot Springs
Best of the* known medicinal
springs in Alaska according to
U. 5. Geological Report, 1917
First Class Hotel Accommodations
Terms $3.50 per day
Including all hath privileges
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT 1917
Mineral analysis of water fropi 3 Hot Springs most used.
PARTS PER MILLION
Circle Tenakee Chena
Silica (Si 02) .
Iron (Fe) .
Aluminum (Al) .
Calcium (Ca), .
Magnesium (Mg) .
Sodium (Na) ..
Potassium (K) .;.
Carbonate radicle (CO 3) .
Bicarbonate radicle (HCO 3) .
Sulphate radicle (04) ..
Chloride radicle (Cl) ..
Nitrate (NO 3) .
Borate radicle (B4 07) .
Total dissolved solids at 180 OC
Temperature (F) .
Chemical character .
a—E2 03 plus A12 03
b—Calculated
82. 94. 77.
1.3 1.0
3.7 2.4 al.2
29. 35. 2.3
2.1 2.8 1.2
248. 201. b94.
8.6 4.0 -
.0 24. 0.
173. 26. 118.
98. 302. 78.
252. 99. 26.
0. 0.
Present
816. 787. . 388~
134. 106. 149. “
Na-Cl Na-SO Na-C3
Mail stage between Chatinika and
Circle, Alaska, connects with Cir
cle Hot Springs stage weekly in
winter; with mail stage from Cir
cle thrze times a month in summer
F. Mm LEACH, Proprietor
V W
Job
Printing
Of Quality
The Nenana News
h=-r r."—' Jfi
The weekly force, report of the
Jaskan Engineering commission for,
iie period ending April 2, shows a;
ital of 394 employes on the pay-:
oils of the Northern 'division, a
ecrease from the p;vious week.!
'he report also shows a total of
47 stationmen at work and 09
cationmen laborers.
OVER^THe'iCE EGGS, $1.25 a
oxen at Fowler St Morris.
COAL
From Healy River Coal Mine
will save you from one—third to
one-half on your fuel bill.
2-ton lots, a ton 8.50
Special rates on carload lots
Deliveries, Tutsdays and Fridays
Order from
Dr. J. R. Bowen, Agt
Bowen Bldg. Phone 54 Green
OFFICIAL ORDER ARRIVES. ]
AFFIRMING SEGURA STAY;
!
The News received this week the '
following copy of the executive ord
er, issued by President Willson, in
connection with the action of Gov
ernor Riggs, >n the Segura case:
WOODROW WILSON. President
of the United States of America.
To all to whom these presents shall
come, Greeting:
Whereas, Mailo Segura was con-1
victed in the United States court
for the District of Alaska, Fourth
Division, of murder, and was sent
enced to be hanged October fourth,
1918; and
Whereas the judgment was affirm
ed by the Circuit Court of Appeals,
Ninth circuit, October twenty-ninth,
1919, and the said defendant was
sentenced January twenty-seventh,
1920, to be hanged April second,
1920; and
Whereas several respites were
granted by me to the said Mailo
Segura, the last respite expiring
January fifteenth, 1921, and on Dec
cember twenty-third, 1920, I denied
the application for executive clem
ency; and
Whereas, on January thirteenth,
1921, the Governor of Alaska grant
ed to the said Mailo Segura a re
prieve until the decision of the
President of the United States might
be made known upon a petition for
executive clemency, forw'arded or
then about to be forwarded to him.
Now, therefore, be it known, that
I, Woodrow Wilson,* President of
the United States of America, in
consideration of the premises, divers
other good and sufficient reasons me
thereunto moving, do hereby ap
prove the reprieve granted by the
Governor of Alaska to the said
Mailo Segura and continue the said
reprieve in all its effects until noon
of Friday, the fifteenth day of April,
1921, at which time the said re
prieve shall cease and determine.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto signed my name and caused the
seal of the department of justice to
be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
this second day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-one, and of the
Independence of the United States
the one hundred and forty-fifth.
WOODROW WILSON
By the President:
A. MITCHELL PALMER
Attorney General
Indorsed: Filed in the District
Court, Territory of Alaska, Fourth
Division, March 31, 1921.
H. CLAUDE KELLY
Plorl:
Careful perusal of the order shows
that President Wilson did not pass
the buck to the Harding adminis
tration, as was suggested by The
News, at the time of the executive
action was first received. The dates
appearing in the order show that
j very little time was really lost tbe
i tween the granting of the reprieve
by the governor and the approval
‘ of the reprieve and the final fixing
of the date of execution; and the
filing of the order in Fairbanks left
only fifteen days in which to prepare
for the carrying out of its provis
ions. The action of the President
i appears to have been remarkably
prompt, especially in view of the
great volume of business demanding
I attention during the closing days of
the retiring administration.
i . The News’ job printing department
is one of the most complete in the
North, equipped to turn out all
kinds of printing at moderate prices.
WOOD
' ALL KINDS
DELIVERED
ON SHORT NOTICE
Wood Sawing
A. B. FUNK
Leave Orders at Terminal
\ WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
OUTFITTING
Groceries and Provisions
Clothing, Hardware, Notions
FOWLER & MORRIS"
oooooooooocoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOC BARNS
CONDUCTING
COONEY STAGE LINE
(Beaded Carrier)
OPERATING FROM STEEL TO STEEL
Connecting with All Boats and Trains
PASSENGERS — FREIGHT — PERISHABLES
Make Arrangements at Cooney Hotel
m rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr r j
m r!
R STEAMER SAILINGS r|
* (Arrive at Anchorage) R;
R R j
R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Northwestern .April 8
Alameda . April 19
Admiral Watson ......... April 14
Northwestern .April 2D
Alameda, southbound, calls at
LoTouche, Valdez, Cordova, Juneau,
Ketchikan. Northwestern, same ports.
Coast Train Schedule
Train leaves Gold Creek for
Anchorage on Sunday and Thurs
day at 1:00 P. M.
Train leaves Deadhorse for An
chorage on Tuesday and Friday.
Train leaves Anchorage for Sew-!
ard on Wednesday and Saturday at j
9:00 A. M.
Train leaves Chickaloon for An- j
chorage, via Eska on Tuesday, •
Thursday and Saturday at 7 0
j A. M.
_
Nenana Train Schedule
Trains leave Nenana for the end
of steel four times a week—on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE CHEAP—Best garden in
Nenana. Six acres, with four un
der cultivation; well manured,
plowed and ready to plant. Also
2-room house, good cellar, good
water, electric lights. Barn and
shed; three tons hay, ten sacks
of oats; horse and wagon, plow.
I harrow, cultivator, shovel plow:
two tons seed potatoes; all kinds
of tools. Must go Outside.
William Smyth
WANTED—Five or seven-dog team
and 10 or 12-foot sled, both to be
in good conditioti. Phone or write j
Charles Bates, Camp 313, care A. I
E. C.
DOGS FOR SALE—Inquire at the
Rust House. 3t
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro
ceriei. Fowler A Morris.
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most roliablo companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
If Comfort, Economy anil tb«
Environments of Homo
Appeal to You,
STOP AT THE
MONTANA
SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
OR MONTH.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17 f
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Secretary. President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Schedule of (trains, subject to
change without notice:
LEAVE NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30
p. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets i
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU,
Secretary Dictator. »