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.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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R-38
According to the latest re
ports received at the navy
department office in Wash
ington, the dirigible R-38,
now being constructed for
the American navy by the
Royal Airships, at Bergofd,
England, is more than sixty
per cent completed and will
be ready to take the air
probably by the latter part
of November.
When the great dirigible
which will surpass in si/e
any airship ever construct
ed, thrusts her nose out of
the hangar at Berford for
the first time there will be a
trained-to-the-minute Ameii
can crew aboard to put her
through her trial flight. The
several training cruises on
the British dirigible R-33
offered by the British gov
ernment for that purpose,
already have been made by
American navy personnel
who will form the the crew
ot the R-38, and the mam
moth airship will be manned
by experienced sailors of the
air when she sets out on her
trans-Atlantic flight, which
officials say will be made in
April or May of next year.
With a gas volume of 2,
724,000 feet, the R-38 will
surpass in size the largest
rigid airship yet turned out
by the Zeppelin Company,
the L-71 by 304,000 cubic
feet and the British dirig
ible, R-34, which crossed the
Atlantic last year, by 711.000
cubic feet. Her six engines
will de/elop !Q50 horsepow
er, or 130 more than the
most powerful Zeppelin
craft and drive the great gas
bag at an estimated maxi
mum speed of 75 miles an
To accommodate the 694
foot stretch of the R-38, the
naval airship hangar at
Cape May, N. J., already has
been lengthened to 700 feet
and also increased in size in
other ways. The two large
hangars now under construc
tion at Lakehurst, N. J., will
not be completed probably
until July, 1921, or after the
arrival of the R-38.
Alaska has nearly as many
varieties of climate as can be
found in the Eastern and
Middle Western states.
Manufacturers of pulp and
paper in British Columbia
and Alaska have little to fear
from each other and much
to gain in the common de
velopment of the Pacific
coast region.
The Permanent snow fields
of Alaska only cluster round
the crest lines of the high
est mountain ranges, as they
do in the Swiss Alps, and are
less than one per cent of the
territory’s total area.
TANANA ARRIVES
FROM FT. GIBBON
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The steamer Tanana ar-'
rived in port from the lower
river yesterday morning with
a heavy barge in tow. A se
cond barge, which had been
left several miles down river,
was relayed into port during1
the day. The Tanana also ^
had a number of passengers
from lower river points.
The boilers of the Tanana
were washed during the
night and today, and the
steamer is scheduled to sail
for Fairbanks this afternoon i
with a considerable part of j
the freight which was towed i
up the river.
On the return trip the!,
Tanana will connect here!
with the steamer Yukon for!
,the Outside, the departure of;!
|the Yukon being scheduled!,
; for Sunday morning and the1
;boat should be in port bv
: Friday evening. }■
The passengers arriving on;;
the Tanana were: Dr. W. E.i,
Thompson, W. S. Buckner,;!
M. T. Robinson, J. A. Haney,
;W. O’Brien, Mrs. Molchman,
Jessie Molchman, Harry!
Molchman, C. C. Hurst, O.
R. Ghezzi, A. J. Me Donald, i
,George Herington John Sav- :
age, Dr. E. W. Nelson and
0. J. Murie.
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Miss Helyn Protzman, vhj1
was in Nenana last week as-1
sisting in the-publication of1,
;The News, is now looking!
;after the reportorial work as
ja member of the News-Miner!
stan, in l-airbanks.
“Sure Shot” Kennedy hop-1
ped to the end of steel yes
terday to resume his duties
with the A. E. C.
Arthur G. Bell, of The
News, was on the streets yes
terday for the first time in j
two weeks, but it will be a1
week or more before he will!
ready to come back to work.!
Mrs. Frjtz Welch and'
daughter arrived in Fair
banks yesterday from Chat-:
anika, enroute to the States
by way of the Richardson i
trail.
Chief Surgeon T. O. Lake
was called to the end of steel
this afternoon to attend his!
assistant, Dr.C. H. Cultra,j
who is said to have an at-!
tack of appendicitis. It is
possible Dr. Cultra will be
brought to town for an oper-;
ation.
E. L. Laughlin is a patient J
at the Government hospital, :
where he is receiving treat-'
ment for a severe cold.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
ONLY WET SPOT
LEFTJN U. S.
San Juan, P. R., Aug. 26—
Probably the only place un
der the American flag where
prohibition is not in force at
the present time is in the
Virgin Islands where, until
Congress enacts new lawrs,
the old Danish laws remain
in force.
The Colonial Council of
St. Croix has just passed a
bill repealing former local
legislation for that island
which provided for local pro
hibition until a specified peri
od after the ending of the
war. Similar legislation is al
so under consideration by the
Colonial Council for the is
lands of St. Thomas and St.
John.
The treaty of sale by
which the islands were trans
ferred from Denmark to the
United States provided that
laws in force at the time of
the transfer should remain
in full force and effect until
Congress enacted special
legislation for the islands,
rhis has not yet been done.
In the meantime the consti
tution of the United States
in all of its provisions, is not
ipplicable to the islands and
the eighteenth amendment
nas no meaning there.
As a war measure the is
and lawmakers passed pro
libition acts to be enforced
luring the war. As a result
5t. Thomas, where cham
)agne sold for a dollar a bot
tle and other liquors were
jqually inexpensive, and the
two other islands gradually
became dry. Merchants of St.
rhomas whose business is
argely that of supplying
ships stores, have contended
hat prohibition was one of
heir greatest handicaps, and
he sugar makers of St. Croix
vere deprived of a lucrative
trade in an important by
tjroduct of sugar when they
vere forced to cease making
'um. With war prohibition
■emoved by local legislation
'um-making already has be
come a revived industry.
Indirectly, however, the
Virgin Islands are feeling
the force of the United States
tjrohibition laws. Prohibition
Director Donaldson has re
fused to permit the shipment
)f alcohol to St. Thomas to
De used in the manufacture
)f bay-rum unless local man
ufacturers bind themselves
to denature their product so
that it cannot be used for
beverage purposes. The man
ufacture of bay-rum is one of
the chief industries of St.
Thomas and St. John.
Drought Is Relieved In
The Tolovana District
Recent rains in the Tolo
,vana district have provided
much needed water for •duic
iing and Tom Me Kinnon and
Frank Fontas are among the
.operators who are taking ad
lvantage of it. Sluicing has al
ready started on their pro
perties and they are now en
route to Livengood to take
personal charge of the work.
|They arrived from Fairbanks
late yesterday afternoon and
presumed their voyage today,
(traveling in the Me Kinnon
launch. Old Crow.
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The Carl White launch ar
rived in port yesterday after
noon from Fairbanks, en
| route to the logjam on the
jTolovana river, carrying the
imail and one passenger. A1
'Pauli and Carl White are
both on board.
P. A. Thelin came down
from Fairbanks yesterday as
a passenger on the Carl
White launch.
Hawley Sterling is among
the recent arrivals in town
iand he is busily engaged in
jhis preparations for a recon
naissance of the country be
tween the Government rail
jroad and the Kantishna and
(the selection of a route for
(the proposed wagon road in
:to that district.. Owing to a
(scarcity of idle horses in this
district, Mr. Sterling has
been compelled to send to
the Tolovana for stock.
G. E. Beraud, assaver for
Tom Aitken in the Kusko
kwim and Kantishna dis
tricts, arrived from the latter
district on the steamer Tan
ana.
J. A. Haney arrived in
town from the Kantishna
district on the steamer Tan
ana, and took the train to
Fairbanks yesterday. He ex
pects to return within a few
days.
TEMPERATURES.
Maximum.56
Minimum. 44
Imm. AlMka’a tnfglor Tn«l D«pot
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Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
J.' SEATTLE NEW YORK
, Alaska Building 127 W. 27th Street
A WORD TO YOU
At our Seattle office we have opened a buying department for
the benefit of the Alaska trade.
We solicit the accounts of individuals, firms and corporations
desiring closer connections for buying and selling. The service
rendered is direct; we, at every step, exercise close supervision
over all transactions, thus assuring accurate and prompt atten
tion.
We are READY, WILLING and ABLE to buy right, to ship
right, to insure right—to attend to all matters as your personal
agent. Your enquiries and wants will receive our immediate and
most courteous attention.
WRITE US—there is no obligation. We are just the business
connection that the Alaska Trade has been looking for in the
buying of mining, cannery and fishing supplies, dry goods, gro
ceries, cigars and tobacco, drugs, rubber goods, furniture, house
hold sundries, electrical goods, gas engines—in fact, anything that
grows or is manufactured.
We are also willing and anxious to develop a market for all
Alaskan products. Get in touch with us, giving full particulars,
and your goods will be sold right.
FRESH EGGS
Outside Potatoes
Fruits of All Kinds
FOWLER & MORRIS
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We Strive to Please
EVERYTHING THE BEST
Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
WANT ADS
FOUND—Leather watch fob with
locket. Owner can have same by
calling at The News office.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
BUNClF "of"1" SEVEN^EYTToumT
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
Rust House
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the moat reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
CENTRAL CAFE
FIRST CLASS
in Every Respect
PRIVATE BOXES
JOHN KETOOROKY J
Proprietor. •!•
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash,
Secretary. President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office, is in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at North Nenana.
Tickets will be on sale at ny
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between Nortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.; 1
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
nana and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
for Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
[NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.