The Nenana News
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Nenana. Alaska. Dec. 9. 1916.
While the majority oi the larg
er and older towns of Alaska are
staggering under the burden of
3\cessive taxation. Nenana is
speeding along the read to perma
nent prosperity unhampered by
debt and heavy overhead expense.
The time will come when addition
al assessments will be levied to
cover the cost of needed improve
ments but they will not be of suf
ficient size or frequency to cause
embarrassment. The town will
grow rapidly enough to stand up
easily under the added expense,
in the meantime, merchants and
owners of property are sailing a
long io a fair wind veil a nothing in
the way of town upkeep or ether
problems of a public nature to
annoy them.
The total cost of improvements
and administration on the Nenana
townsite up to the present time is
$4,720 and of this amount S2.710
wa= collected at the time of the
lot sale last fall from those who
purchased property. There have
been no assessments since that
time aa-i the only money needed
during the winter js sufficient to
cover the cost of lightingthe main
streets of the the town. This is
raised easily in the form of volun
tary contributions in amounts fixed
by the executive board of the Com
mercial club and the townsite
manager.
Matanuska. with a population
of less than 200. has incurred an
expense of slightly more than
ho.uOO. of which amount about
5900 has been collected from own
ers of property.
Property owners of Anchorage
have been called upon to pay the
sum of S7.000 thus far and ad
ditional assessments, which are
about to be made, wiii increase
the amount by S40.000 or more.
Aacfcorage has a water system
which has cost approximately
$40,000 to instai ar.d operate and
the cost ol street and side walk im
provements thus far is about S36.
000.
Ii> Fairbanks. Juneau and other
large incorcorporated towns own
ers of real and personal are sub
ject to an annual tax. which usual
ly is as hi^h as the law w ill allow.
Tins means a yearly assessment
ranging from a few dollars to hun
dreds. and even thousands. a:;ord
ing to the value of the* property
assessed.
Incorporated towns have been
hard hit by the action of the Toters
at the late election, and in conse
quence of the serious redaction in
revenues which threatens them,
additional taxes must be imposed
or radical retrenchments made.
Fairbanks, for example, has a
debt of more than $20,000 and
the present revenues will be de
creased $20,000 when the dry law
becomes operative. And practi
cally ai^ other towns in the terri
tory which have depended largely
upon the liquor traffic for assist
ance have similar problems to
solve--problems probably that will
never worry Men ana for the reason
that we have started dry agd pro
bably never will be otherwise.
Communicator!
EDITOR NEWS—The Eve election,
while snfficieittlv close to keep Ike coun
t*v ;r. doubt lor a cumber . f .ss. was
tv bp means the oa!v close president!--,
coa'.vs: recorded in the lute . States,
us the following figures shew :
In ISM 2 chance of only 575 popular
vc-tvs frern Cleveland to Blaine woa’. i
have given Blaine the electoral vote of
New York, which would have been snf
fieient to elect him.
In IS°C a chance of onlv 92 votes
from Weaver to Harrison, in North
Dakota, would have given Harrison two
add: dona! electoral votes.
In 1904 a change of c.r<y twenty-six
popular votes from Parker to Roosevelt
would have given the Colonel the entire
electoral vote of Max' land.
In Missouri, in 19.6 a change of 515
popular votes from Tail to Bryan would
have thrown the entire electoral vote of
that state to the Democratic elucidate.
In 1912 there would have been no split
in the electoral vote of Caiitorcia had
Wilson recieved 252 of the 2>5 6Io votes
which were cast tor Roosevelt.
J. B. PREssER.
Reports from Nome state that former
Senator Freeding has been missinc since
Thanksgiving morning and tt is believed
that he perished on the trail between the
Springs and Tavlor creek A searching
party has scoured the country for him
bat has failed to find a trace.
Nigntwatdunan J. K. Delhlefsen has
been under the care of Dr. M. H. Smith
during the week as the resnlt of treer
ing loth his hands dnring the Cramer
residence fire early Sunday morning.
It will be a week or more before he will
be able to use the injured members.
SEATTLE The Central labor council
has adopted a resolution calling upon
congress to stop the exportation of food
stuffs.
NORTH STAR RESTAURANT
MIKE’S PLACE
Ifc-: Best There is in the Eating Line Always on Tap
Open Day and Night
PROGRESS OF THE BIG STRUGGLE IN EUROPE
MON DAY
WASHINGTON Tlie Turkish govern,
inert lias granted permission to ihe Unit
til States to ship supplies into Turkish
territory for the rebel o: war sufferers.
The American collier Caesar is schedule 1
to sail tor Beirut, on the S\ riau coast,
late in December with a cargo of A5'.Y
tc<iis of food and clothing.
BERLIN A Germ ait submarine re
cently eacoantereil a disabled British
aeroplane afloat on the coast of England,
near the mouth : the Thames river, and
two officers who were aboard the aircraft
were taken prisoners, and the machine
lies roved. %
BERLIN The arrival of heavy Rus
sian reinforcements has given the battle
in front of Bucharest new intensitv. and
it now appears doubtful if that cry will
be taken by the Austro -German icrcis
without a tremend us struggle. The
Russians *.re de.ivering a powerful at
tack along their entire line, which new
exten ts practic«...\ acioss Rumania in a
-em.circ.e.
LONDON 1.1 "report* the sir. hirg
ft o steamers • • 1 U-l its. e
was a Norwegian boatand the other the
British stea:. er ilarp.elns.
RIODE * KNIEKO TheBrsulliangov
ernment is negotiating with he Gcrrr.a .
government i -r the purchase <.t interne..i
German vessels. The value of the ves
sels is estimated at rtl-e.i mi.h us.
ATHENE— The hinting of Allied
troc-t s to compel the gtrek g ve-ritmer.i
ti sa mu to t .c demand-recently made,
ii..s res..lied ia lighting at several points
along ihe Greek coast, w here the allies
attempt: . tr ..-e:r..* .- s. Two hundred
casual.tes are reported.
BERLIN— The Carpathi.n struggle
continues s: . r-.i ... i.g the eir.i-e ..t
tic from. a ...; ■ ... • >. .* re -.chi . c T .
f tolly 2 .- . . -
. . ftensive, it is . .
German w.-r in.ee mat they are being
held ia check without great difficulty.
The drive was ir.augiated for the pur
pose of diverting German iroojrs :rom
the Rumanian campaign.
TUESDAY
LONDON Activities along the west
ern trout were confined during the pas:
several davs to trench lighting.
LONDON Llovds reports the loss of
a dozen vessels of various nationalities
on the dav that me American steamer
Shemuug was torpedoed by a German
submarine off the Spanish coast.
BERLIN Official advices received
from Constantinople state that the Arabs
under Chief Hal;: have t>een defeated by
the Italians near Dcnisbat, on the Trip
oli frontier.
LONDON Rear Admiral Jellico has
been made ffrst sea lord of the Admiral
tv.
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BERLIN The wax once announces
that the Allied attacks to the northeast
of Monasdr have been repulsed by the
Germans.
NEW YORK Gold receipts from'
Canada on Monday reached a total of
seven and a hail' million dollars.
LONDON Serious trouble is brewing
a: Athens in consequence of the refusal
of the Greek government to comply with
the demands of the Allies. Censored dis
patches relieved in this city indicate!
that there has been a clash between the
Greek and British troops and that furth
er clashes are imminint.
BERLIN German commanders who
are opposing the Russians and Rumani
ans along the Carpathian Iront report
that a series of violent engagements are
in progress along a 30l»-mile front. The
efforts of the enemy are characterized as
a waste of lives and ammunition.
WASHINGTON The state depart
ment has sent notes to the British and
French governments asking them to re
consider their refusal to grant sale con
duct to the new Austrian ambassador,
who has been prevented from passing
thru Allied territory enroute to hi* post j
■ in the United Stab s.
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WEDNESDAY
NKW YORK The firm o' 1. T. Mor
gan & Company hasaunouaced with
drawal of Bribsh and F re a ell treasury
notes, which were ottered tor sale ;.i the
United States. The action is the result
oi a warning given the Federal reserve
board that Aniencau harks should t\er
cise care in acquiring the securities.
Those having already purchased notes
.will set their rr.or,e\ hoe's.
I.ONDON— It :s officially announced
in Berlin that tile* Xin.h Austr -German
armv has won a victor}' over the Ruman
ians along the Arjeshu river, between ti>e
c.lies ot Pilesshti and Rucl.ar.-~', The re
port st.-tes aiso tn.it the k tserhas rder
ed the rui^r.nj; of church Ud> :n Prussia
and Alsace-Lorraine in eele: ration of
the victory.
LONiH'N— Tilt governmentt .. .
vanced the e wages strikingi
its in New South Wales and :: - expect
ed that operations will Lie resume-.! im
mediately e u a lur_e scale.
SAN FRANCISCO Twelve ;u:ors
have leen temixirartly pusss-d in the . ~e
©1 the United Mates v> 1 i ; . : >:
E;.-r Geitst.m eei >ul gcmral. a: . . t. ->
ah are < r^wl aitli .. .; t ■ r
. .. . . ....
at the out reak of the Fur> pran v< _.:.
THURSDAY
Lv-NLON There :> a pro" 1 that
tile Allies will establish ,.n . -Mate
Mock. ,v <-.b:ig t;:e Grech s c > -l ::: an
etr.irt to prevent the further shipment
of clothing, food and coal.
AMSTERDAM Two relgiars recent
ly arrived f; ::: Gael:: re; . rt that scr- (
iocs re n No
rn - ttelliCt
: ■ r s lO de
tv : t ; residents citv to j
Germany r wore. . . ... .re i Bel
gians aa.lmany Gem:..a -,..„nrs were
killed during the h. ::t:::g.
LONDON The Westminster Gazette
is authority for the statemen t t li -1 Mr
B-»uar Law has decline-: the invitation of
the king to form a new cal met, and that
Lloyd George has been summoned to the
palace, where, it is believed, he will lie
offered the premiership, there :s some
talk of a general election, but the eouu
trv is opposed to any political campaign
which mav detract trom tne work of war.
No matter who becomes premier the in
dications are that there will be a contin- j
canon of the coalition cabinet, with j
some changes in the membership w till I
the object of speeding up the war man
agement. Lloyd's retirement from the
cabinet was the result of a clash with
Premier Asquith.
SAN FRANCISCO In his or>enicc
statement in the trial of the former Ger
man consul. Franz Bopp. the district at- ,
tornev said that he would prove that
Bopp planned the destruction of the 30
ton barge of dynamite which was blown '
up at Seattle in May, 1615. And that he
also planned to put dynamite bombs in
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rruir.f t'- r;r nt. received So t1 a
month i ■■ lis ivu t-.nne ictivitie*. T«v
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FRIDAY
BERLIN' With Macke:-sen ::i su
preme o ciumnd o! four srtrthe Teu
tonic allies : st* . . u on Hu
chirest. and at the r-auic 11:e ;r:\.:;a
forward in an effort to I!ink the Kusso
Ruunnian lorets v. ah ':; h ive 0 :1 t 1
the offensive in the vaster:; p,.rt ot . :
sili^sia.
\ IEN NA It is impose; t- es;;:;i ;_*
the r.ch hotv capture J hy the Tent ;i
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