THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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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this paper and also all the local news published herein.
EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER.
The department of labor an
nounces that the cost of living still
is going up in the United States.
Among the items cited is coffee.
Yet, Captain Francisco Nascimento
of Brazil, a recent arrival in New
Y’ork, is quoted as remarking:
“Coffee scarce? Why, this ship
is full of it. There are bags of
coffee piled up in every Brazilian
port waiting for Americans to come
for it. At home, w'e buy the best
at two pounds for 25 cents, and the
coffee you buy here for 40 cents,
we get for ten.”
There is an obvious gap between
10 cents and 40, remarks the Seat
tle Times.
Why should a commodity retailed
in Brazil for one price sell in an
Eastern American city for four
times as much?
If the coffee is piled up in Bra
zilian ports awaiting shipment, is it
not pertinent to ask. why some of
the Shipping Board’s vessels are not
sent South to get it, so that there
will be no shortage and no high
prices in the United States?
Answers to these questions would
be deeply appreciated by the Ameri
can people.
Likewise, explanations why, in
view' of the conditions described by
Captain Nascimento, there should be
an advance in coffee prices in this
country.
THE SEATING OF GRIGSBY.
The seating of Delegate Grigsby j
! over the protest of Judge Wicker-'
i sham by the unanimous action of j1
j
| Congress is very gratifying, says the
Juneau Empire, though not at all
surprising to anyone who had taken
; pains to post himself. All the prece
dents, contrary to the allegations of 1
Wickersham and his attorneys, were
| in favor of the seating of Mr. Grigs- j
! by upoh his certificate of election. I
Those Wickit allegations were prob-;
! ably not made in good faith. It is j"
more likely that the Wickites were!
'depending upon their ability to wire-;
pull a partisan decision against Mr.!'
Grigsby out of Congress.
While those familiar with the situ
ation, conscious of the strength of
their position and relying upon the!
honesty of the Republicans in Con
gress, expected Mr. Grigsby to be !
promptly seated, it is refreshing to j
realize that their confidence was not i
misplaced. Men engaged in the pub- j
' I
lie business do not often play peanuti
politics, and the Republican leaders i
could not be worked by a little !
bunch of Alaskans with whom pea
nut politics is the daily vocation.
It is fine to know that Alaska will
be represented in Congress in spite
of the plans of bushwhacking poli
tic itans, and that she will have a rep- |
resentative of the ability of Dele- ;,
gate Grigsby and his knowledge of ^
■ Alaska.
OLD BASEBALL
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—This is the
year of “comebacks” for former ma
jor league baseball players. Several
men who won fame in years past
entered the American association
and have been going the distance.
They include Ed Walsh and Roy
Patterson, both great pitchers for
the White Sox in the old days.
Big Ed Walsh, idol of thousands
of fans, now is with the Milwaukee
club, which is in charge of Clarence
Rowland, former leader of the White
Sox. Rowland expressed confidence
that Walsh was not through, and
gave him a chance to stage his
“comeback” against St. Paul. Walsh
mowed the hard-hitting Saints with
ease. A few days later, Walsh went
against the Kansas City club and
won, 14 to 3. Now the fans are
pulling for him to take his regular
turn.
Roy Patterson insisted he was “as
good as ever” when Joe Cantillon
told him he was going to use him
as a coach. “Pat” said if he could
n’t be a regular he wouldn’t sigh.
The contract was signed and Pat
terson pitched for Minneapolis
against Milwaukee. He went the
entire distance and his team won.
Charley Hall, another former hero
of the big show, is going welT for
St. Paul. At one time he starred
for the Red Sox. Two years ago,
Manager Mike Kelley sent him to
the Pacific Coast league. The warm
western sun seemed to instil! new
fight in Hall, and this year he came I
back to St. Paul and has been doing j'
his share in the Saints’ fight for!'
premier honors.
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MARINE BULLETIN * j
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Seattle No. 3, up Kotlik, 13th.
Washburn, up Holy Cross for
Dikeman, 12th.
Jacobs, down Whitehorse, 1 a. m., !
! 15th.
j Casca, up Big Salmon, 9:15 a. m.,
j 15th.
j Dawson, up Big Salmon, 8 a. m..
15th. 1
Selkirk, at Whitehorse.
Julia B, at St. Michael.
Davis, down Holy Cross, 15th. (
Benchley, up Kokrines, 7 p. m.,
Yukon, up Rampart, 8:55 a. m.,
14th.
FORMER CHAMPION
ENTERS AUTOMOBILE
STAGE BUSINESS ,
LOS ANGELES.—James J. Jeff-1'
ries, former champion heavyweight 1
, boxer of the world, is going into '
jthe automobile stage business. He 1
has applied to the board of public !
utilities here for a permit to operate 1
a line between this city and Bur
bank, about nine miles from here. 1
The board will act on the applica- '
tion in a few days.
Jeffries stated he intended his line 1
to carry both freight and passen- !
;
gers, but the former would make
up the bulk of the business. His 1
machines will carry milk and garden
produce, the ex-champion said.
Also the boxer asked for a permit
to drive, saying that he might want
“to sit in on a pinch.” ,
15th.
BLIND AS WELL
SAN FRANCISCO. — That the
jlind as well as the maimed of the
^reat war are fully capable of doing
rertain necessary work in shipyards,
■igging lofts and hangars is the
>pinion of F. J. Luebbert, head of
i tent manufacturing concern, who
nade the discovery while endeavor
ng to find sufficient help in order
:o fill his war contracts with the
United States government.
Short of help for preparing foot
stops and guyropes for his tents,
vhich consists in knotting and splic
ng. it occurred to Mr. Luebbert
shat if the blind were capable of
becoming adept at basket-weaving,
.he same principles would apply to
naking complicated knots and splices,
iis offer of work to the students
>f several institutions for the blind
vas accepted, and the result proved
l complete success.
For the footrope, or loop that
lolds to the tentpeg, the Matthew
H'alker knot is used, among the
nost complicated known to marin
ers. By patient work, and with the
lid of a heavy rope over which Mr.
^ubbert could guide the hands of
iis pupils, the workers were able,
it the end of a week, to make the
snots as well as their teacher.
“Not only could they do as well
is myself, but they could do it a
vhole lot faster. I paid them three
luarters of a cent each for every
ootstop delivered, and they aver
.ged between four and five dollars
day. Out of several millions of
hese footstops delivered there was
lot a single rejection. I also taught
hem how guyropes were spliced and
chipped and they became equally
ixpert in this.
“Under the circumstances, I am
onvinced that these people could be
xpertly used by the United States
Shipping board in making the rig
ring for the new merchant marine
leet which we are constructing,
["here is much work in rigging lofts
hat they can do as expertly as a
ound worker.
“With the tremendous growth in
iviation, which I believe is bound to
■ome, they also could be employed
n the hangars, where wire cables
lave to be wrapped by rope.”
F-esb garden seeds, just arrived,
-owler & Morris.
-ONG HAS SHORT TRIP
TO OREGON SANITARIUM
Deputy Marshal Long, who left
•"airbanks on July 2 with two insane
>atients for Morningside, has report
id his arrival at the Oregon insti
ution on July 12, the trip out con
;uming just ten days, which is re
rarded as remarkable time. Close
■onnections at Chitina and Cordova
iccounted for the speed.
:OMMISSION IS NAMED
TO PICK SCHOOLBOOKS
Under an act passed by the legis
ature, a textbook commission was
rreated, consisting of the territorial
■ommissioner of education and two
>ther superintendents of schools to
>e named by him. Announcement
las been made by L. D. Henderson,
he commissioner of education, that
le has named W. A. Knox, superin
endent of the Ketchikan schools,
md Miss Emma Keever, superin
endent of the Cordova schools.
The duty of this commission will
>e to examine into many textbooks
luring the summer months and then
neet in Juneau in the fall, to decide
ipon which books they wish to use
n the Alaska schools during the com
ng years. This is to bring about
he uniformity of schools for which
dr. Henderson has been working
■ver since he took his present of
ice.
Calling Cards printed to order op
iho-t notice at the News Office.
WANT ADS
FIFTEEN MEN WANTED to cut
wood. Five dollars per cord;
good timber. A. G. Vaehon, Tan
ana. k8-lG
BEST BUY in town. Three-room
house, with or without furniture.
Inquire News office.*
A SNAP—Upright piano, practically
new, for sale, with music and
rack. Inquire News office.
FOR SALE—My entire holdings,
consisting of Lot 6, Block 10, i
three-room log house, finely fin
ished and partially furnished, to-:
gether with provisions and wood.1
Also my half interest in Nenana
Steam Laundry. A bargain, if
taken before August first. Must i
go Outside on urgent business is!
reason for sacrifice. Mrs. Clara;
Allred, Nenana, Alaska. k7-2d j
FOR~ SALE^—~ShowcaseT~514 feet
long. Practically new. Cheap, j
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg. j
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DAWSON WILL ORGANIZE
MACHINE GUN COMPANY j
_ i
A recent issue of the Dawson 1
News says that Lieutenant-Colonel j
Harry F. Muerling will visit the
Yukon metropolis sometime this:
month for the purpose of organiz- j
ing a machine gun company, which
will be one of several such organ-1
izations now being established by i
the Dominion militia department. It
is expected that the officer will \
bring about eight machine guns with
him, and 60 men are to be recruited
from among veterans and others.
F'esh garden teedi, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
VOLCANIC SULPHUR WAS
POLLEN FROM SOMEWHERE
—
The yellowish matter found on
Dawson sidewalks after a recent
rain and supposed, at first, to be sul- j
phur from one of Alaska’s numer- j
ous volcanoes, was, in reality, pollen
carried from a distance by air cut - j
rents and precipitated by the rain. ;
Prof. E. I. Gale, science instructor j
of the Dawson school, made an ex- i
animation of the substance and
proved beyond a doubt that it was
not sulphur.
The Ketchikan Labor union is to
publish a newspaper.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
DM. SAYINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
YOU
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SAVINGS
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NEW GOODS ARRIVED
Bananas, Grapefruit, Oranges, Lemons
Apples, Rhubarb, New Spuds
Onions, Ham, Bacon,
Lard, Cheese and Eggs
AT
„ FOWLER & MORRIS „
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
BLAINKFIELD EXPRESS
Clean Dry Wood for Sale
OFFICE AT THE TERMINAL
Hauling of All Kind*
- RESIDENCE PHONE
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
(New York Life)
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
FOR RENT
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
WILL RETURN TO NENANA
SOMETIME IN JULY
Date will be announced later
L. C. ISABEL
BARBER
SOUTHERN HOTEL
BUILDING
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rates By the Week or Month
Department of the Interior
Alulcan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
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 com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
>A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 p. m. i
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL .,
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second aBd Fourth Tuesday*
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
j Secretary Dictator.
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