THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry a? 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.
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SWISS HARD HIT
Wartime food restrictions still
weigh heav.ily upon the Swiss and
are expected to remain in force for
several months, writes an Associated
Press correspondent from Berne.
The bread ration has been in
creased to nine ounces a day and
is expected to remain at this allow
ance until after this year's harvests.
The cheese ration is nine ounces
a month. Butter is only obtainable
in the remote country districts. The
sugar ration is eighteen ounces a
month.
There is a great dearth of milk
and. although the ration is nominally
a pint per day. i: is rarely possible
to obtain more than half a pint.
Tapioca, sago, macaroni and many
other similar articles of food are
entirely lacking. Meat, though un
rationed. is very poor in quality and
cannot be obtained for less than
$1.50 a pound.
The restriction which most serious
ly affects the economic life of the
country and also the comfort of the
inhabitants is the reduced service
of trains due to the coal famine.
All express trains have been sus
pended and the speed of the few
slow trains that run averages about
fifteen miles an hour. Connections
between trains on different lines are
made as difficult as possible to dis
courage travelling. Fares have been
virtually doubled. The trains are
packed, many long-distance travel
lers are obliged to stand in the cor
ridors all the way and the jolting
is violent owing to the attachment
to passenger trains of freight cars
which are shunted at the stations
enroute.
The importation of coal into
Switzerland falls short of the neces
sary minimum by 17,000 tons a
month and this deficiency must be
made good before travelling can be
come normal again. The loco
motives of the Swiss State Railways
are burning wood instead of coal.
The war restriction on the use of
gasoline is about to be removed.
Its shortap. since 1917 has been so
great that the entire supply had to
be reserved for the use of the array
and for physicians in emergency
cases. The automobile had almost
disappeared from Swiss roads. Now
a large purchase of gasoline from
Bohemia will permit unlimited sale.
NAPOLEON STARTED IT
Construction of a tunnel undei
the English Channel to connect
England and France which, accord
ing to government announcements,
will soon begin, is a century-old
scheme broached to Napoleon by
the celebrated French engineer
Mathieu. Napoleon favored it, but
nothing came of the plan owing to
war and Napoleon's downfall. It
was not until Napoleon III came
to the French throne that actual
preliminary work was undertaken,
with the approval of the French
ruler and Queen Victoria.
Then came the Franeo-Prussian
war and the scheme again lapsed.
Shortly after that war a convention
was signed between France and
England setting forth the conditions
under which the tunnel should be
constructed. On the English side
boring operations were begun near
Dover at a depth of 160 feet and a
seven-foot tunnel was bored for a
distance of 2,000 yards. Strong
opposition on grounds of military
strategy developed in the British
: Parliament against the project and C
I again it was dropped.
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THAT WICK LETTER
“Secretary Lane is highly thought (
of by Seattle and Washington peo
ple who have interest in Alaska's ‘
welfare, including the Alaska Bo•
reau of the Seattle Chamber oi •]
Commerce." said Capt. Fleischman. 1
well known Alaskan, who arrived at
Juneau recently after a stay of ^
several months in the States- “They e
regard Secretary Lane as Alaska's C
best friend, and feel that when for
mer Delegate Wickersham attacked
him he attacked them. They know
it has been Secretary Lane’s con
tinual interest in Alaska affairs, 1
more than anything else, that has 1
got what favorable legislation Alas
ka has received from Congress, and *
they consider the attack made upon ‘!
him an injustice to him and to the e
territory, and done only for politi- *
cal reasons. They are disgusted ^
with the manner in which he has £
drawn a government proposition 1
into politics. 0
“All of the Washington delega- 1
tion, including Senator Poindexter,
are backing Lane and the appropria
tion for the Alaskan Engineering
commission. I feel sure that the
appropriation for $13,700,000 will r
be made at the special session, f
which will convene probably about I
the middle of May. t
"People with whom I have talked f
all feel that former Delegate Wick- }
ersham has done himself more harm
than good, and that the publication ,
of the letter was a very bad mis- a
take."
CANADIAN COINAGE 1
UNDERGOING CHANGE
W INNIPEG.—Tile big penny of ■
Canada, for years the subject of ^
mild controversy in the Dominion, '
is at last to be replaced by a coin *
somewhat resembling the American ^
cent in size and fineness.
The government announced, how
ever, that the big cent would con- '
tinue in circulation, which is some
what of a compromise as enemies '
of the giant penny wanted it melted 1
out of existence. One of their chief ■
arguments was that a person carry-1
ing fifteen Canadian pennies soon '
became round-shouldered.
Banks favored the large coin be- ^
cause it stacked readily.
OHIO AUTO NOVICES
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
STEUBENVILLE, 0.—Probation 1
Officer Dunlavey F. Voorhees, aged
60, and his son Frank, 28, of this 1
city, have a pretty good idea what
the sensations are of a circus per
former in looping-the-loop, or an 1
aviator who does stunts in the air. 1
While riding in a closed automobile •
which the elder man was learning to <
operate, the car plunged over a
100-foot embankment, to the tracks I
of the Panhandle railroad. <
Although the auto turned over '
five times in its descent, had its
top ripped off by protruding rocks <
in the cliff and landed bottom side 1
up, both occupants crawled from 1
beneath the wreckage suffering only I
slight scratches. i
The Serbian National Defense ! i
League, of Anchorage, recently for
warded $200 to Montenegro, to be i
. used in relief work.
BRITISH MERCHANTS
DISPLAY PRODUCTS
AT IMPORTANT FAIR
LONDON'—British manufacturers
nade their best bow this week to
he merchants of the world through
he fifth annual exposition of the
Jritish Industries Fair. The Pen
lington street house of the London
locks is filled with exhibits of
hina, glass, fancy goods, paper and
ovs from 570 factories, and it is
xpected these exhibits will be
isited by thousands of merchants
rom all parts of the world.
It is purely a British institution,
nd none but British manufacturers
re allowed to show their wares,
"he first purpose of the fair is to
btain business for British faotor
es. All sorts of things are dis
mayed, from the most expensive
o the cheapest.
The toy section is a revelation.
>nce they said in Great Britain
German children make what Brit
=h chidrren break.” but r.o more,
r one is to judge by the endless
ariety of toys shown in the fair,
'here are airplanes, rigi ’ Zeppe
ns. automobiles, games by the
ozen, whole families of dolls, fluffy
ogs and china cats. In short,
vervthing calculated to delight the
hild is there. Once about all the
oys they had in England came
rom Germany. Even now some of
tem come from Japan.
Every buyer is the guest of the
oard of Trade, under whose direc
on the fair is held, and each one
treated with the utmost courtesy,
ighty thousand invitations were
sued for the fair, and to the pres
nt the attendance has been all that
le promoters expected. Last year’s
air was successful to a marked de
ree, resulting in orders amounting
) £1,000,000. This year, because
f the inroads made on German
rade, the business is expected to
e even greater.
eiiau. Alaska's Interior Fnel Depot
Lieutenant J. H. McAirron ar
ived in Fairbanks Monday evening
rom Fort Gibbon, enroute to Fort
iscum, to which post he has been
ransferred. He will probably leave
or his destination on the Burgess
iarstens auto tomorrow.
Lieutenant McAirron came into
daska only last fall, and has been
tationed at Fort Gibbon ever since
HSTANCE TABLES ON GOVERN
MENT RAILROAD
'ewird to
Cern creek
Anchorage
'hickaloon
iroad Pass
..ignite
'senana
'airbanks
Anchorage to
datanuska .
^hickaloon . .
Montana creek .
'alkeetna
Iroad Pass
s’enana .
'airbanks .
Broad Pams to
lignite .
venana ...
Lignite to
senana .
'airbanks ....
i. Milei
71. OC
114.35
188.35
.314.53
364.bC
413.83
470-5C
36.35
74.OC
94.9(
. 112.33
.200.IS
.299.4$
.356.2]
49.41
99.3C
49.8'
106.5*
Nenana to
■airbanks .56.71
Tanana Valley Railroad
Fairbanks to
5hena Junction . 4 ]
rhena . 5.(
lappy Junction . 7.1
'hatanika .„.39.;
Matanuska is the juction for tht
>ranch line to the coal fields, an<
^hickaloon is the terminus of tha’
me.
Talkeetna is at present the en.
>f steel on the coast division
Jrade has been completed for a dis
ance of twenty miles beyond Tal
:eetna to Deadhorse. Grading ii
inder way to the Susitna ero(ssin>
it Indian river, approximately 2(
niles from Deadhorse.
The distance between rail head
it the end of this summer’s worl
vill be a trifle less than 100 miles
I
a recent meeting of the
Pioneers of Anchorage the com
mittee on resolutions was authorized
to prepare and submit a resolution
urging the removal of all restric
tions upon the development of the
natural resources of Alaska, and
I the continued construction and early
completion of the government rail
road, to be submitted to all of the
seventeen igloos of the Pioneers,
having a pre-war membership of
about 4,000 members.
Such action is authorized under
; fraternal obligations requiring Pion
, eers to work continually for the
best interests of Alaska.
Further action was taken also
authorizing the sending of telegrams
to the territorial legislature urg
; ing appropriations for extended
, road work to give employment to
returning soldiers.
KANTISHNA COMMISSIONER
ON WAY TO NEW POST
C. Herbert Wilson, who was re
cently appointed U. S. commissioner
for the Kantishna district, left Fair
banks yesterday morning for Ne
nana. enroute to his station.
SHOTGUNS and Shotgun Ammu
nition—new stock just opened, at
Anderson Bros & Nerland.
An endless chain passing around
two pulleys operates a mechanical
chimney sweep that has been pat
ented for cleaning flues.
Besasa—The Gateway to McKinley
_ Katianal Park.
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Neaana, Alaska's Interior Tael Depot
Nenana House
Under New Management
Q-—Why is the NENANA HOUSE like a dog sitting on
* cake of ice? A.—Because it’s so dog gone nice.
Mr*. A. B. Easterly, Proprietress
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The government has
announced the Opening of
the Fifth Bond Selling Cam
paign and Local Patriots are now
Actively Engaged in Disposing of
VICTORY BONDS
YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED
to Insure the Success of the Drive.
| Your Dollars May Put Nenana Over
the Top. Don’t Hold Back. Buy
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COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
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Tanana Sheet Metal Works
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—A Singer sewing ma
chine. Inquire at Coghill's.
LOST—Nugget chain. Liberal re
ward for return to News office.
FOR RENT—Small one-room partly
furnished frame cabin, on First
and B streets. Aplly at Ghezzi's.
Clarence Berry, pioneer Klon
diker who is now living in San
Francisco, recently punched a por
trait photographer He started
hitting him in front of the Palace
Hotel and kept on until he had ^
knocked him into the Red Cross
station of the hotel, where attend
ants offered first-aid treatment.
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J F
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Coutts, W J.
Calderhead, R. W
Campbell. X. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Boner, Frank
Diven. R J.
Douse, Fred
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A B.
Finlayson, K A.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, YVm.
Ghezzi, Alfred
Gray, E. B.
Giicher, W. H.
Head, E. A.
Hagan, Janies
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R R.
Moore, Frank B
McDonald, R, S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W.
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan. W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry X.
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, George A.
South'vorth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E A.
Waechter, R. I.
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