/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.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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FORWARD MOVEMENT
Notwithstanding the fact that
Alaska is without a regularly elected
represenative at the national capital,
the interests of the territory appear
to be well looked after. And it is
also apparent, from press dispatches
received from Washington, that
there is a disposition, on the part
of the members of the house appro
priations committee, to give special
cosideration to requests for aid to
promote the development of our
Northern territory. This is indi
cated by the very prompt and fav
orable action on the requests of
Secretary Lane for funds to con
tinue work on the railroad until
the end of the fiscal year.
Two things are suggested by the
committee’s action. One is that
those members of the new Congress
composing the house appropriations
committees are ready to give Alaska
a chance to develop. The other
t is that the territory has a very able
spokesman in the person of J. L.
McPherson, who appeared before
the committee for the purpose of
informing the lawmakers relative
to Alaskan coditions and needs, and
who doubtless assisted materially in
! securing favorable and speedy ac
: tion on the request of Secretary
Lane.
With matters of great national
importance crowding the committee
; men, as must be the case at this
,time, Alaskans might reasonably
have expected some delay in at
tracting attention to our railroad.
1 But nothing of the kind has hap
' pened. Our needs have received
consideration ahead of many ques
tions of equal and greater import
ance to the nation, and we have
not heard of any opposition during
the time that the railroad matter
has been before the committee.
Such an auspicious start augers
well for territorial development.
The Republicans, who now control
Congress, seem disposed, at the very
\ commencement of the session, to
give Alaska a chance. They are
ready, and even eager, to judge by
| the action of the appropriations
committee, to provide ample funds
for the completion of the railroad
j which received its start during a
Republican administration. We ap
; pear to be moving ahead again,
after months of uncertainty. Let
; us hope that there will be no more
interruptions to Alaskan progress.
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
A siren whistle has been installed
at Cordova which can be heard two
miles.
Rock is being used for riprapping
the railroad fill across the tide flats
at Seward.
An automobile stage line has been
established between Wasilla and the
Willow creek mining district.
Increased demand far electric
power has compelled the Cordova
Power company to double the ca
pacity of its plant.
The Pioneer Packing Company of
Cordova received its first load of
clams on the last day of March and
is now packing steadily.
Several contracts for saw logs, to
be used for snow sheds in Seward
division, have been let by the Alas
yan Engineering Commission this
spring.
The Cordova Times has decided to
meet the growth of the town by
adding a society department to the
paper. The section will be edited
by a local school teacher.
Three thousand and sixty-four
tons of coal were produced in April
at the mine operated by the Alaskan
Engineering Commission at Eska.
There was an average of 78 men on
the payroll during the month.
John Klonos, well-known oldtim
er of the Interior country, and
lately a resident of the Anchorage
section, was taken to Sitka recently
for medical treatment at the Pio
neers’ home.
Charles M. Sheehan, who before
he joined the Thirty-first United
States engineers regiment for serv
ice in France was a brakeman for
a year and a half on the Anchorage
division of the government railroad,
has the distinction of being the
first American eoductor since the
armistice, to run a train into Ger
many. The train was Red Cross
Special No. 53.
The Seward school board has re
elected for the next school year
all teachers employed during the
present year. Curtis R. Morford
is superintendent; Mary Been Wright
will have charge of the sixth, sev
enth and eighth grades; Nellie J.
Nash -will have charge of the third,
fourth and fifth grades, and Ger
trude Kendall will have the primary
department.
It is reported that the Humboldt
Steamship Company, which for some
years operated the steamer Hum
boldt on the Seattle-Southeastern
Alaska run, and which sold the
vessel some time ago, will re-er.cer
the Alaska steamship business with
a much better and larger vessel.
The company is now looking for a
suitable steamer on the Atlantic
coast.
After June 1, according to gov
ernment regulations, all ecean-go
ing vessels, including those running
to Alaska, will be equipped with
life preservers with a collar large
enough to hold the head of a per
son well above water. All vessels
of over 150 gross tons burden will
also be required to carry a gun
equipped for shooting a lifeline.
ED MORRISSEY LANDS
GOOD KETCHIKAN JOB
In a letter addressed to friends
in Nenana, Edward G. Morrissey,
former Fairbanks newspaperman,
states that he has located perman
ently at Ketchikan, where he is as
sociated with Bernard M. Stone in
editing the Ketchikan Times.
Morrissey came to Alaska as a
member of the signal corps, bought
out of the service to become city
editor of the Fairbanks Times, and
later served in a similar capacity
on the News-Miner. He gave up
that position a year ago to become
pivate secretary to the late Dele
gate Sulzer, and when Emil Hurja.
the delegate’s regular secretary, was
released from army service, Mor
rissey entered the employ of the
Seattle P.-I., and made quite a rec
ord for himself.
The offer of better position or
the Ketchikan paper, however, has
caused him to return to Alaska, and
he says he is in the North to staj
this time.
The Kennecott Copper Co. re
duced its dividends on the erd oi
the qaurter ending March 31. This
time a dividend of 50 cent? a share
was paid, while the previous quar
ter SI a share was paid. President
Birch, of the company, gives as the
reason for the reduction that the
company is carrying a large amount
| of copper on hand and also that
much development work is beinc
done on the various properties own
ed by the company.
i
FRENCH CAPITAL
PARIS.—“Go to Paris! Why,
these American officers won’t let
a fellow go to Paris unless he’s •
got leave signed by Pershing him
self with gold ink.”
This is one of the most popular
lines in “Let’s Go”, the soldier
show which recerttly delighted
thousand of American soldiers in
Paris and has moved off to ports
of embarkation to give the home- j
going troops farewell performances, j
“Let's Go” is described as a
"martial, mirthful, musical barrage
in six volleys.” The fun starts on
a camouflaged ship which arrives
at a port in France with American
soldiers, takes them to the western -
front, and finally lands them in a |
cafe in Paris.
The trials and tribulations of
privates. Red Cross nurses. Young
Men’s Christian Association girls, j
Salvation Army lasses and other.
war workers are followed through!
the trenches and hospitals. Miss j
Eiffell Tower chats with Miss I
Liberty. Finally male represents-'
fives of each branch of the mili-!
tary service lay their claim to j
having wen the war, but are over- J
shadowed by the women warwork-1
ers, who declare victory was due
to their efforts.
Paris’ most famous modistes and j
milliners contributed the hats and j
gowns which converted youthful j
privates into fascinating nurses amkj
cafe favorites who rival the beauty!
choruses in the regular Paris re- j
vues.
Such songs as “Bring Me a!
Blonde for Breakfast” and “I Never;
Travel 'Round Without a Jazz” de-j
lighted General Pershing no less
than hundreds of other American \
officers who crowded the Theater i
Champs Elysees and joined with j
the enlisted men in their funmak- j
ing, largely directed at the officers. |
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m PERSONAL * i
R. W. Kellen, who has been ap- j
pointed timekeeper of surfacing
camp No. 2, left on the train this j
morning to take up his new duties.
M. D. McCambridge, who has
been displaced as timekeeper of sur
facing camp No. 2, has been trans
ferred to the electrical department.
Mesdames Carl Schmidt and
Clausen left town this morning on
a fishing trip to Julius creek.
Billy Butler arrived in town last
night on the launch Galatea on a
brief visit to Nenana. He will
probably return to Fairbanks about
the end of the week.
—
William Taylor,'the local jeweler,
left this morning for Fairbanks on
a business visit. He expects to re
turn to Nenana in a few days.
E. J. Williams, formerly of the
1 A. E. C., left on the launch this j
morning for Fairbanks.
Frank Doner, special disbursing |
agent, left on the train this morning
I on a trip to 35-mile. He expects j
to return to town this evening.
AN ACCIDENT STARTED THE
Y. M. C. A.
It was in 1844 when George Wil
liams, a dry-goods merchant of Lon- j
don, thought it would be a good |
idea for some of the young men |
in his business to have a Bible
.reading* class. This class suceeded,
and the clases started in Glasgaw
and London by David N'aismith were
merged in idea and the first Y.
M. C. A. became known under that
name in Glasgaw. In 1904 Mr. Wil
liams was knighted; he passed away
the following year. The Y. M. C. A.
| is stronger in Germany in its total
branches, which umbered, at the
last count, 2129, than in any other
coutrv. But the total membership
at the beginning of the war was
only 125,000, while only 142 branch
es have their own buildings. The
membership and real estate holdings
of the Y. M. C. A. in the United
States are larger than in any other
country. Over 100 million dollars
are invested in Y. M. C. A. build
ings in this country and the mem
bership is over six hundred thousand.
The Y. W. C. A. also began in1
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SOCIAL DANCE
Sat. May 31
UNION MALL
Mrs. Belle Campbell - Director
England, having been started by two
women: Lady Kinnaird and a Miss
Robarts. The Y. W. C. A. in the
L’ited States was formed in Decem
oer, 1906. It has nearly 400,000
members in this country.
Ouch
Te couldn’t sleep a wink. Poor Loft,
His hard head rest was damning,
rhe pillow on his bed looked soft,
But it was only shamming.
Aw, Gwan.
‘Why does a river rise?” said Park.
“I’ll tell you if you don't get sore;
\ river rises to remark
The place to which it rose before."
Mother knows that daughter is
too nice to flirt, beacuse, when
mother was daughter's age, mother
flirted all the time.
Tests made by a Swiss city of the
relative efficiency of arc and metal
lie filament incandescent lamps foi
street lighting were decided in favor
of the. latter, because more agree
ible to the eyes.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court for Nulatc
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, before Thomas J
DeVane, United States Commis
sioner and ex officio Probat<
Judge. No.-, in Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Pete)
Johnson, deceased.
All persons having claims agains
the estate of Peter Johnson, de
ceased, are hereby notified that th<
undersigned has been appointed ad
ministrator of said estate, and an
required to present their said claim:
with proper vouchers to the under
signed at the office of E. Coke Hill
in Ruby, Alaska, within six month:
from the date of this notice.
Dated at Ruby, Alaska, this 24tl
day of April, 1919.
CARL A. JOHNSON,
Administrator.
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Last publication, June 18.
Day of publication, Wednesday.
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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
ouilding, 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 a. m.
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