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”
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EDUCATING FILIPINOS.
To ‘pick out any achievement of
American rule in the Philippines
and declare it the most important
work achieved by our representa
tives would incite argument and
just criticism.
Americans have blundered there,
as they have in the administration
of their own country’s affairs, but
the net results, believes the Seattle
Times, have been so thoroughly sat
isfactory in every respect that the
record inspires praise as a whole,
and not because of any single cir
cumstance.
Yet, one may dwell with more
than passing interest on the fact,
vouched for by Vice-Governor Yeat
er, that 70 percent of the inhab
itants of the islands, more than ten
years of age are literate.
Conditions there are better than
in Greece. Italy, Portugal. Rumania
or Serbia. They compare favorably
with those in some of our own
Southern states.
Between 1912 and 1918, the num
ber of children in school increased
from 400,000 to 675,000, a gain of
54 percent in six years. Of these
pupils, 67,000 were in intermediate
schools and 16.000 in high schools.
These figures are all the more re
markable when it is remembered
that the population of the Philip
pines is estimated at only 10,500,
000, of whom 500,000 are repre
sented by the so-called “wild
tribes."
The islands boast 4.700 schools,
with a teaching force of 12,303 in
structors. and the Philippine legis
lature has appropriated 30,000.000
peso= for educational extension.
Learning alone does not make a
people St for self-government, but
it constitutes the best possible prep
aration for the exercise of that pre
cious privilege.
In the ease of the Philippines,
American work has had the further
effect of unifying the people
through a common language, all in
struction in the schools being in
English.
Whenever independence does come
for the islands, whatever success the
people attain in administering their
affairs, they can attribute in very
large measure to the efforts of the
teachers sent to these Eastern pos
sessions by the Government of the
United States.
H. C. L. IN CHILE.
The Chilean government is en
deavoring to relieve the pressure of
the high cost of living by stabiliizng
the rate of exchange. It has pro
posed the adoption of a gold stan
dard and that Chilean currency
should be made convertible at sight.
This would be attended by the or
ganization of a centra! bank to act
in the same way as the Federal Re
serve bank of the United States. It
is argued that this would put the
economic resources of the country
on a steady financial basis and elim
inate the private speculation in gold,
which is felt to have much influ
ence on the present exchange rates.
The rise of sterling exchange is |
attributed in part to an adverse
balance of trade against Chile in
1918 to the amount of about $7,
000,000. This difference has to be
:paid in gold, consequently the peso
declines in value.
j Chileans have been affected by
j the increased cost of living like the
j rest of the world and there have
been public demonstrations, meet
! .
: ings of labor men and congressional
j debates on restrictions of exports
j of foodstuffs and upon providing
jwork for the unemployed.
: Xitrate, which is the mainstay of
Chilean industry, has been out of
the market for several months, ow
ing to the slump in the demand re
sulting from the ending of the war
and the scarcity of freight steam
ers. This threw thousands of work
ers out of employment. To meet
ithis labor situation the government (
f proposed measures providing for the ;
expenditure of several million dol
lars in construction of highways and
railways.
mis ARE
NOT DRINKERS OF
RIO DE JANEIRO.—Should pro-i
[hibition ever become effective in j
Brazil, it is probable that few Bra-!
zilians would be greatly affected by!
i it. The Brazilian apparently does !
inot care for strong drink.
Coffee is the national beverage I
and the coffee shops are among the i
interesting sights of the city.^»They
are to be found everywhere, but are ;
especially numerous in the down
town section and along the principal
avenues.
The shops are on the street floor,
are wide open and contain numer
ous small tables. Excellent coffee,
generally black and strong. is
served in tiny cups at the uniform
price equivalent to about 21c cents
a cup.
It is in these shops and while
;sipping their coffee that many Bra
zilians discuss business or social af
fair. and also watch the passing1
i
throngs. Many of the shops remain
open all night and are well patron
ized. In fact, some of them con
tain more patrons at 2 a. m. than
at any other time. Nearly all of
the coffee shops carry an abundant
stock of alcoholic liquor, but there
is little call for it.
See J. A. Slippern for new rates |
on subscriptions and renewals of all j
leading magazines and periodicals. :
Club rates on application.
BRITISH WAR SUPPLIES
SOLD FOR LARGE SUM
LONDON.—The government has
already realized $812,500,000 by the
sale of war stores which it had on
hand when peace was declared.
Hundreds of motor cars and trucks
have been marketed at prices fre
quently in excess of the price origi
nally paid for them by the war
office owing to the great scarcity of
cars.
CHINK FACTIONS
TO MAKE PEACE
SHANGHAI.—A definite move to !
| bring about peace between the j
Northern and Southern factions in '■
China was made recently when the |
Peking government appointed Wang;
Yi-tang, former minister of finance.j
to head a Northern peace delega- ]
tion to take up again with the
Southern representatives the nego
tiations that were broken off last ;
spring. At that time the North re->
jected eight demands made by the I
South, and so brought to an end j
the Shanghai peace conference. |
The eight demands of the Canton
government comprised the follow
ing:
Abrogate all secret treaties with
Japan.
Punish the officials who negoti
ated the secret Japanese treaties.
Dismiss military and civil gover
nors of provinces who had violated
certain laws.
Disband the Northern defense
army.
Rescind the mandate of 1917 by
which the old parliament—the body
that removed to Canton and there
set up the Southern government—
was declared to be dismissed.
Recognize President Hsu Shih
chang only as provisional president.
What, if any, modifications the
Canton government has expressed a
willingness to make in its demands
have not been clearly defined.
Late in August it was learned
that private negotiations to with
draw troops had been in progress
beteween military leaders of the
North and South, who apparently
sought to hold a peace conference
of their own at Nanking. Since the
Peking government has appointed
a new peace delegate, the opinion
has been advanced that this mili
tary conference may not be held.
The great masses of people in
China have scant concern with the
strife which has been disrupting the
country.
Whatever division might have ex
isted between the masses of people
in the North and the South was
swept away by announcement from
Paris that the city of Tsingtao and
the rights formerly held by the Ger
mans in the province of Shantung
had been awarded to the Japanese.
The whole country. North and
South, saw that no action to avert
the consequences of the Shantung
decision could be taken with China
divided against itself, and this wave
of popular sentiment grew into an
important factor for the restora
tion of internal peace.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE OR RENT—Furnished
two-room house, and lot. Inquire
News office.
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland, Third and C streets.
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
quire Skof House.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
CELEBRATE.
Up here in Old Alaska, it is a funny
thing.
rhe poets blossom in the fall; else
where it's in the spring,
rhe fall of snow, the cold, crisp
days, put joy in every heart.
\nd connecting up the railroad is
bound to make things start.
To Fairbanks, on Thanksgiving Day,
the crowd will surely go;
rhey way they’ll celebrate up there
will be anything but slow.
We’ll help them dance and eat and
drill k—good-fellowship's the
game—
We’ll take ih all the movies—do
anything they name.
We’ve got to wake the two towns
up—Prosperity is here—
lur interests are identical, so we'll ‘
win out, never fear.
r.s. McDonald
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Tom Smith, Prop.
Chop Suey, Noodles
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NENANA LODGE No 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 F. M.
ALEX FOWLER M V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of tin interior
Alaskan Engineering Coemtuioa
NOTICE . 1
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 Camp 415 (North N'enana).
• Tickets will be on sale at any
|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.,,and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
|l p. m.
The following schedule between
j North Nenana and Fairbanks goes
; into effect Nov. 7th, subject to
change without notice:
I-eave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana. 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1 :00 p. m :
j arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
j the river. Those intending to trav
i el to Fairbanks must make their
! own arrangements for reaching
j North Nenana.
j News Office.
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Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Price* Mott Reasonable
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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