THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
/or entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana. Alaska.
R. C. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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BE AN “ANTI"
There are anti-Americans and
anti-Britishers. There are anti-in
dustrials and anti-foodsavers, con
scientious objectors and plain slack
ers. There are anti-Red Crossers
and anti-Liberty Bonders, and some
others who are simply willing to
“let George do it.”
If you are just a plain American
and are not anti-something, here’s
your chance. Register yourself in
your own little memorandum book
as an anti-Bellyacher. .There are
no dues, no assessments, no meet
ings to attend, no buttons to wear,
ani no window cards. The society
has no offices, no paid officers and
its sole purpose is propoganda.
The members pledge themselves
to discourage war time bellyaching
in all its forms. Their creed and
pledge is:
I hereby avow the belief that even
I could not run the war to please
everybody.
That war must necessarily inter
fere with some peaceful occupations
and pursuits.
That all men and women should
help as much as possible and “can”
the bellyache until it’s won.
That all hundred-per cent Ameri
cans realize that we are in this be
cause we could not honorably stay
out, and as we are in, it is our pur
pose to push as hard as we can; to
root for the government with a
large size megaphone; to glorify the
army and navy and all their works,
and damn the man who throws sand
in the gears.
To swat the fault-finders and the
calamity howlers, the woebetides and
the sob sisters. To discourage the
individual who insists that his private
affairs take precedence over the
national necessities.
To sympathize with and help all
those who are adversely affected
by the war, but to maintain a full
realization that it is war, and to
* “can" the bellyache.
To induce as many others as
possible to join the Honorable So
ciety of Anti-Bellyachers, and unite
to drive this very splendid war ma
chine of ours over the Rhine.
FILL THE SHIPS
Food means life. Lack of food
means death. When you waste food
you are wasting someone's life.
Stringent measures have been
taken abroad to drive home this fact
to people’s minds. A woman in
England was fined $100 recently
and jailed for thirty days because
she threw away one-half of a rice
pudding. A baker was sent to jail
for six months for throwing away
two pies.
Hard penalties, you say? But
these people were wasting human
lives. They are murderers.
Scrupulous care is taken that
I every bit of food that comes into
those homes across the sea is saved.
For instance, every vessel in which
i food has been cooked has water
poured into it. The water is strain
i ed and the food which originally ad
hered to the side of the vessel is
sa\ed and cooked again.
This is just one example of the
' ways in which European housewives
(are economizing. We may be very
sure that no food we send to Eu
1 rope is wasted.
Let's fill the big ships then, and
send them back with their message
of life and hope to those women
across the water.
Wheat is the food most needed
now. Let us do without it, so fai
as we can—altogether if we can
and most of us are able to if wt
are in earnest. One way to do ii
is to have these wheatless bread:
instead of bread with wheat in it
Mrs. Rolston and Miss Grace Rol
ston, who had veen visiting in Xe
nana for the past few days, return
ed to Fairbanks today.
Dick Brown! Waterfrontl was ;
passenger on the Victory for Fair
banks this morning.
Little
Americans
Do your bit
Eat Com meal mush
Oatmeal- Corn, flakes -
Hominy and rice with
milki Eat no wheat cereals.
Leave nothing on. your plate.
UN l TK O STATES FOOS AD MIN I J TR ATIO N
Dr. A. A. KENISON
The Fairbanks Optician
Will be in Nenana
About July 8
Dr. J. R BOWEN WILL MAKE APPOINTMENTS
CELEBRATION ENDS
WITH RIVER EVENTS
I With joyful weather as an in
Icentive to continue the fourth of
July celebration a large crowd gath
i ered on “A” street yesterday to wit
ness the sports continued from the
i previous day.
The first number on the program
(was a 50 yard dash for boys under
12, won by a native named Robert.
Running high jump—won by A.
Slippern.
Old man's race, 50 yards—won
bv Tonv Letrav.
I '
1 mile relay race, 2 men to team,
' won by Osborne and Bellerby.
50 yard dash, girls under 15, won
by Margaret Southworth.
1 50 yard dash, girls under 8—won
| by Lena Herrington,
i Boxing match between Xoeller
| and Campbell—no decision,
j Horse race—won by “Nigger”,
Mitchell—prive of $25 went to Red
Cross.
Tug of war, boys under 12—won
i by Wood’s team.
One mile race, open—won by
Sergeant Fuelling.
Canoe race—first prize won by
William Jimmie (native); second
! prize by Sam Paul (native),
i 50 yard dash for girls under 15
‘(extra)—won by Margaret South
! worth.
I Motor Boat races—first prize and
cup won by H. O. Beldon, with th»
hydroplane “Flea”; second prize,
went to Fred Douse with the speed
model boat “Victory” and third
prize went to M. B. Sherwin, driver
of the launch “Sunbeam.” g
The Indian canoe race, which took
place at 7 o’clock, was fu’l of ex
citement; the race not being won
until the finish. The canoes lined
up at the mission in an almost
straigh file, and at the drop of the
flag 9 paddles could be seen dipping
the water, first one si^e and then
the other, the Indian boys sitting
rigid in their frail birch-bark canoes,
striving to outdistance the others.
The canoes remained bunched up to
the very finish, and with the sun
showering its rays upon the water,
and the approaching dark skinned
boys with faces depicting grim de
termination, rushing to capture the
prize, the thrill of it sent thoughts
back to the days of Robinson Crusoe
and the scared face of “Eagle Eye.”
Probably one of the most finished
hammer and tongs fight that ever
took place in Nenana was the battle
, between Xoeller and Campbell yes
. terday before an audience of hun
. dreds of people in a no decision
contest. Both boys were in the pink
of condition and stripped a perfect
■ Alaskan manhood.
Round 1—Kid Xoeller opened uf
the first round with a series of tell
'■ ing short right-hand jolts that seem
ed to stagger Battling Campbell n
short time; Campbell being unable
to ward off the terrific punishmeni
administered by his antagonist
Campbell succeeded, however, b\
very clever foot work, in delivering
some hard hammer blows on th(
head of the kid, which he followec
up, in the latter part of the roune
in a terrific rush which looked a:
though he wanted to finish the ki<
in the first round. The round end
ed in favor of the kid.
Round 2—Both rushed out o
. their corners, the kid had a smili
i on his face as he spoke to a youni
lady in the audience, whom he callei
Kate, saying “it’s all right Kate
he’s my meat.” Campbell had hi
right arm bandaged, which he car
ried loosely by his side. Both boy
seemed to be very cautious an<
afraid to cut loose, the punishmen
, both received in the first round be
ing enough to place each man on hi
guard- The round ended with botl
boys feeling their man out.
Round 3—Campbell succeeded ii
flooring his man in this round b;
■ several short left handed upper
! cuts, which seemed to raise the kii
! off the floor. Noeller stayed dowi
I until eight was counted, when h
jumped up and rushing Campbell t
the ropes, landed several body blow
which did not seem to faze the kid
Both boys clinched, but were sepa
rated by the referee. Noeller too
advantage of the break and landed
one of the most damaging blows
of the fight on Campbell's jaw.
Campbell sank to his knees and then
rolled over on his back and was
probably saved from a knockout by
the bell on the 6th count.
Round 4.—Both youngsters were
apparently fresh in this round and
fought to make a finished fight out
of it; each one trying to land the
deadly knock-out. which each one
knew the other had in stock. The
round ended in a draw.
J. C. VanOrsdel took a moving
picture of the fight.
Motor Boat Races
A lareg crowd gathered along
the waterfront to witness what was
to be the most exciting contest ever
pulled off in Interior Alaska be
tween the fastest boats in the Tan
ana valley, the interest evinced in
this event being considerably added
to when it was learned that Beldon’s
hydroplane, a marvel of speed, was
among the competing boats.
The race was to be run on an
eighteen mile course, buoys being
placed at the bend near the mission
and a little below the mouth of
the Nenana river, the measured dis
tance between the buoys being three
miles, three complete rounds being
necessary to finish the entire dis
tance.
The preliminaries consumed a
a very long time, while the crowd
patiently waited the actual racing,
and when it seemed as though their
patience was well nigh exhausted,
the sharp sputtering of the exhausts
of some of the boats getting ready
brought them back to a keen sense
of expectation. Some further time
and much gasoline was consumed
by the boats in tuning up and for
a time it seemed as though the
“Kid” and the “Flea” were in a
contest to see which one’s engine
would remain dead the longest, for
when the “Kid” got running, the
“Flea's” engine went dead and vice
versa for some little time.
The “Kid”, owned by Herman
Anderson; the “Flea” owned by H.
O. Beldon; the “Victory” owned by
Fred Douse; and the “Sunbeam” be
longing to the Alaskan Engineering
commission, were entered for the
race, and after some more delay
and “jockeying” for position, all the
boats got away in good shape- The
“Kid” was certainly the fastest boat
and easily drew away from the
others and maintained the lead, fol
lowed by the “Flea” and “Victory”
with the “Sunbeam” bringing up
the rear. This was the order in the
race up to the first lap of the last
round, when the “Kid’s engine went
dead on the upriver trip and Bel
don raced past him as he driftec
helplessly down stream. The “Kid’s’
engine was not resuscitated unti
after the race was over. Beldon’:
“Flea” won the first prize. Th<
second prize going to Fred Douse’:
■ “Victory,” about a mile separatee
■ the “Sunbeam” from the “Victory.’
I The time taken by the “Flea” wa:
I 32 minutes 4 seconds, and the “Vic
: tory” finished in 39 minutes 24 see
> onds.
There was much betting done, tlv
“Kid” being the favorite.
: In explanation of the mishap t<
: the “Kid”, Mr. Herman Andersoi
r wishes to make the following ex
i planation: “There was nothin)
, wrong with the engine, and then
s has never been anything wrong witl
- i it at any time. The failure of th<
i engine during the race was due t<
I the fact that at high speed the pum]
t leaked, a fact which was not notice:
- at the time, this caused the wate:
i accumulating in the boat to cree]
i up and wet the magneto, causing i
I short circuit and, of course, killinj
i; the engine. The “Kid” holds thi
r! championship of Interior Alaska fo
- i motor boats, having won the Grom
11 mes & Ullrich cup in three consecu
tive seasons over a twelve-mil
course. The Grommes & Ullri^l
cup awared the “Kid” is valued a
$275.
“In view of the fact that somi
people have mt||e the statement tha
there is something wrong with th
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—Genuine Navajo rug
and blanket. Can be seen at the j
residence of VV. J. Hubbaeh. Ap
ply at this office.
LOST—A small black pocket-book,
between Taven Cafe and Cooney
Hotel. Finder please return to
Mrs. Amy Patterson, at Cooney
Hotel.
FOR SALE—Complete house fur
nishings, consisting of furniture.'
rugs, dishes etc. May be seen
Monday afternoon, July 8th, et j
residence of W. J. Hubbaeh.
engine on the “Kid” and for the j
purpose of proving conclusively that ,
there is nothing the matter with it, I
Herman Anderson issues a challenge j
to all motor boat men for a short1
race over a measured course or an
endurance test from N'enana to Fair
banks, and invites anybody inter- j
ested to put up the money to make
is worth while. The sky is the limit.”
I
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housj
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Under New Management
ROOMS $1 BUNKS, 50c
MRS. BRAKKE
BROOKER’S
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BAKERY
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THE BELMONT HOTEL
AND
POOL ROOM
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EVERYTHING NEW
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RAW
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SIMSON’S
For Sale
72 Cates Over-the-Ice Eggs
3 Cases Fresh Lemons
10 Head Young Draft Horses.
3 Wagons.
4 Sleds.
50 Tarpaulins. All Sizes.
House and Barn.
RANCH-40 acres under cul
tivation; all necessary farm
ing implements; ground fall
plowed; hay enough to put
in crop with.
W. E. Terrill
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