THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
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CONSTANTINOPLE CENSORS
KEEP WATCH ON PAPERS
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 26—
The task of editing a newspaper
here is exactly four times more diffi
cult than in an American city, for
here there are Turkish, British,
French and Italian censors.
A paper here, after the censors
have finished with it, sometimes
bears little resemblance to what the
editor intended.
Here are gathered some twenty
rationalities, and each requires an
organ. The Greeks have seven news
papers in their own language, and j
one printed in French; the Armeni
ans have four in their own language
and one in French; the Jews have
one in French and two* dailies in
Spanish; the French have one In
their own language, the commonly
spoken and written language of the
Levant; and they also pay subsidies
to several others. The British have
one—the Orient News.
The Arabs have their organ. So
do the Persians. Likewise the Rus
sians, anti and pro Bolshevik. Many
strange peoples from other lands
have their little sheets. The Ameri
cans print a magazine of business,
and a weekly— the Far Seas, print
ed by the United States navy. The
Italians used to have their organ,
and soon will have it again. T.ie
Greek Patriarch has his. There 's
also in French the weekly bulletin
of the Vatican’s Apostolic Vicar.
It is an easy matter to print a
paper in English or French. How
ever, consider that the Jewish paper
is printed in Hebrew letters but in
the Spanish language; also that the
Turkish language requires four kinds
of type and has 90 letters to its1
alphabet. The Arab language is a
good deal like the Turkish, except'
that it is different in accent marks, j
and the same may be said of the ^
Persian.
Now put four censors, each of a'
different political opinion, onto the
job of eliminating the undesirable
part of these newspapers, mix with
three or four interpreters to each >
censor, so he will know what it is
all about and the result is a dis
tracted lot of editors who print the
news when they may.
The editors claim they often are'
obliged to print their paper four j
times over before issuing it. As this
country of sunshine and racial heat'
is also the land of exaggeration,
they may not set up their papers
so many times. But their printers’
bills are heavy and without racial
pride to call forth supporting funds'
the papers would, many of them,
cease to be published. Most of them ‘
do.
Both ends of the handle of a
new vacuum cleaner can be used In
its work, the upper one for draw
ing dust from corners in uphol-1
stered furniture.
A system of hydraulic brakes for
automobiles which operate on all
four wheels of a car at once as
a pedal is pressed, has been de
veloped.
Henaaa, Aiaaka'a Interior rati I'epot
ENGINEER BROWNE FEATURED
IN SUCCESS MAGAZINE STORY
Success Magazine for March, con
tains the following sketch concern
ing Engineer in Charge Fred'k D.
Browne, written by Albert Sidney
Gregg:
F. D. Browne is a railroad-con
struction engineer with a reputation
on the Pacific Coast reaching from
the Mexican border to Alaska. He
is called ‘‘Hurry-Up” Browne be
cause he has demonstrated that he
knows how to get things done. His
philosophy is as rugged as his job.
Here it is in a few sentences:
“When a thing has to be done,
do it! If worrying is part of the
work, let the other fellow worry.
It a man must do some worrying
himself let the worrying take place
after the thing has been accomplish
ed.”
While employed by the Southern
Pacific Railroad, Mr. Browne was
requested by the management to
build a certain extension in the Im
perial Valley, California, in order
to hold a franchise. This involved
the construction of a bridge several
hundred feet long and sixty feet
high.
“It looks like an impossibility,”
exclaimed the big boss, “but it’s got
to be done. Do you get me?”
"Yes, sir,” responded Browne
looking straight into the eyes of
his superior. “I get you and ii
shall be as you say.”
Browne made good and, there
after, was known as “Hurry-Up”
Browne.
His working force consisted o!
Hindus, Mexicans and hoboes; his
success depended upon his ability
to fire them with enthusiasm so
they would exert themselves to the
utmost.
Browne called the gang together
and told them about a great race
in which they were about to en
gage.
“By noon, in six days, we must
win!” he exclaimed. “Can you do
it?”
“We are the lads, you know,” re
sponded the hoboes, who under
stood “Americano” better than the
rest. But all caught the spirit of
the contest, and set out to beat old
Father Time “by noon, in six days.”
Browne worked his men in groups
according to nationality. As the
undertaking went forward, he put
in his time encouraging the work
ers. He did not drive or urge. He
used quite a different method to
get speed.
ney, mere .nanomet: ne ex
claimed, addressing the leader of
the Hindus, “The hoboes think you
are slow! Better watch out or they
will beat you.”
And to the hoboes he suggested:
"Do you want that gang of Orientals
to do a better job than you noble
Americans?”
Nogales, head of the Mexicans,
paused a moment a3 Browne spoke.
“Say, Nogales,” asked Browne,
“did you ever hear the rice eaters
say that they could beat meat eaters
my time?”
“Well show you,” responded the
Mexican, as he turned and yelled
■ at his toiling countrymen.
After that the gangs kept clos<
tab on one another. All hana<
worked like mad, sometimes foi
, thirty-six hours at a stretch.
The night before the sixth day
was a supreme one. The tracklaying
• was about all done, but the high
: bridge had to be decked and the fill
completed at either end.
Up to this time, Browne had not
used the Hindus on the bridge, be
cause they' were too easily scared.
But, as darkness came on he put
on a gang of Hindus to carry ties
and roll out rails on the high struc
ture. The night was black, and the
men had to use lanterns. As the sky
began to light up. the Hindus be
came panic-stricken. For the first
time they saw how far they were
from the ground. Some of them fell
on their hands and knees in terror,
and crawled to the end of Uie bridge,
while others sat down and had to
be helped back to safety.
Why were they brave in the dark
and afraid in daylight? Just a state
of mind, to be sure, but Browne
understood that state of mind, and
did not try to use Hindus on bridge
work in day time.
Mr. Browne employed much the
same tactics in building a railroad
through a swamp in Alaska, for a
distance of twenty-three miles, to
get around a washout in the Nenann
river. What Browne proposed to do
was a radical departure from the
accepted standards of railroad build
ing. He was warned that graders
would be unable to work in the
water to throw up an embankment.
Besides if they did succeed in mak
ing a grade it would be nothing
but mud. not stable enough to hold
a track. He was solemnly’ informed
that his crane would topple over.
But he did not hesitate.
The road simply had to be built,
or the people would suffer for lack
of coal. So he went ahead in his
own way. First he made cribs of
logs, which were swung ahead by a
locomotive crane. As fast as the
logs were put into position, ties
were placed upon them and the
rails spiked down, the construction
train creeping up as rapidly as the
track was completed. Many times
the logs and rails would settle into
the mud until the wheels were under
water. Gravel trains followed closely
behind the track gang, and gravel
was packed beneath the track to
make a solid roadbed.
In discussing the management of
men Browne said to me:
“We have, perhaps, every variety
of human nature in a construction
gang, in these days. The men come
from the ends of the earth. Many
of them have seen better days. All
are willing, and the majority will do
an honest day’s work. But there are
times when they must be stimulated
to put forth an extra effort. They
cannot be driven, and an order to
hurry would probably result In a
slowing down. So we must rely on
an appeal to pride of race. Every
man has it. N'o man likes to be out
done by one of another nationality,
especially if he holds the other
nationality in contempt. Good-na
tured ridicule will sting a man into
action when every other effort fails.
After I have touched up the pride
of the workers a little, and applied
ridicule where it will do the most
good, I notice an additional horse
power or two develop all along the
line. The Mexicans and the Scandi
navians wmuld rather perspire than
be outdone by Hindus or hoboes, and
that is saying a lot.”
‘‘What kind of men do you pre
fer for gang bosses?”
‘‘In all of my big rush jobs,” he
replied with a grin, “I have relied
on red-headed Irishmen to deal di
rectly with the men. They are keen,
quick, amiable, successful and love
the game.”
In his youth, Browne was a print
er and had serious thoughts of be
coming an editor, but he decided
to be a railroad man. He started
as an engine wiper in a roundhouse,
and worked right up until he could
put a Baldwin locomotive together.
Then he became a surveyor. After
five years in the field, he quit and
worked his way through the Uni
versity of California. Following
graduation, he got a job in an en
gineering department of the South
ern Pacific Company. For over a
score of years, as an assistant en
gineer,, his work took him into
every state touched by that company
in this country and Mexico, both on
location and in construction.
In 1916. he was invited to help
build the government road in Alaska
where he is now at work, with N'e
! nana as headquarters. Browne took
the place of Thomas Riggs. Jr., en
gineer, who was appointed governor
of Alaska. The Alaska railroad on
which Browne is working runs from
tide water near Mt. McKinley back
| into a rich coal mine region where
, the supply of coal is almost inex
! haustible.
AMERICAN LOANS CAN WAIT
DECLARES RECENT VISITOR
LEEDS, May 26—Sir Algernon
Firth, president of the Association of
British Chambers of Commerce, who
I has recently been in the United
i States, says the policy of Great
Britain should be first to carry out
arrangements for a cancellation of
debts between the European Allies
without seeking to drive any bar
l gain with the United States. The
j question of a cancellation of this
! country’s debt to America can best.
| he thinks, be left alone for the
1 present.
"Still, he says, "it is obvious
i that trade cannot resume its nor
| mal course until the load of debt
; which many of our Allies are stag
, gering under at the present time,
j is removed, and when any question
of cancellation of debt is consider
ed, it should be made a condition
that the parties to the cancellation
should balance their budgets and
stop any further issues of paper
money.”
A rabbit cannery has been es
tablished in Argentina to rid that
country of some of the rabbits.
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In the Probate Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth Division,
'■ N'enana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of T. F. j
Murphy. Deceased.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has tiled her final ac
count as administratrix of the above
estate, and the above entitled Court
i
has fixed 2:00 o’clock P. M.. July
18, 1021, at the office of the above
Court, in N'enana, Alaska, as the
time and place for hearing said
petition. All persons having objec
tions to said account should file
same with said Court on or before
said date.
MRS. M. J. SWEENEY,
Administratrix
Date of first publication May 19-21
Mot Springs
Best of the known medicinal
springs in Alaska according to
U. S. Geological Report, 1917
First Class Hotel Accommodations
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U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT 1917
Mistral analysis of water from 3 Hot Springs most used.
PARTS PER MILLION
Circle Tenakee
Silica (Si 02) . 82. 94.
Iron (Fe) ... 1.3 1.0
Aluminum (Al) . 3.7 2.4
Calcium (Ca) . 29. 35.
Magnesium (Mg) . 2.1 2.8
Sodium (Na) . 248. 201.
Potassium (K) . 8.6 4.0
Carbonate radicle (CO 3) . .0 24.
Bicarbonate radicle (HCO 3) . 173. 26.
Sulphate radicle (04) . 98. 302.
Chloride radicle (Cl) . 252. 99.
Nitrate (NO 3) ... 0. 0.
Borate radicle (B4 07) .. Present
Total dissolved solids at 180 0C . 816. 787.
Chena
77.
al.2
2.3
1.2
b94.
0.
118.
78.
26.
388.
Temperature (F) .. 134. 106.
Chemical character ... Na-Cl Na-SO
a—E2 03 plus A12 03
b—Calculated
149.
Na-C3
Mail stage between Chatinika and
Circle, Alaska, connects with Cir
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winter; with mail stage from Cir
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F. IVf. LEACH, Proprietor
j Andrew Tueflf, who has a grading
contract near Mile 338, left for
: his station this morning after a
brief holiday spent in Fairbanks
; and N'enana.
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