THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Kenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class nail matter, undir the Act of March 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Mert
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at Virst and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska
R. G. South-worth .-.Editor and Manager
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this paper and also all the local news published herein
President Harding says there is
great unanimity among the people
of the United States on the sub
!
ject of a World Court and that it
is generally favored. Of course it
is declares “The Stroller’s Weekly"
“World Court” is but another name
for “League of Nations" and there
was great unanimity among the
people on that subject some years
ago and until Borah, Johnson & Co
saw good campaign material in it,
and howled about it until they per
suaded the majority of the people
that it was a delusion and a snare
and swept the Republican party into
power in the consequent stampede.
And now President Harding refers
to the sentiment favoring the ideas
of ex-President Wilson as “unified
public cooperation." Sure it is.
Compilation by the Department
of the Interior shows 855 automo
biles in Alaska, including 403 pass
enger cars, 428 trucks, two ambul
ances and 22 tractors.
The figures show 3,364 gasoline
boats in Alaska and three seaplanes.
The motorcycles are negligible.
Fourteen automobile agencies
have been establicbed in Alaska, ac
cording to the figures compiled by
the Department of the Interior.
FRENCH DIVORCES INCREASE
Divorces have doubled in France
since the war, according to figures
made public recently at Paris.
A genera! divorce law was first
passed in France in 1884, and in
that ypar there were 1,657 divorces.
In 1913, the number of divorces
was 15,372. In 1919. when the arm
ies were being disbanded and people
were free to put their houses in
<order, this number reached 19,465.
In 1920 it reached 31,465, in 1921
the number was 30.498, and the
past year 30. 753.
The causes of this increase of di
vorces are not tabluted, due to the
secrecy of court, proceedings relat
ing to family affairs.
However, the general causes are
infidelity, desertion, and the slow
breaking up of the family tie during
the war, with the greater freedom
that has come to women who began
to earn their own living during the
war. Both sexes it is said, have
lost in some measure their sense of
moral responsibility. Another cause
given b nervousness growing out
of the war, making both sexes less
able to bear the restraints and
trials of married life. Yet another
cause is the tolerance of the courts
and the ease with which divorces
may be obtained, one factor of
which is the cheapness of the de
r~~ —
cree, obtained through lawyers who
in recent years have begun to ad
vertise :
“Divorce in three months, on
credit, and no payment unless de
cree obtained.”
NORWAY FORCED TO LOWER
BARRIERS AGAINST WINE
LONDON. May 22—American
prohibition authorities have their
troubles, but as yet the United
States has not been subjected to
foreign dictation on the wet or dry
issue. Norway, one of the few Euro
pean countries to try the prohibi
tion experiment, has not been able
to remain master in her own dry
house. By Signing a trade agreement
early this month prohibition Norway
capitulated to wine-producing Portu
gal. Portuguese wines are to be
allowed free-import into Norway.
British liquor interests are heart
ened by the return of Norway to
the category in some quarters that
America will repent, take to light
wines and beers again, and eventu
ally to Scotch and English whiskey.
But American officials point out
there is little parrallel between Am
erica and Norway on the prohibition
issue Norway’s capitulation was
economic. Whatever the state of
mind of the hardy Scandinavians
regarding prohibiti">n. economic ra
ther than moral issues caused the
renewal of liquor imports. It was
a victory of the dark red wines of
Portugal over the dried codfish of
Norway.
Dried codfish is one of the main
sources of wealth which Norway
has for sale abroad, and Portugal
exports wine. Prohibition in Norway
hur; Portugal, until she finally re
fused to buy codfish unless Norway
resumed, drinking her wines. Por
tugal won.
BIG LUMBER OPERATIONS
IN PRINCE RUPERT REGION
Ore hundred and fifty million
feet of timber will be logged on
the coast adjacent to Prince Rupert
this season and 1,500 men will dir
ectly find employment from the op
erations. according to approximate
figures obtained from official sourc
es. according to the Prince Rupert
News.
These figures may be roughly di
vided between the Queen Charlotte
Islands and the coast line between
Alice Arm and Ocean Falls. They
have been obtained through total
ling operations of a larger nature
which are now under way or com
mencing and allowing for smaller
operations that are scattered here
rnd there in the district.
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Alaska Furs m Big Demand!
Mr. Fur Shipper:
We have a big demand for all kinds of Alaska furs.
SHIP PROMPTLY all the furs you can and get the benefit
of the High Prices we are now paying. We will remit for
furs by cash, draft or money order—whichever way you
desire—and send remittance the SAME DAY your shipment
is received. Try us out with your neat shipment.
Fouke Fur Co.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
ALASKA MUSEUM BOARD
ORGANIZED AT JUNEAU
—
The formal organisation of the
Territorial Historical library and
Museum Commission was perfected
at Juneau recently when the mem
bers of that 4>ody, as directed by
Chapter 87, Session Laws of Alaska
1923, met for the first time at
the office of Gov. Scott C. Bone.
The members of the Commission
attending were Governor Bone,
Karl Thiele. Treasurer W. G. Smith
Commissioner of Education, L. D.
Henderson and Attorney General
John Rustgard.
To complete the personnel of the
Commssion, E. J. White was elected
as representative of the Alaska His
torical Association as provided in
the recently passed law. Mr. White
was chairman of the Asociation's
Legislative committee which endeav
ored to secure /unds for the erec
tion of a concrete Museum and Li
brary building and has been one of
the most active members of the
Association since it was organized
more than two . years ago.
The Commission elected Rev. A.
P. Kashevaroff as Librarian and
Curator, at a salary of 5200 per
month, as fixed by law. He has
been filling these positions for sev
eral years and has had charge of
the Museum since it was first op
ened in the A. B. Building, list
ing and cataloguing the collections
now on display.
The Commission has taken no
steps yet to purchase the Garside
biulding. awaiting the result of the
Attorney General's examination of
the title before opening negotia
tions. So taht there may be no de
lay when the technicalities are
cleared up, a committee composed
of Secretary Thiele, Commissioners
Smith and Henderson, was appoint
ed to go over the building and re
port on the alterations necessary
to be made before it can be com
pletely occupied. If the purchase
is made, it is hoped that the col
lections now stored in the A. B.
Building can be moved to the Gar
side Building not later titan June 1.
COAST AVIATOR GIVING
SERVICE TO RESIDENTS
Roy Jones. Southeastern Alaska
aviator, who took two commercial
men to Skagway recently, returned
to Juneau with his seaplane North
bird, making the trip from Haines
to Juneau in one hour.
Frorp Skagway, Jones took one
passenger says the Empire to Haines
Del Brown, of the Standard Oil
Company.
From Haines, Jones brought E.
W. Gruin to Juneau from Chilkoot
Barracks.
During his stay at Skagway Jones
made several flights taking up pas
sengers, and says he was royally
treated by the Skagway reidents.
One man missed the train at Skag
way and wanted Jones to take him
to Lake Bennett, but advices state
Lake Bennett was not open and
Jones not knowing whether he
would be able to make a good land
ing, turned down the flight.
Jones flew on his return trip
to Juneau from Haines and made a
wide sweep over Juneau before he
toijk to the water for his landing.
Jones has gone to Ketchikan and
will immediately inaugurate his can
nery and inter-city air service.
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BAPTISTS TO MEET MAY 23
ATLANTIC CITY, May 22—Ar
rangements are being completed for
the annual meeting in this city of
the Northern Baptists Convention
May 23-29. A record attendance is
expected of more than 3.000 official
delegates. The auditorium on the
Steel Pier has been reservied for
the convention sessions.
The Rev. Dr. Frederick E. Tay
lor pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Indianapolis, and presi
dent of the convention, will deliver
the opening address. The conven
tion, is to consider the prohibition
question, and other important topics
of the day, such as the League of
Nations, America's responsibility
for Europe, and the Near East al
so are likely to be discussed.
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MUCH FOOL ADVERTISING
DIFFICULT TO SIDESTEP
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There is no doubt but that Alaska
will get much desirable advertising
from the contemplated visit of Pres
ident Harding to the Northland the
coming summer, but along with the
desirable portion, thinks The Stroll
er’s Weekly, there will be much
that Alaska would be much better
off if she could escape. For example,,
points out the Juneau paper, the
Pathfinder, published at Washington
quotes the secretary of the i
Presbyterian Mission Board as say
ing the Presidential party will be
entertained at, the mission posts |
when Alaska is reached and, while j
the statement stops with that, it:
leaves the inference that the Presi
dential party will be passed along;
from one mission post to another in
sleds driven by Eskimos and pro
pelled by reindeer.
NEW’ DRY MAN ON JOB
Prohibition Director for Alaska,
A. G. Means, who assumed the duti
es of the office the 1st of the month
staged his first raid a few days
later as the result of which a skiff
containing five small kegs of what1
is alleged to be moonshine whiskey !
and three men, Henry Stragier, ’
August Nelson and Joe Isaacson,
were taken into custody.
The skiff containing the booze
was adrift when captured, but it is
said to have been in tow of the ga? ,
boat Deisy when she was first sight
ed. the throe men being aboard the f
Daisy at the time. It is further said
that when the officers approached
the rope by which the skiff was be
ing towed was cut and that the por
tion still attached to the Daisy was i
recovered.
MINER ELECTROCUTED
A human life W3s suddenly snuff-(
e*i out at Juneau rececntly when
Walter Riney. a young man 22
years of age, was electrocuted in
the Alaska Juneau mine where he
had been employed since early last
fall.
Young Riney was assisting to
trim a car load of rock and was en
deavoring to dislodge a heavy rock
which was a portion of the load,
when he slipped in such a way that
he fell between two cars and onto I
the trolley wires which carried 500
volts of electricity. Associate?
quickly dragged him off the wires j
and everything was done to restore ;
him but without avail. The y >ung
man is said to leave a mother in Se
attle.
WOMAN PROPHET ARRESTED
BERGEN'. Norway May 22—The 1 :
latest ‘"dream preacher." one Marie i
Akerblom. has been arre=red in Fin- i
land. The woman caused such a ' i
furor among the working classes}
that the authorities felt forced to | -
take action.
Going from place to place on
horseback, with flowing hair, Mar
ia foretold the immedate end of
the world. She declared that in view
of the fact to own a house or land
to save money or do any kind of
work was useless. As a result of her
preaching all if he." laige follow
ing of peasants, it is said, have
been economically ruined.
With Colonel James Gordon
Steese chairman of the Alaskan
Engineering commission, in the bos
and Mayor Conroy at the receiving
end, the first ball in the 1923 tri
league season was tossed last Sun
day at Anchorage when the Commis
sion and Anchorage-Legion teams
clashed in the opening game.
—
Link Wain of Cordova received
word from the Massachusetts For- j
estry Association making reserva- |
tions at the Windsor Hotel for ,
twenty-five of its members, who j
will arrive in Cordova on July 26. j
From Cordova they will journey to ,
Interior Alaska over the Richardson
Highway.
More than two hundred people
ire employed at Snug harbor in the
:annery and on the clam beach. The
Pioneer Packing company recently
mported eighty expert clam dig
gers from Aberdeen. f
VESSEL
VICTORIA
ALAMEDA .
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ALASKA
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
Lv. Seattle Lt. Seward Lv. Anch.
May 19 May 26
May 26 June 1 June 2
.June 2 June 9
June 9 June 15 June 16
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent, Seward, Alaska Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Romeo Redwood Stave
WATER & MINING TANKS SILOS HYDRAULIC PIPE
EXPLOSIVES FEED
Write us for information
See Mel Cooney for postcards
of the breakup.
WANT ADS
MINING GROUND FOR SALE —
Group of three claims (placer) on
Glacier Creek. Kantishna district.
Nos. 17.18 and 19. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
Coarse gold. Automatic dam. boxes,
tools, complete camp outfit. For
furthers particulars inquire at News
Office.
FOR SALE—Two first-class pack
horses, known as Kennedy stock.
Black weighs 1200, gray 1330. In
quire of Anthony Letray.
FOR SALE.—-3 room residence furn
lished—Cheap—Inquire News Office
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
'eed and supplier WHOLESALE.
iVrite for free pricelist. Peoples
grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.”
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
RUBBER!
Baby’s and Ladies Rubbers: rub
>er tea-aprons in blue, green and
ight gray—pockets and butterfly
rockets, the dainty fluted ruffles
ire made secure with rubber ce
nent. Childrens ventilated pants,
ire pure white and protective, as
veil as sanitary
THE D’ORSAY SHOP
ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
.PHONE YOUR ORDERS
.. TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
Dr. W. H. Chase of Cordova is ac
companying a party of eastern big
game hunters on the spring bear
hunt to the westward.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
, Trains leave and arrive N'enana ai
follows:
■ 11.35 d. m. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives Nenana 11:20
a. m. same days.
5:15 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika.
Arrives N'enana 5:00 p. m. Tues
day and Friday.
Andy’s Express
— AT —
Seward
Will Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi R. C. Morris,
Secretary. President.
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D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
6E0RGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Street
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