THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
for enxry as second class mail matter, nnder the Act of March 3, 187i
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana. Alaska.
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ALASKA IS SUFFERING
Undoubtedly something is wrong
with the administration of Alaska,
admits the Seattle Alaska Dispatch,
but it points out that there is danger
that the government may be swept
into a wrong re-actionary policy by
the emphatic protests that are now
being registered, and swing from the
restrictive conservation to a laxity
that would permit the territory's
great resources to be seized, pil
laged and plundered.
Alaska is suffering temporariiy
from the decline of its placer wealth
and a failure to develop immediately
its more enduring resources. Idaho
had a like experience between 1 St-0
and 1870. The census of 1870 found
a total population there of 14,000,
though the territory had had a much
larger population between 1861 and
1865, when miners from all parts of
the West were washing out the
placer gold of Northern Idaho and
the Boise basin. At one time in the
early 60’s, Lewiston alone had nearly
as many people as the entire terrt
tory showed in 1870.
As time was needed to develop
Idaho’s enduring resources—its ores,
livestock, agriculture, fruits and
timber—so time will bring about
the development of Alaska's great j
mineral ledges, its coal measures, its;
forests and fisheries, and eventually
its extensive agricultural possibili
ties.
The present bickering over politi
cal plums at Washington has donej
more to hurt Alaska with the Hard-'
ing administration than any other
thing. The President and cabinet
officers have been pestered with
charges against all the prominent
residents of the North, who are
seeking federal appointments. These
charges give the administration the,
impression that the North is popu
lated with a class of men who are
intemperate and not worthy of pub
lic trust when, in fact, these men
are all substantial citizens of Alaska
of good repute and in most instances
would make good officials. If Idaho
with its limited area, can make a
great state, there is no reason why ^
Alaska, with her great area and
resources, will not eventually be
come an empire in itself.
LIQUOR PERMITS POPULAR
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 21—
Several thousand liquor permits have
been issued as the result of the
brisk demand which has developed.
The number of applicants is in
creasing daily and promises to as
sume large proportions.
BANKERS TO VISIT HARDING
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21
President Harding has invited a
group of twenty Western hankers
to a conference to be held at the
White House on Thursday. This will
be the second of a series of confer
ences with the leading financial in
terests of the nation.
NEW YORK, June 21—Local or
ganizations of the International Sea
mens Union have refused to indorse
the marine strike agreement with
the Shipping Board.
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FORT GIBBON BALL TEAM
WILL BE HERE FOR FOURTI
Negotiations for the appearanc
here of the Fort Gibbon basebal
team in connection with the Fourtl
of July celebration, which had beei
under way for a number of day
were concluded satisfactorily yester
day by Manager Tom Mathews whei
definite arrangements were made fo
a three-game series between thi
soldiers and the Nenana team, 01
July 2, 3 and 4.
Manager Mathews received a win
from the Gibbon manager in whicfi
it was stated the army team wouh
make the trip providing Nenan;
would arrange the transportation t<
Nenana and return, involving ai
outlay of $150. It was explainei
that connections could not be madi
with an army transport, as had beei
expected, but that a launch could bi
secured at Gibbon for the amoun
stated. The proposition was put u]
to the local baseball and celebra
tion committees, with the resul
that a wire w'as dispatched invitinj
the soldiers to come in the manne
suggested, with the guarantee tha
the cost of the trip would be takei
care of at this end.
The Nenana committee is nov
negotiating with the Healy bal
team to take part in the celebratioi
also, the plan being to make th
baseball feature of the program on
of the most attractive ever stagei
in Interior Alaska. Fairbanks ha
also been invited, but reports fron
the upper town indicate that it wil
be difficult to get a team togethe
in time for the celebration.
Now that the baseball feature o
the Nenana program has been deli
nitely arranged, the rest of th
program will be whipped into shap
rapidly, with the assurance tha
there will be a number of attrac
tions of unusual merit, one of whic
will be the automobile race, wit
four cars already entered and
couple of more in prospect.
Chairman Anders is devoting
great deal of his time to the genera
arrangements and reports that e.\
cellent headway is being made. H
must have the hearty co-operatio
of everyone, however, to insure th
fullest measure of success.
DAWES GETS NEW PLACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21
President Harding has selected Cha:
G. Dawes, of Chicago, to be directo
of the budget, under the provision
of the recently-enacted budget lav
LABOR OFFERS SOLUTION
DENVER, June 21—A resolutio
adopted by the American Federatio
of Labor convention today urges th
abolution of gambling in grai
futures by the Chicago Board c
Trade, and the establishment of cc
operative producers’ and consumer:
organizations as a means of reduc
ing the cost of living. The resolutio
also urges Government regulation o
corporations and monopolies.
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H. I. (Cow) Miller is expecte
in from the Kantishna on the ne>
trip of the Reliance. He is workin
with the Sutherland-Howell hydrai
lie outfit.
ALASKANS EAGER TO RETURN;
HEAVY TRAVEL PREDICTED
Travel to Alaska from Seattle and
other Pacific Coast cities will be
. unusually heavy this summer, ac
cording to Dave Dunbar, veteran
traveling man who arrived in Nc
, nana yesterday on his annual visit
to the Interior in the interests of the
National Grovery Company. He says
, the rush has already started, stimu
* lated by unfavorable conditions in
the States, and it is his opinion it
j will continue all summer. “All the!
) oldtimers want to come back,” he
) says, “and if they do not arrive it,
will be because they could not'
j finance the trip. He says he saw a
) lot of Alaskans in his travels and
> the great majority of them seemed
1 to be planning to return.
Conditions were very bad in Seat
tle and elsewhere, Mr. Dunbar says,
when he was there a short time ago. j
. It is a common thing nowadays to |
1 be approached frequently for the
. price of a meal or a bed. and the
city is kept busy relieving the dis
I tress. That sort of thing does not
look good to Northerners and those
> of them who are not on the pay
1 streak are ready to return to Alaska
i where they are always sure of
i plenty to eat.
s Mr. Dunbar says there has been
. a marked decline in the price of
t foodstuffs in the States. He puts the
• figure at 40 per cent and, by way
i of proof, says he outfitted an Arctic
i trader a year ago for something
over $8,000, the same outfit this
. year costing the trader approximate
i ly $3,000 less.
i Mr. Dunbar came North on the
t steamship Princess Mary but did
i not get much of a chance to visit
i along the coast owing to the fact
[ that the steamer arrived at most of
> the towns during the night. He
i remained aboard the Tanana and
> will spend several days in Fairbanks
. after which he’ll return to Nenana
> to help celebrate the Fourth.
CUBAN MOURNERS RIOT
J HAVANA, June 21—A serious
" riot occurred at the Colon cemetery
■ on Sunday during the funeral of
i former President Migual Gomez.
The disturbance resulted in the
’ death of one person and the In
I jury of a score of others. The cause
i of the trouble is not known definite
■ ly, but it is thought the resentment
■ of many civilians against the army
l for preventing the re-election of
3 Gomez last November was respon
> sible.
1
r SINN FEINERS STEAL EARL
CORK, June 21—James Bernard,
f fourth earl of Bandon, was kidnaped
- from his residence at Bantry last
? night and his home burned to the
» ground. Sinn Feiners did it, of
t course.
j LABOR PRAISES COMMISSION
, DENVER, June 21—The Ameri
j can Federation of Labor has com
mended the work of the Federal
j Trade Commission, in a resolution
j at today’s session of the annual
convention, and Congress is urged
; to provide funds for the investiga
j tion of all industries and for the
» publication of statistics showing the
costs of production and marketing.
PLANES SIN.K GERMAN SUB
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21 —
Naval bombers made short work of
former German submarine U-117
r
today* in the first phase of the tests
S
arranged for the purpose of demon
strating the efficiency of the air
plane against modern warcraft. The
1 first division planes sank the diver
„ almost immediately after they had
started bombing.
1 Superintendent Dan Leech re
f turned to the canyon yesterday after
a brief visit in town on official
1 business.
n The Ketchikan Chronicle charges
f that three members of the territorial
senate sold their votes on the re
venue 'bill for a few shots of booze,
d _
t Manager R. S. Donaldson, of the
? Healy River Coal Corporation, re
- turned to Nenana today from a
business trip to Fairbanks.
BRAVE WOMAN GIVES LIFE
TO COMFORT LEPER VICTIMS
LONDON, June 1—A story of
heroic self-sacrifice and devotion
has reached England from the leper;
village of Chandag, India, where j
Mary Reed, a solitary white woman
missionary, is giving her life to j
ministry to the sufferings of her
fellow lepers.
i
News of her isolated life was
brought back by the organizing sec
retary of the Mission to Lepers, who
has just returned from a 70,000
mile journey visiting all the lepe* |
colonies in India.
Thirty years ago Miss Reed went ;
into this desolate spot in the Hima-'
layas, 6,000 feet above the sea level,!
offering herself to the leper cause. :
Although a victim of the malady,'
she is still able to carry on her;
spiritual work among those afflicted '
like herself. She seldom sees white
people for her station is SO miles]
from the nearest railway line. There ‘
are 46 women lepers in the com
munity and 19 men in the men’s
refuge, a short distance away.
There are 200,000 lepers in In
dia, and the organizing secretary
declares that “it is not right to say,
at present, that any cure for leprocy
has been found."
Celebrate the
FOURTH OF JULY
-IN
NEINANA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Baseball Series
NENANA vs. Ft. GIBBON
Auto Races
Aquatic Sports
Children’s Races
Free Dance
Train leaves Healy Satur
day noon—Returns on
Tuesday morning
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WATCH FOR OUR DISPLAY OF
NEW GOODS
WHEN THE FIRST BOAT ARRIVES
Ml, HAM, HR FRUITS OF ALL KINDS
NEW REMINGTON AMMUNITION
Note Our Di.pley of ALUMINUM NOVELTIES «t Pre-wer Price.
BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES AT
FOWLER & MORRIS
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
FRESH TOMATOES!
75c per pound
Lettuce Radishes
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Green Onions
Cucumbers
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NENHNl CARDENS
I i«ir
Albert Herbert, Tolovana launch
operator, brought his boat up from
-he mouth of tihe Tolovana river *
ast night.
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY EACH MONTH
AT 8.00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Secretary. President.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject to
change without notice:
LEAVE NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30
p. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY *
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANU, T
Secretary Dictator.