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
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CABINETS OF CHANGES.
While it is not unusual for ai
American cabinet to undergo nu
merous changes during an admin
istration, the withdrawals from t.h<
cabinet of President Wilson consti
lute a very serious loss to the Gov
ernment and encourage the beliei
that all is not as it should be at
the national capital. It is signifi
cant that the really big men of the
cabinet are the ones who are quit
ting—the men whom the country
has learned to regard with con
fidence and esteem of the highest
order — men who have performed
their duties in an able manner and
whose services are more valuable
now to the nation than at any time
since the Democrats came into pow
er. Big problems are confronting
the nation, and still bigger ones
loom ominously in the distance, and
cabinet changes under such condi
tions do not tend to inspire con
fidence.
Secretary Lane, in the opinion of
The News, is one of the big men of
the cabinet. He has been at the
head of the Interior department for
nearly seven years, and is today
generally regarded as one of the
foremost men of the country—a
presidential possibility but for the
fact that he was born in Canada.
Why he is leaving the cabinet now,
with only another year to ronud out
a second term of successful admin
istration of the affairs of his im
portant department is made clear
enough in the announcement that
he is to step into a $50,000 a year
job when he leaves the cabinet on
March first, but his loss is none the
less serious on that account.
Secertary Robert Lansing, of the
department of state, whose retire
ment from the cabinet was an
nounced in Saturday's news dis
patches from the national capital,
has an equally brilliant record, .f
one may believe half of all that has
been said and written of him during
the five years that he has had charge
of his department. He was one of
the foremost authorities on diplo
matic subjects and international law
long before he joined the Wilson
administration, and the President
will not now find it easy to pick a
man of equal ability to take his
place.
These men and others of the cab
inet who have retired with terms
unfinished are missed from the cab
inet by the American people, and
their going does not strengthen the
administration as the public view's it.
In consequence of these numer
ous retirements, which cover a peri
od of quite a number of years, the
cabinet of President Wilson has
been referred to by unfriendly writ
ers as a “cabinet of changes,” and
one of them, in commenting on the
action of Secretary Lane, suggests j
that “there is still time for several;
more changes."
And so there is, but it is only fair j
to President Wilson to remind crit-j
ics that the cabinet of another great j
President, on the other side of the1
political fence, underwent even j
greater changes. It is pointed out j
by the New York World that “dur-^
ing the Roosevelt administration •
j there were nine departments of (gov
ernment and twenty-nine more or
1; less distinguished statesmen wander
' jed in and out of the cabinet, and
only one of them managed to sur
vive both of the Roosevelt admin
istrations. Wilson has had one sec
retary of the navy, and Roosevelt
j had only six. Wilson has had two
secretaries of war, and Roosevelt
had only three. Wilson has had
one po=tmaster-general, and Roose
velt had only five. Wilson has had
as many attorneys-general as Roose
jvelt, and two secretaries of the '
I treasury to Roosevelt's three.”
In conclusion, it might be stated
that Roosevelt had three secretaries
of state, and Wilson is about to ap
| point his third, to succeed Lansing.
And when Secretary Lake's sue
' lessor takes his place in the cabinet,
| each also will have had an equal
inumber of secretarVs of the in
1 terior.
ANTIMONY MINING.
Mining1 of antimony ores in the
United States practically ceased in
1018. The amount produced in that
year was only 190 tons of ore with
a content of 50 tons of antimony,
as compared with 1,600 tons of ore
in 1017 and 5,000 tons in 1915.
About 2,500 tons of metallic anti
mony was produced by smelters in
the United States in 1018, almost
entirely from foreign ores. The im
ports were large, amounting to
2,734 short tons of ore, with a
metallic content of about 50 per
cent, and 13,374 tons of metal.
Mexico and Bolivia produced most
of the ore imported; the metal came
chiefly from China.
According to a statement made
public by the United States Geo
logical Survey, Department of the
Interior, the greatest demand for
antimony is for war purposes, chief
ly in the manufacture of shapnel
bullets. The peace-time consump
tion of the metal amounts to only
a 'kmall proportion of its war-time
consumption. Antimony oxides are
used in making glass, enamel, and
paint; the sulphides in making rub
ber; and the metal in certain al
loys, such as type metal, babbitt,
Britannia metal, and hard lead.
The great importance of antimony
as a war metal is shown by the
total world’s production in recent
years. In normal pre-war years
this amounted to about 20,000 met
ric tons a year. In 1916, however,
the estimated world’s production was
78,700 tons. This large output ex
ceeded even thi war demand, and
in 1917 the production had fallen
to 54,300 tons.
More than half the world’s sup
ply comes from Southern China,
principally from the province of
I-Iunan. France in 1913 produced
about a quarter of the world’s sup
ply, and during the war large de
posits were developed in Algeria.
Mexico is the next in importance
and in 1913 contributed over a
tenth of the world’s supply. Bolivi
an deposits were extensively devel
oped during the war.
The United States Geological
Survey’s annual report on antimony,
by Henry G. Ferguson, has just
I been issued, and a copy may be ob
jtained from the Director of thi
Survey, Washington, D. C.
Dog Harnesa and Shoe Findings
Fowler & Morris.
i OAKLAND. — The Moore Ship
building company of this city hold*
the record for the number of ves
sels delivered to the United States
Shipping board from the Southern
Pacific district during 1919. With
| in the year the company delivered
13 vessels, with a total of 122,809
deadweight tons, the second place
being held by the Bethlehem Ship
building corporation, with ten ves
sels, totaling 112,000 deadweight
) tons.
The United States Shipping board
officially lists shipyards of the South
ern Pacific district during the cal
endar year just closed, as follows:
Moore Shipbuilding company, 13
vessels, 122,800 deadweight tons;
Bethlehem Shipbuilding: corporation.
10 vessels, 112,000 deadweight tons;
Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Dry
dock company, 10 vessels, 88,000
deadweight tons; Southwestern
Shipbuilding company, 10 vessels,
88,000 deadweight tons; Western
Pipe & Steel company (Schaw
Batcher shipyard), 8 vessels, 70,400
deadweight tons; Long Beach Ship
building company, 6 vessels, 44,400
deadweight tons; Pacific Coast
Shipbuilding company, 3 vessels, 28,
200 deadweight tons; Union Con
struction company, 2 vessels, 18,800
deadweight tons; Hanlon Drydock &
Shipbuilding company, 2 vessels,
10,700 deadweight tons.
BIG HORN ROADHOUSE
Will be open to the public, twelve
miles from Moreno’s, on March first.
Everything new. Barn room for 12
SHE HOUSES ARE
RESTORED TO ROSES
VENICE.—The four bronze horses
which adorned thh facade of St.
Mark’s cathedral have again been
put in place after an absence of
more than two years, due to their
transfer to Rome, where they had
been kept to avoid capture by the
Austrians or destruction by air
bombs.
The horses are regarded as the
finest specimens of ancient bronzes
and, according to tradition, graced
the triumphal arch of Nero. In the
reign of Constantine, they were
taken by that emperor to Constan
tinople. There they stood until
1204, when they were brought to
Venice and placed on St. Mark’s
cathedral. There the horses re
mained for also six centuries.
Napoleon, after he had conquered
Venice, took them to Paris to adorn
the Arc de Triomphe in the Place
du Carrousel. After his .defeat at
Waterloo they were returned to
their original place in St. Mark’s,
where they remained undisturbed
for a century.
The horses stand five feet in
height and are the only ones in
existence representing an ancient
chariot quadriga.
horses.
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J. N. BAIN,
Manager.
COST OF DYING HAS
GONE UP WITH REST
HONOLULU, T. H.—The cost of
burying the dead has more than
doubled in the past year, according
to the estimates submitted to the
board of supervisors for contracts
to inter the bodies of indigent per
sons.
William Borthwick, who held last
year’s contract at $14 per body,
asks $32 for 1920, while a second
bid submitted by H. H. Williams is
for $29.50.
No contract was awarded pend
ing an investigation.
WANT ADS
jTHE DWYER HOME FOR SALE
Terms reasonable. tf
I TWO GOOD DOGS for sale. Inquiri
! for S. E. Gardner, at Cooneys.
‘ FOR SALE—new Coon Coat, cheap
Inquire News office. tf
| WELL-FURNISHED two-room cabin
with good water and large cache
for sale cheap. Inquire News
office. tf
WANTED—Position by woman as
cook in camp. Inquire at New
office.
WANTED TO BUY—Two ""or "three
good dogs. Must be cheap. In
quire at Terminal. •
FOUND—Bunch of keys. Inquire
at Central Cafe.
FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
IFOR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable
I locality. Inquire News office. tf
I FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
WOOL GROWERS OBJECT
TO PARK ENLARGEMENT
DAVIS, Cal.—A campaign against
any increase in the size of Califor
nia national parks will be initiated
by the California Wool Growers'
association. At a recent meeting
here this action was decided on
when delegates said extension of
the park area would cause loss of
grazing space.
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NENANA HOUSE
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THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaakan Engineering Comminion
NOTICE
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,
i Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at ^ny
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
iFairbanks, Tuesday's and Fridays, at
[1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
I subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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