THE NENANA DA1L Y NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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Company, at First and B Streets, Zenana, Alaska.
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THE CASE OF HOOVER.
Herbert Hoover is a unique figure1
in the history of American poii-!
tics, says the St. I.ouis Globe-Demo-1
crat (Republican). It is perhaps par
adoxical to say that a man is “in
politics’' who refuses to have any
thing to do with politics and who
declines most positively to enter the j
political arena. Yet, willy-nilly, Mr.
Hoover is a political figure in the
public estimation, and in that sense
he is in politics whether he likes it |
or not. That he will be in politics]
hodiiy we have no doubt, if the pub-1
lie insistence is strong enough, for j
.Mr. Hoover, we are quite sure, is 1
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human, and although he may be sin-;
eerely averse to political office, he ]
is too real an American to refuse a
call to great service if certain that
the call is genuine. Men have been
mentioned for the presidency whose
political attitude was in doubt, and I
men have been mentioned who re
fused to permit their names to be
presented for the presidential nom
ination. Mr. Hoover's uniqueness is
not in a single fact, but in a com j
bination of peculiar circumstances
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that make him at once singularly at- ;
tractive and attractively singular. •
There is, to begin with, the j
glamour of romance. The Amcri-;
cans are a romantic people in spite ]
of their sturdy practicality. Indeed, j
their whole history is a romance, j
And there is much in this man’t!
career to appeal to this quality. ;
The son of a Quaker, an orphan in j
early childhood, he worked his way 1
through school and university to a i
degree in engineering, and at 22 i
went to Australia as a mining on-;
gineer. Thereafter for many years j
his life was spent, in strange, out !
of-the-way places of the world, par-:
ticularly in Australia and China,
achieving fame and material rewards |
by his success in his profession, and ,
the beginning of the world war •
found him in London at the head
of a great mining corporation, whose
activities embraced continents. Un-!
dcr his direction were some 50,000
men, working in China, Burma, Aus-j
tralia, Russia, Mexico, California;1
yet America, outside the mining
business, knew him not. And when ,
in 1314 he was placed in charge of j
American relief in London, and in j
1915 in charge of Belgian relief, j
the question, “Who’s Hoover?” i
found few to give an answer. But,
three years later “Hoover” had be
come a household word in every
corner of the United States, and a
new verb had been added to the j
vocabulary of the people. That is j
the romance, that leap from a re-'
mote obscurity to an immanent:
fame.
And now he is being talked of as ;
a candidate for President, not mere-1
ly by one party, but by both par
ties. No one seems to know whether
he is a Republican or a Democrat.
An intimate associate says he is a
“progressive Republican,” which is
probably not intended to mean a
Progressive Republican. That is to
say, the adjective may be presumed
to be a distinction of quality rather
than of party. But, on the other
hand, the greatest demand for his
nomination comes from the Demo
crats. It is pointed out that he sup
ported President Wilson's appeal of
October, 1918, for a Congress that
would back him, and his advocates
say that makes him a “good enough
Democrat.” Ilis full statement, how
ever, shows that his support of that
appeal was based upon national and
not upon party considerations. Is
Hoover a Republican or is he a
Democrat? Or is he neither the one
nor the other? The New York
World, looked upon as the organ of
the Wilson administration, announces
that it doesn’t care what he is, it’s
for him. There is even talk of his
nomination by both parties, an in
credible suggestion, although Monroe
was elected to his second term with
out opposition.
Meanwhile Hoover himself is say
ing nothing but that he is not a
candidate. He has said no word to
clear up the mystery of his political
leanings, if he has any. He has
made it fairly plain, however, that,
regardless of the direction of his
political sentiment, he is not a par
tisan. And yet a man ,of his posi
tiveness could hardly he neutral.
That he has opinions on public ques
tions, and strong ones, is shown by i
iis public utterances, but still one j
cannot glean from them an indica
tion of party bias. Hoover, we say
igain, is a unique figure in Ameri
can politics.
PETERSBURG.
Petersburg is not a large town
md may never be, says the editor!
•f the Petersburg Report, but the;
surrounding section, which has Pe- \
Lersburg as a natural center, is one
sf the richest in Southeastern Alas- j
ka, and as it develops Petersburg
is bound to go ahead. The money!
-o be spent by the city during the j
coming summer in the construction
;f a large hydro-electric plant will j
insure the town of an abundant, |
unfailing and- cheap supply of juice
for lighting, household uses, and
power. Several of the canneries in
this vicinity are already making
preparations to secure their power
from the town.
All indications point to a steady
growth for Petersburg for years to
tome, and there is no reason to j
doubt that those who have faith in 1
the town and stick to it will find i
that their judgment will yield them
rich returns.
WHAT OLE SAYS.
Ole Hanson, erstwhile mayor of
Seattle, told a large Boston audience
recently, says an exchange, that he
has visited all the states in the
Union except Florida and Vermont,
and that he finds the country sick
and tired of prohibition. He says
Governor Edwards is the most pop
ular of all the candidates for Presi
dent, and he predicted his nomina
tion at San Francisco and his elec
tion in November. Ole said he was
for Governor Edwards, and that
would indicate that he means what
he said about the unpopularity of
prohibition, for Ole is.fond of the
popular side.
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Crane fund continue to find their
way to The News office, in conse
quence of which The News is able
to report a very substantial increase
today, with the promise of many
additional donations before the fund
is closed. The News has been au
thorized tc accept such amounts as
may be sent to the office for the un
fortunate oldtimer, and the manage
ment will be pleased to enter the
names of contributors, especially of
those who will be unable to attend
the benefit entertainment which the
Pioneers are arranging for the night
of April 10:
The following aamounts have been
received by The News to date:
R. T. Brooks, Section 7 .$ 1.00
James Noble, Section 7 2.00
A Friend, Section 7. ... 1.00
Another Friend, Section 7 1.00
Oscar Sander . 5.00
J. Menzics, Section 7. 2.00
Martin Murray, Section 7. 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lee. 10.00
Mrs. C. W. Adams. 5.00
Miss Edit'h Neilc. 5.00
Paddy Carroll 5.00
Mrs. J. Cleveland. 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Deming Wheeler 11.50
Earl Slippern . 5.00
August Peterson . 5.00
George Wilson . 2.50
Total
.$71.00
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Easter Sunday services at St.
Mark’s Mission, April 4, 1920:
Holy Communion at 7 a. m. and
11 a. m., in English.
Evening Prayer at 4 p. m.
There will also be services on
Good Friday at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
You are cordially invited to at
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
I’assengers 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.
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at i.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
and1 Saturdays at 8 a. in., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
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, 5:3* 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 ef Alaska and the Yukon who will verify oar
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