THE NENANA DAILY 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.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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SECRETARY LANE.
The Far West and -\Iaska lost a
well-informed and very warm friend
when Franklin K. Lane relinquished,
his duties as secretary of the in- j
terior. says the Seattle Times, in;
commenting: on the retirement of;
the popular cabinet member.
Not the least important of the:
:asks undertaken by him as head of
this Federal department was one to j
which he devoted his energies during ,
tlie closing: months of his adminis
tration—the task of unifying all
agencies in Washington having to
do with the administration of Alas-'
kan affairs.
Lane thoroughly appreciates the
deadly influence exerted upon the
Northland by the red tape system
of controi at Washington.
He aspired to center a greater .
measure of local control' in Alaska.
He advocated the dedication to
Territorial needs of a larger share I
of the revenues derived from the
Territory and now paid into the j
Federal treasury. i
He sought to center in a single;
department, his own or some other, j
entire responsibility for the admin- i
istration of practically all Alaskan
affairs. , j
The reform? which Lane cham
pioned must be made effective and
!
must become the policy of the Fed- j
eral Government at some future;
time. Otherwise, the Northland will
continue to mark time indefinitely, '
remaining a land of wasted oppor
tunities and undeveloped resources.
His retirement from the depart- ■
ment of the interior, whiie recog
t
nized for a long time as inevitable.,
will be regretted by every friend of
intelligent conservation and, in par- j
ticuiar, by every man who desires ;
to see Alaska started on the road
leading to a greater prosperity and
eventual statehood.
KEEP THE HISTORY STRAIGHT.1
One of the causes of contentions
in Alaska, declares the Juneau Em- ■
pire, is irresponsible newspaper
writing, either in a spirit of reck-1
lessness or with the intention of de- .
ceiving. For instance, contrasting
the primary system of selecting del
egates to a national convention with
the old convention system, the Fair
banks News-Miner recently said: j
‘‘Heretofore the ‘clique’ has met
in some shyster’s office in Juneau
and named some man who was Out-1
side, and wired him what to do.
This year, anybody who rises in a ]
national convention in the name of
Alaska to represent us there will
have been elected by the people of
Alaska.”
The Democratic convention four
years ago was the first that had
been held in Juneau to select dele
gates to a national convention since
1908, and there has not been a
Republican convention in this city
for that purpose since 1904. The
Democratic convention in 1912 was j
held at Valdez. The Republican i
convention in 1908 was held at ^
Ketchikan, in 1912 it was held at ;
Cordova, and in 1918 at Seward.
The Democratic convention at Ju
neau four years ago was attended
by more than 100 delegates from all 1
portions of the Territory in person. .
It was in session for four days in .
rhe largest theater then in the city !
—the old Orpheum—and each sesj
>ion was attended by many spec- j
»tors, members of all parties. The j
lelegates selected at that convention
j
vcre, every one of them, perma- j
lent residents of long standing in
he Territory, and they are still
•esidents. They included: Judge
lohn R. Winn, of this city; Terri
:oria! Sentor John Ronan, then ot ^
Seward, now of Hyder, formerly of:
•'airb^nks; Territorial Senator, and j
.hen Grand President of the Pio- j
leers, F. A. Aldrich, then a resi- j
ient of Xome, now of Juneau; A. !
II. Ziegler, a practicing lawyer of I
runeau, now of Ketchikan; W. H. 1
Whittlesey, then and now of Sew-:
ird. and T. H. Deal, now postmas- *
:er at Fairbanks, and a pioneer of
hat place.
It is well to keep the history of
Alaska straight.
HR. TAFT’S HOOVER WARNING
Few conspicuous men are in clos-!
?r touch with public sentiment in!
ill parts of the country than Will-!
1am Howard Taft, says the New
Vork World. His travels are ex-i
tensive and continuous and his ad- ]
focacy of the League of Nations;
brings him into contact with great j
numbers of intelligent people with- j
out regard to past political affilia- i
tions. Besides all this, his long j
experience, judicial and executive,
qualifies him admirably as a phil- .
osopher if not a seer.
When such a man, speaking of.
Mr. Hoover’s candidacy, warns the j
Republicans that the presidential'
contest they are so hopeful of win
ning may be lost if they carry their
opposition to the League of Nations I
into the coming campaign, provided j
the Democrats are wise enough to
nominate the former food admin
istrator, it must be admitted that
his judgment is both well informed
and friendly. He testifies to Mr.
Hoover’s strength with women as
well as men voters, growing out of
his extraordinary accomplishments
in war-desolated Europe; but if the
Republican party, as advised by its
Jonathan Bournes, should allow him
to stand as the sole contender for a
guaranteed peace, the former Presi
dent serves timely notive that
‘many Republicans will consider
their duty to America paramount to
their duty to the Republican party."
Unlike Mr. Bryan, Mr. Taft is not
attempting to kill off candidacies
that promise well for the country.
If his words seem to indicate a
belief on his part that Mr. Hoover
is the best hope for the Democrats,
his kindly counsel to his own party
brethren not to make a gift of the
presidency to that gentleman by
their folly is equally disinterested.
MR. PALMER’S LESE MAJESTY.
In his demand for a new Sedition
Act, A ttomej1-General Palmer has
at last given one illustration of the
alleged inadequacy of existing law.
A man can go to the residence of
the chief justice with a bomb and
a threatening notice in his hands,
he says, and “there would be no
Federal statute that we could use
to punish the man for his act.”
Members of Congress probably
have not forgotten, suggests the
New York World, that a year ago
several women who went to the
White House with nothing but suf
frage banners in their hands were
promptly arrested, tried, convicted
and imprisoned for disorderly con
duct. Most congressmen must know,
furthermore, that there is a crim
inal code of the United States in
full effect in the District of Colum
bia, which is reinforced in every
state by comprehensive local laws.
New York, for example, has just
convicted Benjamin Gitlow of crim
inal anarchy for publishing an in
cendiary newspaper, and he may be
imprisoned for ten years.
If it is spectacular terrorism stop
ping short of actual violence that the
attorney-general wishes to penalize
in drastic ways, he is to be remind ■
ed that the laws give courts wide
discretion in dealing with such of
fenses, intern always being taken
into account. If the intent be to
intimidate or overthrow the Govern
ment of the United States, various
sections of the Federal statutes al
ready cover that ground. It might
be difficult to prove that a mere
menace to the chief justice was de
signed to set revolution afoot, but
that magistrate is a citizen and is
protected by the laws the same as
any other citizen.
What Mr. Palmer evidently wants
is something in the nature of lese
majesty. by which crimes against
:-ertain persons may be punished
with unusual severity. In the ac
ceptance of that program Congress
does well to hesitate.
Woodbury’s Facial Soap and other
standard toilet soaps. Fowler &
Morris.
COTTRELL QUITS POST
IN TRIPLE ALLIANCE
SEATTLE, March 19.— C. R. Cot
trell, secretary of the state Triple
Alliance, resigned his office yester
day.
DAVIS PARTY DELAYED
ENROUTE FROM COAST
Arrivals at the Canyon roadhouse
last night from the coast bring the
report that the Davis party is hav
ing a hard time of it. and will not
reach the end of steel before to
morrow night. The party, which
includes Mr. and Mrs. John A.
DavLs and Billy Butler, put up :it
the Summit last night, after a very
strenuous trip from the coast end
of steel.
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U. A. Lequet. head lineman of
the Anchorage party engaged in ex
tending the commission telegraph
line toward Nenana, arrived at the
Canyon roadhouse last night, with
an ulcerated tooth. Dr. Lake went
up to the roadhouse today and may
send the sufferer to town today foi
treatment.
Lieut. Besse, of Fort Gibbon, whc
has been in Fairbanks on an in
spection tour of signal corps sta
tions, started for the lower rivei
this morning. He traveled by train
to Dunbar’s and will complete hi:
journey with a dog team.
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Tom Smith, of the Southern, i:
at his desk again after an absence
of several days in Fairbanks. Ton
says he is not going away fron
home again until the Nenana base
ball boys go to the upper town tc
make their annual cleanup.
MEETING POSTPONED.
The next regular meeting of the
Ladies’ Aid society has been post
poned until Thursday, April 1.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE A1
THE NEWS OFFICE
gnuu, Alaska’s Xntsrlor East Depot
WANT ADS
BUNCH OF KEYS FOUND—Owner
can recover same by calling at
i The News office.
' WANTED "to’’''BUY—3XTcodakHn
good condition. W. H. Gilcher.
jLOST—Open-face silver 4watch. Re
] ward for return to the News of
! tice or to Eddie Miller.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
; Terms reasonable. tf
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.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable
j locality. Inquire News office. tf
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in ■
come. No cash required. Inquire
| at Arctic.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS
OF MONTH, AT 8:00 P. M.
| Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
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Frank Rourke,
Secretary.
Martin Nath,
President.
PASADENA POLICEMAN
QUITS TO LAY BRICK
PASADENA, Cal. — Carl Lang
stafF has resigned from the Pasa
dena police force at a salary of
$120 a month to go to work as a
brick mason in Texas for $11 a
day. Commisisoner M. H. Salisbury
remarked that as a Texas brick
mason receives more than a Pasa
dena police commissioner, he was
tempted to give up his position to
become a helper to the former pa
Itrolman.
Board of School Directors
Nenana Public School
Nenana, March 8, 1920.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
j Complying with the laws of Alas
; ka, notice is hereby given that the
i regular annual election wiil be held
jin the town of Nenana,
Tuesday, April 6, 1920,
for the purpose of electing three
school directors to serve two years,
to fill the vacancies caused by the
expiration of the terms of Robert
Joseph Diven, J. A. Slippern, and J.
H. Scott.
The names of candidates must be
jin the hands of the Clerk of the
| School Board not later than 5 p. m.,
j March 22, 1920.
The polling place will be located
jin the fire hall, adjoining the town
isite office. Polls will be open from
8 a. m. until 7 p. m. on the day
and date of election.
J. H. SCOTT,
Clerk of School Board.
j Approved:
j ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEN,
President.
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NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn-In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietress.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
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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
AUskaD Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are retired 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 any
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
Fairbanks, Tuesdays ar.d Fridays, at
1 p. ra.
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. ra.
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 5 JO p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make the:r
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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Trappers anil Traders of Alaska
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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