THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for en:ry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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HOME RULE AND FISHERIES.
The Ketchikan Chronicle uses col
umns to prove that, while the con
tention that the fisheries of Alaska
should be controlled by the people
of Alaska is a pretty dream, it is
impracticable and impossible of ac
complishment. The experience of
anyone Who has been in Washington,
the Juneau Empire contends, on the
other hand, and the experience of
the people of Alaska and other ter
ritories proves that it is the only
practicable solution of the difficult
problem. The editor of the Chron
icle has been in Washington, and
he knows that it is almost impossi
ble to |Kiss regulative legislation
there unless it is national in im
portance or unless there is prac
tical unanimity in support of it. It
is a common saying among congress
men, in the press gallery and every
where about the capital that it is a
very difficult matter to get bills
through Congress, but the easiest
thing in the world to defeat bills.
On the other hand, on account of
nearly a century and a half of
precedents, Congress will usually
listen to the demand of American
people for self-government when
there is unanimity in the demand.
The fisheries bureau can defeat
regulative legislation, hut it could
never defeat a unanimous demand
of the people of Alaska for self
government.
And, in spite of all that has been
said of Alaska legislatures, he has
observed and thought to little pur
pose who does not realize that if
the fisheries problem hud been put
in the hands of the people of Alaska
by the Organic Act. long before
this time satisfactory regulative leg
islation would be on the statute1
books of the Territory. IVople talk
in extravagant language, but when
responsibility is placed on their
shoulders they rarely perform in de
structive manner.
LAVISH GENEROSITY.
Secretary of the Treasury Hous
ton’s recommendation to the ways
and means committee of the house
that interest payments on American
war loans to Allied governments be
deferred until the spring of 1922
will create little surprise and arouse
little opposition, since if has gen
erally been understood that this
concession should be made to the
Allied governments to assist them
in the adjustment of their fiscal af
fairs. Interest payments were to.
begin in 1919, but it is stated that j
the debtor nations will be unable to
pay installments of either interest J
or principal before 1922.
Coupled with this suggestion,
however, points out the Washington
Post, is one from the secretary of
the treasury which will create con
siderable surprise. It represents, in
fact, the acme of generosity upon
the part of the United States. Mr.
Houston proposes to fund these de
ferred interest payments over a
period of 12 years at 5 percent, the
same rate as the loans carry. But
he proposes that they be not com
pounded, and if they are not it
will have the effect of reducing the
interest rate on the entire loan to
4.75 percent, which he considers de
sirable.
Secretary Houston states that the
average interest rate on Liberty and
Victory bonds is 4.26 percent, and
the cost of the campaigns for float
ing them brings the rate up to 4.75
percent. In his opinion, the United
States should not charge the Allies
any more for its loans than it paid
to borrow the money, and by not
compounding the deferred interest
he finds a method of reducing the 5
percent rate, which they have agreed
to pay, down to 4.75 percent, which
the United States pays.
The total loans to the Allies ag
gregate $9,647,000,000 and it is es
timated that the interest on them
will amount to $10,000,000,000 be
fore they are entirely liquidated. If
the interest rate is reduced one
fourth of 1 percent as suggested it
will amount to a gift of about $500,
000,000 to the Allies, a munificent
present, to say the least.
ELECTRIC RAILROADS.
Electric locomotives, driven by
current generated by water power,
are now pulling trains over the
coast division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway. The
Columbian, the company’s overland
train, was the rirst to leave Tacoma,
" ■ the (oa-t end, behind an electric
locomotive.
Electrification of the coast divi
sion, which extends 207 miles from
Tacoma to Othello, Central Wash
ington, makes a total of 6-17 miles
over which the Milwaukee line op
erates electric locomotives. The
Montana and Rocky Mountain divi
sions, from ilarlowtown, Mont., to
A very, Idaho, were electrified in
1015 and 1016. Steam locomotives
are still used on a gap between
Othello and Avery. Electrification
of this gap is being rushed.
No helping engines will be used,
it is announced, to assist the electric
locomotives in pulling the trains up
the 2.2 percent division grades, the
heaviest on the system. The elec
tric engines, it is estimated, will
make the grades at about 25 miles
an hour.
When the Avery-Othello gap is
closed, the Milwaukee will have 860
miles of its Western lines electri
fied. Erom ninety to ninety-live
electric locomotives will be doing
the work that about 250 steam loco
motives performed before the elec
trification. Substitution of water
power for steam over the 860 miles
will save approximately 300,000 tons
of coal and 40,000,000 gallons of
fuel oil annually, the company es
timates.
Glacial streams of Mount Rainier
will supply some of the power which
will be used to drive the engines.
On the west end the power will j
come from the White, Puyallup and
Snoqualmie plants of the Puget1
Sound Traction, Light & Power com- j
paiiy. On the east end it will be
furnished by the Long Lake plant
of the Washington Waterpower com
pany. The White and Puyallup
plants are on streams fed by the
glaciers.
Electric trains will not run into
Seattle until a stretch 12 miles long
Renton Junction is rigged with poles
and trolley wires. The work will
start as soon as the company ar
ranges for a long time lease on the
line.
Knu Shoe*—Men’* and Women'*.
Fowler & Morris.
COAL SHORTAGE
IN AUSTRIA CAUSE
VIENNA.—A wave of pessimism
has swept over the country sine.'
Baron Koranyi, minister of finance,
and the food controller returned
from Paris with empty hands except
for some small food credits. News
papers express regret at the delay
of the hoped-for American loan ami
publish warnings of approaching ex
haustion of food supplies and of
another crisis.
Depression prevails in business
circles. Manufacturers declare that
these driblets of loans for food pur
chase are futile and that only cred
its sufficiently large to enable busi
ness to get on its feet by the pur
chase of coal and raw materials will
postpone the complete breakdown of
Austria.
One of the basic causes of the
country’s paralysis is lack of coal
due to failure of the coal supplying
countries to live up to their agree
ments. For this reason industries
lie idle.
Austria’s natural and logical coal
supply lies in Bohemia and Prussia,
or Upper Silesia. Under present
arrangements coal is secured, what
there is of it, under agreements
between state governments, and
upon arrival here is distributed by
government officials. The supply is
so small that virtually all of it is j
needed for limited railway opera
tion, the gas and electric plants and
limited private domestic use.
None remains for industries and j
no factories except those producing
the necessities of life are in con
stant operation. For instance, the
great Florisdorf locomotive works, j
with a capacity of 150 locomotives
a year, have been idle for some
weeks, while all Europe is crying
for railway motive power. The de
mand for freight cars is insistent,
and yet the Graz car factory, with
a potential capacity of 300 cars a
month, produces less than fifty, be
cause coal is not to be had, and
consequently they cannot secure
wheels, axles and structural iron for
bodies. I
Vienna is surrounded with a for
est of factory stacks, but smoke
issues from few of them. This has
been true ever since the revolution
fifteen months ago. Manufacturers
say that if coal can be assured in
sufficient quantities, they w'ill man
age to find raw materials enough to j
start with and’ slowly build up cred- J
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT OF AD
MINISTRATRIX.
In the Prrobate Court, Ruby, Nulato
Precinct, Division 4.
In the Matter of the Estate of Fred
B. Walker, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to ail
whom it may concern that the un
dersigned, Mrs. Effie M. Walker, ad
ministratrix of the estate of Fred
B. Walker, deceased, has this day
filed in the above court, her final
account as such administratrix, and
that said court has by order duly
appointed Tuesday, the 22d of June,
1920, at the hour of 2 p. m., at
United States Commissioner’s office,
Ruby, Alaska, as the time and place
for the hearing and settlement of
said account, and for the hearing of
any objections thereto; and at said
time and place said administratrix
will apply to said court for an order
approving and settling said final ac
count and for her discharge as ad
ministratrix.
MRS. EFFIE M. WALKER,
Administratrix.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Attorney for Administratrix.
First publication, April 24, 1920.
Last publication, May 22, 1920.
WANT ADS
GOOD COOK WANTED for camp
out of town. Good wages. For
further particulars call at News
office.
BARN FOR RENT—Cheap. Inquire
i News office.
I DOST—Nugget brooch. Suitable re
ward for return to Dr. M. E. Smith.
NATIV E^AYToR^SALE^Tnquire
at Johnson's Store, Front St. tf
B^RiTTolTRENT^^ and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
BI?NTtT~T)F~~SEVEN KEYS^ToumL
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
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
locality. Inquire News office. tf
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Ful'y
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
its for more.
Commission after commission has
vainly tried to obtain delivery of
the coal for which contracts were
made with Czeeho-Slovakia. The
reason for this failure is unknown
here. One expert says that unless
Austria is allowed to get coal from
the Upper Silesian fields, whence
has always come the bulk of Aus
tria’s supply, her population must
be deported or the country will
perish under starvation and anarchy.
The solution, he says, lies in the
hands of the powers.
OVER-THE-ICE EGGS, $1.50 per
dozen, at Fowler & Morris.
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FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Na*b,
Secretary. President.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALES FOWLER. ALF EKELAND,
Secratary Dictator.
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Department of tbe Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE * 1
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.
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
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, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make ttfeir
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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Trappers and Trailers of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY. j
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 wiki 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 enabkes 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 docs not Buit 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 !
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