THE NENANA DAIL Y 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.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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BROOKS OPTIMISTIC.
Alfred H. Brooks, who has had
charge of the geological survey work
in Alaska since 1898, and who has
spent most of his summers in the
Territory during that 'time, is now
on the coast gathering data for the
inter-departmental committee, of
which he is chairman.
In a statement recently made at
Cordova, “Dr.” Brooks declared that
Alaska should be governed in Alas
ka, and approved the proposal to
establish an Alaska Development
Board to administer the Federal re
sources within the Territory.
He said that when Secretary
Payne took office his knowledge of
Alaska was very meager, but that
his visit to the Territory has opened
his eyes. He has, at least, said
“Dr.” Brooks, gained an accurate
conception of the size of the Terri
tory, and now he realizes that it is j
a pioneer country and must be
helped. He declared that the new j
secretary is a man who can and :
does act quickly when he arrives at j
a conclusion.
“It is unfortunate,” said “Dr.” j
Brooks, “that one man's information j
and opinion should mean so much
to Alaska as it does in the case of
the secretary of the interior, be
cause Alaska should be governed in
the Territory by men who under
stand it.” But, accepting conditions
as they are, “Dr.” Brooks expressed
his pleasure that the secretary of
the interior had endorsed the idea
of the Alaska Development Board.
Secretary Payne recognizes that
the great need of Alaska is popula
tion, said “Dr.” Brooks, and he will
do all within his power to encourage
people to come to the Territory.
"Dr.” Brooks said that in his
opinion Alaska will develop oil on a
commercial basis. While it is said
only drilling will demonstrate wheth
er the Territory possesses one or
more of the great oil fields of the
'world, the indications are that oil
will be located in commercial quan
tities in Alaska. It is his opinion
that oil will be located in sufficient
quantities to supply the local de
mand and for export, and that there
is a strong possibility that a great
oil field will be located.
Thait Alaska has great quantities
of high grade coal in both the Ber
ing River and Matanuska fields, and
also large areas of lignite that will
be useful for local consumption in
the Nenana and other regions, also
was stated.
“Dr.” Brooks declared that the
discovered placer gold fields of Alas
ka which could be worked at a profit
under the conditions ithat existed
before the war, contain as much
gold as has been taken from Alaska.
He also said that there is no ques
tion but that Alaska contains great
gold bearing lodes that will be de
veloped when transportation condi
tions are improved, and economical
mining conditions re-established.
The copper situation, “Dr.” Brooks
said, is similar to that which sur
rounds gold mining. He said the
indications are that great fields of
copper await the restoration of nor
mal conditions.
FREE.
The popular notion that the press
is not free has in it little or no
truth. Frank I. Cobb, editor of the
New York World, in the course of
an address at the Church of the
Ascension Forum, said that in thir
ty years’ experience he had never
seen much news suppressed. News
papers are greedy for news, and the
question whether or not a news
story is pleasing to the newspaper
does not enter into its publication.
The influence of advertisers in shap
ing the policy of a publication is
another superstition that should be
exploded. A refutation of this,
points out the editor of Leslie's
Weekly, is found in the so-called
muckraking period through which
we passed a few years ago. At that
time great corporations continued to
place their advertisements in pub
lications that were continually at
tacking them, and without any
thought of seeking to influence the
editorial policy of the publications.
Much of the denunciation of the
so-called “capitalistic press” is mis
placed. The real explanation is that
owners and editors of newspapers
and magazines believe in and there
fore advocate certain economic and
political principles.
MORE WAR.
Admiral Nicholas Horthy, recent
of Hungary, recently ' told the As
sociated Press correspondent at
Budapest that in his opinion “Eu
rope is on the verge of other wars
which will not be severe, but will
repair the injustices and incongru
ities of the peace treaty. I am
quite sure that old Hungary will
come back again,” he continued. “It
was formed by natural necessities,
so it cannot be held apart by paper
treaties.” ' ,
Allied military observers, the cor
respondent writes, feel that war is
in the air and that Hungary is like
ly to begin it by invading Slovakia
on a pretext of saving that country
from Bolshevism, but with the in
tention of crushing the Czechs,
which the Hungarians feel would be
an easy task, and then attacking
Rumania with the aid of the Bul
garians, who want to recover Dob
rudja, and of the Serbs who want
the Banat.
War prophets there are asking
what Hungary intends to do with
the arms and food she is collecting.
It is known that Hungary has more
than $1,000,000 worth of American
canned meats, that she has received
28 tanks and a large number of
rifles and is manufacturing muni
tions. These latter are ostensibly
intended for the Poles.
Regent Horthy, however, told the
correspondent that the Hungarian
army does not exceed the terms of
the peace treaty. (Under these terms
the Hungarian army was limited to
35,000 men and guns not to exceed
10 centimeters.)
“The Allies are constantly in
specting us to see if we are mobil
izing,” said the regent; “whereas
they should be sending us arms to
prepare for Bolshevik danger; but
they do not understand, so they
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JUST RECEIVED — All Colon
Knitting Yarn, at Simson’t.
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The vaudeville entertainment and
moving picture show which was giv
en at the Coliseum on Saturday
night, under the auspices of the local
igloo of Pioneers, for the benefit of
Ilomer Shepherd, was very largely
attended, and the program was thor
oughly enjoyed. The amount re
alized for the oldtimer from the sale
of tickets could not be ascertained
today, but a complete financial state
ment will be ready for publication
in the next issue of The News.
The following program w'as ren
ilered:
Overture—Prof. Ernst Berggren. j
Pathe News.
Songs bv Olive Drab quartet,
composed of Busian, Krause, New-;
ton and Bergquist.
Humorous Remarks—Steve O’Neil. •
Selections by Nenana Jazz Or- ]
chestra, composed of Bert Johnson, |
P. W. Miller, E. J. Kehoe, John Bid
well.
Original poem, entitled “When ■
Hagan Had the Flu,” by R. C. Mor
ris.
Musical selection, by W. R. Sher
win, autoharp and mouthorgan.
Vocal solo by Miss Margaret
O’Connor, accompanied by Mrs. T.
O. Lake and Prof. Berggren.
Piano solo, by Mrs. T. O. Lake.
Vocal solo by Mrs. Leon Kellum,
accompanied by Prof. Berggren.
Two-reel Mack Sennett comedy.
SCHOOL STARTED TODAY;
NEW TEACHER IN CHARGE
The regular fall term of school
opened this morning at the Franklin
K. Lane school, with Miss Dorothy
de la Pole in charge as principal,
and with 20 pupils in attendance.
Owing to the departure of a num
ber of children from Nenana since
the close of the last term, only one
teacher has been employed by the
school board, and Miss de la Pole
was selected from a considerable
number of applicants, being particu
larly well qualified for the difficult
work of conducting a one-teacher
school.
Miss de la Pole is a graduate of
the University of Washington, hasf
had normal training, and taught
school for two years in ithe States
before coming to Nenana. She gave
up a position in the accounting de
partment of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission to take charge of
the local school.
Miss de la Pole is a daughter of
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The following pupils were enrolled
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Naik,
Secratary. President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
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,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at 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.
The following change of schedule
between Nortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
nana and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
for Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
(NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.