THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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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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OUR DAILY BREAD
The bureau of labor statistics, c
which Royal Meeker is the head, ht
been making some rather elaborat
investigations of living conditior
throughout the country, says th
Chicago Tribune. Especial attentio
has been devoted to the cost of foo
in relation to the income of th
average workingman. These invest
gations have not yet been completec
but work has progressed far enoug
in the District of Columbia and ce!
tain shipbuilding centers to adm!
of some general conclusions whic
seem applicable to the country a
large.
Mr. Meeker says scarcely a famii
was found which had a well balance
ration. “In a great many instances,
he adds, “the family dietary coul
be geatly improved and the mone;
expenditure considerably reduced b,
the expenditure of more gray matte
in buying and preparing food.”
It is perhaps not so much th
unwillingness to spend gray matte
on the problem as it is the genera
ignorance concerning dietary mat
ters. Even among the families o
the very well to do the daily “ration'
is not always calculated to promot
health and efficiency. The rich ar
better off because they can mak
a selection among a greater variet
of foods, but in general they rel;
on their cooks, whose ignorance o
dietary matters is quite as abysma
as that in the poorest homes.
The problem is, therefore, prim
arily one of education. There is n;
reason why the schools should no
devote more attention to this >.m
porcant subject. We have to hav'
food every day of our lives, an^
proper nutrition touches us roor
closely than three-quarters of th
subjects that are taught in th
schools. It is not necessary to plac
undue emphasis upon it or to teac
it to the exclusion of any importan
elementary subject. But it waul
seem that instruction in the firs
principles of nutrition might prov
just as valuable as instruction in th
first principles of arithmetic.
UNFREE AMERICA
A Frenchman might wear a strai
hat in a snowstorm and no othe
Frenchman would bother about ii
It would be assumed that he ha
reasons sufficient to him for hi
preference. It would be considere
his own affair, a bit of the variet;
of life, and of no concern to an;
one else.
In America, points out the edito
of a large Eastern daily, he woul
be a nine days wonder. Some woul
call the police. Others would forr
a society for the prohibition o
straw hat wearing in the winte
months.
In French civilization there i
profound respect for individuality
In America there is little or none
The French recognize that withou
a free play of personality life mus
lose its spontaneity, its sincerity
its wholesome elasticity, its grac
and color and zest. In Americ
we incline more and more towar
standardization and the rule of th
majority in matters which shoul
be left open to the individual. W
already live under a tyranny o
public opinion which manufacture
hypocrisy and compels mediocrity
For originality, for idiosyncracv an*
individuality we have at bottom boti
fear and hatred. We have a sor
of moral lynch law for anythin:
that does not square with tb
average and we punish the unusua
with something like the blind feroc
ity of a savage tribe.
This strange development in th
land of the free and the home o
the brave has, as one of its phases
our inclination to pass laws to en
force codes of morals or enforc
rules of discipline. Xot under
standing or respecting real processes
of character building, we are not
f willing to rely upon the appeal to
s the conscience and the education
e of the will. We are concerned
s with external conduct and impa
e tiently seek external methods of
n controlling it, imposing the collect
i ive will by law rather than seeking
e to enlighten the sources of conduct
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within.
In a nation truly free, laws af
fecting conduct are directed against
acts which injuriously affect others
i 1
We are exceedingly slack in this
respect and think this means free
dom. We permit a man to build
out beyond his neighbor’s building
ine or to cause loss and incon
venience to a settled residence dis
trict by erecting a factory in it.
We permit owners to keep ice and
snow on their sidewalks while their
more public spirited neighbors clear
theirs, and in most respects we ate
free to neglect or infringe upon
the interests of others. But we
ike to pass laws and ordinances to
compel the individual to do as wc
think he ought to do for his own
good. We wish to censor his plays,
his sports, his private habits. We
are less concerned about preventing
ihim from doing wrong to others
j than in preventing him from doing
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' i what we consider harm to himself.
r | This, it would seem, is standing
1 policy on its head. It certainly
repreesnts a tendency which attacks
• • symptoms rather than causes and
« ignores the fundamental realities
: of character making. Socially it
■ produces results that are formal and
■ apparent rather than essential, and
1 creates a species of moralistic des
’ potism that overrides the private
i conscience and destroys liberty
where liberty is most precious.
American democracy is headed
' away from freedom in this respect
: and the benefits of our political in
1 stitutions will not compensate us
i for our loss. American democracy
? on this path will not produce a
- high civilization, which always must
be founded on the mind and spirit.
It will evolve only a crude mechan
ism without beauty or strength.
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i WASHINGTON, D. C., June 4.—
r Attorney-General Palmer has cre
' ated a new bureau, which will be
I under the supervision of the depart
1 ment of justice, for the sole pur
- pose of taking measures to crush
r the anti-government movements of
anarchists.
= William J. Flynn has been named
• the head of the new bureau, and
• steps will be taken immediately to
1 guard public buildings and to in
t augurate an active crusade against
. all anarchists and those harboring
? anarchistic tendencies.
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1 TORONTO STRIKE ENDS;
- MANY RETURN TO WORK
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- TORONTO, June 4.—The general
f strike which has tied up local in
s dustrial activities during the past
several days, came to an end today
1 with the return of about seven
i thousand men to their places. It
1 is believed the rest of the strikers
! I will seek reinstatement immediately.
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1 The members of the Ladies’ Aid
- society were entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. J. R. Bowen, at
“ her home on upper Second street.
. Willie—Paw, what are special
privileges?
■ Paw—Those that you do not en
joy, my son.
GOVERNMENT IS j
EAGER TO TAKE
COAL FOR NAVY
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ANCHORAGE.—Pacific coal is 1
needed for the Pacific fleet, and
the fuel will be taken from the \
Matanuska field, thirty-ifve miles
from Anchorage, if the bituminous!
areas, in the course of development,
meet the present expectations of the
commission appointed by the secre-!
tary of the navy' to investigate1
Alaska beds with a view to obtain-j
ing steaming supplies for warships. ’
The Matanuska field, controlled by
the government and subject to re-1
servation for its exclusive use, close j
to tidewater and connected with I
federal warfage sites by a govern
ment railroad, offers to the navy
advantages it cannot acquire else
where.
Assurance of the high-grade qual- j
ity of the coal, confidence in the j
large quantity of the deposits and;
approval of the idea to devote part
of the field to the use of the
navy were expressed, following a
thorough investigation by members
of the naval commission.
The commission consists of Cap
tain S. E. W. Kittelle, Captain L.
E. Gregory and Lieutenant L. Aik
man. United States naval officers j
from the Puget Sound navy yard.
Bremerton, Wash.; Sumner S. Smith,
head of the coal mining department
of the Alaskan Engineering Com-!
mission and Theodore Chapin, of
the United States geological survey,
both of whom have their head
quarters in Anchorage.
At the instance of the navy de
partment, Congress two years ago
passed a bill appropriating $1,000.
00 for investigating and developing
in a preliminary way. for naval pur
poses coal deposits in Alaska, but
the bill was repealed before any
of the funds were put to use. The
department plans that another bill
carrying a similar appropriation
shall be introduced at the special
session of Congress. The wording
of the bill is that ‘'81,000,000 or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
in the discretion of the secretary
of the navy, may be used by him
in mining coal and in providing
the necessary docks for use in sup
plying ships therewith; and the sec
retary of the navy is hereby au
thorized to select from the public
coal lands of Alaska such areas as
may be necessary for use by him
for purpose stated herein.”
“The navy wants coal,” said Cap
tain Kittelle, chairman of the com
mission, in explaining the coal-land
investigation by him and his asso
ciates. “The navy wants coal in
the Pacific. The navy wants Pa
cific coal in the Pacific. Every
body knows from press reports that
the Pacific fleet is to be re-es
tablished and re-established on a
much larger scale than heretofore.
It probably will, if press reports are
; correct, be a strong fleet of all
types of war vessels from dread
! naughts to submarine chasers. Ves
sels of this fleet may be operating
in Alaskan waters annually; there
fore, the necessity for an adequate
naval coal supply can be readily
realized.
. “The naval commission is charged
with the duty of ascertaining in
so far as possible the detailed facts
relative to the quantity of coal
existing in the Matanuska beds, the
transportation facilities from th'
place of production to tidewater,
the pier and water facilities, and
the availability of labor.
“We shall make our report to
the navy department, which, in turn,
will decide upon a plan and prob
ably then submit its recommenda
tions to Congress. I have no hesi
tancy in saying tests of Matanuska
coal have shown it possesses the
necessary steaming qualities. The
commission has visited the field and
personally, I am inclined to believe
the beds can be developed to pro
duce adequate quantities for navy
use. Certainly the navy hopes the
field will prove to be limitless.
“In view of the fact that Con
gress has once made a generous
appropriation for the purpose of de
veloping the Matanuska coal field,
it seems reasonable to suppose, be
cause of the continuing need of
the navy, that the appropriation
will be renewed.”
Captain Gregory hopes the de-,
velopment of the Matanuska field
by the navy will necessitate his re-!
turn to Alaska.
“I am encouraged to believe,” he ;
said, “that the naval commission’s;
visit to the Matanuska field will ‘
lead to practical benefits to the
r.avy, and one of its results, I sin
WANT ADS
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dining room set, White sewing
machine, bedstead, etc. Apply
Mrs. Leroy Moyer, Second and B.
WANTED — Camp cook, man or
woman, for grading camp on Lit
tle Goldstream, about ten miles
from Nenana. Apply to Jim
Dzukoff, Cooney Hotel.
FOR SALE—Bargains in household
furniture and effects, piano, etc.
Apply to Mrs. Emil Hartwick,
First street, near C, after 1:30
in the afternoon.
FOR SALE—Team of young horses,
weight about thirty hundred.
Guaranteed to work single or
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Restaurant Tabs and Tablets at
the News Office.
cerely hope, will be to occasion
another trip by me to Alaska in
the near future.”
The great benefit that would ac
crue to Alaska incidentally to the
operation of units in the Matanuska
field by the navy is emphasized
by Mr. Smith.
"The normal output of the Alas
tan Engineering Commission’s coal
nine at Eska under present con
iitions,” declares Mr. Smith, “is
ibout 6,000 tons a month which
neans a monthly payroll of about
525.000. I am infomed the coal
;onsumption of a battleship on
ictive cruising service is about
f,000 tons a month. One can easily
magine the benefits that would
iccrue to Alaska if the fuel supply
for the pacific fleet should be
saken from the Matanuska field.”
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court for Xulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, before Thomas J.
DeVane, United States Commis
sioner and ex officio Probate
Judge. No.-, in Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Peter
Johnson, deceased.
All persons having claims against
:he estate of Peter Johnson, de
based, are hereby notified that the
tndersigned has been appointed ad
ministrator of said estate, and are
required to present their said claims
with proper vouchers to the under
signed at the office of E. Coke Hill,
n Ruby, Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated at Ruby, Alaska, this 24th
lay of April, 1919.
CARL A. JOHNSON,
Administrator.
First publication, May 21.
Last publication, June 18.
Day of publication, Wednesday.
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NOTICE
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for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
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 com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 p. m.
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On Second ind Fou-th Tuesdays
At S P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
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