THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enrry 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.
Owned and Edited by
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VOTING INDEPENDENTLY.
Those who had hoped to get some
sort of insight into the drift of
public opinion as between the two
great parties in the result of the
off-year elections earl/ this month
can find nothing but confusion
in the results. At the best, ot
worst, remarks the Juneau Empire,
the decision must be that it was a
draw. However, it is likely that
partisans in each of the parties will
attempt to figure great victories out
of the returns. Republicans, doubt-!
less, will point to the great ma-1
jority in Massachusetts for Gover- i
nor Coolldge .the Republican non- j
inee. Democrats will retort that ■
Governor Coolidgs was with Presi
dent Wilson rather than with Sen
ator Lodge on the great issue that
now confronts the country. Demo
crats will point to the Democratic
victory in New Jersey, the first since
1913, where the Democratic r.om-:
inee was the personal and political
friend and associate of President:
Wilson. Republicans will retort by '
pointing to the Republican victory!
in Kentucky. And everywhere par
tisans will explain their defeat or j
the other party’s victory by calling |
attention to the local issues which
influenced the voters.
The elections show, if they show.
any one particular thing, that the ;
people are still voting very inde
pendently. That they would do so
was foreshadowed by the circum
stance. the World, the Times, and
other independent and Democratic
papers of New York, and many of
the Democratic and independent
Massachusetts papers which are sup
porting the Wilson administration,
urged the voters to re-elect Gover
nor Coolidge. That they based the:r
reason for doing this more upon
the fact of Governor Coolidge's de
cisive stand, quickly taken, on the
Eoston police strike rather than
upon national issues, is an indica
tion that people were thinking more
of good government than of par
tisan politics.
In both New Jersey and Kentucky
local issues and factional differ
ences entered so largely into the
decisions the voters were called upon
to make that party lines were
broken in many places in both states.
The re-election of Mayor Rolph
over the unspeakable former Mayor
Schmitz in San Francisco was. of
course, a foregone conclusion. it
could not have been otherwise. How
ever. the decision majority given
the mayor cannot but be gratifying
to all good Pacific coast citizens.
MONEY VALUES.
The high value of the American
dollar as a medium of exchange and
the low value of the German mark
is enabling German houses to sell
goods in South America cheaper
than they did before the war. Their
prices are so far below those of
American and other Allied countries
that, for the moment, there is no:
possibility of competition.
The German? are experiencing lit- J
tie difficulty in getting their goods .
to South America. German ma
chines of a certain class are selling ,
at 100 percent above what they did
1 before the tear, yet they are 200
I pesos cheaper to the Argentine buy
ier because the mark is cheap.
To guard themselves against pos-!
' sible shipping delays when buying:
German goods. Argentine importers >
are buying marks today and keeping
them to pay their bills with when :
the goods arrive, so that an increase I
in the value of the mark will not
affect their purchasing price.
It has been reported that German
exporters cannot ship metals, yet
their salesmen are offering copper ;
tubes in competition with United
States salesmen and are getting or- |
ders because they promise shipment :
"when possible,” and in the mean
time the Argentine purchaser ha#
only to go to his bank and buy !
I
marks to cover the price of hi#
order, and he then gets his good# ‘
at today’s price, regardless of the ’
value of the mark when the good# •
are received.
Several American representative?
at Buenos Aires have written to ;
their principals that it is impossible J
to take orders for American good# /
as long a# the dollar is valuable and !
the mark is not. '
AUTO PROFITEERING.
I
A determined effort to break up i
profiteering in automobiles in Eng- j
land is being made by the British j
Motor Trades association and the '
i
Motor Agents’ union. Heavy fines
have been imposed in cases where
agents have advanced the prices 1
fixed by the manufacturers. If the'
dealer refuses to pay the fine, he
is cut off from all source of re
plenishing his stock.
Another form of profiteering in
cars is often encouraged, it is said,
by the private automobilist. On
receiving a new car. the owner in
a number of eases ha; resold it to i
a second-hand dealer and pocketed
an immediate profit of $500 or
more. Such is the demand for cars,
that the second-hand dealer has r.o
difficulty in disposing of the auto-;
mobile at another $500 profit for
himself.
Owing to the shortage of cars,
every dealer has a long list of ex
pectant purchasers, and attempts
have been made to bribe salesmen,
to shift the names of waiting cus
tomers from the bottom to the top
of the list. In one instance re
ported to the Motor Agents’ union -
the bribe offered a salesman was
$750.
GRACE (Presbyterian) CHURCH
REV. R0BT.
JOSEPH DIVEN
D. D.
. MINISTER
11:45—The children's hour.
The evening subject will be:
"Changing Needs and Changing
Creeds.”
Special music
Music begins at 7:15 Lecture 7:30
Everybody Welcome
Horlick's Malted Milk. Fowler ft
Morris.
WEEKLY REPORT
SHOWS STANDING
OF ROAD FORCE
_
The weekly force report of the
Alaskan Engineering- commission for
jthe period ended November 22 shows
ja total of 429 employes on the pay
rolls in this division. 85 stationmen
i
] engaged on contracts, and two sta
r.onmen employes at work.
The distribution of labor was as ■
! follows:
iEngineer's camp 358. 15
| Wagon road 20 ^
| Engineer's Camp 363 10
Track Camp No. 1. 365 30
Section 7. 366 . 15
'Salvaging. Sec. 2, 397. 1U
; Sections 1 to 6 south 31
| Total Nenana South
Nenana—
.General .
Electric .
Corral.
Construction .
Store
Hospital
Townsite
Nenana Total
Dock and yard. 415
Engineer's camp 440 .
Sections 1 to 4 north
Camp 449, steam shovel
Camp 459. surfacing
Total Nenana North
Fairbanks office
Tanana Valley R. R.
Fairbanks Total
Total for Division
Bob Toussaint returned to his sta
tion near the end of steel, on this j
morning's tram, after a stay of sev
eral days in town. He is attached
to che MillE engineering party.
Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Myers, who
went to Fairbanks a week ago. re-1
turned to Nenana on yesterday’s j
train. They expected to return on j
Tuesday, but were unable to get j
away.
131
51
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45 1
0 7
13 I
157 |
12 !
21 j
30 '
46]
116 i
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429 '
Dr. T. O. Lake left for the end
of steel on a special train last night
to attend Hughie Ross, who was in
jured yesterday by a falling rock
near the Kestly camp, in the canyon.
Dog Harness and Shoe Findings.
Fowler & Morris.
NOTICE
The School Tax Roll is now at
I the Townsite office, where payment
: of school taxes will be accepted.
The valuations of lots have been
readjusted, with very few excep
tions, and cut fifty per cent. The
rate for this year is four mills, a
; cut of one mill over last year, mak
ing a considerable saving to the
taxpayer.
Notices of School taxes have been
made to all taxpayers where known.
If taxes are not paid on or before
January 15. 1920, a penalty of ten
per cent will be added. If not paid
| on or before July 15, 1920, interest
jwiil be charged at the rate of
(twelve per cent per annum.
H. B. 35, Chapter 5, Section 4:
I All taxes levied and assessed by
the board of school directors under
: this act shall be a lien upon the
.property assessed and such lien
| shall be prior and paramount to all
i other liens and encumbrances, and
may be foreclosed by an appropri
ate action in any court of compe
Itent jurisdiction.
The owner of property assessed
shall be personally liable for the
amount of taxes assessed against
such property and such taxes, to
gether with penalties and interest,
may be collected after the same
become due, in a personal action
brought in the name of the school
district against such owner in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
CARL SCHMIDT.
Assessor, N'enana School Board.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE-—Man's clipped bearskin
coat, medium size, full cut, $23. '
Inquire Miss D’Orsay’s Tailo.
Shop.
FOR SALE—One horse, with two
horse outfit—sleigh, wagon, two
sets harness. Inquire Tony Hanofif,
Skof House. k25
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Roland, Third and C streets.
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News'
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
L. C. ISABI
BARBER
SOUTHERN HOTEL
BUILDING
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
YOU
CAN
BUY
WAR
SAVINGS
STAMPS
NOW
FRESH STOCK
Groceries, Clothing and Footwear \
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
All Necessities for Trail and Camp
GO TO
FOWLER & MORRIS
? s fr n r r ft ci: o f oqcqiho 00000000000^ a t it*
We Strive to Please
EVERYTHING THE BEST
Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
ENANA HOUSE
Just Gome In ami Sit Down and Look Out.
MRS. A. B EASTERLY, Proprietre*.
DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
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 Interio
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
ichase tickets before entering: tram
Tickets car. be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the Genera! Office Building.
Alaskan Engineering Commission. >r
at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets wit! be on sale at at;,
time during office hours, and can bit
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south lea-. •
the foot of A street on Wednesday
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.. and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana). i
; Fairbanks. Tuesdays and Fridays, v
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 rr.
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 *ra
e! to Fairbanks, must make the.
own arrangements for reaching
j North Nenana.
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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 of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connection?, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
Stateg 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
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