THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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A CORDOVA VIEW.
According to a copy of the latest
bill introduced in Congress by Dele
gate Grigsby in an effort to perpetu
ate the Alaska Territorial Shipping
board, that body, asserts the Cor
dova Daily Times, is given powers
far in excess of any intended to be j
conferred upon it by the last legis-1
lature, and also is shorn of the
very powers for which it was os-1
tensibly created.
The bill as it is offered for pass- f
age gives the territorial shipping i
board entire control of the fund to j
be created by the imposition of a!
tax of $3 per ton on every vessel |
operating. in Alaskan waters, and it!
also provides that no part of this I
fund shall be used, directly or in- j.
directly, in the purchase, charter,!
construction or operation of any!,
vessels.
The amount of money which!,
would be under the control of the ;
Alaska 1 emtorial Shipping board,
were the present bill to pass, would i
run into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars. The Admiral line alone'
would pay about $27,5000, the Alas
ka Steamship company 850,000, and j
the Standard Oil company $34,000.
In addition, all the cannery vessels
would be forced to pay tribute to !
the shipping board.
Some citizens are wondering how
it is expected that the Alaska Steam
ship company, after paying 850,000 '
in additional taxes, is going to be
able to cut down the freight rates, ®
which is the object of the shipping
board’s latest law. It generally is
conceded that the Admiral line, also, !
would be unwilling to reduce its I
charges after paying into the hands i
of Gov. Riggs more than $27,000. !
Many of the citizens of Alaska i
are wondering just where this ship
ping board craze is leading the Ter
ritory. Thus far all the result they
have seen is a complete change of
front on the plans of the board and
an obvious desire of that body to
create permanent jobs for its mem
bers and a large fund with which
to make trips to Washington and.
hire Seattle lawyers and alleged
traffic experts, the cost of which
eventually comes out of the pockets
of the people of Alaska.
AMERICANS ONLY.
The personality, character ami
abilities of Thomas Riley Marshall
have dignified the office of vice- .
president in an unusual sense, says i
the Cincinnati Enquirer. His sim-.
plicity, sincerity, poise, discretion,1
and loyalty to the principles of his '
party command continuing respect-1
ful public attention and interest. ;
When he speaks to the people he j
usually has something worth while ’
to say. In his address at the Sul
grave institution a few days ago he |
called attention to, a subject which !
is of peculiar national importance
at this time. He insisted that aliens
who come to America, not intending
to make permanent homes, but ex-1
pecting to return, should not be re
ceived. This country, he declared,
no longer should be loved for its
opportunities alone, but should be
loved for its institutions as well.
On the flood of immigration are
1 borne multitudes of aliens who come 1
• to us only to take advantage of a !
j new Eldorado. In them love of some
(fatherland is ingrained. They come!
I but to prosper for a few years, |
then to return in varied degrees of
opulence to lord it among the scenes
and associations of their early lives.;
On that flood, too, are borne the j
sinister units who hold hatred for
all government, the evil agents who
profit by the conditions of the lib
erty they despise and endanger to !
the end that their theories may re
place a system which is the result i
of a century and a half of wise and
patriotic effort.
And so, with the Vice-President,
we say, away with all newcomers
who refuse to learn our speech so
they may understand our institu
tions; away with all atheists, an
archists and socialists and other sol
diers of fortune; away with all
those who would prostitute the
priceless liberty of free speech to
the detriment of the Government
and its institutions. Xo unlawful
assault upon its authority should
ever be permitted by the Govern
ment.
I In this matter of immigration we
might do well to take a leaf out of
the book of Canadian precaution.
: Canada already has realized the dan
ger of indiscriminate immigration.
She is, according to eminent author
ity, beginning to scrutinize her new
comers closely. She has learned
that the melting pot simile is not a
good one; that all the good that is
put into the pot does not remain
good; that the lower race always
prevails; that the union of white
and black is black, the union of
the Oriental and the European is
Asiatic. The result of unrestricted,
unsifted immigration is a mongrel
race.
But there are immigrants who al
ways will be welcome. We want
the clean, strong, virile, liberty-lov
ing people whose fusion with us can
only make for continued strength
and virility. We shall not turn
back the uplooking people who come
with hearts attuned to freedom, with
hands ready and willing to begin the
making of homes in the land of
their adoption.
PROGRESSIVE MOVE.
A Committee on Legislation, the
functions of which will be to re
ceive suggestions for progressive
and beneficial legislation and to
work them into proper shape for
presentation to the lawmaking bod
ies, is a recent creation of the An
chorage Republican club which pre
sents many excellent possibilities in
furthering the district’s future legis
lative reqirements. The committee
will accept suggestions from any
source and give proper considera
tion to all presented, thus making
it possible for anyone possessing a
new or progressive idea concerning
legis^itive needs to place it where it
will receive support and action.
The club has also appointed a
committee charged with the duty of
trying to secure the organization of
a women’s Republican club. An ef
fort is also being made to have
clubs organized in the outlying
towns of the district with a view to
general co-operation of Republicans
throughout the district.
The club is now fully organized
with Fred Harrison as president and
John Hancock as secretary.
SHAKE-UP THE CURE.
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A shake-up in Washington. D. C.,
would do more than anything else
to expedite Alaska’s development,
believes the Republican Cordova
Times.
It will take a general shake-up,
points out the editor of the coast
paper, to break the grip of various
bureaus on Alaskan affairs and to '■
promote that unity of control, thru i
a commission domiciled in the Ter-'j
ritory, which Franklin K. Lane has
proposed.
A Government department never!
yields up one iota of its authority j
except under the most extreme cir- j
cumstances.
Reform, whenever it comes, must *
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I emanate from Congress, and must |
,take the form of drastic legislation;
merfdntr all the diverse and present
ly separated Alaska bureaus.
Perhaps the discovery that the '
Government has built a railroad, but j
made no provision to assure it traf- !
fic, may be the bitr thinjr needed :
to inaugurate the shake-up.
The fact that the business is not i
j there, although the natural re
sources of the Territory should
i guarantee tire line enough traffic to
I make operation profitable, is cer
tain ultimately to make a deep im
pression on the congressional mind.
The shake-up, whether due to
thise or other causes, cannot come j
too soon.
Alaska today is laboring under 1
the “dead hand” of Washington bu- i
reaucracv. |
It will get nowhere until federal |
administration is concentrated and !
brought to the Territory.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE.
The time of year has come when
a general cleanup of all lots, streets
and alleys in the townsite of Ne
nana is necessary. The local Boarl
of Health hereby gives notice to all
persons residing in or in charge of
such property or properties to re- j
move all kinds of refuse, garbage;
and the like from said properties at i
the earliest possible date, and not
to delay the completion of such
cleanup beyond May 3, 1920.
Any and all persons not having
complied with the terms of this no
tice by the date specified shall be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
territorial statutes covering such of
fenses. (Signed):
ROBERT JOSEPH DIVEN.
MALCOLM E. SMITH, M. D.
MARTIN NASH. kl j
I HEALY RIVER i
i ROADHOUSE !
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LEO RODRIGUE
i Proprietor.
WOOD
Sawing
ICE and EXPRESS
CYRIELE VERHAEGHE
OFFICE AT
THE TERMINAL
END OF STEEL j
WANT ADS
GOOD COOK WANTED for camp ■
out of town. Good wages. For
further particulars call at News
office.
BARN FOR RENT—Cheap. Inquire
> News office.
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| FOR SALE—Awning goods and fix
tures of all kinds. Simson’s. tf
l LOST—Nugget brooch. Suitable re
ward for return to Dr. M. E. Smith.
. NATIVE ^A?^OR^SALE^Inquire
at Johnson’s Store, Front St. tf
CABIN FOR liENT^PartlyTuroblv
ed. Close in. Inquire at News. i
B^R^TToFlurNT^^
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
|BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
| Owner can recover by calling at
! News office and paying for adv.
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THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
FOR RENT—Suite of three room*.
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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.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
CARLSON’S
BROAD PASS
ROADHOUSE
42 Miles from End of Steel. '
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS
KENNELS IN CONNECTION
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 Nash,
Secretary. President.
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenograph? Typewriting
■ Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
Chop Susy, Noodles
AND
Home-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA. Prop.
STOVES and RANGES
NEW PERFECTION
AND
FLORENCE OIL STOVES
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FOWLER & MORRIS a
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We Strive to Please
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EVERYTHING THE BEST
Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn-In Connection—Dog Kennels
M*S. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietress
NENANA LODGE No. 1193 ;
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL j
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M. |
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary
Dictator. *
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
| Passengers are required to pur
Jchase tickets before entering trains
I 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
J at Camp 115 (North Nenana).
Tickets will he on sale at j.ny
time during office hours, and can he
purchased in sufficient time before
j the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
j the foot of A street on Wednesdays
! and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
j Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
'Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
; 1 p. m.
I 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 their
own arrangements for reaching
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 connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States 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