Application made April X, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana. Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3. 18*9
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THE FOSTER LITERACY TEST
; Two of the tests that should be
applied to proposals for new legis
lation suggests the Juneau Empire
are the need for the legislation to
meet conditions and a demand on
the part of the people for it. The
tests should be met fully. The need
should not be a commercial^ or tran
sient need. It should be real. And
the demand should not be the judg
ment of one or two persons, but a
responsiveness that would make the
enforcement of the legislation prac
ticle.
The Foster Literacy Bill which
has been passed by the house and is,
now facing possible defeat in the
senate, meets both tests thinks the
Juneau Empire. The need for it has
been shown over and over during
the last half dozen years. People
have voted by the score in Alaska '
who have not. known for whom or
what they voted. People have voted
for candidates for office who could
not read English but who could
speak it. People have voted to whom
an interpreter could not explain in
such manner that the voter could
understand it the nature of thej
office the candidate voted for was
to fill. Voters have admitted on the
witness stand that they knew noth
ing of the matter at all. They have
admitted they voted as some one
told them to vote. Which means they
supposed that was the way they
voted for others marked their bal
lots they knew not how.
The demand for eucn legislation
as the Foster Bill has been insistent
and persistent for a long time.
It has been contended that such
legislation would affect the Indian
■rote. Of course it would. It would
stop from voting those Indians who
cannot read and write, those who
would go to the polls and ask to
have their votes marked just as
someone else requested them to
have them marked. But it would
' hold up to the Indians of Alaska, as
to the white citizens of the Terri
tory. the priveleges of full citizen
ship a- something- to be striven for
and to be prized.
The Empire has contended for
years that the destiny of the Indians
\ of Alaska is full citizenship on an
exact equality with the whites. But
for their own good and for the good
of the Teritory this is a destiny
that should be achieved and .it
should be prized by those who a
chieve it. The privelege of voting
should not be cheapened, so degrad
ed, that it may be thought of lightly.
The Indians who are striving to get
an education, who are working to
acquire a knowledge of government
and capacity to live up to the stan
dards of the white race should be
taught to look upon citizenship and i
its priveleges as too sacred
to be cheaply bestowed They should
be taught that the franchise be
. longs to the individuals who have
earned the right to exercise it.
That is not the lesson they learn
when those who cannot read or
write and who do not understand the
issues involved in an election are led
to the polls by another person and
voted in droves. It does not teach
the principles of democratis gov
ernment, a government based upon
“one person one vote,” to see cer
tain people in effect casting scores
and hundreds of votes.
The Foster Bill should become a
lav. The Indians need it. The white
people need it. Alaska needs it. This ;
young Territory should not be com-1
pe'led to meet the hazard that goes
along with an ignorant and con-.
trolled electorate.
PARKS BACK IN JUNEAU
WILL SETTLE TOWNSITE
Alaska and Alaskan affairs remain
very much to the fore in Wash
ington and many visitors, official
and semi-official are planning Alas
kan trips during the coming sum
mer, according to George A. Parks,
Chief of Alaska Field Service, De
partment of the Interior, and chair
man of the two Interdepartment
Committees, who retprned to his
headquarters at Juneau recently.
He has been in Washington since
last December on official business.
Col. Alfred Brooks, Chief of the
Geological Survey in Alaska is ex
pected to make a lengthy trip to
the Territory this year, said Mr.
Parks. Colonel Brooks was a mem
ber of the Huston party making the
trip to Alaska and the Orient last
year and suffered a slight paralytic
stroke in Japan. He has made con
siderable inprovement and is again
on active duty. High officials of the ;
Interior Department may also visit
the Territory next summer. It is
no: impossible, said Mr. Parks, that
either Secretary Work or First As
sistant Secretary Finney may make
the trip.
Transfer of the townsites along
the Alaska Railroad to Mr. Parks
was announced by him orders for
such change being received by him
on his arrival here. Heretofore ad
ministration of these townsites ha31
been vested in the Land and In-!
dustrial department of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission. Arrange- j
mer.ts for the formal transfer have |
not been made but it will probably.
take place about the time that Col
Frederick Mears is relieved and the
new management of the railroad un
der Col. James G. Steese inaugur
ated.
SPECIAL NENANA EDITION
George J. Love, manager of The
Pathfinder of Alaska, official pub
lication of the Pioneers of Alaska,
who is in Nenana as a delegate to
the Grand Igloo meeting, announces
that the proceedings of the Grand
Igloo meeting will be published in a
Nenana adition of the Pathfinder
as soon as the material can be pre
pared. It is the desire of Mr. Love
to get a number of Nenana pictures
for the edition and he promises that
the number will be a particularly
interesting one.
Mrs. Helen M. Lynch, field re
presentative of The Pathfinder, is
also in Nenana in aitendanpe at the
convention and will prepare most of
the materia! to appear in the Nena
na number.
Harper Workman and H. Wooll,
Koyukuk oldtimers. who are repres
enting Wiseman Igloo at the Pio
neer convention, will leave for the
Koyukuk early next week. They are
returning from a trip to the States.
SEE Mel Cooney for Dog Race
Pictures
RUSSIANS SEND TO MAINE
FOR METHODS ON FARMINC
ORON'O, Maine, Mar. 29—An
indication that many residents of
Soviet Russia are joining • in an
effort to place their country on
a self-sustaining food basis is seen
by officials of the Maine agricultur
al experiment station in the fact
that 841 requests for bulletins on
scientific farming were recived here
from Russia during the past year.
This teas the largest number of in
quiries received from foreign coun
tries in Europe, Asia. Africa, Soutn
America, Austraia and the East
and West Indies were represented.
Farmers in all states in the Un
ion sent inquiries. Ten thousand
Maine farmers receive bulleins at
regular intervals pointing the way
to successful agricultural practices.
The station is engaged in research
in the nutrition and breeding of
plants and animals, control of plant
diseases, and the study of insect
friends and foes. It studies of the
laws of egg inheritance have devel
oped information relative to poul
try management which has been
found useful by farmers in all
parts of the country.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a gen
eral municipal election will be held
in the city of Nenana on Tuesday
April 3rd. 1923.
The election will be held at the
Fire Hall, comer of Third and
Market streets.
The polls will be opened at 8
o’clock A. M., on Tuesday. April 3.
1923. and will be closed at 7. o’clock
P. M. of the same day.
The qualification of the voter shall
be as follows: Such voter shall be
a citizen of the United States, over
the age of 21 who has resided con
tinuously one year next preceeding
the election in the Territory of
Alaska, and six months next pre
ceeding the election within the cor
porate limits of the City of Nenana.
The election is held for the pur
pose of electing a common council
for the City of Nenana. consisting
of seven members; two “numbers of
the School Board, one to serve a full
term as treasurer, and one to serve
the unexpired term as clerk; as pro
vided by law; also to decide the
question of the ratification of Sec
tion 3 and Section 4 of Chapter
50. Session Laws 1915, Territory
of Alaska, providing for the elec
tion of a mayor and six councilmen.
thr'e of whom will serve two years.
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
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Andy’s Express
— AT —
Seward
Will Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Gheezi R. C. Morri«.
Secretary. Preiident.
IF YOU DONT
TRADE MYTH US
WE BOTH LOSE
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ALFRED J. GHEZZI
PIONEERS HAD ORDER
IN EARLY JUNEAU DAYS
Through the kindness of a Tread- |
well friend who procured the hist-1
oric leaflet from Dr. Richard Mc
Cormick of Douglas, a representa
tive of Strollers' Weekly was per
mitted recently to peruse a list of
the names of those who were charter
members of the '87 Alaska Pion
eers’ Association of which the pre
sent order of Pioneers is the suc
cessor.
"When the '87 Pioneers’ Associa
tion was organized in Juneau says
the Juneau paper, "it was with 169
charter members, even- one of
whom had arrived in the then dis
trict previous to June 30, 1887, but
many of them several years prior to
that date. Many came as early a3
'74 and ’75, bat the majority of
them in the early '80’s. The “old
timer” of oldtimers was Charles'
Malloy, who was recorded as hav
ing arived in Alaska March 1. 1864
which was morg than three years be
fore Uncle Sam put one over on
Russia, the latter congratulating it
self that it had put one over on
Uncle Sam
Joe Juneau and Richard T. Harris
founders of Juneau, arrived in May
of 1874. while James Winn was here
in December of ’73, Mrs. Olds
Palmer came here in ’78, Dan Ken
nedy dropped along in ’81. and C’ne
chako Emery Valentine registered
in on the 11th of May, 1886, the
Goldsteins. McKannas and Hugh i
Tracy of Douglas coming the same
year.
The pioneer of the entire last was
Mrs. X. A. Uren. who is listed as
having been here in 1861.
The last name on the list of 169
is George W. Dillon, who died on a
Skagway street while on his way
home or.e night about six months
ago. He was one of the '85 arrivals.
While the majority of the '87
Pioneers have traveled the last trail
there are quite a number of them
here yet. those who were young men
and women from 40 to 50 years
ago.”
PUTTING YOUR TOWN ON THE
MAP
Thi* Town May Have What it Needs
When its Citizens Pull Together
_
PULLING AGAINST EACH OTHER
Two fool jackasses—Say! pet this
dope,
Were tied together with a piece of
rope.
Said one to the other “You come
my way
While I take a nibble from this
new mown hay."
“I won’t!” said the other "You,
come with me
For I too have some hay, you see.’’
So they got nowhere-—just pawed
up dirt.
And 0'n, by golly! that rope did
hun.
PULLING TOGETHER
Then they faced about, these stub
bom mules.
And said, “We’re acting like human '
fools."
“Let’s pull together. I’!l go your
way,
Then come with me and we'll both t
eat hay."
Well, they ate their hay and liked
it,
And swore to be comrades, good
and true.
As the sun went down they were
heard to bray:
“Ah! this is the end of a perfect
day.”
We must pull together, ,’tis the only
way;
Now get this lesson; don’t let it
pass—
To put a Town on the map, and Put
It to Stay.
Albert Swanson was a visitor in
town this week from the Toklat.
NOTICE
To Scottish Rite Masons Maundy
Thursday and Easter Ceremonies
will be held at Oscar Rothenberg's
commencing at 6 P. M. Thursday,
March 29th.
Rex Searigbt arrived from the
lower river yesterday
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
\ ESSEL Lr. Seattle Lt. Seward Lv. Anch.
ALAMEDA . .Mch. 17 Mch. 26 Mch. 25
NORTHWESTERN .Mar. 28 Apr. 4
ALAMEDA ..-.Apr. 7 Apr* 13 Apr. 14
NORTHWESTERN .. Apr 18 Apr. 25
VICTORIA .Apr. 28 May 5
ALAMEDA . .May 5 May 11 May 12
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FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICK1NGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent, Seward, Alaska
Agent, Anchorage
A. A. SHOINBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER. CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
MAY and GRAIN
- -
WANT AOS
FOR SALE—Basket sleig. Inquire
Charles E. Bergman.
FOR SALE—Complete outfit of’
safe deposit boxes. Mrs. E. A. Wil
liams. postmaster. Nenana, .Alaska
HEALY LAUNDRY FOR SALE.
Complete outfit. Inquire J. M. Smith
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
feed and supplies WHOLESALE.
Write for free pricelist. Peoples
Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.’’
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
HERMAN ANDERSON’S
MODERN RESIDENCE
FOR SALE
Has the following rooms:
1 Entrance Vestibule.
1 Large Living room, 16X26.
3 Berrooms (each has clothe? clo-!
set.)
1 Large Kitchen, wnite enamel,1
witn breakfast nook, seating six
persons.
1 Bathroom, finished in white e
namel, with bath tub, wash basin 1
and lavatory.
1 Good well, with clear water a"
the year.
1 Edison Gold Medal Phonograph.,
A houseful of A 1 oak furniture.'
1 Dustproof warehouse, 45X45. ,
The basement of the house can be |
used for warm storage. Capacity ov
er 50 tons.
For further information see Her
man Anderson.
ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
PHONE YOUR ORDERS
.. TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
NOTICE
T. W. Buchholz. of Nenana, has
been named authorized representa
tive of the Fairbanks Clothing’ Co.
in Nenana and vicinity and is em
powered to receive money due the
company on old and new acounts.
J R FOWLE
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Fairbanks
Alaska, February, 5, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that James
Sizeiand, of Nenana, Alaska, who,
on October 6, 1922, made Original
Homestead Application, No. 01090,
for Lots No. 1 and No. 4 and No. 5
and Et™ —Section 10 and
Lot No. 8 SE14, SE and N V* SE:.
Section 3 Township 4 South, Range
7 West, Fairbanks Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
five year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Rob’t . Taylor, Ex-officio Register,
at Fairbanks. Alaska, on the 14th
day of April, 1923,
Claimant names as witnesses:
George C. Moody. Fairbanks Alas.
George Black, Fairbanks Alaska.
Louis Johnson, Nenana, Alaska.
Adolph Nelson, Nenana, Alaska
ROB’T W. TAYLOR
Ex-officid Register.
First publication February 10, 1923.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana a'
follows:
S:00 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points.
Returning- arrives Nenana 6:45 a
m.. same days,
1:30 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 12:30 p. m., Tues
day and Friday.
Pullman sleeper charges: Lower
berth. $4.50; upper berth. $3.50
Tickets entitle holders to privi
leges Observation car.
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alatka Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 270. Street