THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for nury as second class; mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THAT JONES RESOLUTION
While it is possible that N'enana-1
ites are needlessly excited over the
possibility of Congress extending
for two years, te suspension of
assessment work on mining claims!
in this territory, considering the ap
parently reassuring telegram re
ceived from Delegate Wiekersham
some time ago, the fact remains
that Senator Jones introduced a
joint resolution in the Senate on
December 20j* extending the sus-j
pension to 1920, and a month later
the measure was approved by the
upper branch of Congress That,
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we believe, is sufficient warrant for
the Commercial club to register its
protest at Washington; and protests
should continue to be poured into
Washington until it is definitely
known that, assessment work will be
required this year and next year
and the years to follow, us in the
days before the war.
The committeemen, who sent a
telegram to Delegate Wiekersham
yesterday, requesting information
relative to the present status of the
Jones resolution, did not exaggerate
when they objected to further sus
pension “as detrimental to the best
interests of Interior Alaska." To
relieve claim owners further of the
necessity of doing their annual
assessment work would be a blight
on the country from which it would
not soon recover. Much damage
already has been done, as the re
sult of the Sulzer suspension and
we do not know of a sound argu
ment that can be advanced in sup
port of the proposal to provide ad
ditional so-called annual labor re
lief. '
Development is the tonic needed
by Alaska at this time, hut we can
not hope for development if claim
owners are to be permitted to re
tain their ground without doing the
required amount of annual labor.
The suspension of the assessment
work requirement is an incentive
to acquire large holdings for speiu
lntive purposes, excluding from lo
cation properties which should be
producing and which undoubtedly ^
would be producing but for the
“relief" measure thrust upon the
territory by a war-starnpeded Con
gress.
It is to be hoped that the reply
from Delegate Wick'fsham will con
tain the information that the ob
noxious Jones resolution has been
sidetracked and that Congress is
now concerning itself only with
the question of making secure the
titles of those claims which were
not represented during the past two
years, under the provisions of the
Sulzer bill of 1917. There is no
objection to the passage of a cura
tive measure, but any effort to ex
tend the suspension of assessment
work should and will be opposed
in most vigorous fashion.
THE SLAV MEETING
There was a very gratifying at
tendance of Slavs at the meeting
Saturday night in the Bowen build-;
ing. Those who came were men'
who understand quite fully the sig- j
nificance and need of some clearly
defined effort in behalf of their
people, in line of citizenship and
intelligent devotion to the great prin- j
c'pk:' e* Liberty, Equality and Jui-i
tice that underlie our government, j
The men who are seeking to insti- j
tUie this moveient realize what the j
inequalities, injustices and bond-i
ages of the country of their birth
have done for that country. They
realize that under the old form
of government there was a measure
of order, but lacking in liberty, in
justice and the spirit of democracy.
They realize that in the present
chaotic conditions in their home
land there is an idealized effort to
attain liberty and a measure of
justice, but there is no order, and
as a consequence the country’s con
ditions are rapidly growing worse.
They realize that such old world
conceptions of government must be
!enlaced by ar. understanding of the
government of the land in which
they now reside, if they would enter
into full enjoyment of the unex
celled rights and opportunities of
the land of their aadoption. It s
a large task these men have under
taken, but the enthusiastic support
already given to the movement and
the certainty of yet greatly in
creased support from the many men
in line to become directly inter
ested, warrant the assertion that
success, a most gratifying success,
lies just ahead. The remarks of
Mr. Diven and Mr. Frederick I).
iv.no at the Saturday night meet
ing were very much appreciated
and helped to make clear to the
men the benignant eharaeter of true
American citizenship, as well as the
truly benignant attitude of our gov
ernment toward the men of foreign
birth.
AIDING SOLDIERS
Counties of Idaho are oragnizing
labor bureaus to aid returning sol
tliers and sailors to obtain employ
ment. W. .1. Libby, employment
agent for Boise, and chairman of
the Ada county bureau, says that
his bureau is co-operating with the
County Council of Defense- A
complete census of all opportunities
and openings for work in the county
is being made, and a complete
record is to be made.
A register of returning soldiers
and sailors with their requirements
is also kept, and each county in
the state is to be handled in this
way. The organization of these
bureaus as requested by the United
States department of labor for this
specific purpose and the people of
the state have been found more
than willing to co-operate. Soldiers
are coming in rapidly and are test
ing the efficiency of the organiza
tion.
LARGE AUDIENCE ENJOYS
NOVEL CHURCH SERVICE
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A fine audience, attending the I
Washington’s Birthday service in!
Grace church last night, listened j
with deep interest and much profit}
to the three songs of the evening.1
The order of service was somewhat
different from the usual order.
The response was followed by a!
duet by Mi’s. Walter Gould and Miss
Luella Shaffer, rendered in their
very delightful style. The Scripture
reading was followed by “Just for
Today”, sung, as the prayer of the
evening, by Mrs. J. H. Caskey; and
after the announcements and offer
ing, Kenneth Diven sang “Hold Thou
My Hand”, a song of deep devo
tion and spiritual uplift. The
musical program was followed by
the address on “The Character and
Ideals of George Washington.”
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HAIL OF ROCKS
NEW YORK.-—The fighting spirit
that made the American army i»re
sistable is illustrated in the case of
Private Michael -I Feeney, of Com
pany G, 114th Infantry regiment,
29th division, who with his “buddy”
named Brady, put a German squad
to flight by hurling stones at them.
The incident is related in a letter
received here from First Lieutenant
T. J. B. Lang, Feeney's command
ing officer, who vouches >r its
authenticity. Lieutenant i.ang
volunteered from .Jersey Civ. while
Feeney’s home is in Bayonne, X.
The Twenty-ninth division was in
heavy fighting in a wooded dis
trict in or near the St.. Milled sector.
“Feeney and his running mate,
Brady, were occupying the same
bunk-hole in the wood.-," writes
Lieutenant Lang. "There was just
some tangled underbrush between
them and the lines of Boches close
in front. During the early morning
there was a Boche machine-gun
serenade and things were humming
at a lively rate. Some Boches who
evidently had come up during the
night with the evident intention of
bombing our men from their posi
tion got close enough to hurl their
hand grenades into our lines. Wo
were not in trenches. We had gone
far, far beyond them.
‘One Hun hurled a grenade quite
accurately and it landed on the
edge of the hole which was the
‘hunting lodge’ of Messrs Feeney
and Brady—brave crusaders of the
Irish race. Feeney saw the gren
ade coming and jumping himself,
he hauled his comrade, Brady, after
him into the next hole, less than
foot and a half to the right. Of
course he didn’t have time to save
his equipment. His mind was right
ly more fully filled with thoughts
of his own anil Brady’s safety.
“The grenade exploded with a
terrible noise. It shattered the
stock of Feeney’s rifle, making it
useless, but Feeney with all the
hereditary temper of his race was
not long in deciding that the
“Dootchman” were a dirty lot and
needed a beating. He had no gun
and no grenades so, with a curse
at the kaiser and his servants, he
stood up in plain view of the enemy
and threw rocks and stones at the
Huns a few yards away.
“They evidently didn’t feel safe
facing Feeney and his mate Brady
and, thinking they were due for a
shower of grenades, beat a mighty
hasty retreat for their own terri
tory.
"I went over to Feeney and, try
ing to keep from smiling, I up
braided him for throwing rocks at
the Germans. Feeney didn’t see
that I was chuckling, but thought I
was angry. He felt I hadn’t been
fair in upbraiding him so he lost
his usual disciplined attitude and
very forcefully told me:
“ ‘Yes, I.ootinent; ye may be mad
with me but if I’d a had grenades
I'd thrown thim too!’
“How could J help promoting him
for it?”
Nenana and Fairbanka, the
Siamese Twins.
PIONEER GRAND IGLOO
TO MEET MARCH FIRST
The raeetng of the Grand Igloo,
Pioneers of Alaska, will be helo in
Fairbanks March first.
It is quite probable that the meet
ing will adjourn to convene later
at Juneau.
The reason giv‘'n for the adjourn
ment is because there will be only
the Nenana and Fairbanks dele
gates at the convention, and recon
vening at Juneau is desired because
it will be handier fjr all the dele
gates from all the igloos to assemble
at the capital.
The Fairbanks delegates to the
grand igloo are George C. Moody,
John H. Joslin, Emmett Kincaid,
Dr. M. F. Hall, Abe McKinnon, T.
A. Peterson, A. R. Heilig, Henry
Rappolt, C. N. Creamer, O. D.
Fisher and Harry Grow.
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DESTROYER WMtNS
WILSON’S VESSEL
DU AHEAD
BOSTON, Feb. 24.—On Sunday,
while making port and during a
dense fog, the transport George
Washington was discovered to be
headed direct for Thatcher’s island,
off Cape Ann.
The discovery was made by one
of the escorting destroyers, who
gave the warning to the master of
the transport, who promptly re
versed the engines, bringing the
vessel to a stop, scarcely a thousand
yards from the shore.
The vessel’s course was altered
and she proceeded on her voyage
shortly afterwards.
Eight of the new submarine
chasers, which were sent out from
port, met the transport u little way
out at sea and escorted her in.
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
MEETS AT ANDERSON HOME
Miss Mildred Anderson will be
hostess to the members of the Tues
day Bridge club at her home on
!• irst street, near C, tomorrow even
ing, and all members are urged to
be there on time; the play to com
mence at 8 o’clock sharp.
In the event of any of the mem
bers of the Tuesday club being un
able to attend, they should send a
substitute so that the play will not
be interfered with or delayed in
any way. It is up to each member
who is unable to attend to secure
her substitute.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission ]
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
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
Tickets will be on sale at any i
time during office hours, and can j
be purchased in sufficient time be- j
fore the departure of the trains. I
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Wednesdays and Sat
urdays.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—At
The News Office.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—A new 7mm Mauser
rifle with 40 rounds of ammu
nition, $50; also a 12-gauge Rem
ington automatic shot gun, almost
new, $40. Inquire at News office.
WANTED TO BUY—A three or
four-room house. Must be
reasonable. Inquire News office.
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dogs with
harness complete. Sled 12 feet
long, in good shape. Malamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. $160 for the outfit
Apply George Hanoff, Cooney
Hotel.
Resident Engineed Howard Ha<
lem, and the members of his party
consisting of Leon P. Shoemaker
and Colby Herndon arived on Satur
day from Camp 440 to celebrate
Washington’s birthday. They left
this morning for their camp.
All things come to him who waits,
including poor vision—unless he
cares for his eyes in time. We fit
you with goggles—light, medium,
and dark amber, 50c to $1.25; Wm.
Taylor, jeweler.
L C. ISABEL
BARBER
Shop in Portland Building
Now Open for Business with
Full Line of Requisites
IMS, NOTICE!
We are in the Fur Manu
facturing Business, therefore
CAN and WILL pay you more
for your furs than any other
fur buyer In town
SI|MSON’S
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Busted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; ona hundred >
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Rate* By the Week or Month
MRS. NICELY, Proprietress
Nenana—The Gateway to McXlnloy
Xatlonal Park.
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, W. J.
Calderhead, R. VV.
Campbell, N. J.
Coghill, VV. A.
Cooney, M. ,T.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R. J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Head, E. A.
Ilaslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, VV. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C. +
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A, >
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas. .
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W,
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
trennna, Alaska's Interior Tuel Depot