THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
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THE DELEGATE SITUATION
In Section 393 of the act passed
by congress providing for the elec
tion of a delegate to congress it 's
provided "that the delegate chosen
at each subsequent election shall
hold his office for the same term
as the members of the House of
Representatives chosen at the gen
era! election in the same year."
The Constitution of the United
States provides that the House of
Representatives shall be composed
of members chosen every second
year, and that when vacancies hap
pen in any state the executive au
thority thereof shall issue writs for
a special election. Nothing is
stated in the constitution which
would warrant the assumption that!
i Representative would hold over
his term or until his successor is
qualified, but the contrary is pre
sumable from a reference to Section
3 which speaks of the seats of Sen- j
ators being vacated at the expira-i
tion of their term.
It is therefore apparent that th?j
Territory will be without repre-!
sentation in congress until another:
delegate has been duly elected to1
succeed the late Chas. V Sulzer.
The manner of holding this elec-j
tion has been prescribed by con- •
gress and our legislature. Section!
324 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska
stipulates that “the time for hold
ing an election to fill a vacancy
... may be prescribed by an act
passed by the Legislature’"; and
Chapter 61 of the Session Laws of
Alaska, passed by the Legislature
April 29, 1915, reads “in case of
a vacancy . . . the governor of the
Territory of Alaska shall cause a
special election to be held to fill
such vacancy, giving thirty days
notice thereof. Such election shall
be held under ar.d be governed by
the laws regulating general elections
in the Territory of Alaska.”
It would seem that th-> election
cannot, unless further remedial
legislation is passed at Juneau at
the present session of the Legis
lature, be held until well along in
the summer, for another act of
the Legislature, passed in 1917, pro
vides “That all candidates for the
office of delegate to congress from
Alaska shall be nominated by direct
vote of the people" and “Each per
son to become a candidate shall not
less than 60 days before the date
of the primary election file his de
claration of candidacy." Forty-five
days, or less thereafter the clerk
of the court of each division must
canvass the vote and may then wire
it to the Secretary of the Territory,
who can accept this telegraphed re
turn to determine the result. After
this must come the final election,
which presumably would have to be
dated a sufficient time ahead to en
able the party candidates, after they
had been determined by the prim
aries, to visit the different parts of
the territory in their effort to se
cure votes.
It is probable, however, than an
effort will be made by the legisla
ture to pass such a measure at this
session as will expedite matters in
view of the emergency.
THE FLU IN ENGLAND
More than half the deaths among
the American soldiers in Great
Britain were due to influenza. The
total number of cases of the disease
in the three months of the epidemic
among the Americans 4 h c re r ached
7,512. In that period deaths from
pneumonia, developed in most case;
from influenza, numbered 1,717.
Of 6.000 troops brought on one
trip by the steamer Olympic. 2,000
contracted the disease and. as about
one-third of these cases developed
pneumonia, the proportion of fatali
ties was very large.
These figures are contained in
an elaborate report being prepared
by the American Red Cross cover
ing the work of the organization
in Great Britain up to the beginning
of this year.
When the Olympic docked at
Southampton there were about 400
influenza cases on board. But be
fore the troops could be debarked
the number of cases had increased
five fold. The weather was at its
worst, cold, wet and misty.
"When the Olympic drew into
port." says the report, "and the
news of the outbreak of influenza
was received, the medical authori
ties hesitated to disembark all these
troops, who were fresh from train
ing camps in the mild climate of
the Southern states. For the only
place to take them was the South
ampton Rest Camp, which was
situated or, low wet ground, and was
without adequate facilities for tak
ing care of sick men or men who
had been exposed to an epidemic.
Most of - the housing in the camp
was in tents without cots, and the
men had to sleep on floors which
consisted merely of one layer of
thin boards a few inches off the
ground."
for a few days the doctors tried
to fight the epidemic on shipboard,
but it became so fiercely virulent
that it finally became necessary to
disembark the men and take them
to the rest camp.
“The medical authorities in the
hospitals around Southampton,” the
reporf says, “were well equipped
to deal with any ordinary outbreak
of disease, but this emergency tax
ed to the breaking point all their
accommodations and preparations.
Supplies, not only drugs and equip
ment, but also of doctors and
nurses were rapidly exhausted."
Here, the report points out, was
a signal opportunity for the Red
Cross, and it lent valuable aid in
securing instant delivery of needed
supplies and clothing and in pro
viding aceommodatons for many of
the patients.
From 76 cases of influenza a
mong American soldiers in Great
Britain during the week ending
September 9, the number jumped
to 2330 on September 30. That
was the highwater mark and from
then on there was a sharp and
steady decline, the number dwind
ling to eight cases by December 8.
LONDON.—“Women are to be
admitted to the councils of the
church, but not to the Great Assem
bly of the Church of England,”
said the dean of Westminster in pre
senting the Grand Committee’s re
port to the archbishop of Canter
bury. It was stated that divisions
on the question of admitting women
to the Great Assembly were ex
tremely close, but many members
thought they ought not to take ac
tion in advance of the action of
Parliament.
Sixty-five French orphans have
been adopted by the residents of
Anchorage and vicinity.
OREGON VOTERS
WILE PASS SuON
ON BIG ISSUES
SALEM, Ore.—Xine measures,
referred to the people by the last
legislature, have been placed upon
the ballot for a special election to
be held June 3 in Oregon- These
measures reflect the work of the
lawmakers during the forty-day
session and embrace most of the
subjects upon which arguments
waxed warm in both legislative
houses. “Highway work and the
ousting of an alleged patent paving
trust, from control of such con
struction. state aid of various kinds
for returned soldiers and sailors,
reconstruction work and building
of structures for state needs, as
a means of employing discharged
soldiers and war workers, and irri
gation and reclamation legislation—
these were the issues upon which
forensic fights were waged in legis
lative halls. These subjects are in
cluded in the nine referendum
measures, which are as follows:
A proposed appropriation of
§2.500,000 contingent u on the ap
propriation by the federal govern
ment of a like amount, to assist,
the United States government in
constructing a military highway,
from the city of Astoria, through
Clatsop, Tillamock, Lincoln. Lane.
Douglas, Coos,, and Curry counties,
of Oregon and to the California
line.
A constitutional amendment to
permit the bonding of Oregon for
five million dollars for the promo
tion of reconstruction, reclamation
and land settlement projects.
A proposed law providing: that
honorably discharged soldiers, sail
ors and marines from Oregon may
attend any private or public insti
tution of learning in the state, and
have their necessary expenses not
to exceed $25 per month, paid j>y
the state for four years.
A bill to bond the state for
$5,000,000 for reconstruction work,
including construction of hospitals
at Portland and Salem, and other
state buildings at Corvallis, Eu
gene, Monmouth, Pendleton, Astoria,
Marshfield. Baker, Bend, LaGrande,
and Medford; to develop reclama
tion projects on arid swamp and
logged-off lands, build a new peni
tentiary, and to provide settlement
of land by discharged soldiers.
A constitutional amendment prcf
posing payment by the state of
irrigation and drainage district
bond interest for the first five
years by issuing state bonds, oh
condition that such districts are
found to comply with required con
ditions.
A constitutional amendment to
raise the present two per cent limit
ation placed upon counties for
' creating debts for permanent roads.
A constitutional amendment to
provide for a lieutenant governor,
which office does not now exist in
Oregon.
A constitutional amendment to
permit the erection of a recon
siruction hospital in Portland.
BSOWN HOIST SENT
TO END OF STEEL
The Brown hoist and her crew,
in charge of Foreman Xorvin Smith
in low of locomotive No. 208, was
sent out the end of steel this morn
ing.
She wil pick up and load onto
a car all the rails and other ma
terial left over after the completion
of the line and the spur to the
coal mine, and will return to town
I with them, probably tonight.
Chas. H. Hall, former local dis
bursing officer, who journeyed to
Anchorage with the Ryan party, left
Anchorage for the Stater on March 3.
I Cordova has an ordinance pro
l viding that only brick chimneys
may be built -within certain limits.
This ordinance will be rigdly en
forced.
'DISTANCE tables on govern
ment RAILROAD
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Seward to No. Miles
Kern creek . 71.00
Anchorage .114.35
Chickaloon 188.35
Broad Pass 314.53
Lignite 364.00
Nenana 413.83
Fairbanks 470.56
Anchorage to
Matanuska ... . 36.32
Chickaloon . 74.00
Montana creek . 94.90
Talkeetna .112.35
Broad Pass . 200.18
Nenana . 299.43
Fairbanks .356.21
Broad Pass to
Lignite .49.47
Xenana . 99.30
Lignite to
Xenana .49.83
Fairbanks .106.56
Nenana to
Fairbanks 56.73
Tanana Valley Railroad
Fairbanks to
Chena Junction 41
Chena 5.0
Happy Junction 7.3
Chatanika . .39.2
Matanuska is the juction for the
branch line to the coal fields, and
Chickaloon is the terminus of that
line.
Talkeetna is at present the end
of steel on the coast division.
Grade has been completed for a dis
tance of twenty miles beyond Tal
keetna to Deadhorse. Grading is
under way to the Susitna crossing
at Indian river, approximately 20
miles from Deadhorse.
The distance between rail heads
at the end of this summer’s work
will be a trifle less than 100 miles.
Approximately ten miles of rails
have been laid from Happy Junction
toward N'enana.
Bernard M. Stone, well known
coast newspaperman, wha has been
associated with the Valdez Miner
during the past year, is now in
Juneau, having recently moved to
the capital to accept a position.
Albert Lundborg, well known
contractor, arrived in town last
night from his camp near Standard
creek, on business.
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furnished complete. Inquire at
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred. Mrs. Clara
Bergman, Charles
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 r
Calderhead, R. \v.
Campbell. X. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Boner, Frank
Diven, R J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Dunk, A. B.
Finlayson, K A.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. JJ.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Gheziti, Alfred
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill. L. VV.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray. E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
I Ketoorokv, John A
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. p.
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, VV. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodlgkeit, Wm
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Car!
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
South'vorth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, F'rank
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.
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