THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alask
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 187
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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OVERCOMING PREJUDICE
American trade relation with Mex
ico now that the war is ended, is
interesting business men and stud
ents of economy on the border, re
ports an Associated Press corres
pondent, writing from El Paso.
German agents, opera'.ng through
officials of the German empire, con
ducted a systematic campaign thru
out Mexico to discredit American
made goods This was done with a
definite view toward trade condi
tions after the war. This was car
ried to the point of organizing a
boycott in a number of places in
Mexico while in others the most
unfair methods of damaging Ameri
can goods before they were offered
for sale were resorted to by Ger- j
man agents.
All of these activities had for
their purpose the replacing of
American-made goods with German
made goods after the war. Knowing
that open markets for goods made in
Germany would be restricted by
prejudice and economic barriers,
the Germans shrewdly calculated toj
retain Mexico and also South Amer
ican countries where possible, as
their trade zone.
Since Europe has beer, practically
eliminated from the Mexican trade
during the war, Mexico has learned
to depend upon the United States
for many things previously pur
chased abroad. This has tended to
overcome certain prejudices against
American goods and merchandise in
this country than in Europe. This
condition did not extend to all lines
of trade, for the United States has
long controlled the machinery and
grocery supply business of Mexico.
But dresses, perfumes, art goods and
clothing to some extent have been
bought abroad and the “Made in
France” or “Made in Germany”
products were preferred before the
war.
An effort was also made by Ger
man mining men to obtain control
of the vast storehouses of metals
in Mexico. A company was organ
ized having its headquarters in Ger
many to buy up all possible mining
properties, smelters and smelter
railroads. One company did gain
control, but the necessity for having
a ready market prevented the com
bination from gaining control as it
was found that competing companies
could sell to Allied countries at a!
large profit because of the wartime
demands for metals and could pay,
large salaries and more wages. This
company has since been sold to per
sons of non-German blood.
At one time the German imperial
government was reported to be
directly interested in a chain of
stores which were established in
northern Mexico with smaller branch
es in prosperous settlements. These
stores were located where Ameri
cans were the most active and the
employes always boasted that they
were expetced to control more trade
than the Americans. These stores
are in operation now but have been
much restricted in their commerical
activities during the war, due to the
black list against them and their
inability to get \’erman goods.
A phase of the German trade pro
paganda was shown in Mexico dur
ing tha recent influenza epidemic.!
Drugs were restricted for imports-1
t:on to Mexico until the epidemic
swept over the republic. Then it
wa.; modified. In the meantime Ger
mans arranged through Spanish or
other neutrals to buy quantities of
lirups which they offered for sale
during the epidemic, boasting openl>
thtft the Germans were showing
their friendship in this way. while
the Americans were keeping drugs
from them and declaring the United
States were permitting them to die.
QUICK ACTION
The two steel surveying steam
ships to be built by the Eemergency
Fleet Corporation, says the Seattle
Times, will be constructed at Mani
towac, Wis., in order to utilize spe
cial equipment at that yard, but the
wire-drag launches will be built on
the Pacific coast, and before long
will be ‘‘busily dragging the danger
ous waters of Alaska for hidden
obstructions which have already
caused so much loss.” according to
a letter received by J. L. McPherson,
manger of the Alaska Bureau of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and
Commercial club.
Secretary Redfield says. “This ef
fective action is due to the sugges
tion of the President and the efforts
of Edward N. Hurley, chairman of
the Shipping Board.”
The Washington authorities were
stirred to action by the appalling
loss of life in the wreck of the
steamship Sophia
The Seattle organization was very
active in bringing the matter to the
attention of the authorities at Wash
ington, using the Sophia disaster
as an argument in favor of prompt
action.
“THE ONLY SURVIVOR”
The Ukiah Press, Ukiah, Cal.,
claims to have printed the first
story of ‘‘the only Sophia sur
vivor,” a Miss Vienne Field, of
Potter Valley, Cal., who is said
to have written to an attorney
In Ukiah that she “suffered no
ili effects of the perilous expe
rience other than a severe cold.”
—Seattle Star.
Mis Vienne Field, of Potter Valley
California, trying to be the first
“sole survivor" of the Princess
Sophia disaster, has probably spoiled
a possible future opportune Tor
herself or someone else, comments
the Juneau Empire. It is too soon
after the disaster for one to get
away with an “only Princess Sophia
survivor” story particularly if one is
so near at hand as California.
One would think it would have
occured to the story writer for the
Ukiah Press, of Ukiah, California,
that Vienne would have had a hard
job to carry such a story as a “sole
survivor of the Princess Sophia”
would posses to Potter Valley, Cali
fornia, without having got caught
at it.
GRACE (Presbyterian) CHURCH
REV. ROBT.
DIVEN
D. D.
MINISTER
Sunday School .at 12:00
Evening Lecture End-of-the-Year
Service....7:30 p. m.
Music begins at 7:15 Lecture 7:30
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ALASKANS LONG
; 10 COME NORTH
—
Art Denny, formerly one of the
g engineering staff stat'oned at Xe
nana Crossing and wl o is at pres
r ent at Camp Dodge, Iowa, awaiting
his discharge from the army, writ
s ing to a friend of his >n Xenana
5 under date of Xovember 25th says
0 that he is expecting his discharge
3 from the army post any day and
that just as soon as he is free and
j has concluded a visit to his folks,
^ he will ‘’hit the trail" for Xenana.
- He briefly touches on his trip
) on the transport from St. . Michael
to San Francisco,and says that the
grub they were served while on the
! boat was fierce. He says he had to
bribe the cook to get a decent meal.
He took sick with infiuneza at
Camp Dodge and was eight days in
the hospital. He says that Grady
Sumerlin, Kenneth Case and Ralph
Darling have been discharged from
’ the army and that they were on
their way to their respective homes
at the time the letter was written.
NEW YEAR MOVIE BILL
10 BE SPECIAL FEATURE
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Based on the life of the immortal
Joan of Arc, a motion picture pro
duction in eleven parts, entitled
“Joan the Woman”, with Geraldine j
Farrar in the role of Joan, will be
shown at the Coliseum on New i
Year's night.
There is a certain timeliness about (
the story of Joan of Arc, as :t has 1
been reported from France, that
public interest in the maid of Or
leans never was so keen as at the
present moment. It is said that 1
the director of the play and Miss £
touched upon this feature of melo- \
Farrer, in “Joan the Woman” have \
touched upon this feature of mod- r
ernism in relating one of the most
fascinating stories of mediavalism. r
All the scenes of the picture were •
made in California, Miss Farrar hav- *
ing spent more than four months *
in the moving picture colony. As
to the historical accuracy of cos- *
tumes, armor, heraldry, buildings r
and personnel, that portion of the r
production was in the hands of '
Wilfred Buckland, formerly of the *
‘ \
artistic staff of David Belasco. He
spent many months in the Lasky, *
studio assembling the material for
“Joan the Woman.”
The play, which will be shown
at the Coliseum, is hailed as the a
most wonderful photodrama of the ^
age, and Xenanaites should not fail p
to see it. i ^
The price of admission will be t
one dollar, with 25 cents extra for a
; reserved seats
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HIGH WAGES ATTRACT (
MEN TO COAL MINES f
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POTTSV ILLE, Pa. — Anthracite
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mining, which has been lagging ever .
since influenza swept over this
region, is about to be resumed on ^
a larger scale than before the epi
demic. Hundreds of miners who,
attracted by the higher wages inig
munition plants, left the mines, are'_
now returning. .
The increase of SI a day in wages
recently granted miners is another |
reason for the return of the men. j
Their number will be augmented
by thousands of young miners to be
released from military camps.
In the Minersville district several
colleries have announced that they
again have their full complement
of workers.
It is expected that production of
anthracite, which coal company offi
cials say fell off more than a million
i tons in October, will soon become
normal.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday school will be held in the
office building opposite the post
office, Sunday at 1 p. m.
The regular service will be held
at the same place at 2 p. m., the
subject will be “Christian Science.”
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NENANA Did
IN POWER B EL
The following statistics, under the
Man-Power Act, for Local Board
No. 19. of N'enana, compiled by Reg
istrar E. J. Cronin, chairman of the
local board, have ■ been released for
publication.
The Man-Power Act under which
the men of this" district were reg
istered provided that all males be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, both
inclusive, must register for military
service.
A total of 489 men were regis
tered under the act referred to.
in the district, from the following
precincts:
Xenana precinct. 426
Toftv precinct . 30
Hot Springs precinct . 33
Total 489
The registrants are classified as
follow’s:
Xative born citizens.168
Naturalized citizens .52
Citizen's by father's naturalization 21
Intentions declared 128
Xon-declarants> 119
Total 489
Single men .397
Married men 81
Widowers . 9
Divorced •>
White ... 477 1
Negro . 2
Driental 6 1
Indians 4 •
Total .489
There were 128 declarants and
119 non-declarants, and all of the
tges from 18 to 45 were represented
vith the following exceptions: There
■vere none of the age of 24 and
tone from 28 to 31 years old.
The registrars for the Man-Power
•esigstration were: E. J. Cronin, ’
Venana; W. O. Young, Hot Springs,
5- A. Harries. Tofty; and R. E. •
3urns, Lignite.
The members of the Xenana Local
3oard Xo. 19, who have rendered
neritorious service to the govern- |
nen and whose activities along these
ines have now come to an end are
•Idward J. Cronin, chairman, George !
Y. Pennington, secretary and Dr.!
5avid H. More examining physician. :
NOTICE
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The management of the Coliseum
mnounce that all soldiers of the
Commission guards who have hith-i(
‘rto been admitted to the pic- ■ !
ure shows on payment of the war■ ^
ax only, will, in future, be given I
i special rate to all picture shows, j
The rate charged the men in the
'J. S. service, including the Signal j
Corps, will be twenty-five cents'
'or all shows and will include war
ax, with the exception of special !
hows where more than fifty cents J
s charged for admission
For these shows they will be ad- i
nitted for one-half of the price:
■harged for general admission, with1
wenty-five cents extra for reserved !
eats.
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NEWS OFFICE
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Green Felt Shoes and Slippers, Moccasins,
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These new rates of admission will
go into effect on and after Janu
ary first.
MERCHANT MARINE
ATTRACTS MANY RECRUITS
PHILADELPHIA. — Assurance
given by Secretary Daniels in a
recent address here that the nation
has no intention of abandoning its
program of building up the merchant
marine has had a stimulating effect
upon recruiting for that branch of
the service.
William G. Rice, chief of the Sea
Service Bureau, which supplies offi
cers and men for transports and
cargo ships, said men are being ship
ped daily into active overseas service
and that this will continue indefin
itely. He declared that there is a
glorious future in store for the
American merchant marine, and that
the prospects of fame and fortune
for those who enter this service are
more alluring today than ever be
fore in the nation’s history. Re
■ruiting therefore will go on. he said
for the merchant marine needs many
more men.
r.s. McDonald
CONVEYANCING
GENERAL BROKERAGE
NOTARIAL WORK
LIFE INSURANCE
Local Agent of
Whitely-Woodward Company
Homa Insurance Co., Now York
National Fire, of Hartford
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co.
Law Union and Rock, London
Look Them Up In Best’s
Union Insurance Society, London
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WANT ADS
LOST—A Grey Husky Pop, about
Nov. 27th; has collar on neck
Finder return to CojfhiH’s store.
BUSINESS OPPORTH?F^~
Star—Mike’s Place. For rent,
ready for business—on most reas
onable terms. Apply R. S. Mc
Donald
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PRICES REASONABLE
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at the
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HEATERS
RANG ES
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