THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET’’
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
Owned and Edited by
R. G. SOUTH WORTH ARTHUR G. BELL
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FINE!
The news given us by Forestry
Superintendent C. H. Fiory that
the forestry bureau and the paper
manufacturers have about agreed
upon the terms of a contract for
the sale af timber from hhe national
forests cf Alaska for use in making
paper pulp that will be saisfactorv
to both is fine, declares the editor
of the Alaska (Juneau) Daily Em
pire. There is nothing in sight that
would do more for the development
of Alaska than the addition of a
paper and pulp manufacturing in
dustry to the activities of Alaska.
Alaska takes first place among the
political divisions of the country in
fish, and she stands well toward the
top in metal mining. She is well
situated to lead in paper making,
and there is no reason why such an
industry should not add its one-third
or more to the total of our trade
and commerce, in the employment
of labor and to our population.
FLEETS,OF THE FUTURE.
Speaking for the Naval Board,
Rear Admiral Badger has told the
house committee on naval affairs
that size and gun power are still
the backbone of naval strength.
Notwithstanding the modern theo
ries that .the submarine and air
Efforts are being made at Nome
to secure one or two Government
army trucks, of which there are
more than 40,000 more than the
Government can use. The machines
are being supplied to the various
branches of the Government in such
manner as not to interfere with the
business of auto makers, and Nome
feels that one or more of the ma
chines should be sent North for use
on the peninsula.
A Republican club was formed at
Nome during the latter part of Feb
ruary, with an initial membership
of more than 40. W. i. Rowe is
president, and John Hancock, sec
retary.
The fastest time ever made be
tween Seward and Anchorage was
on February 28, 1920, when the
regular passenger train departed
from Seward at 8:15 a. m. and ar
rived in Anchorage at 3:80 p. m.,
same date. The train consisted of
three passenger coaches, one buffet
observation car, three carloads of
merchandise, and one caboose. One
hundred and twenty-five passengers
nine sacks of first class and 71
sacks of second class mail were car
ried in this train.
Kowkow is “plenty" in Nome Es
kimoville at present. Seals are nu
merous along the ice edge a short
distance from Nome and the native
hunters are achieving excellent re
sults in their hunting endeavors,
says a recent issue of the Nome
Nugget. One native is said to have
killed nine of the animals in one
day a short time ago, ar.d several
others have secured two or three.
The seals are found about four
I plane have revolutionized naval
j strategy and that mobility has be
come one of the chief assets of sea
power, the N'aval Board advises the :
| gualding of bigger warships than !
any now afloat, and prophesies that !
I future tendencies will be toward the
building of even larger and larger |
warships.
In 1895, a 10,-000-ton battleship j
was considered the last -word ini
fighting strength. Today the most!
powerful dreadnaught afloat is the !
British battleship Hood, of about j
43,000 tons. Our navy is now build- j
ing four ships of this general type j
and tonnage, and with armament i
slightly more powerful. For future j
construction the Naval Board rec- i
ommends a 44,000-ton type, with !
16-inch guns. It wants two of j
these and one battle-cruiser of 32.-1
000 tons displacement, ten 10.000-1
ton scout-cruisers, two airplane car- ‘
riers, six submarines and other
smaller craft.
Such a building program, explains
the Philadelphia Press, is calculated
to give us in time the most powerful '
navy in the world. It presupposes !
the necessity of a return to the old j
system of competitive armaments, !
the system which the League of Xa- j
tions is intended to replace. And
whether such a necessity exists is, !
after all, a political question and [
not for the Naval Board to decide. !
miles from shore, according to one |
aboriginal Nimrod.
Trapping within the city limits 1
of Wrangell proved profitable for j
“Mickey” Prescott, says the Wran- [
gell Sentinel. He visited his trap- !
line on the marsh and took three l
mink from his traps. A small dog ■
that he had with him then got on i
the trail of a black wolf. The wolf
turned and chased the dog back to
within a few yards of his master.
Prescott fired at the wolf, bringing
him down with a load of No. 4
shot. The wolf pelt is worth $30,
while the bounty paid by the Ter
ritory is $15. The three mink skins
are worth from $12 to $15 each.
The 1 ukon Silver Black Fox com
pany and the Northern Fox Ranch,
Limited, of Dawson, both owned by
Dawson capital and two of the most
successful fox farms of the Yukon,
recently killed their surplus stock.
The former company killed eight
beautiful silver foxes and sold the
pelts for a sum running into four
figures, while the latter company
killed eight silver gray, six cross
and four red foxes.
Suits mended, pressed and cleaned.
Underwear renovated Old furs re
modeled, bought and sold. Goods
called for and delivered. Telephone
32 Green.
D’ORSAY TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Streets.
SECRET OF SMOKE SCREENS
IS DISCLOSED BY BRITISH
LONDON. — The secret of the
smoke screens used with such great
success by the British navy in the
raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge is
definitely disclosed. They were pro
duced from an acid, which has to
be burned in the presence of a suf
ficient amount of water vapor; oth
erwise the smoke produced, even
over the sea, is litable to be some
what thin on a dry day.
Commander Brock, who sacrificed
his life in the assault on the Ger
man defences at the Belgian ports,
devised the plan to feed the acid in
a fine spray into the funnel of a
destroyer, where the temperature
was sufficient to vaporize the acid,
and the water vapor present com
pleted the formation of the cloud.
OVER - THE - ICE EGGS JUST
RECEIVED. Northern Commercial
Company.
CONVICTIONS OF PROFITEERS
ARE COSTLY IN ENGLAND
LONDON. — Twenty-four convic
tions obtained before the 1,900 anti
profiteering tribunals set up thru
out. England have cost more than
£1.000 each, it was declared by
Captain Wedgwood Benn in the
house of commons during discussion
of a proposal to extend the Pro
fiteering Act for another period of
six months.
Captain Benn summarized the re
sults of the act, during its first six
months of life, by stating:
“Nineteen hundred committees
have been appointed; 1,935 cases
have been heard—one case per com
mittee; 24 convictions have been
obtained; £25,000 has been spent.
And the cost of living has gone up!" I
Supporters of the bill argued that j
six months had not given the ad
ministrators of fhe law fair oppor
tunity of demonstrating its worth.
The proposed extension of six
months was voted.
Knu Shoes—Men’s and Women’s.
Fowler & Morris.
OLD PAPEKS for sale at
THE NEWS OFFICE
TYPEWRITER PAPER IS
ON SALE BY THE NEWS
A shipment of typewriter paper,
if the standard American brand,
has just been unpacked at The News
iffice, where it is on sale by the
box or in any other quantity desired.
The sizes include both legal ami
letter and the weights range from
the lightest to heavy. t
The paper was bought right and
is being sold at a close margin of
profit.
The News Mso has unprinted en
velopes for sale by the box and by
the package—all sizes, from baroni
jl to legal, white and colored, and
bond and wove.
WANT ADS
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NATIVE HAY FOR SALE—Inquire
at Johnson’s Store, Front St. tf
[CABIN FOR RENT—Partly furnish
ed. Close in. Inquire at News.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
bunch""oI^seveSPkeyTI^X
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE, f
Terms reasonable. tf
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FOUND—Bunch of keys. Inquire
at Central Cafe. j
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FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
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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.
While repairing the Jumbo cable
recently, Foreman J. Dennis, Bill
Weitzoll and several assistants took
a 40-foot drop, fortunately landing it
in very deep snow, or the accident |
might have been more serious. As '
it was, they had a severe shock and ■
were taken to the hospital to re
cuperate.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
WOOD
Sawing
ICE and EXPRESS j
CYRIELE VERHAEGHE
OFFICE AT i
THE TERMINAL
HEALY RIVER
ROADHOUSE
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LEO RODRIGUE
Proprietor.
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The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn--In Connection**Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EAS TERLY, Proprietress.
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Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ILEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the grounu
floor of the General Office Building
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at S a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairba^cs.
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 11:34> a. a.
Leave North Nenana 1 :00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 5:3# p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make ther
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTIEE
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 ear
statement*.
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