THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
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BUSY SESSION.
Because of the announced inten
tion of the Government to push
prosecution of anti-trust cases held
in abeyance during the war, the
present session of the supreme
court is expected to prove one of
the most important in the history of
the court.
The cases pending include those
against the alleged Anthracite coal
trast, the United States Steel cor
poration, the Eastman Kodak com
pany, the Associated Billposters and
Distributors of the United States
and Canada, the American Can com
pany. the Quaker Oats company,
and also the Southern Pacific mer
ger case.
Arguments in pending cases will
begin at once, with the coal case
the first to be heard. The steel case
probably will be the second to be
argued. Others will be argued at
intervals, but under an agreement
between the Government and the
Quaker Oats company that case will
not be heard until January.
General public interest attaches
to another case before the court,
that of the right of breweries to
continue the manufacture of beer
containing 2.75 percent of alcohol.
Appeals from lower court decrees at
Baltimore and N'ew Orleans already
have been filed.
A case of importance to business
interests is the Macomber stock div
idend proceedings, which involve the
constitutionality of the provisions of
the 1916 income tax act taxing
stock dividends as income.
Although the supreme court at its
last term upheld the constitutionali
ty of the espionage act, a large
number of appeals are still pending
in cases growing out of convictions
under that law. Among these is
the ease of James Peterson, candi
date for the Republican nomination
in opposition to Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, in 1918, and who was
sentenced to four years' imprison
ment because of newspaper articles
he wrote. The appeal of Victor
Berger. representative-elect from
Wisconsin, from conviction under
the law also is pending.
James D. Maher, clerk of the
court, announces, that the number
of appeals filed this term is 125
less than during the last term.
While there is no explanation of this
decrease in the number of appeals,
Mr. Maher said he believed it was
due to the fact that lawyers gen
erally are becoming more inclined
not to appeal cases of only minor
importance.
GERMAN TAX MEASURES.
None of the new German tax
measures is more stringent and all
inclusive than the turnover tax, es
pecially that part of it relating to
luxuries. Virtually everything im
aginable beyond the veriest necessi
ties for the household is taxed all
the way from 1 to 15 percent at the
store where they are bought.
There are nineteen categories of
luxuries, eleven of which come un
der the 15 percent clause.
The taxes will vary in severity
according to the price of the articles
purchased, since in this way the
government hopes to put the great
est burden on the wealthy.
The taxes will be collected in two
ways. Where it is possible, the sell
er will add the tax to the price of
the article and turn it in to the
| government. In the case of articles
manufactured in one place and sold
at retail elsewhere, the retail deal
ers will collect the tax.
The government reckons that the
turnover tax will total four billion
five hundred million marks. This
sum must be reduced by one-tenth,
to four billions, to take account of
the territories ceded to the Entente.
WORK FINISHED.
The work of the American Red
Cross in the Russian prison camps
of Germany is finished. In response
to the orders of Marshal Foch, the
Inter-Allied Commission and the
Red Cross have turned over the
work to the German authorities. Its
accomplishment during the past six
months has been mainly the care of
the Russian prisoners during the
most critical time, between the ar
mistice and the period when the
blockade was raised and Germany
was able to carry on the work with
out outside assistance. It distrib
uted clothing, medicine, and food
to camps and hospitals.
That this work has been appre
ciated by the Inter-Allied Commis
sion is shown by a letter from Gen
eral Harries, chief of the American
Military Mission, who wrote thank
ing the American Red Cross for its
"truly great achievements in con
nection with the Russian and other
war prison camps in Germany."
OLD PAFfcKS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
WOMEN ARE URGED
GET OUT OF UNIFORM
LONDON'.—Woman in uniform is
being made the butt of much criti
cism throughout England. “It was
noble of her to get into it—and
now she ought to get out on the
double-quick” is the commentary by
one critic which may be taken as
representative of widespread opinion.
Restoration of women to their
normal sphere and reinstatement of
ex-service men in their old positions
are urged as reasons for the elimin
ation of uniformed women from
public service and welfare organiza
tions.
SOUTHERN OIL MEN
SEEKING PROTECTION
TAMPICO. — Representatives of
the principal oil companies in this
district and various federal military
chiefs met here the other day to
discuss plans for better protection
of petroleum properties and the lives
of employes. The meeting was pre
sided over by General Francisco
Murguia, chief of military opera
tions in the region, and is said to
have resulted in an amicable agree
ment calling for a prosecution of
bandits.
Horlick's Malted Milk. Fowler &
Morris.
Restaurant Tabs and Tablets at
the News Office.
FUEL ARE BOTH
BERLIN.-—Berlin faces a winter
jwith little or no coal, and conse
quent freezing conditions, lack of
electricity, gras, and lighting, and in
addition a shortage of dwellings.
Up to now the government has in
most cases contented itself with ap
pealing to house owners who have
more than enough rooms to volun
teer some space to those without
shelter. The replies have been ex
ceedingly few. and those in power
are seriously considering an adapta
tion of the system in vogue in
Budapest and Munich during the
soviet regimes. That is, the authori
ties would forcibly take over parts
of certain houses.
A Berlin magistrate has ordered
all the war companies, most of
them in process of dissolution or
entirely dissolved, out of their spa
cious quarters .which they had en
joyed for the period of the war. to
provide places for those who have
no homes.
Neukoelln, a suburb of Berlin,
has attempted to help solve the situ
ation by building emergency houses.
Another suburb, Gruenau, propos
es to confiscate the dwellings of
bachelors and put families in them,
although it is not stated what would
be done with the bachelors. Other
suburbs plan to confiscate, for the
winter at least, the homes of sum
mer guest3 that stand empty all win
ter, and fill them with the homeless.
One suburb has already taken this
step.
The city of Berlin has erected in
the Tempclhofer Chaussee district a
model house of clay, and will du
plicate it en masse if it is found to
be practicable. The dwelling au
thorities plan on the erection, as
soon as possible, of 5,500 permanent
residences of a modest character.
The dwelling authorities plan one
and two-family houses with garden,
and larger family houses with a
! number of apartments, and a tiny
garden to each dwelling.
Average building costs are esti
mated conservatively at four and
one-half times the peace rate.
| The government has already ob
itained control of some seven thou
sand empty stores, garrets, work
i plants. barracks and temporary
j structures to shelter those in press
ing need. A total of twenty mill
lion marks has thus far been veted
| or raised for these emergency mea
| sures.
Swarm- of people from the oc
cupied territories are arriving in
| Berlin, increasing the need faster
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FOR SALE • OR RENT—Furnished
two-room house, and lot. Inquire
News office.
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
|GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
| Koland, Third and C streets.
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(FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
| winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
quire Skof House.
BUNCH~'oF KEYS^found' O^r
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
than measures can be taken to alle
viate it. The dwelling authorities
issue warnings repeatedly against
the influx into Berlin, but without
much effect.
MEXICANS ARE WORKING
ON NEW BANKING LAWS
MEXICO CITY—The initiative re
cently submitted to Congress by
President Carranza providing for c
“Banco Unieo del Republico" and
a new system of credits has been
withdrawn by the executive, who ex
plained that changed conditions made
the withdrawal necessary. The news
papers here, however, assert that
the department of the treasury >s
stil at work on a new banking law
which may be presented to Con
gress shortly.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Ala*lean Engineering Commiuioa
NOTICE
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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 ground
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 8 a. m.. and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following schedule between
North Nenana and Fairbanks goes
into effect Nov. 7th, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m.
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks. 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
New* Office.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Price* Most Reasonable
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
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 our
statements.
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.
Mak£ 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
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