THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enrry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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SECRETARY PAYNE.
Secretary Payne said, on the oc
casion of his recent visit to Alaska,
that it is no great job to see what
Alaska needs, if one thinks about
it. To meet the situation, he ex
plained, a committee composed of
men from the postoffice department,
the shipping board, the interior de
partment, the department of agri
culture, and the navy department
had made exhaustive inquiry. Co
operation will come, he said.
“We hope to meet the transporta
tion problem by consolidating the
two present lines of ships now op
erating in Alaskan waters, and dur
ing the travel season, supply enough
ships from the shipping board to
handle the peak load, thus reducing
the cost of transportation.
“I don't mean what you think,”
he added by way of explanation. “I
have no sympathy with government
ownership or modern frivolities and
practices. The Government is will
ing to co-operate, and it asks con
structive. not destructive, criticism."
He contrasted conservation between
New England and Alaska, and said j
to withdraw the lands and resources
"of Alaska was a mistake.
“I don’t know what I can do.” he
continued, “but I hope some plan
may be worked out that will re
dound to the interest of Alaska.
The coal and oil regulations are dif-,
ferent from those in the States, and !
I want them to be liberal. Possibly j
existing legislation may meet the i
situation. If not we may be able!
to evolve some that will. I want ■
everyone to write me at Washing-1
ton, setting forth your needs, and I;
shall be glad to do all I can.”
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ALL. I
With Seward the center of activi- ]
ties in Southwestern Alaska, the j
center of the oil regions, center of
the fishing industry, ocean terminus
of the Government railroad, with a
harbor open the year around; with
abundance of timber for a pulp
mill, the present and future could
not be brighter. The word Seward
down the coast, from Seattle to
Lower California, means a place
where general action results.—Sew
ard Gateway.
Seward, in common with all other
Alaskan towns, is facing a future
containing promise of unequaled
prosperity, comments the editor of
the Juneau Empire. It is fortunate,
so arc the others. It is doubly
fortunate in being able to recognize
its favorable position.
To say that Seward deserves ev
erything that fortune has in store
for it is putting it mildly. Her
citizens have been faithful during
a period of dull times resulting from
delayed development and ill-advised
and mistaken conservation holding
all Alaska in its grip. Through the
dark days of that conservation re
sulting from the Ballinger-Pinchot J
row they did not lose faith in their
destiny. Today, apparently, they ■
stand on the eve of fulfillment of!
their dveams and are about to reap !
the rewards of their faith. Seward’s j
greatness, and in fact that of all |
her sister communities in Alaska, is
limited only by the ambition and in
dustry of its citizens.
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Mrs. C. W. Adams, who went to
Fairbanks several days ago to at
tend her friend. Mrs. L. E. Robert
son, returned to Xenana yesterday
and reports that Mrs. Robertson has
entirely recovered from her very se
vere cold.
Roy Blair, formerly of Xenana
and Fairbanks, and more recently
in the employ of the Standard Oil
company in Lower California, is re
ported to be in a serious condition
as a result of an accident which
befell him recently. An iron sheave
broke and struck Blair in the face,
rendering him totally but it is I
thought not permanently blind.
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The regular train arriving from
Fairbanks yesterday brought the fol
lowing passengers to Xenana: W.
L. Packer, Ben Simson, Mrs. C. W.
Adams. Miss Myrtle Rose, Miss Fern
Rose.'L. P. Schumacher, William C.
Cornell, Arthur Oliver, Alex HanotT,
Sam Beatty. Belt Wilson, and John
Renza. Special Agent Darling was
a way passenger, leaving the train
at the steam-shovel camp at Mile
454.
Miss X. W. O’Brion, Frank Fon
tas, Jack Mihalcik, Howard M. Gill
man. Jr., and Kizo Maito were out
going passengers on two auto stages
which left Fairbanks for the coast
on Thursday.
The regular fall term of school
will open at Fairbanks on Monday
next.
The Tanana Valley Agricultural
association will hold a meeting at j
Fairbanks tonight for the purpose of i
considering final details in connec- j
! tion with the installation of the j
| new flour mill which was purchased j
! this summer by the farmers of the
I Fairbanks district.
Howard M. Gillman, Jr.; chief ]
clerk in the Washington office of
the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion, left Fairbanks for the coast on
Thursday, enroute back to Washing
: ton after a brief outing in Alaska,
| during which he traveled the entire
| length of the Government railroad.
Albert Lundborg, who recently
' completed a grading contract on the
| new Happy-Fairbanks line, is pre- j
1 paring to leave for the States on j
j the next trip of the steamer Yukon. j
Ben Williams, pioneer stage driv- j
i er of Dawson and Fairbanks, left |
j for the States this week to take a i
i special course in the operation of
I internal combustion engines. Ben
has the distinction of having taken
the first stage out of Dawson on
t the old river trail and stuck to the
staging business until horses were
driven from the trail by automo
biles. Now he purposes to master
the art of auto driving.
First class mail was expected at
Fairbanks this afternoon.
GRIGSBY SAYS WAGES
ARE MI SKEW
In an address delivered at Fair
banks on Thursday night. Delegate
George B. Grigsby, who is touring
the Territory in the interests of his
campaign for re-election, criticised
the Alaskan Engineering commission
for its failure to pay the going
u’ages of the country, and declared
that he would make it his business
to endeavor to secure an upward
revision of the scale upon his return
to Washington. He said the men
employed on the railroad should re
ceive at least five dollars a. day and
I their board.
The delegate also paid his com
pliments to Judge Wiekersham, to
whom he referred as the ‘’kaiser.”
and to Dan Sutherland, Republican
candidate for delegate to Congress,
[whom he dubbed the “crown prince.”
The Grigsby meeting was held at
! the Thorne theater and was well at
tended.
Delegate Grigsby arrived in Xe
nana today and will address a meet
ing at the Coliseum this evening,
commencing at eight o’clock.
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Resident Engineer Howard Haslem ;
returned to his station today after j
a brief holiday in town.
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The steamer Tanana left for Gib- j
bon today to connect with the pack
et Louise. The departure of the.
steamer was delayed by boiler trou
ble.
Misses Queenie and Alta Russell,
were outgoing: passengers on this:
morning’s train, headed for the can- j
yon, \fhere they will spend several,
days as guests of Mrs. John Kestly. :
The Commercial club did not J
meet last night.
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J. J. Clausen lost a thumb yes- j
terday on the Wagner claim on;
Goldstream, as the result of getting ■
his hand tangled in the hoist. He ■
was taken to Fairbanks by John j
Metzger for surgical attention and
is now resting as easily as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Lavery & Bailey opened their new
store in Fairbanks today, at the
corner of Second and Cushman
streets.
Tom Cullen, piledriver engineer, j
came down from Fairbanks today.
Mrs. William Depperman was an !
arrival from Fairbanks on today’s •
gascar.
Robert A. Willson and Ed S. Gray j
are recent arrivals in Nenana from
the Anchorage division, where they
spent several weeks in the employ of .
the Alaskan Engineering commission,:
part of the time as stationmen. They :
report trail conditions bad on the
summit, as the result of heavy rains, i
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Mrs. J. H. Scott and Mrs. Jack
Bellerby went to Fairbanks yester
day.
SALAZAR IS APPOINTED
NEW MEXICAN GOVERNOR j
MEXICALI, Sept. 11.—Announce-!
ment has been made of the appoint
ment of Luis M. Salazar as perma-'
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nent governor of Lower California,
succeeding the deposed Cantu.
GOVERNMENT PLANES
HELPING FISHERMEN
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 11.
—Reports received by the navy de
partment indicate that Chesapeake!
bay fishermen are making the great-!
est hauls on record through the as- !
sistance of naval seaplanes. The,
planes spot the schools of fish and
then signal the fishermen by radio,
giving the location of the fish and
the direction in which they are
moving.
Birth Announcement Cards at the
News Office.
WANT ADS
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FOUND—Leather watch fob with.
'locket. Owner cln have same by
calling at The News office.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
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WANTED, to buy. a sewing
machine. Inquire News.825
FOR SALE or rent—Pianos
and sewing machines. Sim
son’s.
For Rent—The Arctic Room
ing house, bathhouse and
laundry, altogether or separ
ate. Wonderful opportunity
for right party. Apply Sim
son’s Store.
DELEGATE GRIGSBY TO
MAKE SPEECH TONIGHT
Delegate George B. Grigsby, who
arrived from Fairbanks this after
noon, will address a public meeting
at the Coliseum this evening, com
mencing at eight o’clock. The dele
gate will be introduced by Robert
Joseph Diven.
As an added feature, there will
be music by the Coliseum orchestra
both before and after the address.
The meeting will be held under
the auspices of the local Democratic
club and everybody is cordially in
vited to be present. The meeting
will take the place of the regular
picture show and will be free.
CHANNEL SWIMMER IS
HAULED FROM WATERS
DOVER, Eng., Sept. 11.—Henry j
Sullivan, of Lowell, Mas*, made an i
unsuccessful attempt to swim the j
English channel this week, from,
Dover to Calais. It was found nec- j
essary to haul him from the water
when ten miles from the French
coast.
YANKEE CONGRESSMEN
WILL RELY ON POLICE
SEOUL, Sept. 11.—It is announc
ed here that the American congress
men who are touring the Far East
will adhere to their original pro
gram relating to Korea, notwith
standing reports of an alleged con
spiracy to kidnap them. They say
they will rely upon the assurance
of the police that they will receive
ample protection.
DEMPSEY WILL FIGHT
GUNBOAT SMITH NEXT
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Cham
pion Jack Dempsey and Jack Kearns,
his manager, have arrived here from
Benton Harbor to complete negotia
tions for a meeting with Gunboat
Smith, of Boston, late this month.
It is expected that the papers will
be signed today.
POSTAL DEPARTMENT
HAS TO TAKE WATER
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 11.
—The supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia has rendered a
decision in which it is held that the
postoffice department has no au
thority to deny second class mail
privileges to a periodical because of
alleged past violations of the espion
age act. The decision is a victory
for the New York Call, which was
barred from the mails because of
certain articles which were printed
during the war.
COAST SAWMILL GETS
BIG CUTTING PERMIT
The Willson & Sylvester mill, lo
cated in the heart of the Tongass
forest reserve at Wrangell, has se
cured from the department the larg
est cutting permit ever given an
Alaskan sawmill concern. The cut- >
ting right will allow the big Wran
gell narrows concern to expand for
the export trade, which has been
the ambition of Alaska sawmill men
for years. '
Ituii, Where Balls and Blears Meet
FRESH EGGS
Outside Potatoes
Fruits of AH Kinds
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to withstand cold weather, j
Your old fur cap, coat or]
robe, if mended or relined,
woulc^be like new, and lots
cheaper. S,u its pressed
scoured or cleansed. Macki-I
naws and underwear mend-1
ed. Ring up
D’Orsay’s Tailor Shop
CABBAGE 10 cents per
pound, large solid heads.
John Scharle, Fairbanks.
Rust House
CLEAN AND
COMFORTABLE
ROOMS BY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
MRS. CHAS. STANFORD
Dr. J. I. BOWEN
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Price* Mott Reasonable
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Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
NEW
CENTRAL CAFE
I FIRST CLASS
in Every Respect
PRIVATE BOXES
JOHN KETOOROKY
Proprietor.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash,
Secretary. President.
Department of the Interior
j Alaskan Engineering Commission
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NOTICE \
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains.
Ticket? 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
jat North Nenana.
Tickets will be on sale at ny
time during office hours, and can ba
purchased in sufficient time before
[the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
j the foot of A street on Wednesdays
land Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
i between Nortn Nenana and Fair
> banks is effective June 1, subject to
[change without notice:
j Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.; ^
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
nana and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
f.>r Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER. ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.