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.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth..Editor and Manager
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CONSIDER WELL
Tomorrow Alaskans are going' to
decide as to who they wish to rep
resent them at Washington for the
next two years. As every one 'Irving
in the territory has a material inter
est in the work accomplished in
their behalf at the national capital
it is obvious that each should be
as careful in his or her choice as
he or she would be in the selection
of an attorney to take charge of
personal affairs.
Charles A. Sulzer, the present
delegate, and James Wickersham
are seeking the privilege of repre
senting the territory. The former is
basing his claim for support on a
clean record of work already accom
plished and a platform which clearly
outlines his proposed endeavor in
the future. Many of his colleagues
in Congress have testified to his
industry, ability, integrity and the
high esteem in which he is held in
official circles. He makes no at
tempt to boost himself at anyone
else’s expense, nor makes charges
against any one. He elects to base
his hopes of winning on his own
merits rather than the demerits of
someone else.
On the other hand Wickersham
has made his campaign simply one
of attack and abuse. As in former
years he has indiscriminately abused
any and everybody but himself,
charging his many failures to
achieve anything worth while to the
shortcomings of someone else. He
has used the lowest type of vilifica
tion that can be concieved under
the present circumstances with which
to try and smirch the character of
his opponent, by untruthfully assert
ing that he is a slacker, and making
dirty insolations in regard to his
German ancestry.
Mr. Sulzer has established the
fact that his father fled to this
country from Germany after taking
part in an unsuccessful revolution
against kaiserism, that he himself
fought as a volunteer in the Span
ish-American war, and that two of i
his brothers lost their lives in that
war. Wickersham was an able
bodied man during the Spanish
American war and he was perfectly
willing to let braver men do his
fighting for him, and yet, although
he well knows that his charges
against Mr. Sulzer are absolutely
without foundation, he persists in
making them on the stump.
At Ketchikan Wickersham made
the same insinuations against Mor
rissey, Mr. Sulzer’s secretary, al
though he was personally aware that
Morrissey threw up his job eighteen
months ago, paid his own expenses
to Fort Gibbon, where he tried to
get into the army for service in the
present war, and was rejected there
as medically unfit.
Such charges as these are the
only material grunds upon which
Wickersham is asking for votes. It
is up to the voters to express their
opinion of a platfrom that has for
its support such questionable props.
A majority for Mr. Sulzer means,
the assurance of the continuance
of capable, honest endeavor on be
half of his constituents and an in
dorsement of the policies of Mr.
Wilson. Let every voter as care
ful!" onsider his choice as he would
that of one he was seeking to look |
after hi personal business and there
will be no doubt that he will get
that majority.
THE TANK AT WAR
| Thearmored caterpillar motor car
i or “tank", which is now in high
favor as an engine of assault
I against th enemies’ lines, almost fell
| into discredit in France in 1917.
I The most successful type has been
! the new lighter car with a swinging
1 turret from which an inch and a
j half caliber cannon or a machine
| gun can fire in any direction.
While the British were manu
facturing their immense, heavy
J “tanks”, the French, without know
ing of the work their allies were
| doing, experimented with lighter
(cars, one type weighing 13 tons and
; another 23 tons. The 13-ton cars
j made their appearance in April,
1917, taking part in the French
! offensive between Rheims and the
I Aisne, as an experiment.
The losses appeared to be ex
j cessive and the report spread that
| they caught fire every time they
were hit by a projectile. The death
i of Commandant Bossut, while lead
! ing an assault with one of the cars
! created a profound impression.
: Two later operations, however,
; modified military opinion regarding
i them and they proved to be most
! effective.
I During the winter other experi
'ments were made and toward the
last of May, 1918, the likht “tanks”
made their appearance on the battle
field in greater numbers. They
were assigned to the defense of
the forest of Villers-Cotterets, when
the Germans made their rush be
tween Soissons and Rheims. During
the first fifteen days of June they
made more than twenty counter
attacks and kept the forest clear
of the enemy. The medium weight
cars in the meantime had helped the
Americans take Cantigny.
Their first spectacular feat was
in mobilizing in twelve hours south
of Mondidier to precede the in
fantry in a successful counter at
tack that stopped the advance of
the Germans on the Mondidier
Noyan line.
i nese anil subsequent successes
convinced the French military au
thorities that the light "tank” was
an effective and efficient arm.
VOTE EARLY AND RIGHT!
BELGIUM FOOD PRICES
1 he price of meat has risen in
Belgium from 35 cents to $2 per
pound. A pound of butter which
before the war cost 35 cents, now
costs $3.50. One egg costs 25 cents
and so does a pound of potatoes,
which four years ago sold for one
cent. The average cost of the daily
living of a Belgian family of two
adults and two children, which be
for the war was 62 cents a day, is
now $3.50, and the yearly budget
of $230 for food expenses alone has
risen to $1,240.
The rich people are spending
their capital, the people of the
middle class are completely ruined,
and the laboring class, the majority
of whom are unemployed are on
the verge of starvation, and entirely
dependent on relief from outside.
Most people have lost 25 per cent
of their weight; the cases of tuber
culosis have increased 100 per cent
and the doctors in spite of their
untiring devotidn, can no longer
cope with their task.
VOTE EARLY AND RIGHT!
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* COMMUNICATION I
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i The charge was made last nigh
at Union Hall on behalf of Judg
Wickersham that:
j “Every newspaper in Alaska ha
| been subsidized to work for Sulzer'
election.”
This charge is characteristic o
the Wickersham campaign- All wh
dare* to oppose him are stigmatizei
either as “paid hirelings” of thos
indefinite, hazy irrideseent “inter
ests,” which are Wick’s chief stocl
in trade—or have “sold out” or beei
"subsidized” or “bribed.”
Such campaign methods paralle
the operations of the blackmailer
Indeed, the blackmailer is tin
decenter man because he seeks onl;
to rob you of money.
| The Wickersham method seeks ti
rob a man of his reputation fo
! truth, for honor, for decency, an(
to hold him up to public scorn am
ridicule because, forsooth, he dare;
to oppose Wickersham’s persona
ambitions.
Did you ever stop to conside
what at bottom are the movin;
motives of Wickbrsham’s desire t<
be delegate from Alaska?
Is it the dearest desire of hi;
heart to do something for the dea:
; people, or is it his chief desire t<
i draw the salary, to exercise thi
; power that comes from the position'
Has Wickersham ever rewardei
a politiacl supporter with place oi
with thanks? Has he ever don<
anything for anybody except Wick
ersham?
In all the many things he proudlj
boasts tb have accomplished foi
laska, can you trace a single benefi’
that has come to you individually'
What have you gotten out of Wick
ersham’s elevation to place anc
power?
Wickersham and his supporter:
cry: “Either you must suppori
Wickersham without money, withoui
price, without thanks, without com
mon gratitude—or we will make thi
people believe that you are on th(
pay roll of the N. C., the Whitt
Pass, the Gugg’s, etc, etc.”
Judge Wickersham has had thi
loyal support of every newspapei
and every newspaperman in Alaska
without money, without price. Hi
has never parted with a penny tc
any man for his campaign expense:
so far as any man can tell. Ht
has enjoyed much profit from hi:
political efforts, but he has nevei
rewarded anyone by so much as a
letter of thanks or a kind word. Hi
has taken all that the people oi
Alaska have done for him with
Lordly condescension as his regal
due, and loudly denounced and
damned every man who failed to
do his bidding.
It is about time the people of
Alaska awoke to the megalomania
and self-centered greed and intol
erance of Wickersham and his fol
lowers.
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Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL it
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butsed” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU j
Juneau Alaska. I
: CLOTHING SUCK
Fire of unknown origin broke out
5 last night at the Simson warehouse
3 on upper A street, anti despite all
the strenuous efforts of the fire
f fighters, the building and its con
> tents were totally destroyed.
• The fire was noticed shortly after
? the mass meeting at the Coliseum
and the alarm which was promptly
' turned in, met with immediate
1 response, and although all the fire
equipment of the town and the
1 Commission responded almost at the
• instant, the fire had gained too
much headway to be got under con
trol.
It was at first reported that the
• fire was at the Russell residence,
which is near Simson’s warehouse,
I but fortunately no confusion was
l caused by the mistake, as it hap
' pened to be in the same direction.
I It however occasioned a lot of ex
citement to members of the family
■ who happened to be away from the
; house when the alarm was first
i given.
j The townsite manager wishes to
. have attention called to the follow
, ing statement:
. We all know that the people of
this community have been lacking
I in the spirit of team-work; and this
• lack is never more noticeable than
i at a fire. Last night was no ex
. ception.
People should remember that
there is no paid fire department
■ here, and that fighting a fire de
pends on the men who happen to
be on hand at the moment.
•| It is easily understood why a man
who is not dressed for the occasio n,
might hesitate to plunge into the
very front of fire fighting; but no
such call is usually made.
i
On every occasion of a fire, what
is most needed is simply a hand
to help pull the chemical, the hose
reel, or other work that does not
usually seriously injure anything
more than the use of some energy.
In New York the crowd goes to
a fire, mostly for excitement. Usu
ally they would be of more service
if they stayed at home out of the
way. For there they have a fully
equipped and paid fire department
which does not often want or need
the help of individuals.
Here, it is different. But the
crowd stands around as sightseers,
observing the interesting novelty of
a fire. And the next morning, the
first forty men you meet, who, the
night before* did not have enough
pep to carry fifty feet of hose, have
recovered sufficient energy to ex
plain just how the thing should have
; been done the night before.
Buildings may be expected to con
tinue going up in smoke, as long
as people continue to be personally'
in/1 iffprpnt
The lesson to be learned is this: j
In Case of Fire, Go to the Fire i
Hall and Take Orders!
H. B. JOSEPH,
Townsite Manager. |
LADIES’ AID MEETING
Announcement is made that the
Ladies’ Aid Society will hold a
meeting tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
R. G. Southworth. All those inter
ested in the work are cordially in
vited to be present.
The ladies are requested to bring
their knitting along.
CARD OF THANKS
Ben Simson, proprietor of Simson’s
store, desires to extend hearty thanks
to all of the citizens of Nenana
ivho helped in the efforts to control
the fire which destroyed his ware
house last night.
Mr. Simson also says that he is
willing to replace the clothes wc|n
jy the fire fighters and which were
spoiled as a result of working at
he fire last night.
-OST—Pair of nose glasses last
night at fire. Finder please leave
at News office. Reward.
'OR SALE—Horse and fine basket
sleigh. Apply A. J. Ghezzi.
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PIONEER MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of I
Nenana Igloo No. 17, Pioneers of
Alaska will take place at the Labor'
Union Hall on Monday, November
4, at 8 p. m.
Members of other Igloos are al
ways cordially welcome.
NOTICE
Arrangements have been made
with D. Blankfield to move all wood,
ties and other cut timbers from the
Paul Lescure homestead for the
benefit of creditors. Anyone inter
fering will be prosecuted according
to law.
1.. E. WARD,
Trustee.
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