THE NENANA NEWS_
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NENANA, ALASKA SAT., OCT. 27, 1917
Per month: !>v carrier.
Six months, in advance ...
At the present rate of marine
losses resulting from CJ boat act
ivities, the Germans can scarcely
hope to put the American merchant
marine out of business without
working overtime—and then some.
The Federal Shipping board is au
thority for the statement that the
United States at the present time
has 458 cargo carrying ships of over
1,500 deadweight tons, with an ag
gregate tonnage of 2,871,359, either
engaged in or capable of partici
pating in foreign trade. There are
also 117 ships of a tonnage of 700,
285 of German and Austrian origin.
The United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet corporation has
commandeered nearly 400 steel ves
sels of more than 2,500,000 tons,
which are nearing completion or are
under contract for construction in ]
American yards. The board also I
has. contracted for 636 ships with a i
tonnage of 3,124,700. Totaled, j
these figures show that the United '
States will have within a compara- !
tively few months a merchant fleet j
of more than 1,600 ships, aggregat- !
ing considerably more than nine j
million tons to carry our foreign J
commerce, as compared with an ov- '
erseas marine of 1.614,222 tons on j
June 30, 1914. The tonnage re-:
ferred to is exclusive of that engag- j
ed on inland waters, unsuitable ]
coastwise ships and small craft op- !
erating along the coast ar.d in bays !
and harbors, and does not, of course j
include the prospective additional j
program of the Emergency Fleet *
corporation. The fleet in prospect
is aiready becoming a reality. Sev
eral of he commandeered ships are
already taking cargo; others will
leave the ways in increasing num
bers with each succeeding month.
Theships for which the Shipping
board has contracted are under con
struction and the first launching is
expected within the next few weeks.
The comptroller of the currency
is strongly urging congress to amend
the National Bank act so as to re
quire officers, tellers or other em
ployees of the banks, having the
custody of funds, money or securities
to furnish bonds, preferably the
bonds of an established company.
One wonders why this procedure was
not taken years ago. In glancing
over the records of the department
of justice for scores of years back,
and especially for the past two
years, evidence may be found giving
strong emphasis to the importance
of the above recommendation. We
cite here the records showing, that
in the years ending October 31,
1915 and 1916, live bank presi
dents,, 25 cashiers and 51 assistant
cashiers, tellers, bookkeepers and
other officers and employees of Na
tional banks were convicted of vio
lations of the National Bank act,
and generally sentenced to varying
terms of imprisonment from five to
thirteen years.
This is but a very small percent
age of the total number of men,
employed in all capacities in the
7,665 national banks of the United
States. And it is further true that
there is no profession in which there
have not been some who have be
trayed their trust.
Those in charge of the Liberty ;
Loan drive in Nenana are to be con
gratulated upon the splendid show
ing made. And so are those to be
congratulated who invested their
savings in the bonds. Considering
the fact that our town is little more |
than a year old and dependent en
tirely at present upon the money
distributed by the government in
wages, the showing is a good one,
indicating thrift as well as loyalty,
to the Stars and Stripes. It is very i
doubtful if many towns the size of
Nenana can be found in the States
where there is more abundant evi
dence of patriotism.
The proclamation of the president
of Cuba, just issued, in which the
executive declares that expulsion
from the ciuntry will be the penal
ty imposed on any one found tam
pering with the sugar crop, calls to
mind a recent report on sugar con
ditions recently sent to the United
^ States by our island minister. He
says that despite the poor quality
cane and losses from the revolution,
the crop will aggregate three million
tons. This is equal to the crop of
last year and is four hundred
thousand tons greater than any pre
vious crop in Cuba.
Food Administrator Herbert C.
Hoover declares that corn meal, even
at the present unprecedented high
price, according to a comparative
test of food values which was pre
pared by the Food administration,
continues the cheapest food found
in a survey of fifty staples.
There is twice as much nutritive
value in a dollar’s worth of corn
meal, even at the prevailing high
prices, as in a dollar’s worth of
wheat bread. The actual figures
show that 47.4 cents worth of com
meal now equals one dollar’s worth
of wheat bread in actual nutritive
value.
Despite the I. W. W’s, Socialism,
Woman’s suffrage and other kin
isms, the cold fact looks us in the
eye and says, that no system of gov
ernment will ever be evolved that
will enable a man to make a living
without work.
ELECTRIC PUMPS
DECK PUMPS
FORCE PUMPS
PITCHER PUMPS
: WELL POINTS
Lang and Toledo 4
RANGES
JUST ARRIVED
Tatiana Sheet Metal Works
Dr. H. L. Hedger
DENTIST
Has opened offices in the New
York Block, where he is ready
to receive patients
BROOKER’S
CAFE and
BAKERY
YOU’LL LIKE THE PLACE
THE SKOF HOUSEj
Market Street at Second
Comfortable Rooms Spring Beds
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Clean Bunks
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EVERYTHING NEW and CLEAS
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NENANA BEANERY:
Cold Lunches, Hot Tamales
Chile Beans
SERVED 10 A. M. TO 2 A. M.
Tom Monagon
Wm. M. Smith
ATTORNEY AT LAW
notary public
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
The assessed valuation of the tax
able property of the town of Juneau
is $3,730,768 and the rate for the
year has been fixed at 16 mills.
The light and telephone building
of the Seward Light & Power Co
rock and general debris as the re
sult of the recent freshet in that
town. The reports state that the
accumulation of flood material
attained a depth of five feet on the
floor of the building and the plant
was out of commission for some
time in consequence of the deluge.
According to the Juneau Dis
patch the war depaTtment has grant
ed permission to the Territorial
Road commission for the First divi
sion to dredge the Gastineau bar
and the work will start without de
lay. The cost of the work is esti
mated at about $20,000.
The mess house at Thane recent
ly contributed the sum of $60 to
the Juneau Tobacco fund. The
money raised in this campaign goes
for the purchase of tobacco for the
American boys in France.
The Kennecott Red Cross gave a
dance a short time ago at Recrea
tion hall and raised the sum of
$81.75 for the society.
An oil painting of Major Gener
al Hugh L. Scott has been recently
completed by J. A. McCarran, of
Seward. The painting is from a
photograph of the general which was
sent to the artist by the chief of
staff.
About 22 men are now employed
by the Divisional Road commission
in the work of building the Cape
Nome road extension beyond Fort
Davis. Several teams were used
to haul the road material to the
right of wa. The work has put a
considerable sum of money in circu
lation in the Nome district.
Calcium carbide lights are being
used in the central division of the
government railroad for lighting the
gravel pit at Mile 5, where a steam
shovel is being operated night and
day.
The Mother Lode mine, near Mc
Carthy, has produced about five mil
lion dollars worth of ore this season.
At present the company is increas
ing its equipment by the installa
tion of an electric generating plant
at the mouth of McCarthy creek.
An auto truck road is also being
built from the lower terminal of
the tram to the railroad.
No slackers at Auk Bay, is the
report sent forth from that place
in refutation of the charge that a
number of Auk Bay men had failed
to register. The men in question
listed their names at Tee Harbor.
The Alaska Copper Corporation,
of Strelna, has a large force of men
at work on its property and elabor
ate preparations are being made to
place the property on a shipping
basis next year. An auto truck
road is being built from the mine
to the railroad, adistance of eighteen
miles, and machines are now run
ning over more than half the dis
tance. The company has two 3*,2
ton Packard trucks, one 2!/2 Frank
lin and two Troy trailers.
Property owners within the 24
acres which have already been sur
veyed as the townsite of Douglas,
will soon be granted patents to their
holdings. Government agents are
now engaged in ascertaining the
value of the improvements and as
soon as this work is completed the
patents will be available.
Sam Sing, a resident of Sitka,
recently was marooned* on Easi
Channel rocks throug a mishap to ;
his boat. When rescued twelve or
more hours later he was suffering
acutely from his long exposure to
the elements, which are not kindly
disposed in that region.
Mrs. A. W. Newhall, wife of Dr.
Xewhall of the Jesse Lee home at
Unalaska, died there recently from
the effects of ptomaine poisoning.
She had just returned from a visit
to the East.
Fish poisoning was more than or
dinarily prevalent among fishermen
along the Alaska coast during the,
past season.
At a recent meeting of the Cor
dova city council the street com
mittee was authorized to secure the
services of a competent engineer to 1
lay out the grade for the streets {
and for a complete sewer system.
Joe Miller, an employee of the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
Anchorage, recently entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of assault
and battery, as the result of an at
tack upon a fellow worker. He
paid a fine of $40 and costs, the
court fees amounting to $11.
About 450 men are now employed
at the Kennecott mine. The plant
consists of rolls and crushers with
a capacity of 800 tons per day, with
a leaching capacity of slightly mor ■
than that.
A school district for the benefit
of the town of Fortuna Ledge has
been established by the district
court at Xome.
The Valdez Packing company has
shipped 35,000 cases of salmon this
year, which is said to be the record
for a one-line cannery. The plant
is to be enlarged before the com
mencement of another season.
Four cannery tenders are report
ed to have been lost at the mouth
of the Kuskokwim river during the
past season. The wreckage washed
ashore made busy times among the
natives of that section.
Capt. Frank A. Kidwell, of the
quartermaster corps of Valdez, re
cently was ordered to report for
duty at Camp Lewis. The officer
has been a resident of Valdez for
many years.
Chis Tjosevig, a well known min
ing man of the Chitina distrit, has
filed charges against United States
Commissioner Wm. O'Connor in
which he alleges malfeasance in
office. The court is requested to
remove the commissioner.
Billy Taylor, oldtimer and pioneer
resident of Anchorage, has acquired
the title of “Soda Pop King”. He
is the proprietor of the Inlet Soda
works and has announced that he
will soon introduce a new soft
drink which will put all the near
beer makers to shame.
Behnice Williams, colored, was
recently fined the sum of $300 for ^
bootlegging at Nome. The unfair
damsel had a similar experience at
Fortuna Ledge, where she took a
flier before going into the blind pig
business at Nome.
Unless war conditions prevent, '
the steamship Henry T. Scott, which -
was purchased two years ago by the j
Alaska Steamship company, will be
brought to the Pacific coast and
placed on the run between Seattle
and Alaska ports. The boat is *
under charter at present and will
not be free for another nine months 1
Politics is politics. Because he ]
expressed the belief that Governor
erred in attempting to give a certifi
cate of election to Judge Wicker
sham,Joseph Snow, special agent
for the suppression of the liquor
fraftic among the Indians of South
eastern Alaska,, has lost his job and
John F. McDonald, a less talkative
person, now has the position. Me- i
Donald was formerly a game warden
An arrival at Valdez is authority
for the statement that coal is sell- j
ing at Anchorage for S10 a ton,
with promising prospects for a rise
in price at an early date. He also
says that rents at the coast termi
nal and at Seward also are excess
ively high and that Valdez is a very
much cheaper town in which to re
side.
W. H. Waugh, senior highway en- j
gineer of the office of public roads j
and consulting engineer of the Al
aska Road commission, has arranged
for the,survey and for estimates of
the cost of building five miles of
roadway around Eyak lake, which is
to be built in the spring from the
forestry fund of about $150,000.
This money will be available next
July for roads in the Chugach and
Tongas forest reserves. The new
road will connect with the territor
ial road now being built out of
Cordova.
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R. L. Fromme, of the Olympic
National forest reserve, has been as
signed to the charge of the Alaska
national forest reserves, succeeding
WT. G. Weigle, who has been assign
ed to duty in France.
The Mother Lode Copper Mines
company, of Alaska, has bought a
small milling plant from the Kenne
cott Copped company. The mill
was used by the Kennecott people
in the early day for test purposes. 1
Liberty Bonds
WHAT ARE THEY?
By John C. Murphy, Member of Ter
ritorial Bar
The government issues bonds in
two forms. First, bearer bonds
with interest coupons attached, and
these are commonly called coupon
bonds. Second, bonds registered
both as to principal and interest.
While Liberty Loan bonds are is
sued in both bearer and coupon
forms.
A further explanation will, we
feel, be of interest to readers. A
bearer or coupon bond is payable to
the bearer, the holder,-the title pass
ing by simple delivery. The Unit
ed States treasury department does
not require proof of ownership, when
such bonds are presented for pay
ment or exchange, the holder there
of being recognized. Such bonds
may be bought and sold without
! formality and without indorsements
! of any kind. Now you will find
attached to bearer bonds, sheets of
coupons or sometimes called, certif
icates of interest. On each inter
est payment date, one of the coupons
becomes due, and should be detached
by the owner of the bond and then
presented and cashed at the bank
or presented to any United States
treasury office for payment.
REGISTERED BONDS
These are payable only to their
owners or their order, and you can
transfer them only by proper in
dorsement and assignment by their
owner. The bonds have inscribed
upon their face, the name of the
owner or payee, and such fact is
recorded on the books of the treas
ury department against the partic
ular bond indicated. Now to effect
a change in ownership of a Regis
tered bond, the original payee in
dorses and assigns the bond, by us
ing the form on the back of the
bond and in accordance with the
regulations of the treasury depart
ment. And such assignment must
be made before an officer designat
ed by the treasury department, and j
such officer must certify thereto and [
affix his official seal. Now the of- '
ficers, who are authorized to wit
ness assignments, are indicated in
a note printed on the back of the
bond. Speaking generally, certain
judicial and treasury officers and ex- \
and national banks are authors,
to witness assignments.
When the owner of such Register- j
ed bond disposes of it and has
properly assigned it, the same should
be forwarded at once to the secre- J
tary of the treasury for transfer on I
the books of his department. The j
bond so forwarded is canceled, and \
a new bond in the name of the new
owner is issued and sent to the new I
owner by registered mail. Remem
ber this, that the interest on regis- j
tered bonds is paid by means of
checks drawn by the secretary of
the treasury on the treasurer of the j
United States. Such checks are al
ways issued on the same day that j
the interest is due, and at once sent j
by mail to the owner of the bond.
We hope the above information and f
explanation, regarding government
bonds, will be of interest to read
ers of the News
MONEY NOT TIED UP
i nave nearci it said tnat money ,
invested in a Liberty Loan bond is j
going to be tied up for 15 or 30 |
years. This is not true. This be
lief is not warranted. Probably 1
no property in the world outside of ,
actual money or currency will have '
a wider and more ready and con- :
stant cash market than the Liberty
Loan bond. A demand will be
made for them from many sources. ^
They are good security for loans i
from banks. The courts have de- j
cided that they are legal and proper j
investments for trust funds. They 1
are legal investments for insurance
companies. They have an inter- j
national status and market. They !
will be bought in every civilized •
country of the world. Well might
they be called the premier security
of the world.
There is no reason for delaying
the purchase of a bond or bonds, in j
the belief that or hope that by wait
ing a better investment can be ob
tained. Should the United States
government issue later, during the j
war, bonds bearing a higher rate of
interest, it is expressly provided in
the law, authorizing the issuance of
Liberty Loan bonds, that they shall ;
be exchangeable par for par, or j
dollar for dollar, for similar bonds I
bearing a higher rate of interest.
And the security behind the bond is '
the faith and honor of the United
States, backed by all the resources!
of the American people.
No, Liberty Bonds are not tax
able. They are exempt, both as
to principal and interest, from all
taxation' either by the federal, or
state, or city governments. except es
tate or inheritance taxes. The in
terest of 3 '-2 per cent a year will
be payable semi-annually, on De
cember 15 and June 15.
You may ask, when does the gov
ernment pay back this money? On
June 15, A. D., 1947. But the gov
ernment may pay before that date.
At any time it wishes, on or after
June 15, 1932, on three months
notice. Yes, you can borrow mon
ey on them. They are the very
cream of security.
The Cordova school has resumed
the savings bank system, with the
commencement of the new term, and
the winter is started with a credit
of $133.14 in the local bank. The
sum is owned by 28 youthful de
positors, who contribute regularly
on the second and Fourth Fridays
of every school month.
A marriage license has been is
sued at Fairbanks to J. B. Sturgill
and Ethel Ada Lawson.
FOR SALE
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Plain ami Fancy Doors
Windows and Window Frames
All Sizes
The lowest prices in town.
Table Legs, Transoms
.Mouldin'; of all kinds
Door and Window Stops
Sash Stock for Store Fronls
The above entire stock is com
posed of Outside seasoned
Lumber
Rock faced ornamented Pressed
Steel.
House Lining in any .plantitv
One Tent. 211x40 ft.
Linoleum and lings.
Carpet by the yard
Two upholstered couches at a
bargain
< 'ash Register and Show Cases
< Iraniteware, Olassware and
( rookery
Aluminum Percolators, $>2.u0
Klankets. Quilts and Pillows
Eiderdown Quilts
Sheets, Pillow slips. Spreads,
and Towels of all kinds.
Scrim and Cretonnes. Lace
SIMSONS
paupunq ouiu puesnoqj suo ‘puo'i
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
United States of America, Fourth
Division, District of Alaska, s.
Public notice is hereby {riven, that
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
(or execution), dated September 15,
A. D., 1917, issued out of the Di —
trict Court, of the United States
for the Fourth Division, District of
Alaska on a judgment rendered in
said Court, on the 27th. day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1917, in favor of Lucy
Tony Herrold and against Robert
Herrold, I have, on this 11th. day
of October, A. D., 1917, levied up
on the following described real es
tate, situated in the Town of Tana
na and Territory of Alaska, to wit:
All the right, title, interest, property
possession claim and demand whatso
ever of the said Robert Herrold,
the same being his undivided one
half of that certain lot or parcel of
land situate in the Town of Tana
na, aforesaid and being thirty-three
feet front on Front street and ex
tending northerly two hundred and
ten feet to Second street; the
said lot being bounded on the east
by the property of Joseph Anicich,
on the south by Front street, on the
west by Bemis avenue and on the
north by Second street; together
with the two-story building on said
lot, facing Front street and known
as Pinkiert’s Store, the log cache
immediately in rear of said store
and the one-story building facing
Second street, used as a residence.
All said buildings being on said lot
above described. Together with all
and singular the hereditaments and
appurtenances thereto belonging or
in anywise appertaining, and that I
will, accordingly, offer said real es
tate for sale, at public vendue to i
the highest and best bidder, for cash,
on the 12th. day of November, A. D.
1917, at one o’clock, P. M., of said
day at said premises on the north
east corner of Front street and Bem
is avenue in said Town of Tanana.
Dated at Tanana, Alaska, October
11th., A. D„ 1917
L. T. Erwin,
U. S. Marshal
Fourth Division, District of Alas
ka. By C. L. Vawter, Deputy.
E. Coke Hill, Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Date of First Publication, Octob
er 20, 1917.