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.
R. G. Southworth.Editor and Manager
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THE WAGE QUESTION
An important bulletin dealing
with the questions of minimum wage
and hours of work was issued re
cently to all shipyards and auxiliary
plants by the Industria' Relations
Group, United States Shipping
Board, Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion.
The bulletin deals with a recent
strike of 3,000 men in eight plants
at Waynesboro, Pa. A decision on
the matters at controversy in this
strike was rendered by the Na-1
tional Wrar Labor Board. The bul-1
letin sets forth that this decision
gives indication of the future policy
of the board regarding minimum
wage and hours of work. The bul
letin says:
“The Director of Industrial Rela
tions is receiving numerous inquir
ies regarding the establishment of a
minimum wage. The National War
Labor Board is not ready to an
nounce a fixed policy in this ques
tion, but its decision of July 23
gives an indication as to future ac
tion.
“At Waynesboro, Pa., 3000 men
in eight plants struck for a mini
mum wage of 30 cents per hour.!
The lowest-paid men had been get- •
ting 22 cents. The board estab
lished a minimum of 40 cents, 10
cents more than the workers asked. ■
The board is giving further con-1
sideration to this minimum and re
serves the right to revise it on the
basis of what is necessary to main
tain the worker and his family in
reasonable comfort.
COST OF LIVING
i he Bureau of Labor Statistics
of Washington, 1). C., is starting n
country-wide investigation of the
cost of living. The material collect
ed is to be used as a basis in mak
ing wage adjustments.
The inquiry will include several
different features, the principal one
being the gathering of information
from families as to their expendi
tures for one year for the various
items of food and of clothing, and
for housing, fuel, furniture and mis
cellaneous expenses. Information
will be gathered by duly authorized
special agents of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, who will call on
representative families in different
parts of each locality visited.
Not only will the information be
of service to the Government, but
i
it will help the housewife in know
ing exactly what she is getting for
her money.
GOVERNMENT EXHIBITS
To more thoroughly acquaint peo
ple of the country with the part
the United tSates navy is taking in
the present war, an elaborate ex
hibit with equipment and accouter
ments of the service is to be made
at the large fairs throughout the
nation. The display will be made
in connection with that of the Joint
Committee on Govrnment Exhibits,
which includes the various depart
ments and activities of Federal
work. Five circuits are to be cov
ered.
The navy exhibit will compre
hensively represent each department
of the service. There will be a dis
play of captured guns, while the
Ordnance department will show the
types of shells, depth charges, and
oher explosives used against the
enemy. The Bureau of Construc
tion and Repair will be represented
by valuable and unusually interest
ing models of types of ships in the
United Stafes navy. These models
have been taken from the halls of
the Navy department in Washing
ton, and it will be the first time
that they have ever been shown
generally throughout the country.
In artistic excellence this ex-,
hibit embodies the high standard
demanded for the navy by Admiral
Palmer, chief of the Bureau of Navi
gation. Mr. Charles A. Valentine
New York architect, patriotically
volunteered to design the general
architecture of the navy’s exhibit at
these county fairs.
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ALL THE LATEST POPULAR SONG HITS
SIMSON’S
TINY PERISCOPE
HARD TO LOCATE
AN IRISH PORT.—If the popu-1
lar conception of the periscope and
the manner in which it is brought I
to the surface and lowered, were'
accurate, chasing submarines would
be a much easier task than Ameri-j
can destroyer commanders have laid
out for them. They do not see a !
pipe four or five inches in diameter ]
with lenses at the top swishing i
through the water or disappearing)
during the rather slow process of
submerging a U-boat.
Instead they see, if they are for
tunate enough a slender pipe not
more than one and one-half inches
in diameter shoot up above the
surface and disappear within a few
seconds. It is the telescopic peri
scope that may be operated from
a depth of several feet. All under
water craft now are equipped with
them rather than the old type which
through photographs and drawings,
has been impressed upon many
people.
im- operation oi uie periscope is
controlled to a large extent by a
very delicate instrument which de
notes to the U-boat commander the
condition of the sea at the surface.
If it is comparatively smooth which
enhances the danger of detection
he need raise the periscope only a
few inches above the surface. If
it is rough he must raise the “eye”
; higher, but he really is in not as
j great danger as if the water was
j calm because it is difficult for an
J observer on another ship to see the
small instrument in a heavy sea.
The instrument is controlled by
water pressure which varies with
the height and violence of the waves
and shows actual conditions on an
' indicator in the ship.
In one successful fight with a U
I boat it was estimated that the peri
! scope was visible less than ten
| seconds. It came up very close to
ja destroyer, doubtless a great deal
| closer than the submarine com
mander had reckoned, and when he
realized his peril he attempted to
scurry away. But a depth charge
was dropped and German submarine
power decreased by one boat.
i Sitka, once a nimportant indus
trial center under Russian govern
| ment, is again waking up. A large
' cold storage plant has been erected
by the Both Packing company; a
new one-line cannery has been put
in by the Pyramid Packing company
;a clam cannery and now a new sal
\mon cannery will be established
j soon.
| James E. Allenbaugh, an employe
, of the Alaskan Engineering commis
! s'°n at Anchorage was run over
I on August 15 in the railroad ter
jminal yards by two switching loco
; motives and died an hour later from
1 ^,s injuries at the government hos
pital. At the time of his death
he was employed as hostler’s helper.
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
MING PLANES
FOR BOMBING IS
TICKLISH WORK
LONDON.—The loading of a
b< mbing airplane with bombs for a :
raid in Germany is risky work and '
must be carefully done or the w'ork- I
ers will be destroyed by their own 1
bombs. The bipr, long-distance air
planes carry twelve to fourteen I
large bombs, each too heavy for a ]
man to lift. Before these are^daced
in the machine a crew of armorers
has to prepare them by inserting the
various fuses, detonators, and ex-;
ploders in them, which transform a
harmless case of treacly T. N. T.!
into a missile of terrific bursting!
force. ,
These bombs are raised one by'
one from the ground by a pulley j
system worked by men inside the
machine, while one or two armorers
on the ground below steer the un
wieldly yellow cylinder into its
guides, and assure themselves that
it is firmly held in the hook above
before they release it. Loading
fourteen bombs of this type takes
some little time, and when it has I
been done the bombs have to be ar-!
ranged and fitted that they can be I
released either “safe” or "alive” by
the observer.
Meanwhile the engineers are fill
ing the great petrol -tanks with
hundreds of gallons of petrol, and
the engines are being carefully over
hauled and tested. The water tanks
and oil tanks in their turn have to
be examined and replenished. Car- [
penters test the wings, the wires,!
and the tail-planes, and adjust the
all-important control system.
Electricians overhaul the various
lighting sets for if the lighting sys
tem fails during flight it may cause
a great deal of trouble and prehaps
bring disaster. ;
Gun-layers are taking tho'r ma
chine guns to pieces for the thous
andth time, and are carefully oiling
and examining every small part.
The guns are then fired on the
range before being mounted on the
machine. The Verey light pistols
and the revolvers belonging to the
machine are oiled and tested to
make sure the safety and the suc
cess of the machine and its occu
pants, who have to travel c >-.■. ,d
night several hundred miles over
Germany in their mission of de
struction to the great war actories
and railway junctions of the icn
ish valley.
SHIP IS CAUSING
KAISER TROUBLE
WITH THE GRAND FLEEET.—
Visiting the fleet recently King
George inspected a “mystery ship”
which is a puzzle to the enemy. Re
ference to her pecularities is offi
cially restricted to the statement
that “she is an airplane carrier.”
This carrier was concerned in the
recent attack on the airsheds at
Tondern. She reached a suitable
point off the German coast in the
small hours of the morning and a
number of airplanes were sent up
with the object of destroying Zep
pelin hangars at Tondern.
Captain Dixon arrived at Tondern
in the early hours of the morning
and came so low in searching for
hangars that at one time he was
within 50 feet of the ground.
He found Tondern very much
asleep and flew over the main street
unmolested, seeing only one human
being on a farm cart who waved
a cordial greeting.
Observing what he believed to
be a hangar, Captain Dixon released
one. bomb from a height of 300 feet
and received a shock when the muni
tion dump exploded. He imme
diately made out the Zeppelin sheds
and unloaded his remaining bombs
which caused a fierce fire.
A heavy barrage was then put up
by the enemy but Captain Dixon
flew off and reached home after
three hours in the air.
The barrage indicated to other
attacking planes where to operate,
and another machine, piloted by
Captain Smart, who was decorated
by the king later, attacked and ac
counted for the second Zeppelin
shed.
United States Marshal Emmet
Jordan, of the Seward division, esti
mates that not more than 400 people
will winter at Nome. The exodus
to the States has been unusually
heavy.
Dr. 1. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
Highest Cash
Prices Paid for
RAW
FURS
SIMSON’S
Union Hall Club Rooms
HALL FOR RENT
See Erick Nelson for Term*
WANT ADS
LOST—Large red baseball sweater
with prey stripes on arm Finder
please return to News office.
b OR SALE Panoramic views of
the town of Nenana in 1916 and
1917; taken by Johnson, of Fair
banks, from hill overlooking the
town. Apply at News office.
FOR SALE—Steamer trunks, trav
eling bags, suit cases. A large
variety to choose from. Simson's.
b OR SALE CHEAP—Business lot at
Third and Market; also shot gun.
Inquire Mrs. Lavin. 9-12
FOR SALE, CHEAP—Large tank
heater and pipe drum; flush toilet,
good as new; also sink. Inquire
Simson’s.
FOR SALE—Mrs. W. F. Lyons is
leaving for the Outside soon and
offers shop, fixtures and business
in cleaning and pressing clothes,
for sale. No reasonable offer re
fused Shop is on A street, near
blacksmith shop.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Sew
ing machine, phonograph, launch
Bunny, with 2Vz h. p. Ferro en
gine, shot gun, rifle, etc. Inquire
of J. A. Slippern.
FOR SALE—Beaver Board, in plain
and oak finish. Doors and win
dows, sash stock and mouldings.
Inquire Simson’s.
FOR RENT—Upstairs residence,
four rooms furnished. See Slippern
FOR SALE CHEAP—Cook stove in
good condition. Inquire News
office.
We’ll substitute corn for wheat
and victory for defeat.
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANG ES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
A Call To Arms
BUY HER A BRACELET WRIST WATCH—WE HAVE THEM
IN STANDARD MAKES AT STANDARD PRICES
THE NEW RAILROAD HOWARD WATCH
21 JEWEL—MONTGOMERY DIAL, AT
$70
$75 $100
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