THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
‘ WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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GOATS AND CHARITY.
Uncle Sam is always ready, hand
in pocket, to render financial as
sistance to people ir. distress—pro
vided they reside outside the boun
daries of the United States. Our
Government has been for genera
tions a cheerful giver, and since the
commencement of the world war we
have cultivated the habit of going
almost to extremes with our chari
ties. In fact, it would be a difficult
matter to ascertain definitely just
how many American dollars have
been scattered throughout the world
in recent years in real and fancied
benevolence. The amount is a large
one, we know—much larger, prob
ably, than will ever be disclosed to
us.
Not that we object to charities of
the sort mentioned. Ours is a pros
perous nation, well able to go to
the assistance of less fortunate peo
ples, and our Government should
not be criticised for giving aid to
those who need it. That is the Am
erican way of doing things.
But it does seem as if v/e some-1
times pro in too much for foreign j
charities, at the expense of home re
quirements. Those who are in J
charge of our affairs at Washing-!
ton can see afar the empty cup- j
boards, the threadbare clothing and ;
the sickness of foreigners, and as
sistance is usually forthcoming
promptly—much more promptly, as!
a rule, than similar demands are
met at home.
Alaska has had some experience
along these lines. Every year in J
this Northern country there are1
cases deserving of federal aid—j
oldtimers who become stranded on:
the trails after years of effort to1
1
make the Territory safe for che-|
chacoes. But the only way that1
Uncle Sam will help them is through !
his jailers of the North. To receive j
help under those circumstances, one i
must submit to arrest and imprison-'
ment as a vagrant, and it not in-'
frequently happens that help is too \
long delayed to be of benefit.
Help was long delayed, it will be
recalled, along the coasit of Alaska
a year ago, when entire villages
were wipad out by influenza. And
when the day of reckoning came,
there was far more red tape than
•charity in the adjustment of claims, j
the whole of which probably would '■
not equal the cost of sending a war- j
ship to the relief of Vera Cruz.
It is also a matter of record that
the more recent visitation of epi
demic, in Interior Alaska, passed
unheeded at Washington. The Pres
ident knew that 90 percent of the
people of Fairbanks ancT Nenana and
a larger percentage of the Govern
ment’s native wards in nearby vil
lages were stricken with the flu,
almost all of them being down at
one time, but there was no offer of
help that we know of, or even an
inquiry as to how we might be get
ting along. And now that the epi
demic is over, ways and means must
be devised by the sufferers them
selves for defraying the cost of
combating the disease, for the rea
son that there are no funds availa
ble for meeting such an emergency.
It doesnt seem quite fair to patri
otic citizens, to make goats of them
[while Government funds are being
(spent with reckless hand in foreign
i lands. Especially is it unfair in the
case of Nenana, where the Govern
ment was responsible for the epi
demic through failure to prevent its
spread.
FOURTH OF JULY.
It is time N'enana gave some at
tention to preparations for the fit
ting observance of Independence
Day. The town is not now in a
mood for celebrating, we know. Nor
will we soon forget the heavy toll
we have pa id in deaths as a result
of the recent epidemic. But it is
time we turned our thoughts to
other things, for the benefit of
those of us who remain and for the
restoration of normal conditions.
Our burden of sorrow will be the
lighter if we will take up our work
where we left off a month ago and
give our attention to the future,
rather than the past.
Independence Day must be ob
served. We owe it to our country,
our community, ourselves. YVe must
carry on, and we must begin now
to make preparations to insure a
celebration worthy of Nenana.
While it is by no means certain
that the people of Fairbanks can
be induced to celebrate with Nenana
on the Fourth, an invitation should
be sent to them, with the assurance
that Xenanaites will return the visit
when the army airplanes reach the
upper town from New York on their
pioneer flight to Nome. Such an
arrangement would insure two big
double celebrations, whereas, other
wise, the festivities will be neces
sarily limited to the respective com
munities, for the reason that there
can be little visiting if both celebra
tions are held on the same day.
This is offered merely as a sug
gestion to the Commercial club for
consideration when the Fourth of
July plans are discussed, which prob
ably will be at the regular meeting
of the organization tomorrow night.
Such an arrangement has alluring
possibilities and both towns would
be the better for the co-operation.
ALASKA’S WEALTH.
That Alaska is potentially the
richest land in the world is proven
by the fact that another great in
dustry is about to be hewed out of
the natural wealth of the Terri
tory. Figures have been compiled,
points out the Douglas Island News,
that show that Alaska can supply
a large share of the pulp for the
manufacture of paper in America.
From all indications the pulp indus
try is about to be started, and there
is no doubt that before long it will
be one of our great industries.
When one stops to contemplate the
great and varied things in which
Alaska leads the nation, it is a con
tinual mystery. We already are
great in copper, gold, fish, and furs,
and now the promise is that we will
jalso be great in paper production.
I Sewards ice-chest is revealing hid
den mysteries little dreamed of by
the people of a generation ago.
ireaaoa, Alaska's Interior Tael Depot
HOUSING MEM
ACUIE IN MANILA
MANILA. — Neither the United
States nor Europe has a monopoly
of the housing problem, for it is
acute here as well. So serious has
the dispute between landlords anil
tents become in the Philippines that
the governor-general, Francis Bur
ton Harrison, has called the atten
tion of the legislature to the need
of enacting laws to protect the poor
er people from excessive charges for
rent. Mr. Harrison in a message to
the legislature recommended legisla
tion giving the judges of the lower
courts the right to say how much
rent shall be paid in cases where
tenants make complaints The gov
ernor asserted that "acrimonious dis
putes are now in progress between
landlords and tenants in many vicini
ties of the Philippines.”
One method proposed in the leg
islature to solve the housing prob
lem in the city of Manila is to ap
propriate $500,000 for the erection
of four large apartment houses, each
to contain 250 rooms. Eighty per
cent of the rents from these build
ings would be deposited with the
government and used as it accumu
lates for the construction of addi
tional buildings.
COLISEUM—SUNDAY NIGHT—
“Her Father’s Keeper,” with Irene
Howley knd Frank Currier.
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Nenana, June 2, 1920.
Editor News—Sir: Please inform
me through the columns of your
paper if the Anchorage wage scale
has ever been published in Nenana.
and when. SUBSCRIBER.
The wage scale referred to ap
peared in full in the issue of The
News of April 14, having been cop
ied from the Anchorage Times, a
1‘opy of which was brought to Ne
nana over the Broad Pass trail sev
eral weeks in advance of the regu
lar mail from the coast.—-Ed.
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NEW
CENTRAL CAFE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In Probate Court, Nenana Precinct,
Division Four, Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Sanova E. Cooney, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all
whom it may concern, that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
Executor of the above entitled es
tate of Sanova E. Cooney, deceased,
by the above named court, and has
duly qualified as such, and that all
persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby required to
present them, with the proper vouch
ers, within six months from the
date of this notice, to the said ex
ecutor, at his place of business at
the Cooney Hotel, Nenana, Alaska,
which is hereby designated as the
place for the transaction of th«
business of said estate.
Dated June 2, 1920.
M. J. COONEY,
Executor.
CECIL H. CLEGG,
Attorney for Executor.
First publication, June 3, 1920.
Lasit publication, July 1, 1920.
. Day of publication, Thursday.
WANT ADS
RESTAURANT for sale or rent. Do
ing good business. Owner has good
reason for desiring to retire. For
further information inquire at the
News office. s6-l
KEYS of all kinds, Children’s Go
Carts, Fishing Tackle, Bicycles
and Bicycle Parts at Simson’s De
partment Store.
FRAME HOUSE and lot for sale.
Best location in town. Good wa
ter. Inquire News office. sf>l9
flFrn^iTeiT^cXbTn for~saT.EL
Two rooms, best water in town.
Cheap. See J. H. Steele.
BARN FOR RENT—Cheap. Inquire
News office.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls. Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
BTlNBr^F^EYENTToCYS^f^^
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
FOR RENT—Suite of three room?,!
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
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FOR SALE—Two-room house, part- j
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable,
locality. Inquire News office. tf j
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FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
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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.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
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DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
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.
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NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn--In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EAS TERL.Y, Proprietress.
Dr. I. R. BOWER
DENTIST
Price* Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
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
i floor of the General Office Building,
lAlaskan Engineering Commission, or
at N'orth Nenana.
Tickets will be on sale at \ny
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. •
: 1 he following change of schedule
between Nortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive N'orth Nenana, 12:150 p. m.
Leave North N’enana, 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.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SEI4* YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we condncted an advertising campaign
throughout the North an'd are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who wHI 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.
Make as 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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