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, 18^9. I
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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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WAR BOND HISTORY REPEATS
History is repeating itself in gov
ernment war bonds. The tendency
to rise steadily as the occasion for
their issuance passes is already
manifested in the reports showing
daily advances in the market value
of these securities. This is cheer
ing news to millions of holders of
Liberty bonds throughout the coun
try and the lesson should be clear.
Unless compelled by circumstances j
to sell, points out the Tacoma Lel-|
ger, a holder sacrifices his own
best interests by parting with his
bonds. Now that government fi
nancing of the war is ended, there
is every reason to expect that the
five issues of war bonds will ad
vance steadily to par and probably
above. If those who can will keep
the bonds, invest the interest the
government pays, they can be cer
tain of watching them rise in market
value.
From patriotic reasons, millions
have become investors in the war
bonds of their government Now
that they have made themselves
bond buyers, the next step is to
remain bond holders. The market
reports are now showing the wisdom
of this decision on the part of the
majority of the people.
PAPERS AND POLITICS
The advice of Henry Watterson
is that newspapers should never
specialize in politics—in fact, they!
should avoid it as much as possible :
This opinion comes after the elo- i
quent Kentuckian has played the
game for half a century and has
laid down the editorial pen for th
purpose of giving his political remi
niscences.
The day of the party organ has,
in fact, waned, confirms the Los
Angles Times. Time was when the
editor not only must convince him
self that his party could do no
wrong, but he had to blazon it from
his inky pulpit every day. He had
to cheerfully and enthusiastically
support every candidate who wore
his party label, eevn though he
privately knew him to be a crook
and a scoundrel of the first magni
tude. This subservience was im
puted an editorial virtue and the
editor would sometimes proudly
point to the fact that he had stood
by his guns for Col. Gosh, although
an embezzler and a disciple of
graft.
Now the newspaper and the editor
may have a party alliance and may
seek to shape the policies and prin
ciples of the organization in chan
nels designed for public yvelfare
but if the party breaks from the
moorings of sanity, or incompetenl
or immoral candidates are named
there is no servile allegiance or
the part of the newspaper of today
Parties and candidates must be
worthy and capable else the sup
port of the reputable newspapei
cannot be assured, even though tha'
paper cling closely to its politica
faith.
ABOLITION OF CONSCRIPTIOb
The suggestion from Lloyd George
that ail of the nations should aban
don conscription is surely for home
consumption. It is unbelievabh
that England should take the posi
tion that she should be permittee
to maintain control of the sea:
while all of the other nations dis
arm on land.
The abolishment of conscriptioi
or universal service by any nation'
leaves it in a defenseless condition
as far as its land forces are con
cerned. A large navy can be main
tained by a maritime nation like
Great Britain without universal ser
vice. but the strength of an army
rests on universal obligation to train
and serve. With its immense navy,
England could drop its fleet in*o
any port, and by sending marines
ashore force a most powerful nation
to terms. There would be no ques
tion as to who would control a
league of nations if conscription!
were abolished and England per
mitted to maintain its present naval
strength.
The people of this country, as a
whole, have no quarrel with England j
beacuse it insists upon maintaining j
the largest navy in the world. A:
navy is recognized as a necessity j
for the British empire, but it is just
as essential that countries like the
United States should maintain an
adequate land force. This can be1
done only through universal military
training and service, and when
Lloyd George proposes the abolish-j
ment of such a policy he strikes
at the vitals of the defense of this
nation.
Every now and then evidence is
revived to show the havoc wrought
by Spanish influenza. In the re
ports of one of the big insurance
companies it appears that the war
claims for the United States and
Canada for four years amounted
to less than $3,500,000, while the
death losses paid for four months
of infiuer.za reached the stupendous
total of $16,000,000. In the whole
history of the world there was never
a plague, an epidemic or a tragedy
that scotched the indemnity organi
zations so harshly as did the brief
career of the “flu.”
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m MARINE BULLETIN *
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Tanana—Leaves Fairbanks somt
time today.
Davis—Down N'ulato, 6:45 a. m..
the 27th.
Seattle S—Up Kotlik, 8 a. m.
the 26th.
Washburn—Up Kotlik, 8 a. m.
the 26th.
Sibilla—At Gibbon.
Selkirk—Leaves Dawson 6 p. m
for Easle, transfers with Alaska.
Alaska—Up Circle, 4:30 p. m
the 27th.
Jacobs—Up Rampart, 11 a. m
. the 26th.
Casca—Up Stewart, 11:30 a. m
the 26th.
Yukon—Up Osrilvie, 3:30 p. m
the 26th.
Dawrson—Up Stewart river, 27t.i
Kotlik—Down Marshall, 3:30 p
m., 27th.
Dubious Salvation
Colored Baptist Minister—“Now
breddem and sistem, come up to di
altar and hab yo’ sins washed away
Come, Brudder Jones—wha’ voi
hangin’ back?”
Brudder Jones—“Ah done ha<
' j mah sins washed away.”
| “You’ has? Where you’ hab yo
1 i sins washed away?”
“Ober at de Methodist church.’
“Ah, Brudder Jones, yo’ aint beei
' washed; yo jus been dry cleaned.’
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Bill—r“This blinkin’ sea is orful!'
’Amy—“Oh, I dunno. It’s nice ti
i see froth on something these days.’
LIST OF “DON'IS”
PROMULGATED !,
FOR CAMPERS
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—Now is i
the time to stop the forest fires by
not having any, says an announce- j
ment from the American Forestryj
association. The fire in Minnesota
last year is still fresh in the public
mind, and when it is estimated that
the fire loss in 1918 was $28,500,
000 and that 8,400,000 acres were
burned, every precaution should be
taken by summer campers, says the j
association.
Here are some “don’ts” to be
pasted up on every tent door flap:
Don’t throw your match away un
til you are sure it is out.
Don’t drop cigarette or cigar butts
until the glow is extinguished.
Don’t knock out your pipe ashes
while hot or where they will fall
into dry leaves or other inflammable
material.
Don’t build a camp fire any larger
than is absolutely necessary. I
Don't leave a fire until you are j
sure it is out; if necessary, smother s
it with earth or water.
Don’t burn brush or refuse in or
near the woods if there is any ,
chance that the fire may spread be- (
yond your control, or that the wind
may carry sparks where they would .
start a new fire.
Don't be any more careless with
fire in the woods than you are with
fire in your own home.
Don’t be idle when you discover
a fire in the woods; if you cannot
put it out yourself, get help. Where
a forest guard, ranger, or state fire
warden can be reached, call him up
on the nearest telephone you can
find.
Don’t forget that human thought
lessness and negligence are the
cause of more than half of the
forest fires in this country, and
that the smallest spark may start
a conflagration that will result in
loss of life and destruction of tim
ber and young growth valuable not
only for lumber, but for their in
fluence in helping to prevent flood,
erosion, and drought.
The association points out that
the old ounce of prevention still
beats the pound of cure in the for
ests, now being fast depleted.
WORK FOR EVERY MAN
IN FRANCE NOW, SAYS
PUBLIC WORKS MINISTER
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i PARIS.—There is work right now
in France for every man who wants
to work, according to M. Claveille.
'minister of public works, who told
jan Associated Press representative
i recently that the lack of labor alone
I is holding back some of the im
| portant public work for which m4
terial was assembled while the war
was going on.
Besides the immense task of re
building Northern France, M. Cla
veille pointed out the following
J projects which will be executed as
soon as the labor can be found:
The enlargement of the canal from
the Rhone to give Alsace a better
outlet for her products to Central
France and to the Mediterranean
extension of several other canals;
enlargement and improvement of the
ports of Algiers, Marseilles and
i Brest, with the extension of railroad
Ilines leading to those ports; the
building of water power plants of
several hundred thousand horse
power in the Alps, the Pyrenees and
: around the central plateau to fut
jnish electric power to railroads and
.lighting current to cities, ineluding
Paris; the levelling of the wall of
Paris; the extension of the Paris
J subways into the suburbs as soon
1 as the fortifications have disap
■ peared; and, eventually, the digging
! of the tunnel under the English
j Channel.
F'-esh garden seeds, just arrived,
j Fowler St Morris.
J. H. Russell has taken the An
derson home, at B and Third streets
and is busily engaged today in mov
1 ing into the new quarters.
War profiteer (whose daughter :s
' getting married)—“That’s just like
> t these musicians. I hired ’em by the
’ hour and look how slow they play.”
WANT ADS
OR SALE—CENTRAL LODGING
HOUSE. Price $350. Inquire on
premises, Second St. near B. k7-6
'OR SALE—My entire holdings,
consisting of Lot 6, Block 10,
three-room log house, finely fin
ished and partially furnished, to
gether with provisions and wood.
Also my half interest in Nenana
Steam Laundry. A bargain, if
taken before August first. Must
go Outside on urgent business is
reason for sacrifice. Mrs. Clara
Allred, Nenana, Alaska. k7-28
'OR SALE — Showcase. 5% feet
long, practically new. Also eight
foot counter. Cheap. Inquire
Mrs. Herman Rosburg. tf
The Carl White launch is billed
ut of Fairbanks this afternoon for
he logjam and expects to be able
o make the trip without accident.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday school will be held in
he old commissioner’s office build
ng, opposite the postoffice. Sunday
t 1 p. m.
The regular service will be held
t the same place at two o’clock,
he subject will be: “Christian Sci
nce."
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NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets 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 com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 p. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second iBd Fourth Tueodaya
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
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