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IN THE CITADEL OF
PROTECTION
That chronic old mendicant in the
lobbies of Congress, favored of all
standpatters, chief beneficiary of
Schedule K, which Senator Aldrich
used to call “the citadel of pro
tection,” and which it usually had
the honor of writing: itself, the Am
erican Woolen company, makes an
annual report.
Presumably, comments the New
York World, force .of long habit
compels President William M. Wood
to begin with something like the
old whine of poor business ami
worse prospects; but as the year
ripened, the results began to ex
pand into what he grudgingly ad
mits to be on the whole “success
ful, considering the very unusual
and disturbed conditions.” Net pro
fits, after taxes, modestly equaled
about $40 a share on the common j
stock, formerly water, and this stock
is given a dividend of $10 after
paying 7 percent on The pro TV 1 rod
That leaves $24 per common shar:
carried to surplus, which, at les<
than $32,000,000, reveals the citadel
of protection as crumbling under
Democratic assaults of free wool.
In justice to President Wood,
however, it must be said that he
never once dwells upon the familiar
old urgency of an upward revision
in Schedule K. That absolutely pro
hibitive protection established by a
war* which put all foreign competi
tion out of business seems to satis
fy him for the time being. And the
full use his Woolen Trust made of
it is set forth in the figures. This
also seems to have been by force of
habit and in order that the beauties
of high protection may never be
lost upon the country in practical
demonstration.
The rest of the story remains to
be told as the cry spreads among
the people from one end of the
country to the other of what they
can do to escape from the throttling
clutches of prohibitive prices of nec
essary clothing. As for Mr. Wood
and his company, it must be re
membered that they are exponents
not of profiteering but of war upon
profiteers, as in the case of the small
retail merchants of Lawrence, Mass.
MONOPOLY ABROAD.
England has started an investiga
tion of the post-war growth of al
leged trusts and monopolies.
A profiteering committee, which
has been looking into the activity of
electric light companies and lamp
bulb manufacturers, in a report re
cently made public, says that “a
trade combination does exist among
electric light manufacturers in this
country and exercises a powerful
influence over the conduct and de
velopment of the industry."
It is known as the Electric Light
Manufacturers’ association, the re
port says, and has been created
primarily in the interests of three
firms—the British Thomson-Houstor
company, the General Electric com
pany, and Messrs. Siemens Brothers
It is reported to include from 90 tc
95 percent of the industry, to fi>
prices and regulate output, says the
! profiteering committee.
The prices fixed by the associa
j tion. the report says, become the
standard for all lamps sold in Eng
i land, whether made by association
ior non-association manufacturers, or
; imported from abroad. Because of
! this standard price policy, the gen
eral public reaps no benefit from
| lamps of cheaper manufacture, the
advantage going wholly to disiribu
j tors. •
Standard vacuum lamps, now sold
to the British public for three shill
ings, states the report, could be sold
at two shillings, at which price the
manufacturer and the distributor
would still have a satisfactory work
ing profit.
“One and a quarter million half
watt lamps," adds the report, “sold
to the public in 1919 at twelve
shillings and sixpence each, were
purchased in Holland by three as
sociated manufacturers at about
three shillings a lamp. They could
have been sold at not more than
aiyllt «;Vi il 1 i ivkiok woulU still
have left ample margin for the im
porters and distributors. Importers
and distributors between them made
profits on these lamps of something
like $1,400,000 over and above what
would appear to us reasonable.
“Since the largest of the three
dominant firms,” continues the re
port. “is under the majority con
trol of an American electrical con
cern. there is some danger that the
interests of the British lamp indus
try may be subordinated to Ameri
can interests.
“There is a possibility of an in
i
ternational combination comprising
British, Dutch, and American manu
facturers which would be able to
control supplies and dominate prices
over a considerable part of the
world.
i “The operations of an association
■ which so effectively controls an im
1 portant industry,” concludes the re
1 port, “should be subject to public
i supervision and control.”
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| SILK ASSOCIATION
ADVOCATING REFORM
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I TOKIO.—Charles Cheney, presi
dent of the Silk Association of Am
erica, now heading the American
Silk Mission to Japan, in an inter
view here said it was the desire of
both Japanese and American silk
interests to reduce “gambling” on
the Tokio silk exchange, as violent
fluctuations were equally detriment
al to the producer, manufacturer
and consumer. Another object of
his mission is to standardize the
classification of raw silk, a subject
which, in the past, has led to many
difficulties. He has been visiting
the principal Japanese silk centers
and will go to China via Manila and
Hongkong.
NOTICE.
Persons having bills against the
late Ralph Waechter are requested
to present same immediately to Mrs.
Waechter, who will make settlement.
NOTICE.
No passengers from any boat will
be allowed to land at Tanana or
Fort Gibbon for an indefinite period.
DR. MOORE.
WAITERS OF AUSTRIA
FIND IB ME GONE
VIENNA. — Aristocratic Vienna,
once famed for its chefs, now offers
small opportunities for the display
of gastronomic art. Professional
cooks are regarded as “superflui
ties,” as are also an army of wait
ers, all jobless and forlorn.
Many hundreds of Austrians who j
were interned in England during the I
war returned here to find they could i
get no work to do. By far the
greater number are waiters. They
are in a desperate plight. Owing
to the great increase in the cost of
living, there has been a great dimin
ution in the number of those who .
were wont to patronize hotels and [
restaurants.
Waiters fortunate enough to get
a job at their calling encounter al
most insuperable difficulties in pro
viding themselves with conventional ^
garb. There are few second-hand ■
dress suits in Vienna. And new j
dress suits now cost from 6,000 to .
8,000 crowns. It has been suggest- j
ed that in lieu of dress suits they j
should be allowed to wear white:
linen uniforms, which could be had !
much more cheaply and would ren- ;
der it easier to distinguish between
waiters and guests.
FOR LOWER YUKON
Old reliable launch Peerless will
leave for St. Michael on Wednes- j
day, carrying passengers for all j
points along the Tanana and lower j
Yukon. Fast trip and good aecom- j
modations. For particulars see Ira
Ball at the Railroad Cigar Store.
OVER-THE-1CE EGGS, $1.50 per
dozen, at Fowler A Morris.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of Her
man Nelson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Administrator of the Es
tate of Herman Nelson, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said de
ceased ,to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Administra
tor or to R. S. McDonald at his
office, for said Administrator, at Ne
nana, Alaska.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1920.
JOHN E. LUND,
Administrator.
First publication May 25, 1920.
Last publication June 22, 1920.
Day of publication, Tuesday.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Robert Smith, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Administrator of the es
tate of Robert Smith, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Adminis
trator or to R. S. McDonald, at his
office, for said Administrator, at Ne
sana, Alaska.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1920.
JOHN E. LUND,
Administrator.
First publication May 25, 1920.
Last publication June 22, 1920.
Day of publication, Tuesday.
WANT ADS
RESTAURANT for sale or rent. Do- j
ini? good business. Owner has good . i
reason for desiring to retire. For :
further information inquire at the '
News office. s6-l
KEYS of all kinds, Children’s Go-’
Carts, Bicycles and Bicycle Parts
at Simson’s Department Store. j
FRAME HOUSE and lot for sale, j
Best location in town. Good wa- j,
ter. Inquire News office. s»l9'
FURNISHED CABIN FOR SALE, j
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 in1
barn. Inquire at News.
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BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found, j
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv. j
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THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE, j
Terms reasonable. tf I
FOR RENT—Suite of three room?,!
suitable for light housekeeping, j
with heat and light and hot and j
cold water in connection. Also j
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part-,
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable i
locality. Inquire News office. tf
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in -.
come. No cash required. Inquire i
at Arctic. I
Cashier George Hutchinson, of the |
First National bank of Fairbanks, j
has requested Commissioner R. S. |
McDonald to remind Nenanaites that j
he is no longer a representative of i
the internal revenue office and is
not authorized to receive remit
tances. Money intended for that
omce snouia now be remitted direct
to David J. Williams, at Tacoma.
V'al Diebold, prominent mining
man of the Fairbanks district, is
among today’s arrivals in Nenana.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
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Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
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WM. RODIGKEIT
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE i;
Large Barn-In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietress. ft
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Price. Mott 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
Ala»kan Engineering Commuiion
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in I
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building.
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at North N'enana.
Tickets will be on sale at .nv
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 4
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The 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 North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 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. Passenger-.
f.«r Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
jferrv.
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will 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 te 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 us 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. i
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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