THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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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. |
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DESERVING YOUR SUPPORT.
The Republicans of die Territory.
and those of Cordova and the Cop
per River valley in particular, should
cast a solid vote, believes the Cor
dova Times, for George C. Hazelec
in his candidacy for delegate to the
Republican national convention at
Chicago in June. He is a pioneer;
of Alaska, having blazed trails in
the early days, which resulted in the
development of Interior mining prop-1
erty. Being one of our representa
tive and substantial citizens, Mr.
Hazelet would make a creditable
delegate to the G. O. P. convention
which will select the next President
of the United States.
BONUS ON GOLD.
The rise in prices of commodities
of nearly all kinds continues on the
continent. Wheat, considered the
index of conditions generally, is up
to $2.80 or more, according to dis
patches just received, and reports
from other quarters acclaim the per
sistent jump in figures of other sta
ples.
Such advances, points out the 1
Dawson News, mean that gold with
its fixed valuation purchases less
and less. The purchasing power of
gold is decreasing inverse ratio to
the rise in staples. This cannot go
on forever without somethin? being '
done to correct the disparity.
The Dawson News pointed out the
anomaly at the beginning of the war
and maintained '.hen that everything
possible should be done to nurse
the gold industry. Alaska threw off
its representation or assessment re
quirements, and some other coun
tries gave some other minor relief
But the big and daring and neces
sary thing has not yet been done.
If gold is to be produced, foe miner
cannot be left at the disadvantage
of his commodity buying him a re
duced allowance of necessities of
life. Yukon should again urge this
fact on the government, and point
out the necessity of giving relief.
The North long agitated with un
sympathetic ear. Now that the con
ditions are becoming more acute as
to mining, a better hearing may be
obtained. It pays to follow up every
worthy cause and to persistently pre
sent the case. Constant hammering
breaks down opposition. Npw is the
time. The following gives an idea
of how others view the issue:
That gold miners should have a
bonus of $10 an ounce in order to
survive, and that the arts should
be prohibited from the use of gold,
was the opinion expressed by A. T.
Koss, Ph. D., before the American
Mining congress, as the basis for
legislation which will be asked from
Confess.
According to the St. Ijouis Post
Dispatch, this expert predicted that
unless the United States pays a
bonus of $10 for every ounce of
gold mined with its borders, the next
few months will behold the absolute
cessation of the industry, except for
a few high-grade mines in Alaska
and perhaps several placer dredging
propositions in California.
The production of gold in the
United States decreased from $9-,
000,000 in 1915 to $65,000,00 in'
1918, says this authority. “Last1
year’s entire production was absorb-'
ed by the arts and industries, espe
cially dentistry and jewelry manu-!
facture."
During the war, Dr. Ross con- :
tinues, committees from Alaska and '
other parts of the country reported ‘
to Congress on the deplorable con- '
dition of the industry. The mine
owners were urged, as an act of
patriotism, to keep up production to ,
the best of their ability, with the
assurance that when the war ended
they would be assisted. But during;
this year t%vo congressional commit-;
tees have reported adversely upon
the bonus proposition, and the
grounds that in a short time the cost
of supplies and labor would return ;
to normal.
“NATIVE” OR “INDIAN”?
The question of a proper term to
; designate those Alaskans of the
aborigine race is frequently dis
cussed in Alaska — particularly by
those of the race. The New Native.
■ published by aborigine people at
■Hydaburg, objects to the term "In
dian.” and some of the Thlingets
: also protested. They like the term
"Native” better.
This would be all right. thinks
the Alaska (Juneau* Daily Empire,
if it were not that it would make
it difficult to distinguish between the
natives of the aborigine race an 1
those of the white race. We now
have many white natives of Alaska
—and we are getting more all the
time. The vast majority of the
students in the white schools of
Alaska are natives. We have white
natives of Alaska who are grand
parents. The time is coming, some
what. d;stant. of course, but coming
nevertheless, when the majority of
the white people of Alaska will be
natives as well as are the people
who insist that they shall be desig
nated as “Natives” and not “Indi
ans."
There is nothing degrading about
the term “Indian” in America. It is
not a synonym for “Savage.” An
Indian is not a “Savage” unless he j
is savage—a barbarian. A Cau- j
casian may also be a “Savage,”
if he is, *r a barbarian, and often *
he is. It is becoming so, if it has
not already become so, that the
percentage of savages among the
white or Caucasian race is as large
as that among the Indian race. The
term “Indian” is generic, and means
the aboriginal races of America.
It would probably be more satis
; factory to reserve the term “Na
tive” for those who are natives of
j Alaska—white or red, Caucasian or
Indian. There is no more reason
' why there should be objection to
the use of the term Indian, as de
scriptive of a race of people that
,we have among us, than there is for.
the use of the term Caucasian as
: descriptive of another rate. The
Tact that the Caucasian race became
-civilized first is not so important as
■ the fact that today in America both
:the Caucasians and the Indians are
civilized.
>tuu, the Gateway to McKinley
i National Park.
WALLE REPORIS
NS DELEGATE 10
COASI MEETING
Under date of March 17, J. Rus
sell Walle. representative of N'enana
igloo. No. 17, Pioneers of Alaska,
at the annual session of the errand
igloo at Anchorage, reports that the
proceedings, as conducted by th?
grand igloo officers, made him so
disgusted that he has no notion now
of affiliating with the Anchorage
igloo.
"I have to report,” Mr. Walle
writes, “that I attended every meet
ing of the grand igloo until its
close, which was last Sunday, and
voted on all occasions against a
change of date for admission into
j the order, but all to no avail.
| “Nome and Fairbanks were also
! against the change of date, but on
^account of a technicality they had
no eat in the lodge and were con
sequently unrepresented. Nome and
i Fairbanks had not sent in their re
j ports, with per capita tax. in time
jfor the credentials committee to act
upon their admission for representa
tion in the grand igloo. The An
| chorale lodge is strongly for chang
ing the date to 1910, and took ad
vantage of all technicalities in their
I favor. While they were strictly
within their legal rights in doing
iso. 1 think it is bad form for a
I fraternal and friendly organization
jto stoop to such trickery. They
made me so disgusted with them
. that I should not think of joining
their lodge here, although they have
ja very comfortable clubroom. But
II would not feel at home in such
a hotbed of Tammanyism
‘‘They tried to have the next
! grand igloo meeting in Nenana,
| against which I voted.
I "I had a very fine trip across.
iThe trail between steel is just a
j boulevard, and I had one of the
\ most enjoyable trips I have had in
'the country.”
Women’s Hosiery, all kinds, re- |
markably cheap. Fowler & Morris. J
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AGED MONTANA WOMAN j
INVENTS CATTLE YOKE
FAIR VIEW, Mont.—Mrs. Hannah j
Berry, who, at the age of 75 years, :
'lives on her own ranch, does all the j
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work, including care of cattle, and ■
i markets butter and eggs, recently j
! invented a cattle yoke to prevent '
! animals crawling through fences, j i
(She has obtained a patent and ex- ■
jpects to arrange for its manufac-j
j ture.
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ICE and EXPRESS
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CYRIELE VERHAEGHE
OFFICE AT
THE TERMINAL
FOR SALE
PIONEER
CIGAR AND POOL
HALL
BROOKS. ALASKA
WRITE ALBERT BELL.
Chop Suey, Noodles
AND
Home-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA. Prop..
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Awning goods and fix
tures of all kinds. Simson's.
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, LOST—N'ugget brooch. Suitable re
ward for return to Dr. M. E. Smith.
NATIVE HAY FOR SALE—Inquire
at Johnson's Store,-Front St. tf
CABIN FOR RENT—Partly furnish
ed. Close in. Inquire at News. i
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BARN FOR RENT—Second and E. _
Three double stalls. Pump
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barn. Inquire at News.
BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
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 rooms.
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE-—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable
locality. Inquire News office.
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FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in - J
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
OVER-THE-1CE EGGS, $1.50 per
dozen, at Fowler & Morri*.
TYPEWRITER PAPER IS
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ON SALE BY THE NEWS _
A shipment of typewriter paper,
of the standard American brand,
has just been unpacked at The News
; office, where it is on sale by the
box or in any other quantity desired.
'The sizes include both legal and
letter and the weights range from
.'he lightest to heavy.
The paper was bought right and
I is being sold at a close margin of
: profit.
! The News also has unprintetl en
velopes for sale by the box and by
jthe package—all sizes, from baroni
:a! to legal, white and colored, and
. bond and wove.
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ROADHOUSE |
END OF STEEL j
LEO RODRIGUE
Proprietor. j
CARLSON’S
BROAD PASS
ROADHOUSE
42 Mile* from End of Steel.
GOOD ACCOMMODATIONS
KENNELS IN CONNECTION
Pioneers of Alaska jj
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL j
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH j
AT 8:00 P. M. i
Visiting Members Always ^
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Nash,
Secretary. Preoident.
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Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
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LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
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Safety Deposit Boxes
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Tavern Cafe and Bakery
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The Southern
NENANA HOUSE j
Large Barn--In Connection -Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Propri«tre»». ji
Dr. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Price* Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
i NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 F. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
j Passengers are required to pur
(chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
•the station agent, whose office is i.\
: the employment office, on the groun :
floor of the General Office Building
j Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North N'enana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
1 purchased in sufficient time before
‘the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
iand Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
jCamp 415 (North Nenana), for
| Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
! 1 p. m.
The following ts the schedule he
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tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
(subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7 :00 a. m .
arrive North Nenana, 11:50 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m :
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sokl crossing
| the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make tile r
, own arrangements for reaching
, North Nenana.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTIEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
Daring 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 wUl verify our
statements.
Our excellent .Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parte 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 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.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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