THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
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this paper and also ail the local news published herein.
SYRIAN AMBITIONS.
Nothing less than complete inde
pendence will satisfy the aspirations
of the people of Syria, according
to Habib Lotfallah Bey. chief rep
resentative in Europe of the Syrian
Union Committee. Lotfallah Bev
has been conferring *in London with
Prince Faisal, son of the king of the
Hedjaz. and with British officials,
regarding the political future of hi?
country. He told The Associated
Press he was confident that the
scheme his 'organization has drawn
up for the union of Palestine, Syria,
and Mesopotamia ultimately would
be accepted by the British and
French governments a? the best so
lution of the vexed Syrian ques
tion.
Here is an outline of the plan
for a provisional government that
Lotfallah Bey is submitting to the
British and French authorities:
Appointment of a governor-gen
era! by England, France, and Ara
bia. and the formation of two legis
lative houses—a chamber and a
senate—.whose members will be se
lected on a democratic basis.
A new civil constitution to be de
vised .
The provisional government to
call upon the League of Nations
for the help of specialists in organ
izing a national debt office. Each
interested Allied nation to have a
representative in the department in
charge of the country’s finances, in
order to safeguard their economic
rights in the country.
The British, French, and Arabian
armies of occupation to be with
drawn as soon as the national gov
ernment is established.
As soon as the new government
is formally recognized, the question
of the need of assistance from some
power holding a mandate from the
League of Nations to be examined
and determined.
The chamber and senate to de
termine by vote whether the gov
ernment shall be monarchical or
republican.
"We ask only,” the protest states,
"that the Allies adhere to their
promises to us and permit us to
decide for ourselves the future of
our country. We ask for complete
independence, without a mandate,
protection or supervision of any
kind.”
DIVORCE IN ENGLAND.
England and Wales furnished a
record number of cases for the
term of the divore** - >urt recently
concluded. There were about 2,000
cases, or more than double the total
for any previous list. About half
were brought by people of small
means, who have taken advantage
of the facilities offered by the of
ficial bureau which has been estab
lished since the war began to assist
the poor people in obtaining relief
in the divorce court without going
to the heavy expense which the or
dinary procedure involves.
There has been a steady increase
in the number of divorce cases in
England and Wales since the be
ginning of the war and the problem
has been receiving mudi public at
tention. Two parties have grown
up. one favoring more liberal di
1 vorce laws, and the other decrying •
! the growing number of separations j
! of this kind. As to the cause of
the increase there is a divergence
of opinion.
!
1 Official records show that a large ,
^ number of soldiers on returning j
from the war have instituted suits!
against their wives on the ground j
of infidelity. The claim frequently ]
has been made that the war has
resulted in a decided lowering of
, moral standards. This is denied
emphatically by D. Figur, of a firm
of solicitors, who have more than
a hundred divorce cases coming up.
and who are handling about one
thousand in various stages.
“The increase in the number of
divortes is 'certainly due to the!
war." said Mr. Figur to a repre- j
sentative of The Associated Press, j
"but it is obsolutely wrong to say j
that there has been a great slump j
in English morals. Undoubtedly
there have been many cases of in
fidelity due to separations incident
to the war. but this is not the main
factor in the increase.
“The reason we are getting more j
divorces is simply because the war
has taught both men and women in
dependence. and has taught them
to think. Women have learned that j
they have an individuality and that j
'.hev can look after themselves. The !
men. too. have come to take a j
broader view of life.
“The fact is that there would
have been just as many divorces
before the war if people had not
been shackled by lack of initiative!
and by fear of challenging the con-i
ventions of society. The desire fori
j divorce was there, but instead of I
'taking action, people went on in the]
old. unhappy state. N’ow. after over!
four years of separation, many cou
ples have come to a realization that j
they can be happier apart. That is j
the situation in a nutshell."
JAP NAVAL PROGRESS.
The 40,000-ton battleship Nagato.
the largest warship yet built in
•Japan and said to be the largest
; fighting-ship in the world, was
launched from the naval dockyard
at Kure on November 9.
The Japanese leviathan will be
armed with 16-inch guns having a
range of 40 miles and her engines
are ex Dec ted to develop a speed of
125 knots. She will carry several
airplanes and will be armed with
six anti-aircraft guns.
Building of the huge ’’essel was
relayed by the scarcity of workers!
jand changes in the plan of construc
tion as a result of lessons from the
Jutland battle.
Building of the Kaga. the sister
ship of the Nagato, will be com
menced at once.
James McKinnon, a resident of
the Klondike for 20 years, and for
many years chief clerk in the office
of the gold commissioner, has gone
| to Nova Scotia to settle on a farm.
McKinnon was a member of the
Boyle contingent and served through
i out the war.
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WORKERS SAY WOMEN
MUST PAY OWN WAY
STETTIN, Germany.—The work
ers of Stettin and suburbs have
struck against paying all the en
trance fees into dances, and for the
refreshments, for their girl or wem
en partners at dances. Women,
they assert, are now earning about
as much as men, and should bear
their share. They positively will
not dance with any woman veto
does not pay her own way. The
ultimatum was published in a Stet
tin paper, and reads:
“The dancing ladies’ world should
pay for itsself. The revolution
brought the same rights for man
and woman. As a result we de
mand that the young people of
Stettin no longer pay for the ladies.
Why should we male workers who
have to earn money with our hands
dance away three or four marks,
perhaps a bottle of wine and other
things, in order to show ourselves
as cavaliers to ladies?
“If the ladies are willing to
amuse themselves with us Sunday
afternoons, then they should bear
the expense in equal shares, since
we earn our money by the sweat of
our brows? Therefore, open your
pocketbook, or remain at home.”
The appeal is signed my “many
young Stettin people, which have
acquired good sense.”
NAVAJO INDIANS PRESENT
BLANKETS TO RED CROSS
SALT LAKE CITY.—Indians of
the Navajo reservation, San Juan!
county. Utah, have made a unique j
contribution to the American Red t
Cross in six genuine Navajo blank- j
ets. The blankets were completed j
recently and given to the Red Cross j
chapter at Monticello, county seat j
Df San Juan county.
What is considered unusual is the i
fact that they are genuine Navajo j
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
r.s. McDonald
Public Stenography Type writ inf
Bookkeeping Conreyanciaf
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
WANT ADS
COOK WANTED—Man preferred—
for camp; wages $125 month. In
quire immediately. Bob Sabanoff
at the Portland. kl]
FOR SALE—Man's clipped bearskii
coat, medium size, full cut, $25
Inquire Miss D’Orsay's Tailo
Shop.
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. !
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knu
Roland. Third and C streets.
BUNCH oF^CEYsTfound' O^
can recover by calling at New
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
blankets and that they should hav.
come from the squaws on the res
ervation to the Red Cross unsolicit
ed. The average time required ii
making a genuine Navajo blanket
five by six feet, is thirty days, ac
cording to experts. The blanket
bear the red cross on white and grai
fields.
The price of coal was advance(
$1 per ton at Juneau on Nov. 1.
DEPARTMENT OF THE iNTERIOf
ALASKAN ENGINEERING
COMMISSION
Office of the Townsite Manager.
Nenana, Alaska. Dec. 2, 1919
Notice of Delinquency in the Pay
mert of Assessments on the Fol
lowing Lott, Nenana Towntiie:
Lot. Block
6 1
7 1
11 1
1 2
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
9 2
10 2
11 2
12 2
13 2
14 2
2 3
12 3
13 3
14 3
15 -3
16 3
1- 3
18 3
19 3
16 6
6 7
lu 7
13 7
14 7
15 7
16 7
8 8
9 8
15 8
14 10
23 10
5 11
13 11
1 12
2 12
12 12
1 13
2 13
3 13
9 13
4 14
5 14
8 14
11 14
14 14
17 14
18 14
19 14
21 14
22 14
6 18
8 19
1 21
2 21
14 21
2 22
3 22
, 5 22
7 22
i * 22
I 2 23
6 23
9 23
4 25
II 25
8 26
13 28
8 29
7 33
9 33
8 41
9 45
10 45
1 46
2 54
10 54
11 54
13 54
3 55
4 55
8 55
12 55
6 56
7 56
8 56
13 57
Amount
$103.r
103.i;
103.i;
114.7:
. 90.5
- 90.5<
90.5
90.5
170.5
. 170.5
170.5
170.5
.. 170.5
170.5
317.5
208.5:
102.7
16.2(
70.6:
169.2
56.6
56.6:
56.6:
56.6
56.6.
56.6
20.9:
42.5:
27.9:
43.4
25.9:
25.9
25.9
27.9
29.9
.. 28.2
34.1
27.8
24.5
86.4
208.5
115.3
107.2
134.2
134.2
99.1
93.0
66.1
63.8
86.4
78.3,
78.3
88.5:
88.5
. 88.5:
88.5:
85.0'
. 92.5
20.1
1.6
3.0
12.1
8.1
24.9
40.2
42.2
41.3
87.7
9.3
6.0
6.0
9.1
5.8
48.2
1.3
.5
2.0
45.4
2.0
70.2
8.1
20.7
5.3
19.3
19.3
19.3
37.2
18.7
20.1
1.5
4.8
4.8:
5.0
3.5
If the above assessments togethe
with 10 per cent, penalty are no
paid on or before Januarv 1, 1920
the lots will be reported for for
feiture, and title revert to the Gov
ernment according to Circular
Nos. 458 and 554.
CARL SCHMIDT.
Townsite Manager.
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FRESH STOCK
Groceries, Clothing and Footwear
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
All Necessities for Trail and Camp
GO TO
g FOWLER & MORRIS ,
We Strive to Please
EVERYTHING THE BEST !:
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Tavern Cafe and Bakery 1
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop.
NENANA HOUSE
Just Came it and Sit Dm and Look Out.
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietress.
DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
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ARCTIC HOTEL
11 NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
!!
' MEETS AT MOOSE HAL1
\ Fourth and B Streets
; I Second and Fourth Monday:
; At 8:00 P. M.
\ ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLED
> Secretary Dictatoi
Department of tiie 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 in
the employment office, on the ground
floor of the General Office Building,
: Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
I at Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
; purchased in sufficient time before
j the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
1 the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
j Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
! 1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m.;
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
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 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