THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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ARBOR DAY
Next Thursday, May 30, because
it is Decoration Day and a holiday,
has been selected as the most ap
propriate occasion for the planting
Of trees in Nenana and it has ac
cordingly been declared the first
official Arbor Day. All property
holders are requested to aid in the
beautification of their own property
and the town generally by setting
out at least one tree on that day or
as soon thereafter as convenient.
Those who resided in Fairbanks
prior to 1912 realize how that town
was so remarkably improved by the
setting out of trees after its first
Arbor Day was declared. They will
remember that before the trees were
used for decorative purposes the
home-like appearance that most of
the dwellings there now possess was
conspicuous only by its absence. To
these property holders in Nenana
it should be necessary only to men
tion that the time to plant trees
has arrived, for they are perfectly
aware of the benefits to be derived
therefrom.
To others, who are not so well aware
of what can be done with young
birch, poplar or aspen trees in this
part of Alaska, it may be stated
that a little work at this time will
return dividends in the near future,
through the betterment of-their lots,
that can be obtained in no other
way so satisfactorily. It may be re
called to their attention that a lot
in any city in the United States pro
vided with shade or deaorative trees
will always command a premium
over similar property without trees.
There should be very little trouble
in finding in easy reach enough
young birch or poplar trees to plant
every street in Nenana. Birch takes
kindly to the Iccai soil and will al
most certainly grow if giver, reason
able attention. Trees from two to
three inches in thickness seem to
give the best results and there is not
a cabin or more pretentious dwelling
in town but what will be improved
in appearance by the addition of a
few of them around the lot or On
the street in front of it.
Let every lot holder to his bit
to beautify the town on Thursday
He will draw big interest on a very
small investment of labor.
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What the United States Food Ad
ministartion Has to Say With
Reference to the Use of Crain
in the Manufacture of
Alcoholic Beverages.
In the attitude of tj^e church.-s to
ward the food conservation cam
paign, the question is repeatedly
,J ised, why Christian people should
be asked to save wheat, while waste
is still permitted in the manufac
ture of whiskey and beer. The fol
lowing considerations, however, show
that it is necessary for all to co
operate in the campaign for food
saving, even those who, on prin
ciple, are dissatisfied with the pres
ent situation.
By the terms of the food bill, the
manuf cture of whiskey and all dis
tilled beverages was prohibited, and
actually ceased September 8, 1917.
No edible grain is now used in Eng
land for the distillation of alconol
for beverage purposes. In Italy,
alcohol is made from the residue
fiom grape pressing, and not from
grains. Brewing of one-quarter of
the usu- 1 amount of beer is per
mitter in England, but of an alco
holic contents closely approximating
our “near beer.”
In regard to the domestic manu
facture of beer, the fallowing facts
are of interest:
In 1916, there was used in th<
production of malt, for the manu
facture of beer for home consump
tion and export, about 60,000,00(
bushels of barley, 15,000,000 bushel:
of corn, and ; bout 3,000 bushels o:
rice. This represents about 30 pei
cent of this year’s corn crop. I
will be seen, therefore, that th<
economic advantage to be gainec
from the prohibition of the manu
facture of beer relates almost en
tirely to the question of saving 60,
000,000 bushels of barley, whicl
could be milled to 60 per cent of it
food value, and produce a pounc
loaf of barley bread per day foi
6.000. 000 people, if our people coult
be persuaded to adopt such a ration
Not a bushel of wheat, therefore, i:
now being used for the manufacture
of intoxicating drinks, and it whea
that our people are asked to save
From the beginning, our purpose ha:
been to supply the Allies with 230,
000,000 bushels of wheat for whicl
there can be no r.ubsitiute If
therefore, the barley at present usee
in the manufacture of beer could b;
used so as ro release wheat for ex
port, and even if it were true tha:
36.000. 000 bushels of milled barlej
could take the place of a like quan
tity of wheat, we should still be pu
to the necessity of saving 180,000,
000 bushels of wheat.
Ihe foregoing statement set:
forth the exact situation, indicating
tiie urgent necessity of carrying oui
the conservation program, ever
though the Government were im
mediately to act and put a stop tc
the manufacture of beer. In short
we must not withhold our co-opera
tion until all social and economic
wrongs are righted, but. recognizing
the absolute necessity of supplying
our Allies with their minimum re
quirements of wheat, we may throw
uurseives unreserveqiy into tnis
patriotic service, without in tht
least condoning any wrong which
any of us think needs to be righted
OAT FLOUR RECIPES TESTED
BY UNIVERSITY DEPARTMEN1
Oat flour has greater food valu<
than wheat flour and is one of th«
substitutes that the American peoph
are asked to use.
Cats may now be used in bread:
and cookies either in flakes 01
ground in the food chopper. Then
is an oat flour now on the markei
that makes a satisfactory producl
up to 50 per cent in most recipe:
and 100 per cent in cookies anc
wafers. Even in yeast breads a 5(
per cent substitute makes a gooc
loaf. Lighter bread can be ob
tained by oat flour plus some othe;
flour, such as milo maize up to the
50 per cent.
When more than one-third of thi
flour is oat3, the fat requiremen
can be reduced one-half because thi
oats contain considerable amount o:
fat.
Ground rolled oats is preferred ti
flour in cookies and crackers in thi
laboratories at the University o
Washington home economics depart
ment.
According to reports from tha
section of the country, this year’;
crop of potatoes in the Matanusks
valley will not rival last years be
cause the farmers are giving theii
attention mainly to stock and grain
Captain Jenson, of the steame:
Admiral Watson, while in Valde;
recently stated that another volcam
had broken out to the westward 01
Cape Douglas and was sending ou
clouds of smoke. No ashes or lavi
hud been erupted.
OUR ADVENTURES IN FREEDOM WITH
jtt at *se ENGLAND »se at
(By Geo. W. Pennington.)
Not long ago I had the pleasure
, to outline for you the debt of grat
itude we owe to France, but we must
I not forget that we are also under
obligations of friendship to England,
and with your indulgence, I should
: | like to review the adventures in
I freedom we have undertaken, and
carrried through with the help of
England.
Most American boys are taught
to belive that the English people
are our traditional and inveterate
enemies. Yet when we study our
state documents and make careful in
quiry into our diplomatic history, we
are astonished to find that such a
I conclusion is by no means true.
I have no doubt that we all desire
i to be impartial students of history,
. and to regard our relations with the
■ Mother country from the viewpoint
.! of absolute fairplay, that is my wish
• at least, and I am prepared to state
, j tonight, without fear of contradic
[ ■ tion, that for the past one hundred
.! years, England has been one of our
.'most staunch and loyal friends, and
. every statesman of ability, both in
, j America and on the European con
. ; tinent, recognizes the fact, that dur
II ing the past century, in hours of
.! national changes, she has stood
i ready, not only to defend and sup
I port our ideals of free government,
, \ but also at critical times to say to
.other European powers: “I may
. quarrel and fight with my American
brothers across the sea, but you keep
. your hands off.”—It is true that we
have had our little spats with the
, Mother country, but the idea of a
peoples' government—a government
based on the consent and voice of
, those who are governed, has been
growing in the minds of the English
people for seven hundred years; ever
since King John was compelled by
his British subjects to deliver to
them the great Magna charta, and it
was an English Quaker, Thomas
Faine, who first brought to our
shores the highest concept of rep
. resentative government that we now
stand for. And he it was who ad
vocated our complete separation from
monarchy and tyranny.
There has been times during the
past century, when the diplomatic
relations between England and
America have been subjected to very
dangerous strain; in 1812 they were
broken off entirely, and she landed
a military force on our shores and
captured and burned our capitol at
Washington. We offset that dis
aster, however, by giving her forces
under Pakenham, a severe drubbing
at New Orleans, and also at Balti
more, and after a rather inglorious
war for both sides, peace was finally
patched up, and England’s part in
that peace compact was so excep
tionally fine—it was so just and
fair, when it really might have been
very exacting and overbearing, that
it is well worth while recalling to
your memory.
You will remember that the peace
terms covering the war of 1812 was
not signed until the latter part of
1814. Now just at that time the
Duke of Wellington, with the aid
of other European powers had com
pleted the overthrow of Napoleon
Bonaparte, and relegated that tyrant
to the Isle of Elba, to brood over
. his fallen greatness, while Welling
ton had returned to England with
: two thundred thousand of veteran
, i troops, and a naval force more than
.! one hundred times as large as that
, |of the United States.
• I Now these are very significant,
| and pertinent facts for us to con
,1 sider, for here is just precisely what
, \ happened: The representatives of
• monarchy in England—those reac
tionaries who belive in the divine
right of kings—and who are ever
ready to obey the commands of soma
so-called royal master—immediately
i approached Wellington, and laid be
. fore him a plan to take his two
. hundred thousand veterans and his
. invincible naval force across the sea
and administer to the young Ameri
can republic a well-deserved lesson.
■ As a matter of fact It was intended
: to wipe us completely off the earth,
i But Wellington was a progressive,
i not a reactionary, and he knew the
: great bulk of the English people
i would not approve of such a course.
He had read his history to some pur
pose, and could recall the time when
so great an Englishman as William
Pitt had dared to arise in the house
of parliament and declare that he
was glad the American people had
the spirt, the courage and manhood
to resist the demands of a tyrant.
And so in 1814, he said “No! 1 will
no fight with my own flesh and
blood,” and when the peace com
pact was ready for ratification, and
there was some hesitation on the
part of the English secretary for for
eign affairs as to signing it, Well
ington made the plain statement to
him, "That the American people are
jusly entitled to their boundaries and
demands. You sign!” and that treaty
was signed.
Now I merely recount these things
to you to show that during the past
century the better thought of Eng
land has ever been ready to fight
by our side whenever we have waged
war for higher idals and a more en
lightened freedom.
Now let me recall one other rather
darmatic event in our foreign re
lations, and then ask yourself what
might have happened if this distin
guished English commander had
taken any other course.
You know that back in 1823, prac
tically the whole world was under
the rule of absolute monarchs, with
the exception of the United States
and Great Britain. You must also
now what kind of an argument an
absolute monarchy always puts up.
It consists of guns, bayonets, plenty
of lead and powder, and unlimited
soldiers to back these tools up. An
absolute monarchy never discusses
the right and ( rong of any subject
with you; he simply gives orders, and
when those orders are not obeyed,
there is generally the devil to pay.
Well back in 1823, practically all
the monarchs of Europe met and
framed up an agreement which was
called at that time the “Holy Al
liance.” “Old Satan” must have
smiled in derision when they gave it
that name, for the purpose of that
instrument was just about as devil
ish as any that could have possibly
found birth in his brain. Let me
repat the first article of that agree
ment:
“We the high contracting powers,
being convinced that the system of
government called a peoples, or a
representative government i\ incom
patible with monarchy, and also in
compatible with the blessed and di
vine right of kings, do now mutually
and solemly engage and pledge our
selves to exert our utmost endeavor
to put an end to such free govern
ment, in whatever country it may
exist.”
That instrument represents about
as dangerous a piece of work as was
ever perpetrated by the tools and
ministers of kings, because its pro
mulgation would mean almost a com
plete revulsion of civilization; the
“Dial of Time” would be turned
backward at least five hundred
years.
Well, these monarchs met down in
Verona, Italy, to ratify that agree
ment, and the Duke of Wellington
was sent down to represent England,
and when that first article was read,
we are told, that Wellington arose,
and followed by his secretaries, walk
ed out of the hall, and thereafter
refused to discuss* any part of that
infamous contract.
We at that time were just begin
ning to formulate our great state
policy which is known to the world
as the Monroe Doctrine. Honorable
Richard Rush was our minister to
Great Britain, and Hon. Geo. Can
ning was the English foreign sec
retary.
Mr. Canning made an official visit
to our Mr. Rush, and laid before
him the entire scheme, and all the
plans of the so-called Holy Alliance,
and then and there made one of the
most important promises; the very
strongest pledge to our government
ever given by any foreign nation.
He said to the Hon. Mr. Rush: “If
the powers of Europe shall conclude
to attack the American republic,
England stands ready to place at
your disposal, our naval force and
all the resources of the empire. In
other words, we are willing to join
you in defense of the government
your people are trying to develope
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and maintain on the American con
tinent." Now to say the least, that
was a splendid promise and you
know with all England’s faults, she
surely has always kept her prom
ises. And she kept this promise, in
a far more substantial way than
most of us imagine.
Johnson, the historian of Ameri
can Diplomacy, tells us “that for
the past seventy years a strong al
liance with England has been the
base and foundation of all our for
eign relations.”
During our Civil War we had
several little unfriendly disturb
ances with the English government.
We at one time held the English
mailship Trent and Captain Charles
Wilkes, removed from that vessel
two Confederate commissioners, and
in committing this act, we violated
our own contention as to the right
of search, and of course we were
compelled to deliver up these men
and make apologies.
But England also made a false
step in the Alabama affair, and she
was under the necessity of paying
no little indemnity of sixteen million
dollars.
At that time, we may also recall,
that Queen Victoria was approached
regarding her signature to a certain
state document, and American his
torians will perhaps never forget her
reply to that request. She said:
‘My lord, you must understand once
sind for all, I will not, under any
rircumstances, sign papers that
might lead to war with the United
States.”
Now'in the light of such historical
facts, we are constrained to believe
that a just and lasting peace in this
world can only be established ami
maintained by the loyal co-operation
and alliance of America, England,
France, Italy, and all the South
American republics. And the prin
ciple (to be enforced shall be: “That
every nation, great and small, must
possess the right to carry all their
differences to a world’s court of
arbitration, and the verdict of such
a court shall be conclusive and final.”
The above is the text of a lecture
delivered by Geo. W. Pennington.
Director of Nenana Four-Minute
Men, at the Coliseum theatre last
evening.
A. Bystrom was recently caught
[Maying poker in his room in a lodg
ing house at Anchorage and was
fined $319 for gambling. He paid
tis fine.
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Salvage from
the battlefields —
The Allied armies find it very profitable
to salvage scrap from the battlefields. Great
Britain is saving millions every year from
this thrifty parctice.
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United States—if we saved only the waste
and needless spending of every day and put
the saving into War Savings Stamps, it
would help to win the war.
Your every saving helps the Government.
Put the small savings into U. S. Thrift
Stamps at 25 cents each; when you have
16 of them, exchange them with a few extra
pennies for a $5 War Savings Stamp.
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