THE NENANA NEWS
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NENANA, ALASKA SAT., NOV. 10, 1917
SOME ECONOMY
From time to time one listens to
arguments to the effect that the
wealth and resources of the United
States are impaired to the extent
of all the money spent by the gov- i
ernment for war purposes. This
line of argument is both very un
true and very unsound. The con
trast is sharp between the cost to
the government and cost to the peo
ple of the country.
Before the recent sale of Liberty
Loan bonds, the government had
sold two billions of such bonds to
the people of the United States,
and therefore owes that much more
than it did before that time. Now
when the money for those bonds
had been collected and expended in
full, the matter stood in this way:
The people of the United States haa
loaned to their government the sum
of twe billion dollars, in return for
which they had received two billion
dollars worth of Liberty bonds,
which was, is and will be, the high
est security that this world of ours
affords. Moreover, the people
have in their pockets or their banks
the two billion dollars which they
loaned to their government. Let us
us follow up this line of reasoning.
The government then expends part
of this bond money, to those
European nations engaged in the
war with Germany,- whose obliga
tions our government has purchased
with part of the money realized
from the sale of such bonds and all
of the bond money spent in America
for American products and in pay
ment of American wages.
No. Emphatically, no. The re
sources of the nation,- its capital
stock, as it were, is not impaired.
Our farms, our mines, our factories,
in a word, all fixed property re- (
mains intact.
It readily can be seen that the peo- 1
pie simply sold a portion of the an
nual products of its farms, of its
mines and of its factories. The
government received value for mon
ey it borrowed from the people and
the people received value for the
money loaned by them to the gov
ernment, and the products they sold
to their own government and to the
European nations engaged in war ,
against Germany.
It must be remembered that the
United States will redeem the bonds
and pay the interest at maturity. It
will pay part with the money it
will later collect from our debtor
European nations engaged in the :
war against Germany, and part with
money raised by taxation. The
Liberty Lean bonds will not be paid <
out of the capital of the United
States or out of the capital of the
people of the United States. The i
money for payment of all such bonds :
issued, will come from the annual
income and production of the nation. ]
which at present amounts to fifty i
billions. The yearly agricultural i
production of the United States is (
over ten billions and the mineral |
production over three billions. Even
the profits of converting raw mater
ial into finished products amount
annually to ten billions. The above
are only some of the main sources
of our annual income.
WHY NOT OUST THEM?
Coal owners generally throughout j
the country assert that they cannot i
produce coal at the prices recently
fixed by the government. Poor fel- ;
lows, this is too bad. Well then, i
get out, and let the government
take charge and try what can be
done under federal supervision.
Let Uncle Sam take the mines,- .
turn out coal,- pay the miners well,
pay the railroads and steamships fair
rates and then give the poor, beg- i
garly coal baron owners a reasonable
profit, or a fair price for their
mines Then the “I can’t” and “I
won’t” becomes “I can” and “I
will.”
So long as our republic lives,
there should be government regula
tion of the costs of life’s necessi
ties. It will be a cheap war, no
matter how long it lasts, if it teach
es us that protection for a hundred
and more millions is vastly more
important to humanity and perpetu
ity of the republic than any kind of
profitable extortion by the few.
In an address delivered recently
before the Chamber of Commerce
of America, Franklin K. Lane, sec
retary of the interior, referred to
the peace terms desired by the Al
lies. “It is now over 1900 years,”
he said, “since Caesar defeated the
Gennans in France And when they
came asking terms, he said to them:
‘Go back, whence you came, repair
the damage you have done and give
hostages to keep the peace for the
future.’ It was the ancient and
barbaric custom to take princes and
high men as hostages, and this cus
tom Germany followed when she
entered Belgium. But the world
does not ask such hostages today.
It is the problem of world statesman
ship to discover what kind of host
age Germany can give, when she
has been convinced that her dream of
overmastery cannot come true.”
Another speaker was R. G. Rhett,
president of the chamber. He said
there undoubtedly had been cases,
where selfishness and greed had out
weighed patriotism, but that such
cases were exceptional. “The great
body of business,” he asserted, “are
standing squarely behind the gov
ernment in its plans and proposals.
Business has been grouping in the
dark, because it finds the very
foundations of commerce have been
upturned. Demand and supply can
no longer be permitted to control
prices, because extraordinary de
mands of the government have com
pletely unbalanced the scales. The
president has well said that this war
is not a battle of armies, but a con
flict of nations in which every nat
iral resource must be called into
play. Let me emphasize the pri
mary and paramount purpose of
his convention. Our countrymen
;hroughout our land want to know
low the businessmen feel about
;his war. And the world wants to
enow. Can we permit German
iutocraey and militarism to remain
is a constant menace to that liberty,
i constant danger to the peace and
;ranquility of the world? Can there
>e any compromise with this ques
,ion, and especially so now, since
nillions of men have died to make
t impossible? But there can be
10 peace so long as ‘Kultur’ under
lutocratic interpretation and diree
,ion remains a vital force in the
vorld,-so long as any great aggres
-ive nation of men are made to be
ieve they possess a superiority
vhich entitles them to subject oth
ers to their will, and their self con
.tituted rulers are permitted per
letually to plot and plan to that
>urpose. There may be some who
are not what mav happen to future
Generations if only the present gen
■ration be permitted to live in
)eace,-nor how humiliating the peace
inder which they live,- but thank
iod, in this splendid democracy of
mrs they can constitute a very small
ninority and in the ranks of busi
less their number is negligible.
“Let us make this number infini
esimal by such united action, that
(very impulse of selfish, sordid
iction may be suppressed and a
treat wave of enthusiasm may move
is on to such achievement in serv
ce and sacrifice as shall constitute
i compelling influence for a speedy
(onclusion of this war,- a conclusion
hat will bring us real peace.”
It will be of interest to Alaskans
ind residents of the United States
n general to learn that on the Sep
;ember sailing of the U. S. A. T.
?rook, from Anchorage to Seattle,
he ship carried as part of the car
jo, twelve tons of Matanuska po
.atoes, which were placed on the
narket at Seattle. What is this.'
Shipping potatoes, turnips and gard
;n truck to the States? Wonder of
wonders. And that Is not all. The
lay is not far distant when Alaska
will be shipping to the States large
quantities of reindeer, whale and
ither meats.
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ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA
A. Y. Watson, of Chicago, presi- ]
dent of the Alaska Mines company,
| of Nome, declared in a recent inter
! view published in the Seattle Post
j Intelligencer, that “after all these
years of mining effort and financial
travail, the Guggenheims, operating
in the Interior, have taught Alas
kans how to mine profitably froz
| en ground. There is now hope of
being able to maintain continuous
: work from Christmas to Christmas
| although this has not as yet been
done, even by the Guggenheims.
“There is a vast and promising
field of untouched low-grade ground
at Nome, as well as in many other
parts of Alaska, which will yet yield
millions in gold to enterprising
dredging companies.”
Litigation, he says further, has at
time been the bane of Alaska, ac
counting for the large number of
lawyers in the territory.
Dredging at Nome, he says, has
become profitable at six cents per
yard and the indications are that
development of the near future may
make profitable the dredging of
yardage worth even less than six
, cents.
Nome now' has less than forty
dredging machines, but, inthe opin
ion of Mr. Watson, there are golden
opportunities for several hundred.
Nome, he says, has ceased to attract
the pick and shovel man.
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Former principal, C. H. Sheets,
of the Anchorage public schools, has
brought action against the Anehor
• age school district for damages, in
the sum of $1,800. In his com
plaint he alleges he sustained the
above damages, by reason of not
having been employed by the pres
ent board as principal of said school
for the present school term. Com
plaint was served upon the clerk of
the district. He alleges, inter alia,
that he was employed June 12, 1917,
by the old board as principal for the
ensuing term, at a compensation of
$1,800, but that the present and
new board refuses to accept his
services. The board, in its ans
wer, alleges that the alleged em
ployment w'as prior to the incorpor
ation of the school district, which
law was passed by the last territor- 1
ial legislature. So that the ques
tion and only question involved is :
Did the old school board have auth
I ority to bind the new board in the
employment of a principal for the
present term of school. The issue
is made and the U. S. district court
will pass upon the disputed point.
Emil Mullenbaeh, who has been a
member of the Juneau police force
for the past two years, has resigned.
Mullenbaeh recently received a J
check from Spokane, Wn., for the
sum of $500 as rew'ard money, of
fered by Spokanites for the arrest
of W. C. Bourke, a fugitive from
justice.
William Maloney, territorial mine
inspector, reports that the Tolovana
camp is the best looking camp in the
Interior today. The mines of that
district, he estimated, would pro
duce about §1,200,000. Most of the
mining was done on Livengood
creek but new pay w'as found on
Amy creek, whereon active work
will be done next season. The
scarcity of labor was a handicap
during the past season.
The last session of the territorial
legislature appropriated the sum of
$270,000 to be distributed during
the next two years among the ter
ritorial schools. If the said appro
priation proves sufficient, it is the
intention to apportion to every pub
lic school seventy-five per cent of
its maintenance charges, with the
reservation, however, that no school
shall receive more than $15,000 in
any single year.
George Morrison, who has the
largest and best equipped fox ranch
in the Tanana valley, reports that
he has had a most successful season.
Forty-nine black and silver fox pups
were whelped on his ranch and re
saved 95 per cent of them.
Samuel McGowan, an oldtimer in
Alaska and now a resident of Anch
orage, was recently appointed by the
Federal Fisheries department at
Washington, a special fur warden.
In Seattle recently, for one week,
there was on display in the windows
of prominent business houses, agri
cultural products of Alaska. The
exhibits w-ere, pumpkins, potatoes,
turnips, cabbages, parsley, radishes,
lettuce, rhubarb, onions, wheat, bar
ley, oats and hay. The Chamber
of Commerce of Seattle had arrang
ed the exhibition, which was viewed
by thousands of interested Outsiders.
The wire drag ship L. Roscoe,
which has been working in south
eastern Alaska waters during the
past season, has completed its work
for the year and the officers have
left for the south to reduce their
notes of the summer’s work to pa
per. The party started work at
Berner’s bay and worked south thru
Favorite and Saginaw passages into
Stephens passage and as far south
as Point Young. The entire area
was dragged to a depth of 85 feet ;
and few shoals were found which I
show'ed less water than this. The |
few discovered show over forty feet. !
Mrs. Frederick Mears, wife of ,
Capt. Mears of the Alaskan Engin- ,
eering commission, was recently ’
elected president of the Anchorage |
Branch of the Woman’s- Patriotis
league.
The work of installing the arial
tram at the Ronan & James mine
in Moose pass, is nearing completion
rapidly and should be ready for use 1
before the first of the year.
PIONEER CHURCH OF NENANA
By John C. Murphy I
An event long to be remembered
will take place in our city Sunday
evening:, the solemn dedication to the
needs and service of humanity and
God, Nenana’s first temple of wor
ship.
Its erection was made, by and for
the Presbyterian community, and
would do credit to many a larger
city. The cost of the lots upon
which the edifice rests was $445.
The building over all is 26x64 feet.
Church and auditorium, 26x38 feet.
Attached thereto is the pastor’s
manse, 26x26 feet, embracing a
study, living, dining, kitchin, pantry,
bath, two bed rooms and a large
and serviceable basement. The
structure is supplied throughout
with city electric light and water,
and will be heated at present with
stoves, but in the near future by a
heating plant.
"”ditorium, a delight to see,
is finished tastefully and can have
a seating capacitv of something like
250 people. The whole structure
is well and substantially built,- pre
[ senting a pleasing and attractive ap
I pearance. The whole approximate
cost will be $5,900, of which sum,
the General Presbyterian board gen
erously donated $5,000 cash. Not
| a loan but a loving gift to the good
| people of Nenana. All of this
i money has been expended in our
city for labor and material. This
j fact is a matter to be remembered
by all our people. The church will
always be open to the general public
irrespective of race, color or creed,
for any and all matters or doings
that make for the betterment of
humanity.
The pastor, Dr. Robert Joseph
Diven, and the men and women of
this community, may well feel proud
of this splendid edifice.
Dr. Diven was born at Davis, Pa.
From early years his mind was bent
toward the ministry, which he en
tered and was duly ordained in
1896, since when, through weal and
woe,-sunshine and shadow,- sum
mer’s heat and winter’s blasts, hand
in hand,- heart and heart, with his
noble and faithful wife,- working,
working in the cause of Christianity.
He is the father of a son and
daughter, the former an orderly in
Nenana’s great hospital, while the
latter is a successful teacher in the
Sheldon Jackson Industrial school
at Sitka, Alaska, and both an honor
to their parents and country.
Some two years ago the doctor
was the recipient of an invitation
to go East, to his Alma Mater, sit
uated at Grove City, Pa., where he
was bejeweled w;*h the well-earned
title of Doctor of Divinity, for merit
orious service rendered to humanity
and God For seventeen years
Dr. Diven has been in the mission
ary field and has accomplished
splendid exploits of faith. But this
is the daily history of missionaries
in heathen lands and city slums,
those daring adventures of the
“Souls”, who in hundreds of lands,
have given their lives for Christ’s
sake and humanity.
FOR
BARGAINS
IN
Sweaters
Shirts
Pants
GO TO
Paul Lescure’s
...
ELECTRIC PUMPS
DECK PUMPS
FORCE PUMPS
PITCHER PUMPS
WELL POINTS
Lang and Toledo
RANGES
JUST ARRIVED
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
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BROOKER’S
CAFE and
BAKERY
YOU’LL LIKE THE PLACE
Dr. H. L. Hedger
DENTIST
Has opened offices in the New
York Block, where he is ready
to receive patients, and will do
all work that comes in by Nov.
15. Lon’t wait until the last.
NENANA BEANERY
Cold Lunches. Hot Tamales
Chile Beans
SERVED 10 A. M. TO 2 A. M.
Tom Mon agon
THE SKOF HOUSE
Market Street at Second
Comfortable Rooms Spring Beds
Clean Bunks
EVERYTHING NEW and CLEA\
Wm. M. Smith
ATTORNEY AT I,AW
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t.’OTVRV PUBLIC
Visiting Cards
Typewriter
Ribbons
Carbon
Paper
Legal
Blanks
Tablets
Blotters
Envelopes
Scratch Pads
NEWS OFFICE
V/ELL HEATED
NICELY FURNISHED
ROOMS
FOR RENT
$4.50 Per Week Upward
at
NEW YORK BLOCK
Over A—Pool Room
Mrs. I. F. KENYON, Mgr.
Funds for the erection of an
armory and purchase of equipment
for the two volunteer military organ
izations of Anchorage have been re
quested in messages sent to Gov
ernor Strong and Delegate Chas. A.
Sulzer. The sum of $5,000 is asked
for the armory, to come out of the
funds of the territory
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LOT FOR SALK (’lose in;
cleared; cheap. Inquire News
office.
FOR RENT—Two room new cab
in. Third and A streets. Inquire
at Nelson’s Shoe Store.
FOR SALE
Plain and Fancy Doors
I Windows and Window Frames
All Sizes
The lowest prices in town.
Table Legs, Transoms
Moulding of all kinds
Door and Window Stops
Sash Stock for Store Fronts ^
I The above entire stock is com
posed of Outside seasoned
Lumber
: Rock faced ornamented Pressed
| Steel.
! House Lining in any quantity
One Tent. 20x40 ft.
Linoleum and Rugs.
; Carpet by the yard
Two upholstered roaches at. a
bargain
Cash Register and Show Cases
Orauiteware, Olassware and
< ’rockery
!Aluminum Percolators, $2.50
lllankets, Quilts and Pillows
Eiderdown Quilts
Sheets, Pillow slips. Spreads,
and Towels of all kinds.
Scrim and Cretonnes. Lace
SIMSON’S r
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
United States of America, Fourth
Division, District of Alaska, s.
Public notice is hereby (liven, that
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
(or execution), dated September 15, ^
A. D., 1917, issued out of the Dis
trict Court, of the United States
for the Fourth Division, District of
Alaska on a judgment rendered in
said Court, on the 27th. day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1917, in favor of Lucy
Tony Herrold and against Robert
Herrold, I have, on this 11th. day
of October, A. D., 1917, levied up
on the following' described real es
tate, situated in the Town of Tana
na and Territory of Alaska, to wit:
All the right, title, interest, property
possession claim and demand whatso
ever of the said Robert Herrold,
the same being his undivided one
half of that certain lot or parcel of
land situate in the Town of Tana "
na, aforesaid and being thirty-three
feet front on Front street and ex
tending northerly two hundred and
ten feet to Second street; the
said lot being bounded on the east
by the property of Joseph Anicich,
on the south by Front street, on the
west by Bemis avenue and on the
north by Second street; together
with the two-story building on said
lot, facing Front street and known
as Pinkiert’s Store, the log cache
immediately in rear of said store
and the one-story building facing
Second street, used as a residence.
All said buildings being on said lot
above described. Together with all
and singular the hereditaments and
appurtenances thereto belonging or Jfc
in anywise appertaining, and that I
will, accordingly, offer said real es
tate for sale, at public vendue to
the highest and best bidder, for cash. * ^
on the 12th. day of November, A. D.
1917, at one o’clock, P. M., of said
day at said premises on the north
east comer of Front street and Bem
is avenue in said Town of Tanana.
Dated at Tanana, Alaska, October
11th., A. D., 1917
L. T. Erwin,
U. S. Marshal )
Fourth Division, District of Alas
ka. By C. L. Vawter, Deputy.
E. Coke Hill, Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Date of First Publication, Octob
er 20, 1917.