MEDALS ARRIVE FOR
VICTORY LOAN WORKERS
Several medals, made of metal
■which formerly was part of German
cannon, captured by our troops dur
ing the recent fighting in Europe,
were received in Nenana on the last
mail.
The medals were awarded to those
who had been actively engaged in
pushing the sale of Victory Liberty
bonds, and helping Xenana to go
“Over the top” in this, as on pre
vious loans.
Those receiving the medals were
Miss Mildred Anderson, Mrs. R. S.
McDonald, Mrs. J. J. Kestly, Mrs.
Carl Schmidt, Messrs F. D. Browne,
Xorman Russell and Sam Ivey.
The medals are nickel steel and
are a trifle larger than a fifty-cer.t
piece.
Wm. McGonagal, who arrived from
the Kantishna country in his power
scow during the past week, left
for Fairbanks on Saturday, after a
stay of a couple of days in Nenana.
Miss Lois Hamilton, daughter of
Mrs. H. C. Hamilton, of Fairbanks,
came down on yesterday’s boat to
spend several days with the Bussell
family.
Three aliens were arrested at
Wrangell for illegal fishing. They
were found guilty and fined from
$150 and costs up.
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Stoves and Ranges
Water Pipes and
Fittings
Bath Fixtures
Sheet Metal Work of All Kinds
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Treatment of Prisoners at
Alcatraz Island Helps Men to
“Make Good” in Civil Life
SAN FRANCISCO.—On a tiny
island, actually a large rock with a
circumference of just a mile and
a quarter, in the center of San
Francisco bay, the United States
army has 470 military prisoners,
practically all of whom have been
sentenced since war was declared
with Germany.
Former soldiers, sentenced by
military courts for serious crimes,
are here. There are boys who vol
unteered early in the war and then
did not get to fight because they
violated the rules and regu'ations
of an army. Every class of civilian
life also has its representative here,
according to the prison’s books.
Officially the prison area is called
the “Pacific Branch United States
Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz Is
land.” To it are sent soldiers from
Western stations and posts after
convictions under military law.
Theoretically, a sojourn on the
island is supposed, through discipline
and lessons taught there, to fit
the prisoners for return to civil
or military life. Each month a
dozen or more are returned to the
army to “make good.” Since the
island prison was established a few
years ago, nearly seven hundred
men have been restored to their for
mer place in the army. In the
world war these former prisoners
gave good account of themselves.
It was not uncommon for reports
of bravery and extreme sacrifice
on the part of former prisoners to
trickle back to the “big rock.”
Over the doors of the administra
tion building and streaming across
the entire face of the building are
the words of Pope: “Hope Springs
Eternal in the Human Breast.” Th,
administration offices front the
prison proper.
When a soldier arrives at the
island under sentence he must don
the prison garb of brown, with a
hat of the same color. The clothes
are not of military cut and the hat
is like a Tam O’Shanter. By good
behavior and attention to prison
duties, officers in charge of the
barracks may decide whether nj
again can be of use to the army,
and if the prisoner expresses p,
t desire, he is started on the road
for return to the army a clean man.
The prisoner then becomes a “dis
jciple.” He is given a uniform of
an old issue with its turned down
collar. He wears a brassard to de
note his improved station. From $
a. m. he receives army drill with a
battalion of his fellows. In the
afternoon he works at different
duties.
When a few months elapse he is
sent from the island to some unit
of the army.
All the men do not elect to re
main with the army. Through the
West, and particularly in San Frn
j cisco, there are many former pris
, oners, on parole from the “rock,'
j engaged in various lines of business,
!who report once a month to the
! commandent.
I The “big rock” rises alomst sheer
jfrom the bay waters. The parade
ground had to be hewn from the
| solid rock. Above the parade ground
| similar hewing was done for the
prison buildings. Barracks for offi
cers and the soldiers stationed as
guards and administrators rise from
near the bay, and almost are mor
tised into the rocks. Many otlmr
difficulties were overcome.
Because of the profusion of
flowers over the island and festoon
ed about its rock walls, the “big
rock” by its officers is called “our
jewel.” Skirting the island runs
a railed walk, supported by and
hung out from the rocks. The walls
above and below the walk are a
mass of flowers, which seemingly
grow out of the rocks. To get the
flowers to grow, prisoners would
; drill -a pocket in the rocks, throw
i in a few handfuls of earth and
: plant the seed.
Escape from the island is nearly
; impossible. Attempts made to swim
the few hundred yards to the main
land have failed. Several men have
been drowned in the effort. A few
have escaped by rafts made of
driftwood, however. At night a
powerful searchlight plays about the
island from a lighthouse on the
island. Broad rays are swept con
stantly around the base of the
rock.
BRITISH WOMEN ARE
ADMITTED AS MEMBERS
BY NAVAL ARCHITECTS
LONDON.—British women have
scored a new triumph by securing
admission to the Institution of Nav
al Architects as members. The vote
taken by the institute on the ques
tion was 491 to 220.
When the result was announced,
Sir William Smith moved that wom
en be admitted as members on equal
terms with men. Sir Alfred Yar
row, in seconding the motion, men
tioned the case of women joiners
who were employed a short time
ago in building a destroyer. He
said they made a “magnificent job
of it,” and the boat was accepted
by the admiralty without a demur.
He mentioned another boat which
recently attained a speed of 38.fi
knots.
“That,” said Sir Alfred, “is the
best speed yet obtained. The lines
of that ship were determined partly
by a young lady named Keary.”
The motion was carried.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Notice is hereby given that the
copartnership heretofore existing be
tween Mrs. M. Bishop and ’Andy
Hoey, under the firm name of Bishop
& Hoey, owners The Terminal Cigai
Store, has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent.
All accounts owung the said firm
are payable to either Mrs. Bishop
or Andy Hoey, and all debts owed
by the- said copartnership are paya
ble by Andy Hoey and Harry Davis,
successors to Bishop & Hoey, who
will conduct the business after this
date.
Dated at Nenar.a, June 18, 1919.
MBS. M. BISHOP.
ANDY HOEY.
5t .HARRY DAVIS.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
WILL ERECT MONUMENT
TO MAJOR IN MEXICO
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Employe?
of the American oil companies in
the Tampico oil fieids plan to erect
' a monument at Tampico, Mexico,
to the memory of Major George W.
I Farwell of Tacoma, Wash., who was
killed in action in Flanders while
i leading his men of the 261st infan
try against the Germans. Request
I for permission to place the memori
al has been sent to the Mexican
government.
Major Farwell wes employed as a
civil engineer in the Tampico fields
when the United States entered the
war, and he was largely instru
! mental in inducing the American
employes to remain on the job and
: not to carry out their intention to
return to the United States and en
' list. Officials here said that had the
men left, the government would
have been seriously embarrassed
through the curtailment of oil pro
duction that would have followed.
The Cascade Laundry has plenty
of hot soft water at all times. New
bath rooms, fully equipped and san
itary, with special rooms for ladies.
You get -ebate with $2.50 laundry,
which applies on bath, or pay 50c
per bath.
Two Austrians, alien enemies,
went into hiding early in the winter
on Glacier island. A storm swept
the spot in Prince William sound,
and when the island was visited by
natives a few weeks ago, one of the
men was found dead and the other
■near to death from starvation. The
men had guns and a plentiful sup
ply of ammunition and fishing tackle
of all kinds, but apparently no ef
fort had been made to use them,
the man having tried, instead, to
subsist on small shellfish which they
gathered from the rocks. The men
| were brothers.
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Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
BLACK WILL BUY
BOAT AI DAWSON
Among the passengers enroute up
the Yukon on the steamer Alaska,
which sailed for Dawson yesterday,
: is George Black, until recently in
command of the launch Eclipse, ply
j ing between Fairbanks and the log
jjam. Black is going to Dawson to
i purchase a small steamer, and will
[return with the boat immediately
|to enter the transportion business
;on the Tanana river, running be
tween Fairbanks, Nenana and Tolo
vana.
The name of the boat which Black
has arranged to secure could not
be ascertained, but it is said to be
one of the well-known vessels of the
upper river, of sufficient power to
navigate the swift waters of the
upper Tanana. A trip probably will
be made to Tanana Crossing later in
the summer, with supplies for the
mission at that point and for traders
in the region.
BOIL YOUR DRINKING WATER!
; The funeral services over the re
mains of the late Mrs. Hawley W.
Sterling, which were recovered re
cently near Nenana, were held this
morning at the Roman Catholic
i church, in Fairbanks, and were
largely attended by the relatives and
friends of the deceased. The ser
vice was conducted by Father
Monroe.
At the conclusion of the service,
I the funeral cortege formed and body
was conveyed to its lasting resting
place in the Fairbanks cemetery
The pall bearers were Santley Hess.
Dr. H. J. McCallum, Abe Stein,
George Hainzinger. Arndt Grevean*
Tommy Scott.
i Several wreaths and other flora!
tributes were laid on the grave by
friends.
F^esh garden seeds, just arrived,
Fowler & Morris.
Birth Announcement Cards at the
News Office.
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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 Y ukon 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
; I at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
Iantee 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
COLISEUM
Strong Metro Feature for Program Tonight.
(THE PICTURE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR)
Yorke Film Corporation Present*
THE SPLENDID SCREEN STAR, HAROLD LOCKWOOD, AND
DAINTY, CAPTIVATING MAY ALLISON
In the Metro Wonderplay
PIGD
ISLAND
A THRILLING STORY OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS,
DEALING WITH SMUGGLING AND ROMANCE,
IN FIVE GRIPPING ACTS.
If bffautiful scenery and splendid acting appeal to you, don’t
fail to see this splendid picture. It is one we can safely recommend.
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