THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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FUTURE OF AUSTRIA
Return to the monarchial svsteir
of government in German Austria i;
out of the question in the opinion
of some of the government leader;
at Vienna. One high oific’a! who i;
believed to represent the views of the
government circles is quoted as say
ing that the dynasty had lost nearly
all its popularity during the war.
while republican ideas had made ex
traordinary progress, even in the
most remote parts of the country.
Resides, he said, the mass of the
people certainly was not inclined to
contribute to the cost of maintain
ing an expensive royal court after
the enormous financial sacrifices
entailed by a calamitous war.
Vienna is the heart of German
Austria and all that relates to the
commerce and prosperity of this
part of the old Austrian empire is
of burning interest. Government
officials point out that the German
Austrian industries are in need of
raw materials and machinery which
only Germany can supply. The
paper mills, leather and woodware
manufacturers, agricultural macni ■
ery and engineering works especially
the electro-technical establishments
have been conducted on a scale to
fulfil! the requirements of a great,
empire. The manufacturers now see
that their markets will be less ex
tensive than under the empire. It
is expected that the Czecho-Slovaks
and the Poles, Hungarians and the
Jugo-Slavs will erect customs bar
riers tending to exclude from these
separated countries German-Austrian
goods. Besides, Austria will have
to make formidable Czech competi
tion in Poland and expects to be
excluded from competition in the
Bohemian market, owing to the
cheaper cost of living in Bohemia
and the proximity of coal supplies
there. Apart from the magnesite
ores in Styria, German Austria is
poor in natural resources, while her
stocks of raw materials are said to
be more depleted than those of any
of the former great nations of Eu
rope.
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION
An example of the eommercia
uses to which the airplane migh:
be devoted has been given by th«
chancellor of the exchequer. An
drew Borar Law, by twice flying
from his home in London to Scot
land to make speeches in the parlia
mentary campaign now ended. Tht
chancellor was the first statesmar
in England to avail himself of ail
transport for everyday purposes. Bj
travelling by airplane, he crowdet
into six hours a journey whict
would have consumed 24 hours b;
train
Mr. Bonar Law is not a young
man nor does he regard flying as
an adventure. He is a practica
man of business, with an eye ti
the saving of time, and travelec
by air merely as a matter of econ
omy. It was suggested here tha1
bankers and railway officials whi
hav; to fill engagements in differ
ent parts of the country and whost
time is valuable, may be expectei
to, -follow his example.
His exploi* has increased tht
speculation on the future of flying
as a commercial business. Hundred!
< f nii.itrry flying men would liki
to continue their air work. To whal
ext. nf peace conditions will offei
opportuni*y to them is an inter
esting question. Thus far no defin
J ite projects for passenger or mail
j service have been started, although
there is much talk of a daily air
service for passengers between Lon
don and Paris, weather permitting.
Suggestion has been made thal
1 one of the large machines of a type
which recently carried forty-one
passengers over London making a
two-hour flight at a speed of more
Ithan 100 miles an hour, might be
used in the London and Paris serv
ice. The largest number of persons
previously carried by an airplane
in England was twenty.
A woman writer in a London
paper says she has found a cure
for sleeplessness. She calls it “Ay
zed" because it has to do with the
letters of the alphabet. The title
may puzzle Americans that are not
aware that “ay” is the sound a
Cockney gives to the first letter of
the alphabet, and that “zed" is
how the English pronounce “z”.
Here is the scheme:
“Tonight, say, you are wakeful
Review your friends: how many men
or women you have known or do
know, whose Christian name begins
with A? I perscribe Christian
names, because they are more lov
able, and listable than surnames.
You will find that it is like what
we are told of drowning—all your
life will pass before youn in a
vision until you sink blissfully be
neath the waves of sleep before one
letter is disposed of.”
Porto Rico is consuming fifty per
cent more coffee today than she
did before the island went “dry”,
according to a San Juan coffee
dealer.
This fact, together with an island
coffee crop of only half of what
it was last year and a heavy de
mand from Spain and Cuba, has
sent up prices throughout the island.
The coffee market began jump
ing early this year and it has been
going up ever since. Retailers
found the price almost doubled
overnight and the restaurants have
been compelled to raise their prices
to ten cents a cup.
San Juan dealers say coffee, is
likely to go higher than the present
price of 44 cents retail if the out
side demand ontinues as strone
as now7.
PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE
A movement to lend practical
first-aid to the farmers, orchardisb
and gardeners of France and Bel
gium whose land has been ravaged
by war has been begun by the Royal
Horticultural Society of England
The king and queen have given the
scheme their patronage and it is
being supported by all the leading
horticulturists in that country.
A fund is being raised to pur
chase agricultural implements and
various materials and to send them
to each of the devastated districts
The courageous French peasants
are already at work trying to re
pair the damage done to their homes
and farms. New scions have beer
grafted on decapitated fruit trees
and gardens are being prepared foi
renewed cultivation.
Like parts of Northern France
' Belgium is a country of small land
holders who have raised intensive
culture to a fine art- Before the
war each district had its horicul
tural specialty. Ghent favored aza
leas and begonias, Brussels roses
and lilacs and chicary, and Aershot
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NOW IN STATES
TO AID RUSSIA
SAX FRANCISCO. — Catherine
Breshko Breshkovskayia, known as
the “Grandmother of the Russian
Revolution”, who recently arrived
in this city on her way from Russia
to Washington, has spent 50 of the
75 years of her life working for,
what she believed to be, the better
ment of her native country. Thirty
of these years she has spent in
various Russian prisons, and as poli
tical exile in the bleak Siberian
penal institutions.
Born of well to do and educated
parents, she early evinced an ardent
interest in the condition of the
people about her. Their ignorance
and condition of semi-slavery arous
ed in her the determination to do
what she could for their betterment,
and this has been the keynote of
her efforts ever since. Her activity
was unremitting and of a practical
kind, including lectures and the rais
ing of money for the purpose of
education.
As an anti-imperialist, she was in
the United States on a lecture tour
during 1905. When the first revo
lution broke out in Russia at that
time she immediately c-ncelled all
her engagements and returned to
that country to render what aid she
could to the movement.
Again she came to America just
prior to the outbreak of the great
war and lectured in all of the larger
cities of the country, including New
York, Chicago and San Francisco.
With Russia embroiled, she believed
the situation there again demanded
her presence. In the general arrest
by the government of the czar of all
those who were suspected of hav- j
ing revolutionary tendencies, Mme
Breshkovskayia was included and
deported to Siberia.
Her liberation came with the
downfall of the Romanoff dynasty.
All political exiles were set free \
and asked to return. Roads leading
out of Siberia were filled with these
released prisoners. As a mark of
special attention, Mme Breshkov
skayia was provided with a special;
train. Hers was a triumphal re-!
turn to Petrograd. As she passed
through its streets crowds were'
lined up to do her homage, while
little children strewed her pathway!
with flowers. 1
Then followed the days when Pre-!
mier Kerensky was endeavoring to ■
bring order out of chaos. To his!
cause Mme Bresnkovskavia gave
every ounce of her effort and sup
port. With the downfall of the Ker-1
ensky regime and the rise of Bol
shevism, under the leadership of
Lenine and Trotsky, for which she
had no toleration, Mme Breshkov
skayia disappeared from public view.
Many rumors of her assassination
or death were current.
In an interview accredited to her
while in Japan, on the w’ay to this
country, she is reported to have
said:
“Neither Bolshevik nor monarch
ist can rule Russia. An elected gov
ernment is our hope; the people will
never consent to anything but the
constituted assembly. The Bolshe
viks beyond the Urals and the mon
archists who now are in power at
Omsk must go.”
Mme. Breshkovskayia has many
friends in this country as the re
sult of her previous visits. They
are professors, social workers and
men and women who were students
when she was in this country on her
first visit, thirteen years ago. She
knows Jane Addams and has lived
in Hull House. One of her early
American friends was Mr. Arthur
Bullard, now head of the Russian
division of the American Committee
on Public Information.
Neniiu and Fairbanks, the
Siamese Twins.
was celebrated for its asparagus.
In the lowlands, chief attention was
paid to lettuces, radishes, melons,
and salad vegetables. Altogether
five million acres of Belgium were
under cultivation when the Gertnaps
hacked their way through the little
state to attack France.
ACCIDENT [ISIS
SHOW DECREASE
HARRISBURG.—The number of
industrial accidents in Pennsylvania
has steadily decreased in the last
three years. This is attributed to
improvements in machinery and the
exercise of greater care by workers.
Accidents in the mills, mines and
railroads during 1918 resulted in in
jury to 184,844 employees, of whom
3,403 died from their injuries. This
total is 43,036 less than the number
injured in 1917 and 70,772 less than
in 1916. The fatalities of 1918,
however, exceeded those of 1917 by
333 and of 1916 by 733. The fata!
accident records have been affected
in the last two years by fires or
explosions in munition plants. The
amount of workmen's compensation
awarded for fatalities and disability
claims in 1918 was $10,036,712.
In 1917 the total was $7,161,194.
and in 1916 $4,224,875.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE.—Tent 10x12, four-foot
wall, with floor and walls boarded
up. Yukon stove and table. Lock
and key to door, $20. Inquire at
Rust House.
FOR SALE—A new 7mm Mauser
rifle with 40 rounds of ammu
nition, $50; also a 12-paupe Rem
ington automatic shot pun, almost
new, $40. Inquire at News office.
FOR RENT—Good lop cabin, in
quire of Mrs. Niclev.
FOR RENT—-Larpe front room,
suitable for club rooms or parties,
by nipht. week or month. Inquire
of Mrs. N'icley.
WANTED TO BUY—A three or
four-room house. Must be
reasonable. Inquire News office.
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dops with
harness complete. Sled 12 feet
lonp, in pood shape. Malamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. $160 for the outfit
Apply Georpe Hanoff, Cooney
Hotel.
FOR SALE—Wall foldinp bed:
sinple sprinp; new lumber frame;
has silkoline curtain. Suitable
for one-room cabin, provides
shelf room, economizes space; is
more siphtly than ordinary bed.
Price $12. Inquire Mrs. D’Orsay’s
Tailor Shop, Third and A streets.
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ALASKA
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obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back "Busted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Brown. Jess
Btrggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, I).
Bowen, J. R,
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J P.
Ball, I. B.
Brown. Erie
Burns, R. E. I
Ooutts, \V 1.
Calderhead, R. YV
Campbell, \. J.
Coghill, YV. A.
Cooney. M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven. R. ,1.
Douse. Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekoland, Alf
Funk, A B.
Fisher. Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, W'm.
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G
Hagan. James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray. E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C. ”
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G. j
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. I..
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R P.
Moore, Frank B
Miles, J. H.
McDonald. R. S
Martin. G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, YV. L.
Ryan, YV'. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, YV'm
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint. J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, YY'm. J.
Y'erhaeghe. Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
YY’oods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter. R. I.
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