THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enrry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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THE “FLU”
The Spanish influenza epidemic
which swept the States during the
autumn “stole” millions of the best
years of life from American man
hood and womanhood, Henry Moir,
insurance authority of note declared
in New 5 ork recently.
The average economic loss of
active life in each case of death
from the malady or its aftermath
was al least 25 years, said Mr.
Moir, emphasizing the peculiarity
of the epidemic, which found most
of it: victims under 30 years of
age, as compared with the average
life of 55 and 00 years of persons
insured in well established com
panies.
Addressing the Association of
Life Insurance Presidents, Mr. Moir
who is president of the Acturial
Society of America, described how
the epidemic had dislocated the
standard mortality experience of
the insurance companies in the past
15 years. With no pestilence tak
ing toll of lives in the United States
and Canada during that period, he'
said, the standards of health of,
persons under 50 were found to
be much better than at any recorded
time in the past. But the influ-;
enza epidemic, causing 80,828 deaths
in 44 large cities in eight weeks,;
or an average of four every 1,000
of the population, he added, had '
brought a new element into the j
situation. Investigation of claims {
before several large insurance com
panies, he declared, showed that 13
per cent of the deaths were due to
influenza and 87 per cent to pneu
monia following influenza, while
less than 2 per cent were of per
sons over 55 years, as against 80
per cent under 40, and CO percent
under .35.
From these figures, the actuary
said, it was apparent that the age
of maximum virulence of the epi
demic had been under 30, taking
the young and vigorous—‘^.ioso
whom we expected to undertake
much of the world's work.”
Mr. Moir warned the public that
there is no assurance that the dan
ger is past. “We learn,” he said,
“that influenza is now revisiting
Kurope and this time there are
indications that it may be more
objectionable than the milder form
of midsummer. We should there
fore take warning from this recur
rence and observe watchful care to
Prevent further infection, since the
disease has distinctly decreased and
seems to be dying out in this coun
try.”
CHICAGO AND THE WAR
Chicago, representative of the
Middle West, to which the world
looked for its provisions, has had
a great share in victualing peoples
and armies during the four years of
the war and in that period an en
ormous amoun t of proisions has
passed through the Chicago gate
waj
V' th the 1918 shipments there
has been sjjipncd from Chicago
more than to,000,000 tons of ce
reals.
In the same period the meat ship
m*nts, according to the Drover’s
Trr ie Journal, including cured, can
ned and frai meats amounted to
more than <* ''90,009 tons.
Fr.ts, including lard, butter and
cheese :o*-.lled more than 1,800,000
tc ns.
In addition to grains, meats and
fats 20,415,000 bushels of potatoes
I were handled out of Chicago, and
5,073,891 live hogs, 3,587,415 head
of cattle ami 4,100,570 sheep were
shipped.
I’rior to the spring of 1917 the
usual agencies of trade conducted
the distribution of the vast quan
: tities of foodstuffs sent out of
Chicago and contracts for provi
sions were made by foreign govern
ments direct with the dealers in
Chicago. With the entrance of
America into the war, the food ad
ministration through its various
branches took over the handling of
provisions in quantity and the dis
tribution was conducted under gov
ernmental supervision.
JAPS WANT MATERIAL
That the United States must co
operate with Japan in furnishing
the Japanese empire with a vast
quantity of materials for her fac
tories was the statement recently
made by T. Z. Nacaeima, an iron
and steel merchant with headquart
ers in Osaka, the big industrial
center of Japan, who recently ar
rived at Seattle in search of sup
plies.
“Japan’s shipbuilding program
will continue unabated for at least
two years,” said Nacaeima. “It is
now almost impossible to find a
piece of steel or iron material.
America must assist us in this mat
ter and that is why 1 am visiting
the United States markets. Within
a year, however, Japan will be able
to provide sufficient iron and steel
for its own use as a great number
of plants are springing up in Japan
“There is absolutely no chance
of Germany getting rid of her
cheap products in Japan again. Of
course, trade conditions with that
country might be restored after a
period of about five years, but it
is certain that until then there
will be no commerce between Ger
many and the island empire.”
THE NEW LIBERTY
“When the red flag is carried
upon our streets it is a protest
against law and therefore a menace
to our free institutions,” declared
President John Grier Hibben, of
Princeton University in an address
delivered recently before the Asso
ciation of Life Insurance presidents
at New York.
Dr. Hibben was emphasizing the
obligations of liberty, which, he said
1 the sons of America had established
anew.
i “Through superficial thinking or
■ through emotional frenzy, there are
many people who think that where
there is restraint of any kind what
soever there can be no liberty,”
| continued Dr. Hibben. “It would
; be well for us to recognize the
truth that the idea of law is an
essential element in the concept of
' liberty.
"Those who come to us from for*
! eign shores must learn the first
: lessen of American citzenship,
namely that in all matters of per
; sonal conduct there is an exact
ratio which must be preserved be
I tween outer restraint and inner
■ control, that as the outer restraint is
! lessened the inner control must be
increased.
“We must remember at this time
that our liberty has been re-estab
lished for us at a great price- It
has been bought by blood. The
rights we enjoy have been assured
m ns of
i WORLD NATION
WASHINGTON, I). C.—The suc
cessful placing of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan, by far the greatest pub
lic debt operation of the kind in
history, calls attention to the con
tinuous and extensive increase of
the obligations of the belligerent
countries as the war proceeded.
While final figures are in most
cases available only up to a rela
tively recent date and while there
fore an element of estimate must
be employed in every computation
which seeks to show the present
status of public obligations, it may
be stated in round numbers that
the war indebtedness of all kinds
is probably not far from $175,000,
000,000. As compared with the
total estimated wealth of the world
prior to the outbreak of the Euro
pean war, this figue therefore rep
resents a very material proportion.
It would have been pronounced im
possible before the war for the
nations of the world to borrow and
expend any such sum in the course
of the four years which have re
cently closed. The borrowing pro
cess has been accompanied by a
general advance of prices through
the process of what is ordinarily de
scribed as “inflation”. Both wealth
and income as stated in terms of
money are now on a very much
higher level than before the war_'
a fact which in itself shows the
serious limitations of such esti-i
mates, since otherwise the war
would appear to have rendered par-'
ticipants in it more prosperous and >
better off. In fact, progress in the ‘
construction of public works and!
the creation of fixed capital has;
been practically brought to a close!
throughout the world, and especially !
in the territory of the belligerents,!
while in restricted areas uctual i
direct destruction has made great
inroads into the local provision cn£
fixed forms of wealth. The close
of the war will in any event leave
all the belligerent countries, our
own among them, with a very diffi
cult price and credit situation as a j
consequence of the inflated state j
of credit throughout the world- It j
is therefore obviously the interest!
of any country which can do so to |
avoid any aggravation of conditions !
by careful adjustment of its finan
cial program to the underlying
economic factors. There is noth
ing that can be accomplished by
inflation that can not be better
accomplished in other ways less ob
jectionable in their economic ef
fects.
MOTION DAT AT
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Today is motion day at the clis-'
trict court in Fairbanks, and the!
following motions will come up for
disposal:
J F. Bradley et al, vs. L. T.
Maddocks et al, defendant’s de
murrer.
United States vs. Charles Pine,
sedition, defendant’s motion to dis
charge bondsmen on appeal.
F. G. Noyes, receiver, vs. Dave
Yarnell et all, motion to strike and
make more definite and certain.
Robert Bloom vs. Abe Stein, de-l
fendant’s demurrer. |
Abe Stein vs. E. R. Peoples et al, \
defendant s motion to make more;
definite and certain. j
It is claimed that the chrome de
posits at Port Chatham are the
best in the United States.
through the vicarious sacrifice'
freely offered by heroic souls who
have fought and died for us. We
must on our part keep faith with
the dead, safeguarding the liberty
they have won for us, with their
lives, maintaining it upon the se
cure basis of the law of right and
of justice, and daily living to real
ize the reign of peace and good
will towards men.”
FRANCE IS PREPARING
FOR BIG CELEBRATION
TOKIO.—A Japanese fireworks
factory recently received an order
from the French governmnet for a
million of what are called “pryro
technic flags” which, it is sup
posed here, are to be displayed in
celebration of the restoration of
peace. The French flag is to meas
ure 66 by 88 inches, and will be
sent up by a tube 6 inches in dia
meter.
COAST NATIVES PUT
BAN ON LOOSE DOGS
JUNEAU.—Even Alaska natives
are becoming alarmed at the rapid
growth of the territory’s ever-in
creasing dog population. A native
council at Hoonah, an Indian vil
lage near here, recently passed an
ordinance levying a tax on all dogs
in the village. The marshal was in
structed to shoot all unlicensed dogs.
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Budow, A1
Browne, F. D.
Brcsnahan, K. I).
Blankfield, I).
Bowen, .1. K.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, '.V J.
Calderhead, R. W.
Gampbell, N. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. .T.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R. .1.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B.
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm,
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.
Jones, Frank
Jacobsen, J. C
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Koland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q, F.
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry '
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W.
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A,
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, I.ipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, r. ,T.
Stone, A. ,T. *
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southxvorth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
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NOAH OF CALIFORNIA
IS BUILDING AN ARK
SANPEDRO, Cal.—An “ark” of
concrete, eighty-five feet long, to
transport negro missionaries of the
Church of the Living God to Li
beria, where they will be able to
extol the doctrines of the denomin
ation, is being built here by James!
E. Lewis, pastor of the cult's church
in Los Angeles.
The Rev. Lewis, who is architect
and designer and constructor as
well of the quaint craft calls it the
“Colored Missionary Yacht”, al
though residents here refer to it as
the “Ark of the Living God”. Al
though he has labored hard for
more than a year, performing most
of the work himself, Mr. Lewis has
only succeeded in constructing the
frame of the vessel so far.
According to his plans, an outer
and inner wall will be built over
this frame and the space between
filled with concrete. Mr. Lewis,
while stating that the vessel will
be principally for transporting col
ored missionaries of his faith, an
nounced that missionaries of other
denominations will be allowed to
take passage.
BOUNDARY CHANGES
WERE RESPONSIBLE!
in ATBILLE, Wyo.—To have
lived in five states without having
moved from her home was the dis
tinction held by Mrs. Susan Bris
net Luman, who died here a short
time ago at the age of 82 years.
She was believed to be the oldest
white native of Wyoming.
Mrs. Luman was born at Fort
Laramie at the time when it was
a fur trading post and she lived
there for sixty years, being a resi
dent successively of Missouri, Ne
braska, Idaho, Dakota and Wyom
ing without moving from the place,
due to changes in the boundries of
the five states.
Valdez Chamber of Commerce re- j
eently sent a vigorous protest to i
Washington over the Alaskan mail'
service.
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The McCarthy Commercial club
recently petitioned the territorial
road commission to appropriate $5,
| 000 for a trail to Chisana.
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