THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana. Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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UU'K ECONOMIC ILLS.
Prof. David Friday, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, has given the
country and the world something to
think about in the figures he has
produced on our economic condition
before, during, and after the war.
To begin with, comments the edi
tor of 1- ora’s International Weekly,
Prof. Friday is such a high au
thority on economic conditions that
the treasury department called him
to Washington during the war, seek
ing his advice as to the producing
power of the nation, using that ad
vice in floating bond issues with
which to carry on the war.
Prof. Friday says that before the
war our producers were working on
an 80 percent employment basis,
with 80 percent of our plants at
work, and at that time the nation
was able to save six and one-half
billion dollars.
13y 1988, war needs had speeded
up production -o that we were em
ployed practically ICO percent of
the time cn whs#1 #pproachdd very
close to a 100 percent efficiency
basis, and the country saved twenty
two billion dollars.
He holds that it was the wonder
ful response to the needs of the
country and the world, this great
speeding up of the plants and the
producing power, that enabled this
country to feed and clothe itself,
produce fifteen billions besides for
war purposes and send ten billion
dollars to Europe to help out our
allies who were in financial straits.
He emphasizes the marvelous work
accomplished by citing the fact that
3,000,000 of our men were taken
from producing channels and put
into the military service at the time.
Referring to the profits of in
dustry, Prof. Friday tells us that
they were §4,300,000,000 in 1913;
jumped to §8,766,000,000 in 1916,
and on up to $10,000,000,000 in
1917; suffered a slight set-back in
the latter half of 1918, bade to be
tween $9,500,000,000 and $10,000,
000,000, and slumped to an esti
mated amount of $7,500,000,000 in
1919. This in spite of high prices
and much “profiteering.”
The slump in prof. Friday assert
ed, is due to the slowing up in most
of the industries of the country. Ho
states that men on the whole are
working on only an 85 percent effi
ciency basis, even though the wage
earners are getting a larger percent
age of the total value of goods pro
duced than was received during the
war.
He places our total production at
betw'een sixty and seventy billion
dollars, which, with a reduction of
15 percent, would make a loss of
between nine and ten and one-half
billion dollars.
And to that he places the ’ blame
for our economic ills.
Having spared three million men
for war and at the same time hav
ing produced enough to care for
our needs ahd billions over for war
purposes, Prof. Friday bolds that
with the three million men back,
and the great drain of war on our
resources stopped, we should be
producing much more than we did
in war times, and that there should
'be plenty to supply the needs of all.
From it all one gets the lesson
| that only out of the products of
labor is the manufacturer able to
pay the laborer more, and that the
manufacturer can induce the labor
er to produce more by making him
feel sure that he will have a fair
share of what he produces.
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TRAINING NURSFS.
A campaign to recruit 30,000
i
I young women in training schools for
'nurses and a prize of $500 for the
best three-act play by an American
author based upon incidents in the
life of Florence Nightingale, will be
among the features of the* celebra- ’
tion commemorating the 100th an-1
niversary of the birth of the woman !
whose work among the sick and!
wounded in the Crimean war la it! i
the foundation for modern nursing. '
Pageants, public meetings and for-;
mai ceremonies will be held on the
anniversary date, May 12, it is an - i
nounced here by the Nightingale'
Centennial Committee <n the Na- !
tional Organization for Public Health j
Nursing. Nursing organizations,1
tvomen’s clubs and colleges will take
part.
i
The prize for the play was offered ;
by the Illinois Council for Nursing:
Indication to stimulate interest in 1
the nursing profession, in which
there is a low rate of enlistment
at present. Incidentally ii is hoped
‘to encourage aspiring playwrights in
colleges. Manuscripts must be sub
mitted before August 1.
1 IT’
1 nere are far too tew nurses in
the United States to meet the needs
of normal times, it was said at the
headquarters of the National Organ
ization for Public Health Nursing,
;:n New York, and the shortage dur
ing the influenza epidemic has been
acute. There • are not more than
8,000 public health nurses in the
country, whereas at least 50,000
are required by federal and state
legislation either passed or pending.
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OUR MARY.
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Nenana, March G.
Editor Nenana News—Sir:
I saw in yesterday’s dispatches
Mary of movie fame had gotten a
divorce at Reno and was on her way
home again, with the usual after
math of slime and scandal follow
ing close upon her heels.
| This brings to mind the remin
iscences of another Mary: “Our
Mary” of nigh unto forty years ago.
Mary Anderson was born in San
Francisco and made her first ap
pearance as a professional under
the guiding hand of John MaeCul
lough, at the old California theater
in San Francisco. Her debut was
made as Pauline in “The Lady of
Lyons.”
I saw her on the night of her
last appearance on the stage in San
Francisco—she took the part of Par
thenia, to the Ingomar of John Mac
Cullough, in the classical drama of
“Ingomar the Barbarian.”
I saw her the next morning—
Sunday—kneeling beside her mother
on the stone steps of St. Ignatius’
church; the church was so full that
they could not pet inside. St. Ig
natius’ church was then on Market
street opposite the Baldwin, and on
the site where the Emporium was
afterwards erected.
Mary went East with MacCullough
and co-starred with him in the legiti
jmate and classic drama. John had
■ i been drinking heavily in San Fran
| cisco, but Mary thought he might
quit it when he got away from his
(boon companions; but he went from
bad to worse, so Mary, to save her
: self-respect, withdrew from him. It
! nearly killed her to do so, for Mac
iCullough had been very kind to her
.in her struggle to become a star.
! MacCullough engaged Kate For
Jsyth as leading lady, but her actions
[made John worse than ever. He
|finally lost his reason, and thus the
greatest of all stage Romans and
j Gladiators died a raving maniac in
an Eastern sanitarium. “Old Spar
Itacus has found Thrace at last!’
; In the meantime, Mary starred in
| the large cities of the East and
South, winning fame and fortune
[wherever she appeared. In the city
of Galveston, she arose early on a
j Sunday morning, leaving her mother
[asleep, and went to church. It was
jone of those cold foggy mornings
[peculiar to the Gulf city. Mary
j was the first one to enter the
j church, which was but dimly lighted.
.She advanced to the shrine of the
Blessed Virgin and knelt down. A
[very few other worshipers came into
[the church, and Mary prayed un
j noticed by those few. Mary had a
[face that betokened that of the Ma
donna. When the service was fin
! ished, Mary bowed before the altar
■and then walked swiftly out of the
[church. Afterwards the story was
[“sweetly and reverently” told, by
two venerable and pious grandmoth
ers, how the Virgin came down from
her shrine, smiled at them, and
• then vanished as she passed through
the portals of »he church.
* Mary went to London and ap
peared at the Drury Lane, where
I Garrick, Kemble, Kean, McCready
[and the great Barry Sullivan trod
[the boards before her time. King
ha ward, who was then Albert Ed
iward, Prince of Wales, and the
greatest libertine and most accom
iplished blackguard of his time, eall
■ ed at the green room and sent his i
jcard to Mary. She returned it to j
him with that never-to-be-forgotten
sentence written on the back of it:
j“Miss Anderson does not wish to
f meet his royal highness.”
The royal profligate left the room
dike a whipped cur, beaten down
I by a young and slender American
[girl. Mary’s answer to the royal
!scamp was flashed to the four cor
|ners of her native land, and ap
jplauded to the echo.
In San Francisco, at the theaters,
I cafes, or wherever one met plav-!
I . - I
|goers, it was quite the thing to |
jhear remarks such as: “Wasn’t it I
!just like our Mary?” San Fran
'cisco discovered her, applauded, re-'
i vered and loved her.
When A. F. deNavarro led her ,
to the altar to become his bride, she J
knelt beside him with a name un-!
sullied and a soul undefiled. No !
profligate prince could point the J
'finger of scorn at “Our Mary.” She
would never enter into the social
i
sets in New York; she devoted her
life to her husband and to the edu
cation and bringing up of her chil
dren. Occasionally she appeared in
public for the benefit of some char
itable institution. She is now in!
her declining years, but she has
lived well and old age will sit upon
her brow gracefully. Her life calls
to mind the ideal life, laid down by
the “knight of the Sorrowful Fig
ure” to his squire, Sancho Panza:
“ . . . obey these precepts, Sancho,
and thou wilt’ be respected and hon
ored by all men, and when the in-1
evitable comes, thy children’s chil- j
dren with their tender and pious
hands will close thine eyes in peace.”
Wouldn't it be nice for the rising
'generation if some good “Mary”
would flit across the screen and into
their lives, giving good example,
someone they could point to with
WANT ADS
TWO TENTS FOR SALE—One lOx
12, and one 12x14. Inquire News.
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
TWO GOOD DOGS for sale. Inquire
i for S. E. Gardner, at Cooneys.
WELL-FURNISHED two-room cabin,
with good water and large cache,
for sale cheap. Inquire News
office. tf
WANTED—Position by woman as
cook in camp. Inquire at News
office.
WANTED TO BUY—Two or three
good dogs. Must be cheap. In
quire at Terminal.
FOUND—Bunch of keys,
at Central Cafe.
Inquire ;
FOR RENT—Suite of three rooms,
suitable for light housekeeping,
with heat and light and hot and
cold water in connection. Also
office rooms, at The Arctic.
FOR SALE—Two-room house, part
ly furnished, with lot. Desirable
locality. Inquire News office. tf
FOR RENT—Cascade laundry. Fully
equipped and with established in
come. No cash required. Inquire
at Arctic.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS
OF MONTH, AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke,
Secretary.
Martin Nash,
President.
pride, just us the older ones point
to “Our Mary” of nigh unto forty
F. It. •*!
years ago:
i
Calling Cards printed to order on
short notice at the News Office.
DUTCH GOVERNMENT TO
BUILD BIG AERODROMES j
LONDON. — Tw o large interna- j
tional aerodromes are to be con - ;
structed by the Dutch government,
one in The Hague and the other in
Amsterdam, it is stated in a dis- I
patch received here. The cost of
the venture will be more than t'lCG,- 1
000.
GERMANS AMBITIOUS
TO DOMINATE SKIES !
i
BERLIN. — Propaganda is being j
launched in Germany which observ
ers believe is designed to arouse
enthusiasm for the idea that Ger
jmany may rehabilitate herself bv
[becoming a great aerial power.
An organization keeps the gov
ernment in touch with demobilized
pilots and lectures and demonstra
tions are being arranged in the!
,schools to stimulate interest in .aero
| nautics. An association has been
[formed by German aircraft design
! ing firms, each undertaking, with j
| governmental approval, the develop
ment of a specific type of plana.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
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GARDEN and FLOWER ^
JUST ARRIVED OVER TRAIL
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FOWLER & MORRIS \
| We Strive to Please |
| EVERYTHING THE BEST |
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I Tavern Cafe and Bakery f
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
&
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
I lie Southern
NENANA MOUSE
Large Barn-In Connexion-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. E. EASTERLY, Proprietress.
Or, J, R. BOWEN
DENTIST
• Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER.
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
j Passengers are required to pur
!chase tickets before entering trains
j 7 iu^el* tan be purchased from
; the station agent, whose office is in
the employment office, on the ground
■ floor of the General Office Building.
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at ( amp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
i time during office hours, and can be
i purchased in sufficient time before
■ the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
, the foot of A street on Wednesdays
land Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
I Lamp 415 (North Nenana), for
• !• airbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
II p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Nenana and Fairbanks,
subject to change without notice:
| Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m.;
j arrive North Nenana, 11:00 a. m.
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
jarrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
; No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make the:r
lown arrangements for reaching
I North Nenana.
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 Yukon 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
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee 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 ratgs 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 &
i JUNEAU, ALASKA