THE NENANA DAIL Y 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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CANADIAN MONEY.
The discount on Canadian money
in circulation in this country, an
innovation so far as Pacific coast
states and territories are concerned,
is being- generally mentioned in the
press. One Seattle paper discusses
the matter as follows:
“When’s a dime not a dime, a
quarter not a quarter, and a four
bit piece but forty-five cents?
“Answer: When made in Canada.
“All Seattle learned this little
problem in aritmetic when jitney
drivers demanded another penny
with a Canadian dime, when the
pie and coffee man sliced three
cents off Canadian quarters, and
cashiers at theaters returned but
twenty cents change with a ticket
for the show when tendered a Can
adian half-dollar.
“One restaurant man declared
that this was the most disagreeable
day in the history of Seattle. But j
there is no other course left open
for business men, he said, than that
of adhering to the orders from the
banks regarding ten per cent dis
count on Canadian silver coin.
“Big restaurants, for instance,
take in $500 to $1,000 every' day,”
said one of the prominent restaurant
men. Of this, in the past, at least
30 percent of the silver has been 1
Canadian. One thousand dollars in
Canadian money at the end of the
week means a dead loss of $100.
“The actual money loss to busi
ness men of the class who bank
once a week will amount to thou
sands of dollars. One -mail mer
chant counted his cash last night
after the announcement by the
clearing house in Seattle. He found
$487 which he intended to bank on
Saturday. Of this, $185 was ir.
Canadian money. His actual loss
for the week is $18.50.
“All arguments at cigar counters,
any time today, when traced to their
source, disclosed Canadian coins.
" ‘No less than twenty oldtime
customers have left my place in a
huff this morning,' said one cigar
dealer. ‘Because they have been
trading here for years, none can un
derstand why it takes a nickle more
with a Canadian half-dollar for the
usual allotment of four cigars for
a half.'
“It's certain that smallpox and
Canadian coins are both enjoying
the same degree of popularity in
Seattle today'.”
AMBITIOUS PLANS.
German U-boats tried to bottle
up the British Grand Fleet in the
Firth of Forth during the latter
part of the' war, says a London
paper, which describes this as the
most ambitious tactical operation
undertaken by enemy undersea
craft.
The scheme aimed at the block
ing off of the entrance to the Firth
by the sowing of a big minefield.
Three months of hard work were
devoted to the task by a consider
able fleet of submarines, the mines
being laid in the shape of a half
moon. But mine-sweepers had dis
covered the plan and, as fast as the
mines were planted, they were
cleared away.
It is recalled that other similar
attempts to trap the fleet were made
in 1915 in the Moray Firth, when
over 400 mines were laid, and in
1916 at the Orkneys. In round
numbers, on these three occasions,
the Germans laid 1,100 mines at a
cost of $1,000 each. The King Ed
ward was the only fighting ship that
fell victim to these operations.
Enormous numbers of mines were
laid by the Germans off Harwich.
It was found that these fields were !
spread regularly at ten-day inter
vals, so British sweepers occasion
ally left portions of these waters
unswept, so that when the nest
batch of submarines came along
they ran afoul of their own mines.
The task of clearing British wa
ters of mines is almost completed.
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The Seward Gateway and the An
chorage Times are two papers which
should be liberally patronized by
the citizens of the two railway
towns, says the editor of the Val
dez Miner. Notwithstanding the big
slump in population experienced by
these towns, as well a- all over
Alaska, the papers have kept up to
their pre-war status, with full tele
graphic reports and no decrease in |
size. That they have sailed close j
to the wind in doing so is evi
denced by the depression felt by!
other papers of the Territory. But j
by presenting an optimistic front :
and boosting unceasingly they have |
kept the people cheered up and have '
saved many hundreds in population
for the railroad terminals. It is
encouraging to Alaskans to get the
news while it is news, and the
Gateway and the Times have been
giving their respective cities better
service than the citizens dream of.
UNUSUAL STORY
IS REVEALED BY
OFFICERS DEATH
HONOLULU, T. H.—-Colonel Hen
ry M. Henderson, of the British
army, killed in France in 1917.
died ignorant of the fact that he
was a wealthy man, with a fortune
of between $250,000 and $300,000
held in trust for him in Honolulu.
Colonel Henderson, a veteran of the
Boer war, had never been in Ha
waii. His parents live in England,
and depositions made by them and
sent here in connection with the
administration of their late son's
estate, revealed an unusual story.
More than forty years ago, when
her son was an infant, Mrs. Hen
:derson, through Honolulu agents,
purchased for him 35 shares in a
Hawaiian corporation, placing them
in trust with instructions that the
revenue be re-invested in Hawaiian
securities. Her plan some day to
inform her son of his Hawaiian
holdings was never carried out. A
large fortune now reverts to her as
the fruit of a small investment
made nearly half a century ago for
her son.
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OF KOREA ASKS
GREATER UNITY
SEOUL, Korea. — Admiral Baron
Saito. the new governor of Korea,
appeals, in an interview in the Seoul
Press, to Japanese and Koreans
alike to co-operate and ‘‘preserve
brotherly relations” in developing
the resources of the peninsula.
“It is especially to be hoped that
Korean leaders will pay great atten
tion to this," the baron said. “We
must learn from the Americans ir,
this respect. If we are industrious
enough we may convert even the
barren land into a fertile one."
To emphasize this suggestion the
baron described the rapid develop
ment of the iron industry in the
United States, attributing this in
part to the enterprise of Americans.
Pointing out that the present is
a period of the greatest moment in
the destiny of the Japanese empire,
the baron said Japan, as one of the
great powers, stood in a position
where even her minor actions would
affect the general situation of the
world; the responsibility of the Jap
anese people had become heavier
than ever.
To fulfill this responsibility, espe
cially to promote the civilization,
peace, and welfare of the Far East,
he said, the Japanese must always
keep in touch with the progress of
the world and exert themselves to
the utmost to make themselves
stronger. In all national dealings
the strength of a nation gave weight
to its claims, he declared, and for
that reason every Japanese must put
forth his greatest efforts for the
development of the national re
sources and to increase the na
tional strength.
Japan, however, he said, must be
at
ware of abusing what strength it
has. A civilized people, he de
clared, should behave with fairness
and modesty and strive to enjoy
peace and prosperity by keeping in
harmonious relations with other peo
ples.
See the Christmas Cards at The
Terminal. You’ll want some.
DUTCH DREAM ABOUT
TO BE FULFILLED
AMSTERDAM.—Holland at last
has begun work on its long-project
ed plan for reclaiming the land
covered by the Zuyder Zee. This
will mark the fulfilment of a Dutch
dream of 70 years.
The scheme aims at recovering
for tillage and pasture about 800
square miles flooded by the sea 700
years ago, with a loss, it is said, of
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FOR SALE OR RENT—Furnished
two-room house, and lot. Inquire
News office.
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Roland, Third and C streets.
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
|FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
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: can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
80,000 lives. The remaining 500
square miles of channel between
the reclaimed portions of land will
be turned into a fresh water lake
| fed by the River Ijsel, a branch of
the Rhine, and protected against the
sea by a dike 783 miles long be
tween the Island of Wieringen and
Piaam, on the coast of Friesland.
The reclaimed land will consist
of four “polders" surrounding the
lake. They are expected eventually
to supply a living to nearly 250,000
persons. The work is to be spread
over 20 years and will cost about
$1000,000,000.
During the last three generations,
the Dutch have added to their ter
ritory by reclamation 2,000 square
miles.
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Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can 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 Camp 415 (North Nenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.. and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), for
Fairbanks. Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following schedule between
North Nenana and Fairbanks goes
into effect Nov. 7th, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m ;
arrive North Nenana, 11:30 a. m
Leave North Nenana 1:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make the r
owr. arrangements for reaching
North Nenana.
News Office.
Dr. i. R. BOWEN
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THE BOWEN BUILDING
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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 Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, anil 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 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
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