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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ACTION AT LAST.
There is a ray of hope for Alaska
in the statement made yesterday by
Secretary of the Interior John Bar
ton Payne, relative to the plans for
accelerating Alaskan development.
Secretary Payne, although compara
tively new in office, has demonstrat
ed that he is a man of action, rath
er than promises, and we feel quite
sure something will come of the in
vestigation conducted by Mr. Payne’s
committee. It will not be shelved
as have been so many special in
vestigations of the past, and what
ever action is taken by the secre
tary to inaugurate his program will
help Alaska. It would scarcely be
possible for him to do anything that
would make conditions worse.
The News believes in the devel
opment board plan for the regula
tion of federal interests in Alaska,
and the appointment of an inter
departmental committee to start the
reform going, pending the creation
of a regularly authorized develop
ment board, seems like a good plan.
The only suggestion that we have to
make is that the salaries of the
members of the development board
be made sufficiently attractive to
enable the President to secure capa
ble men to do the work that will
be required of them. The very best
men obtainable will be none too
good to serve as members of our de
velopment board. In fact, the suc
cess of the development board plan
will depend chiefly upon the person
nel of the board.
But that is a detail that prob- j
ably will receive attention when the
proper time comes. Of greater in
terest to Alaskans at this time is the
announcement, contained in yester
Hay’s dispatches to The News, that
Alaska’s needs are receiving atten
tion at Washington and that relief
will be forthcoming shortly.
THE DEMPSEY CASE.
Without knowing President Wil-1
son’s reasons for commuting the
sentence of Murderer Dempsey, the'
announcement of the executive’s ac
tion comes somewhat in the nature'
of a shock. We are probably more
familiar with the case than Presi
dent Wilson can possibly be, and we
do not know of any extenuating eir-!
cumstances. They were not made
known during the trial of the arch- \
fiend. There was absolutely no de-!
fense, either in the killing of the!
Anchorage woman who was mur
dered in cold blood for the money!
she was supposed to have, or in'
the murder of the deputy marshal!
at Seward afterwards, who was shot
down in a most cowardly fashion.
Dempsey is said to have influen
tial friends, which may account for!
his escape from the gallows. But,
if that is the only excuse the Presi
dent has for commuting the sen
tence, it is worse than no excuse
at all. Or it may be that Demp
sey’s youth had something to do
with it. He is a young man, less
than twenty, but possesses a vet- J
eran criminal’s disregard of law and
order. Life imprisonment, in such |
a case as his, is, in our opinion, a
travesty on justice and an imposi
tion upon those who will. have to
bear the cost of supporting him in
j prison.
| The President may be right, or
! may think he did right in saving
i the life of a man who thought
| nothing of taking the lives of oth
i ers. But Alaskans will have to be
j shown. The interference is on a
| par with some of the rules manu
jfactured at Washington for the reg
! ulation of Alaskan affairs, made by
! men who do not understand eondi
j tions in Alaska and who do not
j think Alaskans capable of handling
I their own affairs.
PLAYING THE GAME.
Chains of heredity are strong,
and difficult to break. Man is a
creature of habit. He docs many
things because other people have
done them. Perhaps you are a
Methodist. If so, it is probably be
cause your forefathers were. You
vote the Democratic or Republican
ticket for the same reason. The
same newspaper that your father
read for years, you read. It is
much easier to do a thing the same
way other people have done it than
to think out a new and, perhaps, a
better way for yourself.
At one of the doors of the Tower
of London, writes the editor of
Ford’s Dearborn Independent, a sen
try used to be posted. Day and
night that door was guarded. Once
an American wondered why, and in
quired. It seems that a century or
two ago, a prisoner escaped through
:hat door, which was not then
guarded. After that, a -guard was
always posted there. The custom
was handed down through the years,
and although no prisoner had been
kept in the Tower for a long time,
the sentry still guarded the door.
It is the same way in work or
Play. A game is always played by
rules. Some of them are good,
some foolish it sometimes seems.
But it makes no difference; no one
has ever taken the trouble to make
new and better rules.
The workman, or mechanic, or
clerk will do a certain piece of work
in a certain way. Not because it
is the best way in which it can be
done, but because it has always
been done that way.
No progress was ever made with
out breaking some of the rules of
the game. The man who does his
work by rule of thumb never gets
anywhere. The man who uses his
head is the man who makes a suc
cess of whatever he undertakes.
When given some work to do, he
says, “This is a pretty good way to
do it, but maybe if I think a little,
I can find a better way.” In thank
ing for yourself lies the road to
success. Initiative is a long word,
but if brought down to its root it
can be translated as “Think for
yourself. Be original. Start some
thing!”
Never mind if people gasp and
shake their heads ominously, and
hold up their hands in horror and
say, “He isn’t doing that according
to rule. The way his father did it
ought to be good enough for him.”
Fame may not come to you.
Probably there will ba no marble
shaft raised to your memory. There
is one thing sure, however, if you
use your head and show that you
know how to plan your work and
are always looking for a new and
better way to do the thing you have
to do, it will mean a whole lot more
'money in your pocket, and a satis
faction in your heart in knowing
that, although you may have broken
the rules and traditions of years,
] good has come of it.
When you feel downhearted and
things don’t seem to go your way,
ljust break the rules of the game
|and see what will happen.
j COLISEUM, SUNDAY NIGHT
j Robert Warwick, in “The Silent
Master’’—7 reel*; also Late Pathe
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Whitehorse, down Selkirk, 9:30
jp. m., lGth.
Yukon, down Selkirk, 8 p. m..
16th.
Jacobs, up Carmacks, 9 a. m.,
j 16th.
Hazel B., down Opilvie, 10 a. m..
116th.
Sibilla and pilot launch, down Cir
cle, 6:30 a. m.
Washburn, up Xulato, 4:45 a. m.
Tanana, down Tolovana, 5:30 a.
m., 16th, last report.
Reliance at Nenana.
Kelly, at Chena.
Seattle No. 3, at Kotlik.
Davis, at Gibbon.
Benehley, down Gibbon, yesterday
morninp.
Tennis Shoes fo'- Boys, Men and
Women. Fowler & Morris.
The Craip sawmill, closed durinp
the war, reopened June 1 under the
management of O. P. Brown, who
expects to employ a crew of 30 men.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Watch Repairing
DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
ARCTIC BATH HOUSE
stands alone in par-excellence of
service and sanitary convenience.
Turkish, Steam, Shower I
or Plain Baths, at
MODERATE RATES.
Rooms for Dressing and Resting
in Connection. Also Rooms for
Rent, Transient or Permanent.
Mr. and Mrs. Heimburger
Proprietors.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In Probate Court, Nenana Precinct,
Division Four, Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Sanova E. Cooney, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all
vhom it may concern, that the un
lersigned has been duly appointed
Executor of the above entitled es
tate of Sanova E. Cooney, deceased,
by the above named court, and has
iuly qualified as such, and that all
persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby required to
present them, with the proper vouch
ers, within six months from the
iaste of this notice, to the said ex
ecutor, at his place of business at
the Cooney Hotel, Nenana, Alaska,
tvhich is hereby designated as the
place for the transaction of ths
business of said estate.
Dated June 2, 1920.
M. J. COONEY,
Executor.
-ECIL H. (5LEGG,
Attorney for Executor.
First publication, June 3, 1920.
Las* publication, July 1, 1920.
Day of publication, Thursday.
WANT ADS
RESTAURANT for sale or rent. Do
ing good business. Owner has good
reason for desiring to retire. Foi
further information inquire at the
News office. s6-l
FRAME HOUSE and lot for sale.
Best location in town. Good wa
ter. Inquire News office. s519
BUNClTl^SEVEirT<EYS^fm^J
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E.
Three double stalls* Pump in
barn. Inquire at News.
THE DWYER^HOME FOR SALU
Terms reasonable. tf
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.
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Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE
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LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY OF MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke, Martin Naab,
Secretary. President.
FRESH EGGS
Outside Potatoes
Fruits of All Kinds
FOWLER & MORRIS
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
NENANA HOUSE
Large Barn-In Connection-Dog Kennels
MRS. A. B. EASTERLY, Proprietre...
Or. J. R. 80WEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Fourth Monday of Month
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
Secretary Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaekan 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 North Nenana.
Tickets will be on sale at .ny
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leave p
the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between N’ortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a. m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. m.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m ;
arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
nana and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
for Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
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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 Nerth an'd 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 f*r, 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 yeat-around job, com
municate with us.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA