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The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10
SOME ECONOMY

From time to time one listens TO
arguments to the effect that the
wealth and resources of the United
States are impaired to the extent
of all the money spent by the gov
eminent for war purposes. This
line of argument is both very un-
true and very unsound. The con-
trast is sharp between the cost to
the government and cost to the peo-
pie of the country.
Before the recent sale of Liberty
Loan bonds, the government had
sold two billions of such bonds to
the people of the United States,
and therefore owes that much more
than it did before that time. Now
when the money for those bonds
had been collected and expended in
full, the matter stood in this way
The people of the United States hao
loaned to their government the sum
VI 1--WE DlllioH lolldl D, III LStoAH 1OA
which they had received two billion
dollars worth of Liberty bonds,
which was, is and will be, the high
est security that this world of ours
affords. Moreover, the people
have in their pockets or their banks
the two billion dollars which they
loaned to their government. Let US
US follow up this line of reasoning.
The government then eXpends part
of this bond money, to those
European nations engaged in the
war with Germany whose obliga-
tons our government has purchased
with part of the money realized
from the sale of such bonds and all
of the bond money spent in America
for American products and in pay
ment of American wages.
No. Emphatically, no. The re-
sources of the nation,- its capital
stock, as it were, is not impaired.
Our farms, our mines, our factories,
in word, all fixed property re-
mains intact.
1t readily car be seen that the peo-
pie simply sold portion of the an
nual products of its farms, of its
mines and of its factories The
government received value for mon
ely it borrowed from the people and
the people received value for the
money loaned by them to the gov
eminent, and the products they sold
to their own government and to the
European nations engaged in war
against Germany.
1t must be remembered that the
United States will redeem the bonds
and pay the interest at maturity. It
will pay part with the money it
will later collect from our debtor
European nations engaged in the
war against Germany, and part with
money raised by taxation. The
Liberty Loan bonds will not be paid
out of the capital Of the United
States or out Of the capital Of the
people Of the United States. The
money for payment of all such bonds
issued, will come from the annual
income and production Of the nation.
which at present amounts to fifty
billions. The yearly agricultural
production of the United States is
over ten billions and the mineral
production over three billions Even
the profits of converting raw mater
ial into finished products amount
annually to ten billions. The above
are only some of the main sources
of our annual income.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10

and more millions is vastly more
important to humanity and perpetu-
ity of the republic than any kind of
profitable extortion by the few.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10

The work of installing the arial
tram at the Roman & James mine
in Moose pass, is nearing completion
rapidly and should be ready for use
before the first of the year.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10


In an address delivered recently
before the Chamber of Commerce
of America, Franklin K. Lane, sec
rotary of the interior, referred to
the peace terms desired by the AL
lies. at is now over 1900 years,
he said, "since Caesar defeated the
Germans in France And when they
came asking terms, he said to them:
Go back, whence you came, repair
the damage you have done and give
hostages to keep the peace for the
future It was the ancient and
barbaric custom to take princes and
high men as hostages, and this Gus
tom Germany followed when she
entered Belgium. But the world
does not ask such hostages today.
1t is the problem of world statesman
ship to discover what kind of host
age Germany can give, when she
has been convinced that her dream of
overmastery cannot come true"
Another speaker was R. G. Rhett,
president of the chamber. He said
there undoubtedly had been cases,
where selfishness and greed had out
weighed patriotism, but that such
cases were exceptional. "The great
body of business" he asserted, care
standing squarely behind the gov
eminent in it's plans and proposals.
Business has been grouping in the
dark, because it finds the very
foundations of commerce have been
upturned. Demand and supply can
no longer be permitted to control
prices, because extraordinary de
mands of the government have COM
pletely unbalanced the scales. The
president has we'll said that this war
is not battle of armies, but con-
fict of nations in which every nat
ural resource must be called into
play. Let me emphasize the pri-
mary and paramount purpose of
this convention. Our countrymen
throughout our land want to know
how the businessmen feel about
this war And the world wants to
know. Can we permit German
autocracy and militarism to remain
as a constant menace to that liberty
a constant danger to the peace and
tranquility of the world? Can there
be any compromise with this ques-
ton, and especially so now, since
millions of men have died to make
it impossible? But there can be
no peace so long as 'Kultur' under
autocratic Interpretation and direc-
ton remains a vital force in the
world,-so long as any great agrees
sive nation of men are made to be-
lieve they possess superiority
which entities them to subject 9th
ers to their will, and their self con
stituted rulers are permitted per-
petually to plot and plan to that
purpose. There may be some who
care not what NAV happen to future
generations if only the present gen
GRAFTON be permitted to live in
peace,-nor how humiliating the peace
under which they live,- but thank
God, in this splendid democracy of
ours they can constitute very small
minority and in the ranks of bust
ness their number is negligible.
''Let US make this number infini-
tesimal by such united action, that
every impulse of selfish, sordid
action may be suppressed and
great wave of enthusiasm may move
us on to such achievement in serv-
ice and sacrifice as shall constitute
a compelling influence for speedy
conclusion of this war; conclusion
that will bring us real peace"
1t will be of interest to Alaskans
- xo.;Ioo+, of tho TIpifa1 StafnS
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10

William Maloney, territorial mine
Inspector, reports that the Tolovana
camp is the best looking camp in the
Interior today The mines of that
district, he estimated, would pro-
duce about $1,20O,OO0. Most of the
mining was done on Livengood
creek but new pay was found on
Amy creek, whereon active work
will be done next season. The
scarcity of labor was handicap
during the past season.
The last session of the territorial
legislature appropriated the sum of
$27O,000 to be distributed during
the next two years among the ter
ritorial schools. If the said appro-
priation proves sufficient, it is the
intention to apportion to every pub
lie school seventy-fve per cent of
its maintenance charges, with the
reservation, however, that no school
shall receive more than $4,000 in
any single year.
George Morrison, who has the
largest and best equipped fox ranch
in the Tanana valley, reports that
he has had a most successful season.
ell
were whelped on his ranch and re
saved 95 per cent of them.
Samuel MCGOWAN, an oldtimer in
Alaska and now a resident of Anch-
orage, was recently appointed by the
Federal Fisheries department at
Washington, special fur warden.
In Seattle recently, for one week,
there was on display in the windows
of prominent business houses, agri-
cultural products of Alaska. The
exhibits were, pumpkins, potatoes,
turnips, cabbages, parsley, radishes,
lettuce, rhubarb, onions, wheat, bar
ley, oats and hay. The Chamber
of Commerce of Seattle had arrang
ed the exhibition, which was viewed
by thousands of interested Outsiders.
The wire drag ship L. Roscoe,
which has been working in south
eastern Alaska waters during the
past season, has completed its work
for the year and the officers have
left for the south to reduce their
notes of the summers work to pa
per. The party started work at
Berner's bay and worked south thru
Favorite and Saginaw passages into
Stephens passage and as far south
as Point Young. The entire area
was dragged to depth of IS feet
and few shoals were found which
showed less water than this. The
few discovered show over forty feet
Mrs. Frederick Mears, wife of
Capt Mears of the Alaskan Engin-
eering commission, was recently
elected president of the Anchorage
Branch of the Woman's' Patriots
league.
The work of installing the arial
tram at the Roman & James mine
in Moose pass, is nearing completion
rapidly and should be ready for use
before the first of the year.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10
ELSEWHERE in ALASKA

A. Y. Watson, of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Alaska Mines company,
Of Nome, declared in a recent inter
view published in the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, that latter all these
years of mining effort and financial
travail, the Guggenheims, operating
in the Interior, have taught Alas
kans how to mine proftably froz-
en- ground. There is now hope of
being able to maintain continuous
work from Christmas to Christmas
although this has not as yet been
done, even by the Guggenheims.
There is a vast and promising
field of untouched low-grade ground
at Nome, as we'll as in many other
parts of Alaska, which will yet yield
millions in gold to enterprising
dredging companies"
Litigation, he says further, has at
time been the bane of Alaska, ac-
counting for the large number of
lawyers in the territory.
Dredging at Nome, he says, has
become profitable at six cents per
yard and the indications are that
development of the near future may
make profitable the dredging of
yardage worth even less than six
cents.
Nome now has less than forty
dredging machines, but, inthe opin-
ion of Mr.. Watson, there are golden
opportunities for several hundred.
Nome, he says, has ceased to attract
the pick and shovel man.
Former principal, c. H. Sheets.
of the Anchorage public schools, has
brought action against the Anchor
age school district for damages, in
the sum of $500. In his COM
plant he alleges he sustained the
above damages, BY reason of not
having been employed by the pres
ent board as principal of said school
for the present school term. Com
plant was served upon the clerk of
the district. He alleges, inter ALA,
that he was employed June II, 1917,
by the old board as principal for the
ensuing term, at compensation of
$1,000, but that the present and
new board refuses to accept his
services. The board, in it's ans
wer, alleges that the alleged en-
ployment was prior to the incorpor-
alton of the school district, which
law was passed by the last territor-
ial legislature. So that the ques-
ton and only question involved is :
Did the old school board have auth
ority to bind the new board in the
employment of principal for the
present term of school, The issue
is made and the U. S. district court
will pass upon the disputed point
Emil Mullenbach, who has been
member of the Juneau police force
for the past two years, has resigned.
Mullenbach recently received a
check from Spokane, Wn., for the
sum of $500 as reward money, of
fered by Spokanites for the arrest
of w. C. Bourke, a fugitive from
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10

Funds for the erection of an
armory and purchase of equipment
for the two volunteer military organ
lzations of Anchorage have been re-
quested in messages sent to Gov
ernor Strong and Delegate Chas. A.
Sulzer. The sum of $4,000 is asked
for the armory, to come out of the
funds of the territory
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10

FOR RENT-Two room new cab
in. Third and A streets. Inquire
at Nelson's Shoe Store.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-10

LOT FOR SALE-Close in;
cleared; cheap. Inquire News
office.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
No Relief From Drouth Sight
eui Holidays Ahead,
CHICAGO DRAM AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, Aug ! Much unensinesa
showed Itself today on the part OF shorts
In corn owing to the tact that with two
holidays ahead no relief was In sight from
the continued lack Of rain from tho schni-
mess of receipts Cooler temperature"
however. led TO some selling when the
market had scored rather decided gains
Trade In tho aggregate WA. llsh' and
prices were easily influenced. oprhlns
quotations which ranged from NMic
higher, with December ~ $50 ht
to jlsn, and May at 100 lsN, wsrs
followed by slight further upturhs ana
then n moderate reaction.
subsequently, optlmimtlo reports con
cernlng the Illinois crop acted IN fnNor
of thu boars and so also did renswsi oi
peace gossip. This close was unrctlod NJ
the same NJ yesterday finish TO Nc lowor.
with Dccembcr at Nl7hull7S ana May
at jllSh1i ib~ 49,.
Wheat displayed n tendency to drop
back from ycStorday'n sudden steep an
vance OF 10 cents Aner opening D
cents down al a. ~ for heptomDsi my
market rallied to i2,so, but soon sasHod
to t2,29
RIG threshlnE returns had wonksn-
inl effect upon oats lniuhl f'rinne~
due 20 sympathy with corn failed 10 las,
In later denling the market was eascd
further by assertions that farmers al
ready nre evinclns more disposition TO
sell, and that as yet millsrs were not
taking hold freely, Besides, some re-
ports as to tho spring crop outlook we're
more hopeful that has besn the case OF
late The close was steady VI ave net
decline, with september AT e212h
Provisions advanced readily on scat
tered buying shipments of cured hno
fresh meats for the day were IN excess
Of tho total n year apo and LiNelp"o
ndvic.s were also favorable TO holders
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
BreakdoWns Blamed
by Car Company for
Z Service Delay Here

A series OF break downs" to ma
chincry at the power house OF the
Oklahoma Railway company was re
sponsible for there being not sufficient
current to operate the street cars here
last night. according to a statement
issued by John w, Shar,el, general
manager of the company today
Mr.. Shar,el stated that an order for
a 5000 horsepower turbo- generator was
placed in February, 1910, with insured
delivery on August Is The apparatus
was not delivered however, until June,
.lql7 The resul, Of the failure OF this
machine to arrive resulted in the old
machines not being able to be cleaned
and overhauled. as the load had ma
terially increased since they were in
stalled and /, took all OF them to gen
crate the current necessary to operate
the cars
Last night the largest Of the three
old generators stripped It's thrust
bearings and was thoroughly disabled
and the smaller generators could no,
supply the current TO operate the cars.
Following this accident, the rotary con
verter at the Ole street sub station
burned out. leaving the city division
with current sufficient to move not
more than a dozen cars al a time,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
FARMERS CALL
FOR SEED WHEAT
Petition Signed by 100 Turned
Over to Defense Council

A petition signed by more than 100
farmers OF Beaver county, setting forth
their need OF seed wheat and inability
to get it, was turned over to the state
council OF defense today by Governor
Williams.
Each farmer has set opposite his
name the amount OF seed wheat he will
need and this petition alone calls for
more than 10000 bushels Another pc
tition was presented from farmers Of
Harper county who asked about 1000
bushels of wheat
c. II. Hyde OF Alva, head Of the farm
department of the state council OF de
tense, is in the eastern part OF the state
making an investigation OF the situa
ton and will report to the council when
he returns.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
FIuAnell
LMlS1ook
SHORTS LIBERAL /
COTTON BUYERS
Market Advances ON Demand
Due 10 Orouth,

NEW ORLEANS. Aug "A rise of -
TO 10 points was recorded In the ffuo
half hour Of trading In cotton here To-
day. tho market responding to drcuthy
conditions In Texas A good part Of thel
demand sppesrsd to he from nhovts wAe.
were buying covers over the week. end.
The demand broadened and WAS unes
by limited offerings, Bullish sentiment
was stimulated by reports Of bsttes
export demand, In the trading W. 70
noon the active months went 81 10 %
points over yesterdays close
Reports Of n strona damsDd for crop
cotton In Toxas At n wide premium over
he future market caused heavy buying
In the afternoon At 10 tho activo
months were 40 to II points net,
Spot cotton Quiet and Unchanged
sAls. on the spot, AZ, bales to arriye,
aM bales Good ordinary, 1b 26ct strtce
good ordinary 73S1c low nIdduND,
2 ihc; strict low middilns, 1850; mtds
ding, rs 00cj strlct middllns, al. itej loo4
mlddllng, 2b31c strict good middnnG,
Nhec. RECEIPTS, 400 baissi stock. is,eU
| baluS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
FLUCTUATIONS BY
ALCOHOL RAPID
Irregular Gains Made by Other
Financial Issues,

NEW YORK, Aug s,--violent fluc-
tustions IN Industrial Alcohol, which
opensd ~ an advance OF w points, fol-
lowed by a reaction Of ~, featured to-
days early trading Else where irrsgu-
Ing IN points to ysstsrdsy's Eains and
Pittsburgh & West virginia preferred !
points Crucible Steel rose n large frac-
ton, but kindred issues wers barely
changed, Peoples Gas rallied . points
and minor rails were represented by
New Orleans, Texas 4 Mexico al J.
point gain.
Secondary industrials and numerous
low priced upec,nlties Joined In tho ad
ditional gains OF the early afternoon
Equipments developed greater strength
and grsnusrs wsrs fractionally higher OF
favorable crop news. IT. Paul Haininl
~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
ONLY TWO OF TEN
DID NOT PRESENT
EXEMPTION CLAIM
(contlnusd FROM Page sD

CONTINUED From Page 81
s@ Thomas O. sltlinEton. Edmond, II.
+ 80 y ESwsrd ES, a. Morrow Mccsn. pri,ton.
6s6 Rella Bender Cox. . South Penn
sylynnia. Oklahoma CITY.
Ht j. r Novy' Oklahoma CITY, H. +.
7Ss Sam, Houston .stokor, Oklahoma
s's-Anton Turk Oklahoma city Il. +.
l2l Jerome Kirby Naples. Edmond
22l Harvey JUhhson, Edmond n
~. Harry Russell Alice, Rtluon. "
$50 Chester Rats. Oklahoma city, r.
sol Cart Frank Benton, Oklahoma
CITY, Ffty-fir-i ana Santa Fe.
10 Guy Shelton, okehom" city, r.
st2 Bliss Morren Hukin. BrItton
o. Earnest Cllfton Rice, Edmond.
lgl-Jsmes Oscar Hil. Edmond
az Roy d Terrill, Bethany
7bs--Gcorge Norman Wickler, Okls-
homn Ctty, II v u No. l.
1870 Charles Garner Thornton, Edmond,
S5s-Virgl Roberts. Council Grove.
lGs Harry |. McAnlnch Edmond.
tsi steve Hll. Oklahoma city
W--John Wili'"m"' oklahoma city
s57-Jlm Davis Oklahoma city, stock
Yards
..r15-nrl A. Rodkey, Edmond
800 Amelia Compass, BrItton.
21S Buck Berry PATTERSON, 'Britton,
sn-Elsa Nose. Grafton. Oklahoma
city II +. D. No. l.
512-Georse Martin Fisher. 1000 West
Thirteenth. Oklahoma city
3Ss- Robert l.. Vaughn. Rrittop
2l2-Leven Luther Davis, Edmond
N Sneed williamson. Edmond.
S-Johu Franklin Casto. Edmond
305 Dclbert Ford Rritton
St1 Harrison NJ Pearl Oklahoma city
H. r d No o
s2s-Ar,hur j. Roark. Oklahoma city
bs6 Alfred Wells. Britton, II F. D
7s1--Leonard Gains. Oklahoma city
Stock Yards station.
32S- william Alfred Perry. Britton.
sb1- White HnmIlton, Mustang
I3s-Alhert File Lytie. oklahoma city
m Ralph William MelroSe. oklahomS
CITY. X T. D. No. l.
1k7 Melvin II Hutchinson, Oklahoma
CITY, n r. u No 3
2J-OrvIlle Rnymoud Kinney, Lock
ridge okla r r ID No. .,,,oa
X r y. No, T.
6sS Grover Preston Roberts, Oklahoma
City. II + u No. |.
sOO James Hiram Lawrence, Okla
homa city. X. F u. No 4.
7lS-Clnrence Earl Preston. Oklahoma
Cltv. Il f. d. No. 3.
$50 William Early Harelwood, OKLA
homa C1ty. r. r. ID No IL
3ig-iIome Ralph Dnugherty. Edmond
! n r. ID. No. T.
be2 Andy Oliver Pringie. Oklahoma
'City. Enst Thirteenth
b0l- william \ Becker. oklahoma city
r. II d No. 10
lO2- Earnest Joe Barnes, Edmond.
7h-IAwrcnce stephen Porter, Okla
homa city. r. r, n, No. B.
s6-Roy Thomas Potts Edmond.
7l--Grorse Ruben johnson. Edmond.
6b5-W Wirfred Davis Parks Okbhomi
CITY. n. r. u No. l.
bO6-Rnsil william blessing, oklnhom'
| city, II. r. u No. l.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
WILSON BELIEVES
MOST OF GERMAN
CITIZENS LOYAL
letter to Dyer ReeiterateS At
titude Of President,

WASHINGTON, Aug j.--President
Wilson. in letter to Representative
Dyer OF Missouri, today, reiterated his
confidence in the loyalty OF the great
body Of American citizens OF German
blood
Complaint OF Dyer
Representative Dyer complained that
federal officials had discharged, with
out hearing and simply on statemen',,
or affidavits citizens OF German blood
in 81, Louis. whose LOYALTY had been
questioned and that government oiii..
Gals there in assuming the attitude o'
determining what is patriotism had in
suited some Of the best people IN the
city simply because OF their German
forefathcrs
"Your letters have struck a respon'
s,ve chord in my mind" the president
wrote. ~ have been made aware from
various sources OF the unfortunate po.
si,ion in which a very large number o'
our loyal citizens are placed because
of their German origin or Affiliations
No Further Assurance Needed
~ insure tina, they need be no 'ut
ther assurance from me OF my cont
dencr IN the entire integrity and LOYALTY
of the great body OF our citizens OF Ger
man blood You know that no, once
bu, many times in my public addresses
| have expressed this confidence. ! DO
not like to make another occasion 10
express /, simply because It would seem
To indicate on my par, a doubt as to
whether the country had believed my
nrev,ou, assurances 10 be sincere
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
Help! This Town
Is All Drafted;
Foreigners Left

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
5.--ln existence as a Municipality
threatened, Bingham through iis
commercial club is appealing to the
United States government for relief
from 4 discriminating military
draft Q. u. Kelly presiden, Of the
Bingham Commercial club In a tel
rgram sent TO the United States
senate and in appeal to Salt Lake
declares that few Americans will be
left in that city after the draft as
arranged.
Figures Mr.. Kelly has At hand
show that " percent of the Blng-
ham regstrants are aliens, In the
Highland BOY section the percent
age runs as high as g.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-03
Officials Inspect |
New Bridge Site

County Judge zwick. chairman Of the
county excise board, and County Com-
mis,ioners Sheldon and Black went to
Newcastle today to inspect the site for
the proposed bridge over the Cansdisn
river near that place, The county plans
to contribute $4,000 toward the building
Of this bridge
Because Of the absence Of Judeo
2wick from the city no meeting Of, he
excise board will be held until Monday
at the earliest In the meantime On
budgets OF county offices as well q
those OF the city will have to walt iee
approval. The fiscal year lW7.l0ie
which these budgets cover. began July 4