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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-14
GOETHALS' LETTER

General Goethals' letter to Chairman Denman follows
 Now that the President has au thorized the emergency fleet corpora- tion to exercise the powers granted bv Congress to build and commander ships. l intend, on Monday, to start snip construction which will compl etc my shipbuilding programme. My full programme is as follows:
 Il. (Ships now building).
 Contracts for 34S wood ships have been let, or agreed upon, with a ton mage capacity of 1,21S,00O tons. at a cost, completed, of approximately $175,000,000.
 In addition, I have under negotia- tion contracts for about 100 wood ships. Contracts for " steel ships have been let, or agreed upon, with a tonnage of 42,S0O tons, at cost of approximately $101, ,660,356.
 There are thus provided 425 ships of all sorts, with an aggregate tonnage of l,S60, 500, at ~cost of approximately $275,0OO,0 900, besides 100 more wood ships under negotiation. I shall con tinue to let all contracts for wood ships (of design approved by the naval architect of the corporation) which I can secure from responsible bidders
 USE EXISTING YARDS
 g. (Construction of standardized ships)
 My main reliance for getting the greatest amount of the most servicea- ble tonnage in the shortest time will be on the construction of fabricated steel ships of standard pattern For that purpose I shall use, to some ex- tent. the existing yards.
 "On Monday I shall offer contracts for the building of two plants (to be owned by the government) for the con struction of fabricated steel ships, to produce 400 ships of an aggregate ton mage capacity of 2,50O,00O tons within the next Is to "A months. For the building of these two yards and the construction of ships in them, shall offer, as compensation to the agents who undertake the work, a fee of ap. proximately 6 per cent of the total cost of the work, with rewards for savings in cost and for speed in delivery Pro- visions will be made for decreasing the fee to prevent unnecessary cost. The contracts will give the government the benefit of government-fxed commodity prices and will provide for cessation of work at any time so that the ap- may not be exceeded op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-14
COTTON SALE
HENDERSON ON VACATION

Governor Henderson left the capitol in 'an automobile Friday morning, with the announcement that he would be away for two weeks on a vacation. He re- fused to give his address because he did not care to be bothered with affairs of state. It is presumed that he has gone on 9. fishing trip to points in Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-14
IMPORTANT STEPS

The most important steps contemplated by General Goethals are these:
 Immediate construction of two govern ment owned shipbuilding plants for build ing 400 fabricated steel ships of 2500,000 tonnage.
 Communicating of 1,50o,o00 tons of ship ping now building for private account in American yards.
 A request for another great appropria- in,, fo, b,,t1,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-14
General Goethals Outlines His Plans to Denman
 in Letter
CONSTRUCTION OF BIG FLEET WILL START
Contracts Will Be Let for Two Plants Where 400 Steel Vessels Are to Be Rushed to
 Completion

Washington, July 13.-Major General Goethals, manager of the shipping board 8 emergency fleet corporation, took full charge of the governments shipbuilding programme today and announced sweep ing plans for constructing the great mer- chant fleet with which the United States hopes to defeat the German submarine campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-14
LETTER TO DENMAN

General Goethal's announcement was made in letter to Chairman Denman of the shipping board, which said the fleet corporation, under powers just granted by President Wilson, would start on it's build ing programme Monday by offering con- tracts for construction of the two gov ernment ship plants and by outlining to shipbuilders the plans for commandeer- ing vessels under construction.
 Chairman Denman of the shipping board who also is president and director of the corporation. after receiving Gen eral Gnethals' lett said
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17
SUN NEVER SETS

The very recent requirement of
the Danish Islands places the United
States in a position. whereat she can
boast, that the sun never sets on
her domain This fact comes about
by her possessions being so widely
scattered, that the most extreme
possessions are more than one hun
dred eighty degrees apart.
Prior to our acquisition of this
last territory the island of Culebra,
nearly part of Porto Rico, was our
most easterly possession and the is
land of Balabac, in the Philippines,
our most westerly point The dis
lance between these is a little less
than one hundred eighty degrees, or
half the circumference of the earth.
St. Croix, in the Danish West Indies,
is thirty-eight miles farther east
than Culebra, and this makes our
way around the globe. When the
sun is rising on St. Croix, it is set
ting on Balabac. And so it is that
Old Sol shines on the United States
eternally.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17
SiMSON'S
NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE


United states OF America, Fourth
DIVISION, District OF Alaska, =. 2.
Fuolc notice IS hereby given, tfat
oy virtue OF a writ OF tIerl taclaS
= of eAecutIoh), dated September -,
A. H. 1870 issued out OF the Dis
tfIct court Of the United states
Tor the fourth DIVISION District Of
ASaaEa on Judgment rendered in
SAID court, on the nth day II Aug-
ust' \. D., 1917, IN favor Of Lucy
4onE~ Helrold and against Robert
Herro.d, l have, on this 18th. day
OF October, \. d., 1917. levied up
on tn following described real cs-
tat, situated in The io"n Of Tana-
ma and Territory If Alaska, t. wit:
All the rfeht, t'Iie. iatescst, property
possession c.&lm and demand V.h@<@2-
ever Of the said Robert Herral3,
the same being his undivided onr-
half Of that certain lot or parceLQt
land situate in the Town Of Tana
ma, aforesaid and being .hirty-thre"
feet front on Front street and eX-
tending northerly two hundred and
ten feet to Second street; the
said lot being bounded on the east
by the property of Joseph Anicich.
on the south by Front street, on the
west by Bemis avenue and on the
north by Second street; together
with the two-story building on said
lot, facing Front street and known
as Pinkiert's Store, the log cache
Immediately in rear of said store
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

the school children throughout the
country do not attend, past the sixth
grade. Nor is this additional edu-
cational feature work, to be consid-
cred as an attempt to destroy or re-
make but only to help direct and
transform.
Alaska, although still in territor-
ial swaddling clothes, stands in the
very forefront among the states of
the Union, regarding the making OF
real Americans and loyal men and
women for Liberty and Democracy.
The past three years have come to US
heavily freighted with a number of
disquieting Incidents yes, we have
been patient too much so. Hence
forth, there must be a more perfect
''amalgamation," in our American
melting pot. Hyphenation in every
form or kind must and shall be elm
mated. The English language
must be dominant. Few, indeed, if
any, should be the number of news
Papers printed in this country in
foreign languages. All and every
thing must carry the brand Democ-
racy and free America. Never again
again will the American people per-
NIT banner to be carried ir. a
parade, as two years ago, in Spokane
whereon was inscribed in German
letters the words Germany over
ALL" Treason, yes, and the penalty
death! But as Americans, hereto
fore, we were slow to wrath, prone
to overlook or forgive. Henceforth.
turn about face The safety of
our Republic, free institutions.
Democracy and Liberty, demands a
wholesome change from our former
attitudes. This country must be
made too unsafe for future plotters
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

1t is of interest to note that, IN
the second year of farming in the
Matanuska valley, the crops raised
had an aggregate value of 100000
This includes grass, oat, barley and
wheat hay, potatoes, ~ .ah-.
cauleflower, spinach, luce. beans,
peas, radishes, onions, rhuba-b. Gu
cumbers, strawberries, tomatoes,
horse-radish, chickens. :ggs AMI hogs
The estimated DO 4tp crop Of toe
valley was about three thousand tons
all of which will be SAD at the ii D.
ulated price of 500 per ton. Then
there was about three hundred tons
of turnips which are being largely
marketed at Seattle, at $40 a ton.
Something like the above should
and must be written about the Ne
mana valley farmers within two
years. Let US all pull for it.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17
FOR SALE

Plain and Fancy Doors
Windows and Window Frames
All Sizes
The lowest prices in town.
Table Legs. TranSomS
Moulding of all kinds
Door and Window Stops
Sash Stock for store Fronts
The above entire stock is com
posed of Outside seasoned
Lumber
Rock faced ornamentcd Pressed
Steel.
House Lining in any quantity
One Tent. 2OX4O It.
LinOleum and Rugs.
Carpet by the yard
Two upholstered couchcS at Il
bargain
Cash Register and ShoW Cases
Granitcware. Glassware and
Crockery
Aluminium Percolators, 50 80
blankets, Quilts and Pillows
EiderdOwn Quilts
Sheets. Pillow slips. Spreads.
and Towels of all kinds.
Scrim and CretonneS. Lice
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

and destroyers Of liberty and democ
racy. The satellites and murderers
Of future aUtocrat degenerate and
debaucher and drunk with lust Of
power, must be given to understand
that the future America will stand
no more nonsense; if found guilty,
the judgment will be, not internment
but taken out and shot at sunrise.
No maudlin sentiment by sissy men OF
/ hysterical women must prevail
1t cannot,-must not be otherwise.
Liberty and civilization is engaged
now, as she has ever been, since,
and long before the dawn of history.
in a death grapple with autocracy,-
the enslaver. And Liberty will
conquer now, as she has on many a
bloody battlefield in the past. Away
with all peace proposals. There
cannot, must not and shall not be
peace, until this hydra-headed mon
ster, for decency's sake called, au-
tocracy, is strangled, -crushed and its
miserable and accurssd form swept
from the face of the civilized world.
We are fighting today for the
principles upon which our Republic
was founded for our free institu-
tions and hopes of humanity. And
it is the bounden duty of every man,
woman and child to take a place on
the firing line of public opinion. Our
aims are explicit. Our purposes,
untainted by selishness. We can
not permit unity of the American
people to be impaired by voices of
dissension or sedition. To suggest
or agitate for a premature peace is
sedition pure and simple because it
has for its object an underlying
motive to weaken the determination
of America to see the war through
to the end. Our sacrifices must
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17
CITIZENSHIP NIGHT SCHOOL
By John C. Murphy

English language, history of the
United States and civil government.
Special study must be given the con-
stitution of the United States and
the government of the Territory of
Alaska. Instruction may be given
in other subjects taught in the public
schools of Alaska, or lectures, not
of a political or religious nature,
may be delivered before the student
body, as the board may elect, hav-
ing in view at all times, higher
standard of citizenship,-a better
understanding of the American form
of government and the obligations
and privileges of American citizens
The school is free, no tuition of
any kind.
No matter how backward you
deem yourself or how brokenly you
speak the English language, the gov
eminent invites you,-wants you to
attend the school. That is lust
what the school is established for.
The less you know of the use of
English, and our form of govern
ment, the more you need this school.
Men and women, all are welcome to
the schools privileges, and will find
there a spirit of earnest sympathy.
These citizenship schools are design
ed as cooperating and supplement-
ing the work of the public schools.
We are reminded, from a circular
issued by the United States Bureau
of Education, that fifty per cent of
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

A citizenship night school will be
opened in the public school building
on Monday night, November IS, at
seven o'clock. 1t is established and
governed under a different territor-
ial law than the public schools. The
instructor, who must De a citizen
of the United States, is appointed
by the Federal Judge of the Judicial
division, and who likewise establish
es such school upon the petition of
a certain number of prospective
students. The management of said
citizenship school, shall be vested in
a citizenship-night school board, and
consists of three members. instruc-
tor, who is ex-officio chairman of
said board secretary and di-
rector, the latter chosen from among
the student body. The law grants
free use of any public schoolhouse,
for the purpose of holding its ses-
sions,- subject to such rules pre-
scribed by the school board of the
school district to which such school
house belongs.
Under the law the school may be
attended by minors over sixteen
years, or, adults, men or women of
any age up to 70 years or more,
who are not attending school else
where, for one cause or another.
All instruction in said school,
under the law, shall be in the English
language. At each session, instruc.
ton must be given in the use of the
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17
AN ALASKA ASSET

Another great AMI coming .ource
of wealth of Alaska, is the whale
and walrus which abound in the
waters of the territory. But wnal-
ing now looms up in y new tight ard
in view of the high cost of living, as
a coming source Of meat food sup
lily Recently the Seattle neat
markets carried whale meat, which
as eagerly purchased 10y hungry
consumers rhr people Of ,'aHan
Rave been usilg whale meat for a
,~usand or mo = wears '.hey
ike it and tn i've upon it, III" Is
kimos, of course, eat l., but they pre-
fer the fat OF blubbe- til. very part
oe the whale the white race "ould
reject. :-:.-
As it is loy-. QUE winters. after
securing the animal and obtaining
iTB oil and 5ores. turn the i,'.I.rce
Of the huge monster ad-;it hr; (
can be no :2ad reason advanced
wiz the whale meat should not be
ecod,-if we only 4 :q;ine. caste f|e
it. Il surely has more in its favor
than frogs. OF which many seem so
fond. 49,
Now the whale is an animal, ?not
d fish. It's food supply is clean and
wholesome and fresh. 1t is not q
scavenger. The flesh resembles
beef. somewhat Of a darker red,-and
not nearly SO tough. It IS highly
favored, 6ur this fact should not
weigh against its use, since some Of
us have acquired tastes for such
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

A beautiful custom has found
Judgment among our people through
the land, of bestowing on our public
schools, the names of American men
and women who, in a pre-eminent
way, have rendered signal and con-
spicuous service to and for their
countrymen and country.
In view of this, the thought has
occurred that it would be most
gracious act on the part Of our com
munity to bestow upon our school
the name, Franklin K. Lane Public
School of Nenana" True, it would
be only a slight recognition of the
mans great work on behalf of Alas
ka. nevertheless. it will serve as a
reminder to the secretary that Ne
mana is deeply grateful and appre-
ciates profoundly his great human
izing works.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Earl Hirst, a trapper and pros
pector. has been discharged from the
Cordova hospital. where he received
treatment for lacerated scalp, the
result of an encounter with a large
brown bear. Hirst and his partner
were passing along a trail. leading
several pack horses, when Hirst was
bounced upon without warning by
the bear, and received several bites
on the head. The partner came to
the rescue with gun, whereupon
bruin took after the other man and
was about to tackle him when Hirst
opened fire, putting an end to the
beast The injured man nearly bled
to death before he reached the hos
pital.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

highly favored food as turtle, terra
pin, ground hog and coon. The time
may not be far distant when the
people of the United States will be
thankful that they can supply them
selves with this cheap but whole
some meat. There was time only
few years ago, when people would
not eat dog salmon, or humpback
salmon. They do now, and like it.
So too, the halibut; now all this is
changed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

not be nullified by any truce or
armistice, WHICH means a breathing
spell for the ehemy. Critical and
Hateful is this hour for America,
civilization and humanity. The
peril is great and commands our best
endeavors. ThiS is new war for in
dependence of America-the preser-
walton of Demp cratic institutions
and the vindication of the basic
principles of humanity.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

DR.. ". a. Gould, of Des Moines.
Ia, at the Chicago convention of the
American Association of Progressive
Medical Practitioners, recommended
the legal killing Of hopeless inva-
lids" To which the editor Of the
Juneau Empire adds,-"to q man IN
sick bed it looks good deal like
recommending the legal killing Of
'helpless" invalids.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

The key to the Robert Service
cabin, which is in the possession of
the Fitzgerald chapter of the Daught
ers of the Empire, has been used to
good purpose. The cabin has be-
come a mecca for tourists and they
are all given a piece of the wrap
ping paper upon which the bard
scrubbed his poems. The visitors
are asked to contribute a quarter
to the Red Cross for the privilege
of viewing the shack and possessing
themselves of a souvenir
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Movie fans of Fairbanks are re-
quired to pay a nickle war tax in
addition to the regular price of adj
mission. In Nenana the tax is paid
by the management of the theater,
thus saving the patrons the addition
al expense and much annoyance.
Chas. S. Deery, for two years ed
itor and machine operator of the
Iditarod, has assumed the response
bility of publishing the Ruby Record
Citizen, which was orphaned by the
death, recently, of Publisher Jack
Filbin.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Exceptionally good work was done
by the Alaska Road commission in
Nome district during the past sea
son, according to the Nome Indus
trial worker. The particular work
referred to was the stretch of road
between Bessie and Specimen.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Norman Campbell has been award
ed the contract for supplying the
Nenana public school with 20 cords
of wood.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

The Squirrel district, on Seward
peninsula, which was the scene of a
pig stampede several years ago, now
supports a population of about forty
persons, winter and summer, ac-
cording to the statement of recent
arrivals at Nome
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

All the larger Grand Trunk boats
have been taken off the Southeast
ern Alaska run, only the smaller
ones being left to handle the winter
traffic. The close of the tourist
season is responsible for the with
drawal of the vessels.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Coal consumers at Nome are COM
PEELED to pay $50 ton for fuel, at
the yards. The price of briquettes
is SIS a ton, at the yards. Nome
is not included in the list of cities
in which the selling price of coal is
regulated by the government.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Clerk Carl Schmidt announces
that the bonds required Of the treas
urer and assessor of the school board
have been executed in accordance
with the requirements of the terri
torial statute under which the Ne
mana school district was organized
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Two members of the Royal North
west Mounted police, who recently
returned to headquarters at Dawson
from a tour of inspection in the
Teslin. Big Salmon and Livingstone
creek sections, reported having see,l
fourteen moose and three bears.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

James Fallon is in receipt of a
letter from Neil L. Monro, in which
the former well known Nenana
blacksmith states that he has Joined
the Canadian army, vaiisting as q
blacksmith at Vancouver. He is
now in training quarters at Winni-
peg, his address being. Overseas
No. l, Training Depot.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Some patriotic savages in this
neck of the woods" is the way the
Nome Nugget replies to an an
nouncement appearing in a recent
issue of the Seward Gateway, to the
effect that the natives of Nome"
had organized a home guard and
were receiving instruction from the
officers of Fit Davis.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Shorty Chambers, mail contractor
between Whitehorse and Champagne
landing, has purchased a fivver for
use on his route when trail condi-
lions permit.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

F. H. Wobley, NJ. P, spent several
weeks in the Atlin district recently,
hunting big game Moose are said
to be unusually plentiful there this
season.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

The citizens of Seward are pre-
pairing to bond the town for the
purpose of raising funds to build
substantial channels to carry flood
water away in times of freshet.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

On the last trip of the steamer
Dawson upriver, the boat almost
collided with a large brown bear,
which was swimming the Yukon at
a point about fifteen miles above
the mouth of the Big Salmon river.
Captain Green slowed down to let
bruin cross the bow of the steamer
in safety
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

DR.. w. W. Council, of Cordova,
is mentioned as likely senatorial
candidate from the Third division.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

The Royal hotel, at Skagway, re-
Gently was destroyed by fire, one
man perishing in the flames. The
destruction of the building entailed
a loss of $4,000.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Swarms of white whales were seen
this fall in Snake river, where they
had followed school of herring
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Skagway has the distinction of
being one of the few towns in Alas
ka with an active camp of the Arctic
Brotherhood.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

The town marshal at Seward was
killed recently by a man who ran
amuck with a big revolver. The
slayer of the officer was also killed.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

A platinum strike is reported 10
have been made recently in the
.Anvik district.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

Vim. Thompson, the Providence
Bay, Siberia, trader, who recently
arrived at Nome with big cargo
Of ivory and furs, reports having
encountered unusually heavy ice in
Boring sea, the first he had ever
seen in that region in the month Of
August.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

STRAY DOG-yellow, awaiting
owner Inquire at News Office.
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

FOR SALE-Three room cabin.
partly furnished Inquire News
office
The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-11-17

The past summer is said to have
been the wettest season recorded on
Seward peninsula One Nome old
timer is credited with the remark,
made just before ne boarded a boat
for the States, that he had not seen
the sun for so long his brains were
moldy.