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The Nenana news., 1917-10-06
FOR SALE
JUST RECEIVED Large Shipment of

JUST RECEIVED
 Large Shipment of
 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 Ornamented Pressed Steel. House Lining in any quantity One Tent, 2Ox40 fit. LinOleum and Rugs. Carpet by the yard Two upholstered cOuches at a bargain Cash Register and Show Cases Graniteware, Glassware and Crockery Aluminium PercOlatOrs, ,.......$2.50 hlankets, Quilts and Pillows Eiderdown Quilts Sheets, Pillow slips, Spreads, and Towels of all kinds.
 SPECIAL MEETING Scrim and CretOnnes. Lace
 SIMSON'S
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der to avert d decision that would affect every business in- tcrest in this city and in the NOrthIand.
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A Voyage On The
 l anana River

l When Leander swan the HelespOnt to bathe in the smiles and beauty of Hero 1 Opine the water was more of a tepid nature than the water of the Panama river is during the month of October; but should there exists in the frOndins wold that skirts the above men- toned stream, a modern Leand- CT, and should he discern on the opposite bank a chicken of the Hero type and concluded to cross it would be presumed that he would endeavor to affect a crossing by steamer. Now while that would appear to the aver age layman as the proper MOdus Operandi to fulfill love- laden desire, one should stop and consider dire possibilities.
 The writer, with his desire neatly wrapped in a bandana of hope, attempted to brave the surging mumbling sprites that come tearing from the noun tain scars toward the briny deep, where each and every little Unite is moulded into hungry sea, from the metropolis of Panama to a camp, then call ed Nenana, and accordingly took passage on the steamer Schwatka.
 The writer was identified by a tag signed by the Supt. of some company then operat- ing steamers between the above named points, (perhaps since deceased) but Purser Proctor unidentified the signature and accepted same for transporta- tiOn.
 The officials of the company l then stationed at Panama, re- cognizing the merits of slave of the quil, detailed the steamer Panama to convey the writer three times between the beauti- l full golden-draped foliage en- brOidered to the sides of the Panama river for about three miles along above it's estuary for the purpose of impressing the magnitude of the surround ing beauty upon his latent brain, and if this was the sole object of those officials they accomplished their desire with cracker on, for the writer was so affected that he wept large numbers of fire tears and it was necessary for stim- ulents to be administered to re-establish normal neurasthen- ic thrObs; in fact he was so af- fected that he was barely able to transfer to the decks of the Steamer Schwatka upon her ar rival alongside.
 There is where the story be- gins, for this boat, laboring as she was under a heavy ton and with insufficient fathOnfs-Often being obliged to drag a barge drawing four feet of water over bars sleeping quietly be- meath a pail of three feet of water, with a cable; burying 'Deadmen" along the shores; toiling, slaving and driving through the darkness with cold wind blowing gale that chill ed the workers to the bones, officers and crew alike, reliev- ing each, other at the strenu- ous task, until it, was accomp- lished and the boat again float ed upon the breast of the stream.
 These conditions existed and overcome no less than six times and if such could be the case, each successive feat was only accomplished after renewed activities were enlarged upon. l For seven days we plodded, along from where the writer boarded the Schwatka until we reached Nenana, the end of the boats journey, and durng those seven days officers and crew slept but little
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Juneau bakers have increaS- ed the price of bread to ten cents a loaf straight This is made necessary, they explain ''through the fixing of the price of wheat by the government" "
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Seward now has a fine auto road and is advertising it's ad- vantages to sightseers and tourists. It is along some of the most beautiful scenery in America.
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The steamer Hazel B. Third constructed by Captain s. C.. Harrington at Wrangell, has made it's first trip up the Sti- kline.
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G. w. Green of Seattle has accepted the superintendency of the Douglas schools. Miss Ed ma Bullock, of Seattle has been selected as a primary teacher.
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The residents of Douglas are rejoicing over the construction in their city of large foundry, which will give employment to a large force of men.
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ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA

The last issue of the Ruby Record Citizen prior to the death of Publisher J. J. Filbin, was the product of a new Merg- enthaler type-setting dachine.
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The Juneau $75,OOO concrete school building is now in use, having been opened for the term on September 10.
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John J. Filubin, publisher of the Ruby Record Citizen died recently at Nulato, where he was taken for medical treatment.
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The City Council chambers at Ketchikan have the distinc- tion of flying one of the largest flags in the country over their rooms. The flag, at least twenty feet long, was presented to them by the heirs of the late Mike Martin.
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Fish handlers at Douglas re ccive fifty cents an hour.
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Ruby merchants report an active season of Outfitting for winter prospecting.
 Dr. Reed, who has been practicing at Marshall and other lower Yukon river points, is now located in the Iditarod district.
 Juneau capitalists will short ly be asked to subscribe to q company to be formed for the purpose of taking d contract to make cans for all the call nerieS in Southeastern Alaska as well as to operate a machine shop for the Overhauling and repair of all cannery machin- cry.
 An old timer at Nome de- clares that in all his experience he has never seen fewer men trying to operate upon the beach, says an article in a late issue of the Nome Worker. One can travel almost the entire length of the coast without finding more than half a dozen men trying their luck in these uncertain sands.
 Captain Franklin Johnson of the T.. $. cruiser De Kalb, has written the Anchorage Times enclosing the first edi- tiOn of the New York Herald published in France. This paper is filled with summary news and deals in the main with American personals and war news. The issue, under date of Sunday, July 1, gives an ac- count of the arrival in France of America's first fighting army and the convoy, which included the cruiser De Kalb.
 Captain Johnson is the first citizen enlisted from Anchorage to set foot on foreign soil.
 The COrdOva school board has engaged a fourth teacher for the present term, increased enrolment making the addition to the teaching staff necessary.
 Bo Sing, the Chinaman who had his head chopped open at Union bay a month or so ago, is now walking about the streets of Wrangell. A photo graph of Sings head, taken the day after the accident, shows that he skull was cut open for seven and One-half inches.
 COrdova Chapter, American Red Cross, has opened head quarters in the Empress thea ter building, where Miss Clara Sells is in attendance to sell buttOns,, take subscriptions for the Red Cross magazine and solicit memberships. There will also be established a place for the ladies' committees.
 The l.. P. Davis Motor com pany was recently organized at Juneau and has taken over the automobile branch of the Union Iron Works. The new firm will handle two distinct lines of business, that of selling and repairing automobiles and attending to the needs of the mosquito fishing fleet.
 It is reported that recently John Penglaze marketed his first shipment of brook trout from Oliver inlet, selling his catch of 15O pounds at 15 cents a pound, to the Glacier Fish company for shipment to the States.
 The steamer Hazel B. Third constructed by Captain S. C. Harrington at Wrangell, has made it's first trip up the Sti- kline.
 John J. Filubin, publisher nf
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Ben Klegman, who has op- erated a clothing store in Jul neau, under the name of the Alaska Clothing Company, has filed papers in voluntary bank ruptcy. Klegman places his debts at $37S3.S4 and his as sets at $2366.90. He claims ex- emption of $131O.
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Miss Lida Briny, niece of
 Abe Collins, of Tamarack, and Miss Edith Labelle, daughter of Fred Labelle, also of Tama- rack, recently arrived at Ruby to spend the winter with their relatives.
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The Ruby office of the Alaska Raod commission will be clos ed during the coming winter.
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Commissioner Thos. J. De- vane brOt a dead body from Kal- tag to Ruby on tine 2nd of Sep tember, but no one could iden- tify it. The remains were inter- rcd at Ruby.
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flags in the country over thell rooms. The flag, at least twenty feet long, was presented tt them by the heirs of the late Mike Martin.
 Miss Avira Bachelder has charge of the Ruby school this year, having been sent to the Yukon river town from Seat tie by the department of ed ucatiOn of the Puget Sound city. Miss Hazel Bass had been given the appointment but was taken ill and could not make the trip in time to open school on October 1.
 A dance was given recently at Ruby for the purpose of raising funds for the endOw. ment of a bed in the American hospital at Neuilly, France. The sum of $43 was realized.
 Mrs. NJ. F. Herring and Pat. rick Gildea, both of Ruby, were married recently at Panama.
 The first snow of the season fell at Ruby on September 13.
 Miss Camille Paddock, for two years in charge of the Ruby school. was married on September 16 to Seward J. Baggerly.
 The residents of Douglas are rejoicing over the construction in their city of a large foundry, which will give employment to a large force of men.
 Fish handlers at Douglas re- ccivc fifty cents an hour.
 Juneau bakers have increas- ed the price of bread to ten cents loaf straight: This is made necessary. they explain "through the fixing of the price of wheat by the government" "
 The Juneau $75,000 concrete school building is now in use, having been opened for the term on September 10.
 Ben Klegman, who has Op- erated a clothing store in Jul neau, under the name of the Alaska Clothing Company, has filed papers in voluntary bank ruptcy. Klegman places his debts at S37S3.S4 and his as sets at $2366.90. He claims ex- emption of $131O.
 Victor Florez, a Filipino. was recently arrested at Ju- neau charged with selling whiSkey to an Indian.
 The Alaska Bankers AssO. citation was formed recently at Juneau by the election of the following members: President B. NJ. Behrends, Juneau; Vice president, R. C. Woods, Fair banks secretary H. H. Post, Juneau; treasurer, T. $. Scott, COrdova. The executive com. mittee consists of Sidney An dersOn, Anchorage; Malcolm Brock, Cordova; Andrew Ste vensOn, Skagway; C. C. Cole, Nome; Lawson, Ketchikan.
 The Treadwell company re. gently took a bond on mining claims in the vicinity of Aux Bay and is preparing for ex- tensive development work. This is the second property recently taken over in the vicinity of Juneau for development work by the Treadwell cOmpan. 
 Bill Springer, Tom Owens, Frank Wells. Wm. Shaffer and Bokker brothers are on their way to Broad Pass from Iron Creek where they have been dO- ing assessment work. They have many claims at Broad Pass.
 Commissioner Thos. J. De. vane brOt a dead body from Kal- tag to Ruby on tine 2nd of Sep Hrp,
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Miss Camille Paddock, fOl two years in charge of the Ruby school. was married or September 16 to Seward J Baggerly.
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The first snow of the season fell at Ruby on September 13.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Ruby merchants report an active season of outfitting fol winter prospecting.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

A dance was given recently at Ruby for the purpose of raising funds for the endOw- ment of a bed in the American hospital at Neuilly, France. The sum of $43 was realized.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Victor Florez, a Filipino. was recently arrested at Jul neau charged with selling whiskey to an Indian.
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Mrs. NJ. F. Herring and Pat rick Gildea, both of Ruby, were married recently at Panama.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Dr. Reed, who has been practicing at Marshall and other lower Yukon river points, is now located in the IditarOd district.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

It is reported that recently John Penglaze marketed his first shipment of brook trout from Oliver inlet, selling his catch of 15O pounds at 15 cents a pound, to the Glacier Fish company for shipment to the States.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Bo Sing, the Chinaman who had his head chopped open at Union bay d month or so ago, is now walking about the streets of Wrangell. A photo- graph of Sings head, taken the day after the accident, shows that he skull was cut open for seven and One-half inches.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Bill Springer, Tom Owens, Frank Wells. Wm. Shaffer and Bokker brothers are on their way to Broad Pass from Iron Creek where they have been dO- ing assessment work. They have many claims at Broad Pass.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Cordova Chapter, American Red Cross, has opened head quarters in the Empress thea ter building, where Miss Clara Sells is in attendance to sell buttons,, take subscriptions for the Red Cross magazine and solicit memberships. There will also be established a place for the ladies' committees.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

The COrdova school board has engaged a fourth teacher for the present term, increased enrolment making the addition to the teaching staff necessary.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

Juneau capitalists will short ly be asked to subscribe to q company to be formed for the purpose of taking d contract to make cans for all the can- neries in Southeastern Alaska as well as to operate a machine shop for the Overhauling and repair of all cannery machin- cry.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

The l.. P. Davis Motor com. pany was recently organized at Juneau and has taken over the automobile branch of the Union Iron Works. The new firm will handle two distinct lines of business, that of selling and repairing automobiles and attending to the needs of the mosquito fishing fleet.
The Nenana news., 1917-10-06

The Treadwell company re- gently took a bond on mining claims in the vicinity of Aux Bay and is preparing for ex- tensive development work. This is the second property recently taken over in the vicinity of Juneau for development work by the Treadwell cOmpan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
British Car Census
Shows Big Shrinkage

The total number of motor vehicles,
including automobiles, trucks and mo-
torcycles, in Great Britain has faller
over 100000 since the beginning of the
war, in 1914. Automobiles have de-
creased nearly so per cent.
The total number of motor vehicles
in 1914 was 536,74 divided into 28l,175
cars. 233,3S1 motorcycles and 22,l9l
trucks. In 1915 this total fell $4,000,
the number of motor vehicles at that
time being 30O,626, composed of 137,06e
cars, 147,904 motorcycles and 1856
trucks.
The 1916 total picked up about 81 600.
According to the latest census the total
is 33f 1897, including 1929 cars, 16O,-
290 motorcycles and 1858 trucks.
The marked decrease in the total
number Of registered motor vehicles
was probably due TO the wholesale COM
Wandering for government purposes.
which went on in the latter part OF
1914, to the action of many owners
who laid up their cars for the dura'
ton of the war and to the voluntary
offering of vehicles by their owners for
national service, whether in England or
abroad.
Although the year 1916 saw an in
crease, there was on the whole a fall
ing off. The increase was due 10 the
increased number in the munition areas
and the manufacturing towns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
5OO-Mile Race Is
HurriedIy Called OF

Announcement that the 500-mile race
for Indianapolis on May 80 had been
called off came as a considerable sur
prise. inasmuch as the press department
Of the speedway had provided story
originally intended for to-day's paper,
to tell about the entries of two Flats
assured for the race, which, with two
Sunbeams, the various Peugeot cars and
Ralph De Palma's Mercedes, assured a
strong foreign representation. Ger
tainly only few days ago there seemed
TO be no idea of calling off the race.
James A. Allison, the chief man in
the speedway at indianapolis, made the
statement that with the United States
on the verge Of war, it was no time for
sporting events. This is an implied
rebuke TO the baseball leagues and to
the college baseball and track athletes,
for they are going ahead with their
preparations for spring meets and for
the games of the season.
It seems that Mr.. Allison might have
waited little TO see what was coming
off. II has not been thought in the
East that the Middle West was so
keenly sensitive on the subject Of
war. Indeed, the idea has prevailed
here that the Middle West thought it
was just talk and that war wouldn't
come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
Tube Care Brings
Reward IN Mile,r

Il is difficult sometimes TO deter =
Just when a tube is unfit for 'un,s
use. Porosity in a tube usually ~
Gates that it has attained rs t'f
score and ten. At this stage "7
small cracks can be observed . y
rubber il it is stretched ana e1'ni-
carefully. The next developnsn z
splitting when the air pressure 'ees''
too great for the tube TO bear.
If the rubber in a tube is -lht !
may successfully bear as many ps1a
as a beggar's coat. But due care =. |,
be exercised in the vulcsnlIsil'i =
the patch to the tube, that TOO Al
portion of the tube around the -
is not cured. If portions Of TIE "
have been over-cured in patching ""
tions, disaster is sure to follow
Lack Of proper care Of me w .
responsible for most Of the irosss
tire users experience. suinee's - 4.
between casing and tube preVe,ns =. !,
generation of heat which Vuieaa.
the tube to the fabric OF me eA',
Tube splitting is oecssioned ?, /. !, !,
slipping of the tube between As g.. :
and the rim, which soon resule :.
"pinch." The remedy is eareil y
plying. ...at
The protection Of spare 'poe -,
matter that many tire users pss' - y.
too lightly. Usually spare , ., y,
folded and carried in me W. ~. =,
where they may come in COM"
grease, oil and tools. A.,,s,
The grease and oil greatly rae: .' ~,
quality Of the rubber, whlle y. -.
many times cause the tubes % -
chafed and worn and unit iO' -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
What Shakespeare
Said About Motors

The versatility of some automo-
bile dealers is beyond belief.
Here's c. II. Larson delving into
Shakespeare and emerging with
these remarks the Bard of Avon
made prophetically about automo-
bilism:
Il will remedy this gear ere
long."-Henry VI, Part III.
THE dust hath blinded them
Henry vi, Part ii.
II like the new tire."-Much Ado
About Nothing.
AS horns are odious, they are
necessary."-As You Like II.
"Tll show thee the best springs
The Tempest.
AS one would set up a top
Coriolanus.
Marks upon his battered shield"
Titus Aadronicus.
Had il been all the worth Of his
car."-Cymbeline.
And you sir, for this chain ar
rested me."-Comedy of Errors.
"Humbleness may drive unto a
fine."-NIerchant of Venice.
How quickly should you speed"
Hamlet.
"Our lamp is spent, it's out
Anthony and Cleopatra.
ANT please you. deliver
Coriolanus.
81 am ont of the road Of rutting."
-Pericles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
Slow Running Stream Is
Best for Automobile
Varnish and Paint
Avoid Use of Soap
And Don't Let Studs, if You
Must Employ Soap, Dry
on Car Surface

The following suggestions deal with
opets tions aimed TO preserve the var
nished finish of the body;
When. the car is received from the
transportation company, do not handie
the body or rub or wipe of dust or
particles of cinders with the hands
waste or rag, but as soon as possiole
give the body bath or washing, using
only cold water land plenty of ~, a
soft sponge and chamois skin. New
skin should be cleaned with soap and
hot water. Rinse and wiring 1t out, and
crumple into pad with smooth side out
Ii will then readily absorb any water
left on the car by the sponge.
Mud-spottng or loss OF lustre IN
spots is caused by mud drying upon
the varnish. especially while fresh. IL
takes varnish longer to dry thoroughly
hard in summer than in winter. Clty
mud containing ammonia, and also mud
of lime districts. is particularly IN
furious. If possible, mud should never
be allowed to dry upon freshly var
nished job. In mild cases of mud spot
ting the cure is frequent washing, IN
cold water; dry off with a moist cha
mois skin. This and exposure to fresh
air usually restore the lustre.
Do not Leave mud (even when dry or
hard) on the car for any length OF
time, but wlAh as soon as possible.
Mud will ne4 at once destroy the finish,
but if left on repeatedly will in short
time remove all the gloss and life OF
the varnish coat.
When washing the car, use hose with
slow running stream of water. Let the
water soak in we'll before sponging or
wiping it off, using plenty OF water.
Never use hot water.
Do not use soap every time car is
washed. IF soap must be used. CASTLE
or any mild toilet soap is the least IN
furious. Soapsuds should never be al
lowed to dry on finished surface, and
all foam and suds must be removed
with plenty of clear water.
If, after a car has been washed and
thoroughly dried with chamois skin, II
looks oily or smeary, take a piece OF
cheesecloth and rub off briskly. This
leaves the Surface dry, and dust will
not cling TO it easily. Never rub var
nished surface with circular motion;
use long, straight sweeps.
Furniture and other polishes should
not be used much, and if not rubbed of
thoroughly will leave surface oily, and
the dust which Will SUCK TO IL cannon
be washed off easily, consequently ne
cessitating more scrubbing and polish
ing. The caretaker should remember
that the finished car is not like a
brass lamp which can be polished and
scrubbed every day and still retain its
gloss.
Do not let the car stand in the hot
sun unnecessarily. as it fades the color
and deadens and destroys the finish in
short time.
Do not keep the garage too warm
in the winter, or the sudden change
of atmosphere when taking the car out
will cause panels 70 check and fine
cracks to appear in varnish coat.
Cars should not be stored or left
standing in the vicinity of horses, as
the ammonia will destroy the varnsh
very ranidly