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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
Grayling and Salmon Nets, all
sizes, at Anderson Bros & Nerlan5,
GREY SAYS REPORTS
OF BLINDNESS UNTRUE

LONDON.-The widely published
report that Viscount Grey, who was
foreign minister in Mr.. Asouith's
cabinet, and whose speeches in the
House Of Commons in 1914 were a
powerful influence in making up
the mind of the British public for
war, had become totally blind was
exaggerated.
Writing to friend who had sent
his condolences, Lord Grey re-
piled: Il lost the power of read
ing some months ago and dry-fly
fishing became impossible last year
as / could no longer see the rises.
Salmon fishing, hope, will still be
possible. l am glad to see the
great progress made at Paris with
the project of a League of Nations. 4"
Lord Grey made his last public
appearance few months ago, when
he delivered an address in London
in support Of the League Of Ma
tons.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
DISTURBANCES REPORTED
FROM FORT YUKON POST

According to reports received re-
Gently from Fort Yukon, two cases
of violations of the law occurred
there during the past month.
Maggie David John appeared be-
fore Commissioner White, alleging
desertion and failure TO support by
her husband When arraigned, the
culprit promised to do better in
the future, and was accordingly re-
leased.
Richard D. Thinnyah was taken
into custody on a charge of assault
and attempt to rape. The complaint
was sworn to by VIM. Matheson,
better known as "Jump-off Bill".
Thinnyah was held for investigation
by the grand jury, his bail being
fixed at $4,000.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
UNIVERSITY WILL
ACCREO|T ALASKA
HIGH SCHOOLS

Territorial Commissioner Of Edu-
cation L. D. Henderson has been
advised by the faculty Of the Uni
versity Of Washington, that the
high schools of Alaska will be duly
accredited by the university on the
recommendation Of the commissioner.
To be duly accredited by the
University of Washington it was
necessary, heretofore, to send an
inspector from the university TO
inspect the Alaska high schools, at
the expense of the communities.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
HUBBACH CHIEF Of
SE|MS CAREY CO.
NEW YORK CITY

Advices received from Seattle on
the mail arriving in town yesterday,
indicate that W. J. Hubbach, former
chief accountant Of the A. E. c. at
Nenana, was about to leave Seattle
for New York, where he will take
charge of the branch office of the
Seims-Carey Co, one of the largest
contracting firms on the Pacific
coast.
1t was rumored some time ago,
that the Seims-Carey Co. had been
offered the work of completing the
Alaska government railroad, bu:
this was denied by Mr.. Carey, one
Of the members Of the firm.
Mrs. Hubbach and baby left for
their home in Baltimore, on April /,
and expected to join Mr. Hubbach
just as soon as he had settled in
New York.
His many friends in Nenana will
be glad to hear of Mr.. Hubbach's
success in the States.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
HEAVY MACHINERY
FOR BIG DREDGE
SAFELY HAULED

Advices received from the Kus-
kokwim country indicate that Tom
Athens dredge. which had been
working on one of the tributaries
of the Kuskokwim river and which
was shut down for portion of the
time last summer, will be ready to
operate again this season.
The shut down was caused by the
breaking of part of the machinery,
necessitating the procuring of a
new part to replace the broken one.
This piece of machinery, which
weighed over 1000 pounds, was sent
to Seward from the States and
brought to Anchorage on the train.
From Anchorage to the location of
the dredge it was hauled on a sled
that had been specially constructed
for the purpose.
In spite of the difficulties of the
trail, the big piece of machinery
was landed at the dredging ground
in good shape. 1t is said to have
arrived in the nick of time, as the
trail went to pieces two days after
the sled arrived.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02

plurality in the recent holly con-
tested school election. The success
full candidates were l. Bayles, j..
n. Mccain and Mrs. Ula NJ. Thomp-
son., There were four other aspir-
ants for the three vacancies on the
school board. They were of the
cheechaco variety.
In the election last fall to select
seven property owners to act as
an advisory council to the Alaskan
Engineering commission in the ad-
ministration of townsite business,
the Pioneers had six representatives
on the list of sixteen candidates,
and all six Pioneer candidates were
chosen by easy majorities
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
IDAHO TOWN PLANS
BIG JULY CELEBRATION

PACATELLO, Idaho-Pocatello'
formal welcome home TO its overseas
and encampment men will be fused
in mammoth two-day celebration
on the Fourth of July, at which
time it is hoped that some members
Of the Rainbow division will be able
to join. The program is now being
devised by committees of the Com
mercial club, and it is possible that
the Willard-Dempsey match may be
an interesting side issue to the regu-
lar show.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02

Dan Sandman, the Fairbanks
pianist, has relinquished his position
with the A. E. c., near Happy, to
accept position at Thornes.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
WATCHERS READY
FOR STAR EVENT
WHEN ICE MOVES

The warm weather experienced
during the past two days and its
possible affects on the river ice,
attracted quite a few more people
than is usually seen at any one
time to the river bank today, and
many sage remarks, anent the com
ing movement were heard.
John Demos and a few others
who are perhaps very heavily inter
ested in the breakup will, it is
rumored, erect tent on the river
bank tonight if the ice has not
moved by that time and will keep
watch and watch, day and night,
until the whistle blows heralding
the official breakup.
From a point near the Lehr mill
to the mouth of the Nenana river,
on the town side of the river bank
there is wide stretch of open
water and cakes of varying sizes
float down occasionally, adding to
the excitement of the watchers on
the shore and furnishing food for
speculation on the big event.
This afternoon big slab of ice,
said to be about twenty feet square,
broke off from the main sheet near
the flag on the ice and for little
while the watchers held their
breaths. awaiting developments, but
nothing happened. The ice is still
there and so is the stake and flag,
but sourdoughs say it may go out
at any moment now.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
BEAR CUBS ON DISPLAY
AT THE UPPER TOWN

H. G. Taylor, superintendent of
the Brewer stage line, arrived in
Fairbanks on the stage arriving with
second class mail last night from
trip out on the trail. He brought
into town two little bear cubs.
which had been given him at Tay-
lor's fox farm, and these are now
on display in the window of the
Red Cross drug store.
The cubs were said to have been
taken before their eyes were open
and were raised on feeding bottle.
They are very small yet.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
HARRY LUCKY RELEASED
FROM CUSTODY YESTERDAY

Harry Lucky, who was convicted
on a charge of sedition at Nenana
some time ago and sentenced to
a term of Imprisonment in the Fair
banks jail and a heavy fine. was
released from the Fairbanks jail
yesterday afternoon.
His fine was committed by the
President Of the United States yes
terday. He served out the Jail
sentence.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02

Miss Billings formerly surgical
nurse at the Nenana hospital and
who later served as military
nurse at Camp Lewis, has been dis
charged from the service and will
probably accept one of the many
offers Of work she has received in
Seattle.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
SOURDOUGHS ELECT
ANCHORAGE TICKET

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS con-
troll civic affairs in Anchorage, the
youngest town in the territory.
Their ticket, consisting of three
members of the Pioneers of Alaska,
Igloo No. Is, won by a substantial
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-02
ANNOUNCEMENT

DR.. R. R. Myers wishes to an
nounce TO his patrons that he will
leave Nenana on the first boat for
down river points, and will be absent
for some time.
The date of return will be duly
announced later.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
THE WAR MADE 17.ooo MlLL,oNA,REsy

Income tax statistics show another development of the great concerning which little publicity has been given, and it remained for a debate in the house of representatives the Fucker amendment garding campaign contributions call attention to the fact that the world conflict has produced seven teen thousand miIlionaires.
 Congressman Henry T. Rainey claims credit for the discovery, which, he says, the outcome of digent perusal of income tax from 1914, the first of the to the signing of the armistce.
 While the war has not developed for any large number of great generals, it has developed for us thousand mIlionaires," said Congressman Rainey.
 "A careful examination of our income tax stat;s- tics-and I have made that kind of examination will show that had 7400 mllionaires in this try in 1914 In 1915 had at least 0.eO0 monares
 Statistics not available in this particular for 1917 and 1913. The chances are that the increase in the number of mionaires did not continue at the same ratio account of the imposed after our entrance into the war, but it is perfectly conserva- tive estimate to say that have at present in the Unitd States 24,000 miIIionaries of which number IT, 900 mlionaires coming into existence as result of the in Europe in 1914, and of course the number of millionaires has also largely in creased" ."-Minnea polls Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
The Amended Covenant

The strongest though not the only objection to League of Nations has been met we believe, in tie adopton of the section which specifically protects the Monroe Loctrine. We informed, though he text of the section is not yet available, that the doc Urine shall not be suspended interfered with; that our control over the western hemisphere shall be disturbed There were two othe- doubtful points at which we were probably protected, though rather vague-the right of withdrawal from the league and exemption from the duty of policing distant parts oi the world.
 The covenant was reasonably clea- to non interference with the domestic affairs of member nations Though throughout the document is char aeterst;cally vague, we chiefly concerned with those matters which touch national life and may re expected to be withdraw except that which $ entertained against the principle of League of Nations
 We believe that objection is not widespread. The great majority of people favo- a league. Some believe in it implicitly a specific, patent medicine against Others find in it oLly a renedy-a cure only within the German meaning of the word. Others regard it at least harmless and therefore worth trying.
 if the contitut1on is satisfactory to the other a;ions we will in all probability have league. The senate Of the Unued States will doubt rati:y the covenant 6 part of the peace tr-sty unless # ould ceveop ttat there is som7thing in the treaty iscc that is ol.iec'ionabe. Rns that hardly be. cur part in it l. not of deep concern If it is satisfactory to allies. it hardly fail to be so CD us
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
The Americans at Archangel

! The momentary refusal or the American troops on the Archange front to participate longer in activities only another instance of the lessenng morale which followed the armstice and which has manifested itself France and in the Army of occupa ton and wherever the troops happened stationed The suggestion in Washington dispatch that bolshe- ,vst propaganda may have had something to do with the attitude of the American soldiers is 10 doubt groundess and cruel. General misrnanagement was almost certainly at the bottom Of it.
 The Americans went across to fight a great enemy headed by Germany and when Germany was con- quered they felt that there was nothing more for them to do there apparent to them why they should be subjected in camp to the discom- forts of a European winter They wanted to come home. Of course, they could not all have been ibzed at once. That was physical mpossibity and if it could have been accomplished, it would have intensified unemployment conditions at home
 But the of the soldiers was not helped by keeping them employed at tasks which were palpabIy useless only ito keep them out of mischief. That may be all right for the young the thoroughly dis eplined soldiers with confidence in their officers
 But the enlisted and the drafted men were not disciplined to army life. They used to mark ing time They were accustomed doing things that count things that were worth doing, and producing results that could be They had ntensively and successfully trained to fight but not to loaf Conditions in which they found themselves were iTksome They had confidence in the superior wis dom of their officers They were not of those Of whom it had been sung
 Theirs not to reason why" They had lost confidenue in the whole military ma chine and had lost respect for their whole govern ment Morale had gone to smash-the very thing that was feared and the very thing that was so urged sainst last fall favor of the United War Work drive The soldiers partly wrong though the gov srnment was partly and much at fault It had re- 7erted to it's characteristics of stumbling and inde sison it was making peace as hesitatngly as it had made war.
 The American soldiers in Russia fought as willing and as herocaly there they had fought in France SO long as their fighting contributed the overthrow of the Hun But when he overthrown when the war was over except for the struggle which was in progress among peoples in whom the Americans had no interest and for of whom they had a liking they saw no sense in maintaining part in it. As to whatever obligations our government may have been under they were explained to the soldiers nor have they been satisfactorily explained to many thousands of Americans home
 The soldiers were also no doubt made aware that the keeping of them in Russia had for months been the subject at home of bitter criticism of the ment We are yet nation made up largely of nationalists and that think had more to do with the mutny at Archange than any propaganda of inc boshevists who internationalists or rather non nationalists
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
Yes, The World Is Getting
 Better

Usually man first improves the food that he eats then his clothing, then the furnishing of his house, and then the house.
 With a better house he demands paved streets, water works, sewer sys- tenn, electric lights.
 The merchant is quick to see that there is demand for better goods and carries better stock of goods.
 The exhibition of this better stock has an educational effect in creating a desire and raising the purchasing standard of the whole community. With a better individual life the spirit finally extends to better administration | of their public affairs, and on dowr to the fundamentals of community economies.
 We may not be quite to this last state yet, but we are on our way. The world is getting better. ! It cannot be conceived that our pres ent attempt at civilization will be { | failure; for transportation, communi | cation and extension of intelligence | through the printing press are givin: 1 the world the facility by which th'
 people of one part can observe an( l profit by the failure and successes o
 another part and make example fo | improvement each to their own part.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12

The world is getting better every where except here. where we are.
 It is getting better here, only we don't notice it--we're too close to see 1t.
 Go back to the little town with which you were familiar say 15 years ago most any town.
 It has a new tapestry brick station, the streets are well paved. mo splitting signs are conspicuously displayed, bub- bier fountains on the public square. there is new public library, several good buildings have been erected along the main street, nearly all the old store fronts have been replaced with broad expanse of plate glass and in all the show windows are well arranged and well lighted displays of goods, indi- eating that the towns people are buy ing more and better of all the useful things of life.
 Yet ask any native who hasn't been out of town within 15 years and he will tell you that it is getting worse much worse.
 The improvements in this town have come so. gradually that the inhabitants l have not noticed them. And this is about the way with the l world in general We of this world do not improve our selves and our surroundings at one fell swoop.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
Tn. Achievements" of MT. Baker

A contemporary, in criticism of Senator Chamoer- lain in his controversy with Secretary of war baAe says His hatred blinds him to the greatness or Secretary Bakers achievements" And as this does not appear in the humorous column of our contem- porary it invites comment, and comparison of the men
 What achievement of Secretary Baker there may be beyond his occupancy of the post of secretary of war do not know. If Senator Chamberlain had not uttered a word against him, the popular im- pression of the country would that there had been conspicuous instance of misfit in Anler- officialdom. He happened to be secretary in trying period. He was made secretary at a time when we not at war and when President Wilson determined that we should not go to war. Among the qualifications of MT. Baker for secretary, which doubtless commended him more than any other his extreme pacifism, which the war has not modified in the slightest degree.
 In the beginning. after we went to war. Mir. Baker quickly under fire. He muddled all the earlier efforts of the country itself for war. His hand blghted every place it touched. He stumbled through the department. everywhere creating confu- sion He blind man and deaf; in the way every where. No thoroughly out of his element.
 At length the machine practically taken out of his hands He became a mere fgurehead So long as he remained one things moved very well. It was only when and then he attempted the dis charge of some important function that the chine stopped, until they could remove Mir. Bakers monkey wrench from among the coss until they could brush out the sand which Mir. Baker inadver- tently had let fall into the bearings.
 The country would have been much better after the department had ben reorganzed and put under the control of business men, if there had been no secretary of war at all. We have thus briefly re- counted the achievements" of Mir Baker as secretary of war, the worst the country has had at time when the best was needed.
 MrChamberlain, the other hand, was not pacfist Even before the European war began he was an advocate of preparedness and was the author of the most important military legislation which had been enacted. He was among those who early saw how inevitable it that we would be drawn into the war and he urged upon the administration the utmost preparation. Though democratic leader his insisence brought him into disfavor with both the president and the secretary.
 Events have since shown how sound was his Judgment and how periously faulty and how costly in blood and gold was that of the president and MT Baker.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
Where The People
 May Have a Hearing
The Greatness of Man

To the Editor of The Republican:
 It is well that humans hold that desire to historically record the lives of those who by any means whatso-
 ever attain greatness, by which is meant, the rank of superiority. The same sense of feeling which swelled my breast, and awed my brain when as a youth ] glowered over the thrill ing experiences depicted by a novelists imagination, still possesses me in dtf- ferent forms, as l trace the current events which bring men to prominence today. How much alike we arc, to be so different! All have aspiration. con-
 ceit, self esteem and qualifications which in the main have one trend, but like the roots to vine, dissemin- ate in great variety Who is really
 great? Is it he that from a rostrun can hold and sway the multitude? Is 1t he who can successfully lead armies? Is it he who can trace the course of heavenly bodies or guide his fellowman in earthly paths to any spot marked on this spherical planet! Is it he who gives his life to the de- velopment Of scientific research, and study, and on whom rests the respon- sibility of invention by which we use the forces of nature for our -? But I am digressing, for this reason, have in mind other classes Of mortais, who. attaining financial greatness to some feeble minds, outshine, in lumin- ous contrast, masters, whose statues should grace the most palatial courts have just read of the death of r.
 w. Woolworth. one of whose stores is classed among Phoenix business places and is one of an 800 list which are
 scattered throughout the United States No man dare deny that the scope of this mans genius and ability far exceeded that oc three fourths perchance. of his fellowman. No need to trace his steps to financial success neither is 1t incumbent to alluds to tht tact, which, as possessed by RocSe- Teller. led him to select men to man age and direct his places of business | for in this faculty lies the foundation
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
TURNS OUT wooDPEckER NESTS
(NeW York Sun)

(NeW fork sum
 It may sound like joke to speak of the manufacture of woodpecker nests, but there is actually factory in Maine that takes many orders for such nests.
 The birdhouses are constructed Of pine blocks fifteen inches long and from five to six in diameter. The back of the block is squared to permit of the patent adjustment being properly at tached to the tree or placed where the house is to be located. a canopy or top piece to keep out the weather being made like a roof. A perfect nest is ! drilledfby a reamer.
 The houses are sold to orchard own ! CTS. The assertion is made by orni- biologists that the woodpecker's feed consists chiefly of insects and their larvae, which the birds get from the bark and wood of trees, so they are valuable aids to the fruit grower. i Use The Republican Classified Page for reSults-read for profit.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-12

of all successful issues, be they in- dividual, municipal or religious.
 His income was million dolalrs. of profit yearly; eight million dol lars" from the excess of sales in mini mum dealings, Senator Clark. when rendered, close to one hundred mill lions for his Jerome mines, is credited after refusal, with saying, Certainly it is more than it's value, but I've no use for the money. cannot spend it" How about MT. Woolworth? l read that he erected the highest building in the world-5l stores, as a monument and lasting remembrance to his name, and perhaps I should add, as viewed by masses of mortals-his greatness and fame.
 It is not my prerogative, to pose as q critic. but I advocate an exchange of ideas, as being of benefit. In no sense am I a socialist. but it is my
 belief that no individual should hold and amass such wealth. No details
 here follow, only, that this govern
 ment requires endless means for sup
 port, and such should not be wrapched from the poor. With regard to the benefits to mankind of the Wool
 worth system" when I assert tha, such is the exact opposite, I expect Lo meet with fierce contention, but experience in business warrants sucf statement. The support, growth and maintenance of a popuiace is based or
 numbers and distribution. If there be concentration of wealth, you find ! the more general raVage of poverty IL is impossible to convince the aver | age mortal that he should only pur- chase Geedfui meritnrious articles | The great success of the Woolworth and all of such systems, is in under, 1 buying, underselling. The help is in ! experienced and Of the cheapest; in, l expenses are ground to desideratum