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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10
SOLDIER RETURNS
FROM THE STATES
BACK TO MINING

c. A. Wheeler, who answered his
country's cali from his mining
claim on Glenn creek, in the Kan
tishna country, and went out to
Camp Lewis with the last conting-
ent from Alaska, returned to town
on Saturday night from The end of
steel, having mushed in from Tai
keetna over the Broad Pass trail.
The contingent of which Wheeler
was a member left Fort Gibbon
October 4th, arriving at Camp
Lewis on October 2Sth At the
time of the arrival of the con-
tingent of II Alaskans at Camp
Lewis, the flu was raging and the
camp was in quarantine
A short time after their ar
rival at the camp, the Alaskans
took the flu, he says, and all but
three of them were soon in the
hospital, a few of them, of whom
Dorman Baker was one, passing
away.
The men, as they were taken
sick, were placed in the hospital
annex known as the flu ward, where
they were put through a careful
examination by three army doctors
from this ward, as such action be-
came necessary they were removed
to the pneumonia awrd, and from
there later to the convalescent ward
Wheeler and seventeen others were
taken to the flu ward on the same
day. He was in the hospital for Z
weeks, being discharged from that
institution a few days before Christ
mas Day.
He got his discharge from the
army on January 9th, with several
others; some of whom had recently
arrived at Camp Lewis from over
seas. He says that all of the nee
essary discharge papers were made
out and signed by the 30th of
December, but owing TO some hitch
about their travelling allowance, the
discharges were held back until
January 9th. On that day the
Alaskans were told the amount the
war office would allow for travel
ing expenses and were given the
choice of either taking it and get
ting their discharge at once or re-
naming in the service until the
opening of navigation in the spring.
The travelling allowance granted
was $50 to those from Nenana, and
$40 to those from Fairbanks. Mr.
Wheeler says that every Alaskan
elected 10 take their discharge at
once and did So
He took job in Todd's ship
building yard at Tacoma shortly
after being discharged and worked
there for while, until the strike
was called, after which he travelled
around bit and took in the sights.
He says that the average Alaskan
soon tires of the Outside, and he,
with the rest of the boys from the
army soon got mighty tired of life
there. He left Seattle February Is
on the steamer Alameda, arriving
in Seward February %, and he says
he was very glad indeed to be in
Alaska again
On the Alameda, he says, there
were 73 passengers who landed at
Seward, and they all came through
to Anchorage. This big party of
a.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10
Board of School Director.
Nenana Public School
Nenana March l, l91
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION

NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the laws of Alas
ka. notice is hereby given that the
regular annual election will be held
in the town of Nenana.
Tuesday, April LIST, 1919.
For the purpose of eiecting one
school director. to serve one year.
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mrs. Jeanette Ellen
son, and two directors to serve two
years to fill the vacancies caused
by the expiration of terms of Mrs.
E. L. Sweeney and Mr.. George
", Pennington.
The names of candidates must be
in the hands of the Clerk of the
School Board not later than March
%, 1919.
The polling place will be located
in the fire hall, adjoining the town
site Office. Polls will be open from
S a. m. until Z p. m. on the day
and date of election.
J. H. SCOTT,
Clerk of School Board.
Approved:
MRS. E. L. SWEENEY,
President.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10
ADVERTISING ALASKA

heaQerS OF the news VIII TecdIi
that news dispatches received from
the East some time ago told of pre-
parations being made by the Sal
walton Army to invade the Anchor
age division for the purpose Of i'm
proving conditions among the sol
diers doing guard duty in that part
Of Alaska At the time it was not
clear why such action was deemed
necessary, but advices coming from
Boston and other Eastern cities re
Gently have solved the mystery.
The attention of sympathetic East
erners was directed toward Alaska
by the letter of an imaginative
young soldier, in which he had in
formed the home folks at Boston
that the soldier boys OF Alaska had
been subjected to great neglect
particularly the boys assigned to
guard duty in Anchorage division.
The letter was accepted at its
face value, and promptly referred
to the Boston Herald. The Herald
printed the letter and called upon
its readers to remedy the un-Ameri-
can condition described therein;
other papers took up the cry, with
out investigating the case, and let
tiers and clippings now coming to
Alaska indicate that the neglected
soldier story has received very wide
circulation, not an editor apparently
having been sufficiently well en-
ough acquainted with Alaska to
know that conditions such as those
described by the Anchorage guard
do not obtain in any part of the
Northland where soldiers are sta
toned.
Lieut.. Chas. B. Knights, officer
commanding the Anchorage detach-
ment, has written a letter to the
Boston paper, making a dignifed.
courteous refutation of the mislead-
ing statements contained in the let
ter in question, and setting forth
the conditions as they really exist,
concluding with the request that the
Herald give as much publicity to his
letter as was given to the letter of
the irresponsible soldier responsible
for the threatened Salvation Army
invasion Of Alaska.
The Boston article, which was
reprinted by many other Eastern
newspapers, is as follows:
In these triumphant hours, when
all America is showering wel!-de-
served plaudits upon our victorious
boys in France, would like to call
the attention of your readers to a
'-N'"S DoHd VI american SOlQlerS who
are doing their bit in our country.
under circumstances requiring as
much courage and endurance, and
as fine brand of patriotism and
self-sacrifice as that which inspired
our heroes at the front. These bows
enlisted before the first draft was
called, hoping thereby to be given
the precedence in going to France
TO fight the Hun. To their bitter
disappointment they were ordered
instead to Alaska, to guard the
government property at the great
Matanuska coal fields near Anchor
age-one of the most desolate. God
forsaken regions in the world. In
this land Of horror it is night for
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10

Lieut.. Chas Knights, officer COM
handing the guard troops in An
chorage division, recently fell on
the ice rink and fractured his nose
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10

FOR SALE-A new INN Mauser
rifle with 40 rounds of ammu-
milton, $50; also a 12-gauge Rem
ington automatic shot gun, almost
new, $40. Inquire at News office.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10
Want ADS

LOST.-Lady's Elgin Watch with
monogram on back NJ. c. Return
to News office. Reward.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-10
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club

Berggren, Ernst
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. r.
Blair, Roy
BROKER, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, l. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, w. 7.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, n. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, NJ. j.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R. J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Eksland, Aft
Funk, A. B.
Finlayson, K. A.
Fisher, Joe
Flower. J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, VIM.
Ghezzi, Alfred
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. 3.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J. -
johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J. -
johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Roland, Knut
ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortenaen, Peter
Myers. r. r.
Moore, Frank 3.
Miles, J. H.
Mcdonald, r. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, r. c.
Nash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O'Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. w
Patty, Paul
Packer, w. L.
Ryan, w. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, VIM.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry n.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, N. A.
Slippern, ]. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, c. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
Southworth, r. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. X
Tyler, NJ. V.
Taylor, VIM. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
Asks sloo,ooo,ooo for Reclamation.

Washington. = Immediate considera-
ton of the Interior Departments re-
quest for $lOO,OOO,OOO for the reclama-
tion and occupation of 2l5,0OO,OOO acres
of tillsble soil in this country by re-
turned soldiers was asked by Secretary
Lane at an informal meeting of MEM
bers of Congress held in the House
chamber. Briefly, the program contem-
plates that discharged soldiers be en-
ployed at current wages on vast recla-
nation schemes in many states, and that
they be permitted later to select Sec
tion of the reclaimed land for farming
purposes, the government furnishing
money to pay for the cost of develop
ment. This money, together with the
full cost of the land and interest, woulS
later be returned to the government.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
COOP ENOUGH TO PASS ON.

These suggestions are offered by the
New York Sun:
We have not the means of verify
ing the estimate Of the brewers that
10000 saloons in this city go out OF
business because of the executive ban
on beer. but the figure is round and
fascinating and suggestive.
Ten thousand bartenders are wei.
come in essential industry, If not in
the army.
Ten thousand hardwood bars could
be turned into gun stocks, ships furni-
ture and pence conference tables.
Ten thousand sets of mirrors, placed
In the cantonments, would add to the
Joy of the man putting on his first
suit Of olive drab.
Ten thousand brass footrails would
be received by the shell factories with
loud cheers.
Ten thousand groups of "private
stock" bottles could be used as ketch-
up containers.
Ten thousand bungstarters could
be adapted to shipyard use for the
driving home of wooden keys. One OF
these interesting weapons might be
sent to the Historical society.
Then thousand states. after careful
washing, could be used in schools.
Ten thousand vacated saloons
what is the Increased value, in money
alone, Of the buildings in which they
nestled?
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
BEER cRIMINoLoeY.

A woman physician, DR.. Mary F.
Cushman, of Maine. writes us follows:
.'If anything has ever demonstrated
the evil of beer drinking, 1t is surely
the present war. Years ago. when
specializing in mental and nervous
diseases. I was taught that alienists
had proved the crimes for which dis
titled liquors were responsible. are
crimes of passion unprecedented. and
often a horror to the perpetrator
when he recovers from the effects Of
his drink. The habitual use of malt
liquors. however. so affects the moral
sense as to lead to deliberate crimes,
carefully planned. cOOlly executed.
without cOmpunctiOn or remOrse. Ger.
many. the great beer-drinking nation,
has simply illustrated this in war
conducted along the above lines OF
beer criminology. What does our ma.
ton want of the drink that makes
men capable of the atrocities perpe-
trated by Germany?"
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
AS TO HOME MANUFACTURE.

Replying to the contention of the
Iiquorites that with nationwide pro-
hibition private stills and kitchen bar.
rooms will spring up all over the land.
the National Advocate very wisely and
pertinently says:
Proven facts as to moonshine whis-
ky making, and the effects of It, do
not justify the public operation Of dis
tilleries and breweries. A private still
to every square mile of Southern ter.
ritory could not be so bad for this
country as one public brewery in every
county, under n law of the nation ap.
proving it and sharing its profits.
Evil that is banned by law remains a
thing of rebellious purpose. but 1t can
never he so disastrous to the life of
a people as an evil made lawful un-
der the statute, and constantly cOrrod.
ing the character of men, the purity
of their legislation, the strength OF
their common government"
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
Temperance
inNOte5H
srRoNe DRINK IS BARRED
lConducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)

STRONG DRINK IS BARRED
From the vicinity of the coal mines.
From the vicinity Of the shipyards.
From the vicinity Of the munition
plants.
From the vicinity Of the steel plants.
From the vicinity Of the war train
ing camps.
From the vicinity of the army on
the battlefield.
From the vicinity Of all war work
plants.
From the vicinity of the business
districts.
From the vicinity of the resident
districts,
From the vicinity of the factory dis.
tricts.
From the vicinity of the public
schools,
From the vicinity Of the Christian
churches.
WHERE SHALL IT GOT
It is set upon by the food admins
tration,
It is condemned by the fuel admin.
istratiOn,
It is debarred by the railroad ad-
ministration.
It is prohibited by the navy depart
ment,
1t is excluded from the army de-
partment.
1t is restricted by the agricultural
department,
1t is pronounced illegal by the Judi
cial department.
One by one the states of the Union
are eliminating it.-Western Christian
Advocate.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
Leaves ssoo,ooo Estate.

Oyster Bay.-The will of Theodore
Roosevelt, made in 1912, was read to
members of the family Of the former
President at Sycamore Hill. 1t is under
stood that the estate, valued at not more
than $jO0,0OO, has been left to Mrs.
Roosevelt in trust for life. The silver
md plate of the family is to be divided
among the children. The trust fund Of
100000 inherited by Theodore Roosevelt
from his father IL to be divided equally
among the Roosevelt children.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
NO ROOM FOR
PESS|M|SM
Canada as a Nation Builder.

With Canada's great task in the
war before the public, the burdens
that she so willingly took and so ably
carried, and her recent victory in SUBJ
scribing $175.OOO.O 900 to the 5th Vic
tory Bond Loan more than she asked.
he would be a skeptic who would as
sociate the word pessimism with her
present condition. Canada deplores
the heavy human loss which she has
suffered. but even those akin to those
lost in battle say with cheerfulness
that while the sacrifice was great, the
cause was wonderful, and accept
their sufferings with grace. It may
we'll be said there is no room in Cam
ada today for the pessimist. The ag'
ricultural production Of the country
has doubled in four years. $4,000
600 are the railway earnings today
or 31z times what they were ten years
ago, while the bank deposits are now
81, ,733. .OO0, 900 as compared with $13S.-
100000 thirty years ago.
There is q wonderful promise for
the future.
It is with buoyancy that Canada
faces an era of peace. She has tri-
umphed over the -soul-testing crisis OF
war. Before the war Canada was
borrower, and expected to continue so
for many years. For the past year and
a half we have seen her finance her
self. She has also been furnishing
credits to other nations.
A recent article In the "Boston
Transcript" says:
'The people at home have not been
courage, resourcefulness and efficiency.
The development Of Canada's war In
dustry is an industrial romance OF
front rank. American Government Of
ficials can testify to the efficiency OF
the manufacturing plant Canada has
built up in four short years. In De.
partment after Department where they
found American industry failed them
they were able to turn to Canada. The
full story may be revealed some day."
The same paper says:
"It Is q new Canada that emerges
from the world war in 191S-a nation
transformed from that which entered
the conflict in 1914.
"The war has taken from Canada q
cruel toll. More than $4,000 of her
bravest sons lie in soldiers graves in
Europe. Three times that number
have been more or less incapacitated
by wounds. The cost Of the war in
money Is estimated to be already
81 100 100000. These are not light
losses for country of 100000 people.
Fortunately there is also a credit side.
Canada has found herself in this war.
She has discovered not merely the gal
lantry of her soldiers, but the brains
and capacity and efficiency Of her
whole people. In every branch, in
arms. in industry, in finance, she has
had to measure her wits against the
world. and in no case has Canada rea-
son to be other than gratified."
vsrtisement.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16

q deadly as . snakes venom.
The liver acts as . guard ever our
wellbeing, sitting out the cinders and
ashes from the general circulation.
A blockade in the intestines piles .
heavy burden upon the liver. If the
intestines are choked or clogged up,
the circulation of the blood becomes
poisoned and the system becomes
loaded with toxic waste, and We sutfet
from headache, yellow-coated tongue.
bad taste in mouth, nausea, or gas,
acid dyspepsia, languor, debility, yellow
skin or eyes. At such times one should
take . pleasant laxative. Such ono
il made of May-apple, leaves Of asoe,
jalap, put into ready-to-uss form by
Doctor Pierce, nearly flfty .yean ago,
and sold for . cents by al dE04Gi0eo
q Dr.. Pisrcs's Pleasant Pells1o.
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s~aD sA9s = asaAa.g - ssA y. faU0s
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Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OF. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and X OF. of glycerine. ANY druggist can
put this up OF you can mi. it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. It will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp. is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub of.Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16

The University Of California has
issued O bulletin which states that the
wine and table grapes Of California.
now worth &4.0OO.OOO. would be worth
100000 II converted Into grape
slrVp.-PatriOtic Phalaux.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
COAL PRODUCTION REDUCED BY

II. the mines Of the Pittsburgh Vein
Operators Association Of Ohio there
was q loss of 10000 tons in coal pro-
ductiOn on July 5 caused by liquor
drinking on the Fourth Of July.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16

In most cases a man doesn't realize
how lucky he is when a woman re-
fuses to marry him.
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16

are usually
sig ms that
the liver 10
out of order.
PROF. HEM.
METER says:
q Tho liver il
. n or g . n
secondary in
importance
only 20 the
heart.s
W. Q can
m an q fac
ture poisons
within ou Z
own bodies
which are
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16

Knew Human Nature.
The old lady who declared 1t i'm
possible to please some people certain
ly said something. I
Cheyenne record., 1919-01-16
A Coated Tongue F!
What it Means

A bad breath, coated tongue, bad
taste in the mouth, languor and debility,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-27
Thoughts Of Today
Easy Philosophy,

Seated at my ease in a warm and
comfortable room, l look out on wide
valley, dark, cold and desolate, that
extends below and congratulate myself
that l am not wandering without food
and shelter through that forbidding
waste. Others may be there, and most
likely are there, but l need not care
for nor consider them, because my own
wants are satisfied.
This is the state of mind of the
average citizen of these United States
when he contemplates the rest of the
world. If wanderer happens along
and comes to my door to seek warmth
and food, l say: Nothing today, Go
get job and feed yourself" Who can
blame me? Do we not all say and do
the same? So we say to foreign coun-
tries 1--WE are not concerned with
your troubles. We will preserve our
own sovereignty and independence
and you look after yours"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-27
VILLAGE GOSSIP

Marion Phillips got a doll at Christ
mas about as large as she is-not quite,
of course-but the little fiaXen haired
effigy was as pretty as picture, and
Marion's baby clothes just fitted it, and
her mother having some of them left,
dressed dollie accordingly in Marion's
baby things.
The George III. Frews dined with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Frew in New York
Christmas eve and brought home many
wonderful gifts. Mrs. Walter Frew is
Mrs George Frew's sister, and Mr..
Walter Frew is Mr.. George H. Frews
brother Very close family ties.
Mr.. Edgar Darby and Mrs. Darby
and dainty little Joan were guests of
Captain and Mrs. Samuel e. Darby
Christmas day. Mrs. Edgar Darby is
wonderfully improved in health, and
there is now the best belief that she
will soon be restored TO normal health.
Little Joan is a remarkably smart and
sweet child, bright and clipper all day
and at all times when she is awake
as lovable and amiable at nineteen
(months) as ever a child gets to be.
The Edgar Darbys are now living in
East Orange and rode over to Palisade
in their new Roamer roadster And
as for the annual egg nogg at the
Palisade Darbys, these have been dis
continued after this year. How the
memory of these delightful occasions
haunt some people, including this writ
er and especially Paul T. Brady.
Randolph Brown was guest of his
parents at Christmas; also Mrs.
Browns brothers, the Messrs. Turner,
were over at dinner Christmas, as were
Lieutenant and Mrs. Paul Berkey.
Randolph will be home for about two
weeks. The young people, including
Miss Eleanor Brown, who had a lovely
Christmas tree, by the way, all went
skiing.
christmas was never lovlier than
this year. 1t was typically white, a
| fine four inch fall of snow having come
down during the night before. The
sun shone all day, and never a day was
more happily spent than this Christ
mas. Illuminated trees glistened all
over the village.
| Misses Marie and Helen Anderson
are home for the holidays and will re-
turn to the Convent of the Sacred
Heart, New York city, January 10.
Mrs. C. 1. Phillips of Bluff and Cum
bermede roads was ailing this week
with a cold. She is now well again.
Did anybody ever work harder for
the success of anything than Mrs Sib-
ley always does for the annual Sunday
School Christmas entertainment. Her
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-12-27
ACCOUNTING TO THE PEOPLE.

The Palisadian wishes to extend its
cordial good wishes to the incoming
administration of the Borough Of Fort
Lee. Mayor-elect George Hill has a
great opportunity to give good ac-
count of himself to the people. There
has been more discomfort for several
years past than ever existed before,
and it is high time somebody made an
effort to give service to the people in
stead of catering to the mere political
demands of those who pull the wires
Borough government in New Jersey
was instituted in the first place as
something so altogether desirable and
altruiStic that it was for a long time
regarded as the ideal plan. Alas, that
day has passed. The worst form of
petty politics has shown itself in the
borough system, and it is now a ques-
ton if anything as bad was ever de-
vised-that is, as it is practised here
abouts. 1t is not an agreeable thing
to state, but there are so many scores
of sickening cases of political de-
pravity that any Observant looker-on
could recall that their recital would
be painful. The public is fed ON fall
lacies, humbuggery and press agency
CUFF to such an extent that to see
real clean administration would be an
inspiration, meaning, of course, an ad-
ministration the public could under
stand; one not filed with mysteries so
that the simple minded even could
comprehend Mr. Hill has told the
editor of the Palisadian he was going
to make no move in any special enact
ment without coming to the people
with it first. If this will be done in a
sincere spirit, he no doubt will be a
popular mayor. If he fails, he will
prove the case we hold against
borough government as practised.