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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17
BELGIUM RAPIDLY
RECOVERING FROM
EFFECTS OF WAR

BRUSSELS.-All Belgium is re-
turning to work and the country
lis recovering rapidly from the war.
In Brussels, factories which were
damaged during the German occu-
patton are being fitted with ma
chinery, and some of them already
are turning out their accustomed
products to within a few percent OF
their pre-war capacity.
Production of sugar exceeds the
pre-war tonnage. Glass factories
lare reopening. In the iron and
steel mills many plants have re-
sumed operations, particularly in
the Liege district, where some of
the mills were completely demol-
'ished and others so badly damaged
that entire blast furnaces had to
be rebuilt Within a year, it is
believed, the most important of these
plants will be operating to capacity.
The cotton trade of Client also
has resumed, and steamers loaded
with American cotton are arriving
almost daily. During the German
occupation all copper fittings were
removed from the machines in the
spinning factories, and some, Of
these have not yet been replaced.
The linen industry also has taken
on new life, and additional workers
are being employed every week. The
export trade in linen is growing
just as rapidly as the factories can
turn out the finished product.
1t is in the country districts,
however, where one sees the Bel
gian at his best. In the vast gar
den country which stretches from
Brussels to the sea scarcely square
foot of ground is left uncultivated,
so anxious are the people to pro-
duce their own food. and they are
working from early morn until late
at night to attain that end.
Apparently there is no scarcity
of food in Belgium. It is costly in
towns and cities, but in the country
the people have now gathered their
first harvest since the war, and are
in need of nothing. Even butter
is being served in the hotels, and
in every house there is no longer
the fear of starvation which for so
many years made life burden.
Many persons are convinced that
this time next year will see the
country very well on the way to
recovery
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17
SUGAR SACK BURSTS;
NEAR-ROT is RESULT

PARIS.-A truck driver was I'M
loading load of heavy sacks at a
restaurant in one Of the boulevards
recently when one of them burst
and its contents were spread over
the sidewalk a crowd gathered.
One of the young men wet his
finger and tasted the white powder.
Great heavens" he shouted. 1T
is sugar"
Then the pillage began. News
papers. handkerchiefs, and women's
handbags served as receptacles for
the precious dainty In few min
utes there remained of that bag
of sugar nothing but a white spot
on the sidewalk. around which con-
gregated little dogs.
Every one is allowed two pounds
of sugar per month in France. upon
production of his sugar card.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17
SEALED BIDS.

Sealed bids for furnishing rs
cords of four-foot wood to Franklin
X. Lane school will be received by
the undersigned until November %.
The wood must be either dry or
green cut last year and seasoned,
and bidders must specify what kind
they intend to furnish. Wood must
be ricked at schoolhouse as directed
and must be delivered during the
month of December.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
J. H. SCOTT,
Clerk School Board.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17
ABSENT TREATMENT.

To show how scattered are the
members of the provisional govern
ment of Korea. a correspondent of
The Associated Press, writing from
Toxic, says that Dr. Syngham Rhee,
the premier of the provisional gov
eminent of Korea, is making his
headquarters in the United States
the foreign minister is in Paris
the minister of war is at Nikolsk,
Siberia, and the other ministers and
vice-ministers are living in Shanghai.
"The so-called parliament of this
government" the correspondent.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17
HOUSE BROKEN OPEN
BUT NOTHING TAKEN

While the owner was absent last
night, unknown persons broke into
a house beyond the end of A street
and gave the contents a thorough
going over in an evident search for
money, of which there was none in
the place at the time. Things were
found considerably upset when the
owner returned, but nothing has
been found missing thus far
The incident was reported to
Deputy Marshal James Hagan last
night and he is now at work on the
case.
The rifed house is owned by
Edith nellie.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17

adds, sis made up of three deputies
from each of the thirteen provinces
in Korea. The provisional govern
ment's advisors include two Ameri-
can missionaries, one French law
yer, and an Indian scholar
Communication between the vari-
Gus branches of this provisional gov
eminent is being kept up. Money
are being made through
a medium at Antung."
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17

HenanA-The Gateway to Mckinley
National Park.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-11-17

Improvements will soon be made
on the Stickine river by the Canadi-
ian government. The Glenora riff
fles will be deepened also and snags
removed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
MIR. BURG TELLS OF
 PORTABLE GARAGE

''The purchase of a portable garage means much satisfaction and money saved for the car owner who must keep his car stored in a garage" said MT. Burg of the Portable Garage company. which recently opened distributing point here. having offices in the American Trust building. 'The money which is or dinarily spent in storing a car or in rent ing garage for a few months will amount to the cost of a portable garage and then the garage will last indefinite ly and means more liberty and conven- fence to owners than they enjoy when renting or storing. A garage of our type of property, they are absolutely fire proof and thoroughly protect a car from the weather. The garage is so construct ed that it can quickly be set up or dis mantled, and when it Is standing it is so rigid as to withstand any sort of weather condition.
 "The frame of our garages are sub stantially constructed of dressed yellow pine cut to exact size and drilled for bolting together The coverings are of the best grade of non corrosive galvan- ized corrugated steel put on with gal vanized screws and wa tight lead discs All parts of our garages are interchange able, and this is one feature that makes our garage sell for approximately 35 per cent less than portable garages of other makes" A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
LAPS TO ENTERTAIN
 GUESTS IN HOMES
Believed This Method of Receiving Sunday School Delegates Will
 Have Far-Reaching Effect

Tokio, July T.--(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-A proposal that the foreign delegates to the International Sunday School convention, to be held in Tokio in the autumn of 1920, be lodged in Japanese houses has been made by Jap anese
 It is suggested that 1000 Japanese fam flies open their homes to the visitors and that the delegates be given an oppor tunity to experience something of real Japan. They would sleep on mattresses laid on the tatami or straw-matting floor, and they would move in stocking feet in- stead of shoes or boots. Instead of open ing doors and windows they would get used to shoji, or paper covered sliding panels Instead of reclining in chairs and divans they would sit on the spotless tatami floor and, get accustomed to the simplicity of Japanese internal decora ton.
 In the morning each Japanese host or hostess would supply the two or three foreign guests with bread, milk and eggs, giving Japanese breakfast only when the foreigner requested it. Luncheon and dinner could be taken by the delegates in the hotels.
 A writer says: "It is not only the prac- tical solution of the difficulty, but it will also serve towards breaking up the bar rier that has been for so many years stumbling block to perfect understanding and friendship with foreigners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
NEW ALLEN CARS
 MAKE BIG HIT
Engineering and Designing Among
 the Most Modern of Cars

be?"
 This question is a good deal like the famous old Lincoln question, How long should a mans legs be?' to which the father of the union replied, Long enough to reach the ground. Engineers pretty generally agree now that there is nothing gained by eXtrava- gant wheel base; that wheel base is mere ly device which an engineer falls back on when the purchasing department re- fuses to buy him the right grade of springs, and that the real way to get easy riding is to engineer your chassis cor recty.
 "A notable case of easy riding without resorting to extravagant wheel base is found in the new Allen five-passenger car. This car seats five passengers with absolute comfort, and takes rough going as smoothly as the largest car built. Its secret lies partially in the way its weight is carried, but the largest percentage Of it's smoothness comes from the long, free, lazy 56-inch springs.
 The policy of the Allen dealer is to sell the car absolutely on demonstration Where tbe prospect knows how to drive he is asked to take the wheel himself When he comes back in the great major ity of cases he writes out his check
 This plan is good one. tor we are quite certain most buyers of automobles are tired of having salesmen make up their minds for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
SOLVE RIDDLE OF
 MEXICAN PYRAMIDS
By Associated Press

Mexico City, July 1S.-Archeological in- vestigatfons by governmental commis- sion to solve the mystery of who built the great pyramids at San Juan Teoti- huacan, 27 miles from Mexico City, have brought to light two great granite heads of the ancient Mexican god of the air. Quetzalcoatl These heads are almost perfect specimens, bearing all the sym bolic markings.
 The long disputed point as to who erect ed the pyrimads is, as yet, unsolved. These huge mounds, one to the sun and the other to the moon, the former being 761 by 721 feet at the base and 216 feet high, are generally attributed to a tribe that preceded the Toltecs, probably dat ing from about the sixth century
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
IOWA NEWSBOY
 MAKES HIS RECORD
Rx Amociatra rrss,

Des Moines la. August S.-Pat Ryan a newsboy, has returned to his old corner after an absence of many months over seas. He wears the Croix de Guerre.
 How did I get it? Oh, the big chief gave me some papers to deliver to an other fellow he said. The records show that Corporal Ryan, Company B. 16Sth infantry, went deliberately through Ger man barrages and machine gun fire to de- liver important orders and that his con- duct was an inspiration to his comrades.
 Ryan also introduced American news paper enterprise in Paris, where in sim gle day he sold 20,O00 copies of the Stars and Stripes.
 Then he was made Paris circulation manager of the paper. Now Pat is back at his old corner here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
WAR CREATED B|G l. DEMAND FOR AUTOS
Stewart Mcdonald Says De- velopment Has Been
 Wonderful

"The war has developed and brought into the market for automobiles a new class of buyers" said Stewart Mcdonald, president and general manager of the Moon Motor Car company of St. Louis These are the people who have never be- fore owned an automobile and in many cases they are people who had never hoped to own one.
 War conditions made many people prosperous who woul6 not have been pros porous under old conditions. High wages have come to mechanics and others of that class, and have given them comfort able bank accounts, better living condi- ticns and that natural desire which every man has to let his family enjoy life
 Say what you will to the contrary, the whole world has come to know that one way to enjoy life is to spend good part of it in motor car going and com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10

ing and looking and seeing, at ease and In comfort and with speed. Hence. the new crop of automobile buyers, an entire " ne wand rather unexpected class.
 Many men are now prosperous who never were before, and they see con- tinuation of good times before them, and they are buying automobiles of every kind. but their natural bent is toward a really good car rather than for a 'fliv- yer We are finding many men of this new class who are buying our Victory Six model, and we are doing our best to impress them with the fact that they are not only getting good car. but also that our interest in them will not stop with the passing of the purchase price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
ORPHANAGE BOY
 MAKES HIS OWN WAY
By Associated Pres.

Belgrade, Serbia. July s.-The pnofes- sional bad boy of local orphanage, a lad of 12 years, saw the automobile of Prince Regent Alexander standing in front of the Serbian Military hospital the other day. When the prince appeared the boy told him:
 I'm an orphan, but I don't want to stay at the orphanage. I don't get enough to eat, and besides I don't want to be a shoemaker"
 The prince asked the boy to come to the palace. The next morning just after breakfast the boy stole away from the class in shoe-making and went to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
TO DEVELOP
 LEVANT TRADE
By Associated Pre,,

London, July Reorganization of the Le- want company with capital of $ e0o. 900 for developing trade between Great Brit ain and the near eastern countries has been annonced here
 The American Chamber of Commerce in London compares this company to the s20,000,000 American foreign trade cor poration, organized to develop American trade in the near east and which is es- tablishing headquarters in Constantinople, Smyrna, Syria and on the Black sea and suggests that interesting competition will result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10

The many friends of Ed Hawkins will be glad to know that he has been taken into the happy family of Crawfords Quick Tire Service. He is a Birmingham prod uct, having grown up with the city With the Firestone product and Crawford or ganization behind him there is no doubt that he will make the same success that he has in the past.
 The business has been growing so fast that 1t has been necessary to keep the personnel up to the high-water mark There will be no change in the manage ment. Truman Morrison will continue as manager Of this department, and with Sydney J. Bowie as president. Frank stevens as vice president and Henry l., Chisolm as secretary and treasurer, this company vii, be able to keep up the pres ent high standards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
He demanded and was

royal palace He demanded and was given an auditnce.
 In the afternoon the minister of the court reported to the directress of the orphanage that the boy had gained the royal favor and would be sent to the officers training school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10

A collection of rare and costly tapes tries and furniture belonging to the es- tates of Augustus Kountze, James Still man and others, was sold at the Amer ican Art Galleries in New York recently, and brought total of s57, ,117 50 Charles of London paid 5000 the top price, for set of four allegorical tapestries, Ital- ian, of the sixteenth century; $6500 for an Italian Renaissance tapestry, Harvest ing" and s56o0 for an Italian Renais- sance hunting tapestry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
Youngest Fortune Teller

Florence, Italy, July 15.-Francesca Gi- lardini, aged 6, is regarded here as the youngster fortune teller in the world. She is anxiously awaiting the lifting of the ban on American tourists.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15

reads a funny line with all his old
skill. He brings down every laugh
at every range. He makes the show
unanimously funny even when the
spectator is perfectly conscious of the
formula. We wonder if he could not
meet Warfeld at catchweights and
hold his own. We think he can. OF
course, it is rather late in the day
to attempt to play the Columbus to
Mr.. Bernard's acting, but we have
heard from time to time, "Of course.
Bernard is a gorgeous comedian, but
after all he only plays himself" Moth
ing could be further from the truth.
During the actors strike we heard
Bernard in short monologue at an
Equity vaudeville show and we we're
surprised at what seemed to us the
indefinite and colorless quality Of his
own personality. 1t is only when he
sets himself to the Interpretation of
charcter that the glow begins. His
Abe Potash is a real creation and
among the most complete and finished
which the American theatre knows.
Mathide Cottrelly is excellent
among the members Of the supporting
company and there are good perform
ances by Lucille English, George Bar
mum, Ted Gibson and Robert Cum
mngs. And if Bertram Miller is the
man who plays the court attendant he
does peculiarly good work in small
part.
Nobody can afford to miss a per-
formance like that of Barney Bernard
in His Honor, Abe Potash
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
Benefit for Greenwich
Neighborhood House

benefit for Greenwich Neighbor-
hood House will be given at the Sell
wyn Theatre October 19. An an
nouncement issued We sterday said the
programme, arranged for the occasion
by Robert Milton, stage director for
Comstock : Gest, would include num-
bers by Bessie Mccoy Davis. Lieu
tenant Gitz- Rice, Irene Bordoni, Lor-
raine Manelli, Hal Forde, Juliette Day,
Harry Fox, Tom Powers, Marie Carroll,
Otto Kruger, Vera Mchelena, Flor
ence Shirley, John Hazard and Juan
ita Fletcher
Raymond Hitchcock will auction
gown and hat given by a Fifth Ave
nue. importer.
The purpose of the benefit is to
clear up a deficit of S. 900. Greenwich
House serves the crowded area Of the
lower West Side. 1t includes among
its activities a children's canteen,
where 40 children of working mothers
are cared for daily; a neighborhood
art school, with an enrolment of 800
pupils, and a music school, which
gives more than 400 lessons a week
For fore g born neighbors there are
classes in English, mothers clubs, civic
clubs and community singing More
than 1900 persons come to Greenwich
House every week. Mrs. Mary Kings
bury Simkhovtch is director of Green
wich House.
Among the patronesses are Mrs r.
p. Dawson, Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mrs.
Willard D. Straight, Mrs. Arthur Woods
and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
Tickets are on sale at the Selwyn The
atre box office.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15

hrst American appearance, viewed
with huge enjoyment the English pop
ular conception of the war in the terms
OF Drury Lane. Our own war melo-
dramas. with perhaps the single ex-
ception of "Three Faces East" took the
war far too seriously The cockney in
the theatre took it with a nudge. What
1t actually was was always too con-
cretely before him for him to consider
reproducing it. This melodrama is his
flight of fancy. 1t is good natured,
verg ng on caricature, vastly amusing.
Sir w. S. Gilbert would have needed
to make few twists in it to turn this
into British satire of the war. The
dividing line between melodrama and
burlesque is very thin. And all the
British types that he delighted in are
ready here to his hand The square,
lncorruptible young British lieutenant
Ia bit beefy physically and intellect
uaily), an irascible admiral, a Dick
proper young English heroine, throaty
contralto villainess-he could use them
all.
Lieutenant Give Stanton, V. c., of
his Majesty's Submarine 5-A. is as in
domitable, fearless young Englishman
as ever carried a command in secret
code in melodrama. While carrying
this code he visits the home of his
sub-lieutenant. which proves to be
nest of spies. The sub-lieutenant, his
mother, the servants-he is surrounded
on all sides by German agents. Stan
ton carries the key to an important
message casually written on the back
of a photograph of the girl 1t is
known that he carries the code on his
person, but they do not suspect on
what it is written, and the photograph
is banded about while signals are
flashed, the kidnapping of the hero is
planned. aeroplanes drum overhead
and searchlghts flash. The insolence
in their power, his fearless scorn Of
them, how he turns the tables on all
ms enemies when escape seems lmpos
slble, is presented with dash and
high degree of skill.
There Is really no great amount of
ingenuity or inventivenass in this
melodrama. but it is done with an eX-
traordinarily sure touch and q certain
rough-and- ready humor The charac-
ters are Of standard measurements,
but they are really each clothed in in
spontaneous and amusing. Mrs Cliff
ford Mills, who wrote the play, is as
suredly no novice in the theatre.
1t is a point in its favor that it is
excessively English in every way.
That removes from American audiences
the last semblance to realism about the
war as we have known it. 1t can be
taken quite as pure fight of fancy.
Percy Hutchinson plays the young
British hero with dash and spirit.
An extremely suave and sinister Ger
man spy in the guise of an invalidcd
Belgian officer was exceedingly we'll
played BY J H. Croker-Ki Kate
Carew was an effective and handsome
vlllainess An excellent though small,
piece of character acting was contrib
uted by Marcel Roussea in the role of
an admiral who is enraged because
his country considers him unfit for
active service at the age of seventy.
"The Luck of the Navy" is frankly
of the bascr sort of drama, but it is
extraordinarily honest weight for all
that.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
Credit Men to Give Dinner

Retail credit men of New York City
will have a banquet in Hotel Astor
Saturday night, November Is. Women
guests of the members will be present
and dancing will follow the dinner
Colonel Franklin Blackstone, oe
Pittsburgh. president of tn, Retail
Credit Mems National Association. will
speak on "The Credit Man as d Busi~
ness Builder" ]. II. Tresoe, secretary
of the national association, will talk
on "The Functions of the Credit
Men," and Samuel A. Davis, Of Cleve-
land, on "The Credit Man and His
-Four Eyes"