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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21

ready to render assistance, and the
master of one of these boats claims
that he could have handled two
hundred of the passengers with COM
parative safety.
All this has to do with the failure
of the company to transfer the
passengers to a place of safely after
the Sophia had encountered the reef.
If the owners of the ship cannot
be held responsible for that, surely
they cannot escape responsibility for
getting onto the reef, which is we'll
known to every navigator of Nor
thern waters, and easily avoided.
This is attested by the fact that the
Sophia was the first vessel to come
to grief at that particular point
in Lynn canal.
The News is of the opinion that
if the Sophia owners cannot be held
responsible for sacrificing the lives
of their passengers on an obstruc-
ton so we'll known as Vanderbilt
reef, the owners of the Titanic were
done a great injustice when they
We're compelled to pay for the loss
of lives which resulted from an en-
counter with an iceberg, far re-
moved from its normal course in the
North Atlantic ocean.
Alaskans are entitled to a greater
degree of protection than they have
received in the past. For years
they have been compelled to travel
on vessels which should have been
condemned, and through waters fill
ed with dangers to navigation, for
the most part unchartered and I'M
suspected. And not infrequently has
it happened that disaster resulted
from the incompetence or careless
ness of masters.
Whatever may come of the Sophia
investigation, it is to be hoped that
passengers henceforth will be sur
rounded with greater safeguards, in
the way of aids to navigation, rigid
inspection of vessels and strict ocm-
pliance with laws which will not
again permit owners of a wrecked
vessel to escape responsibility for
exposing passengers to avoidable
hazard. Alaskans are compelled to
nay eXhorbitant prices for the priv
lege of travelling to and from theil
homes in the North; surely they are
entitled to at least reasonable
amount of protection.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
INCOME TAX CAMPAIGN

Slogans coined by the Internal
Revenue Bureau to stimulate early
and full payment of income taxes
reflect the changed conditions in
which the taxpayer finds himself
now that victory has been won and
hostilities have ceased. The powers
of autocracy have been defeated
but the monetary cost of the success
still is to be met, largely by the
taxes to be paid this year.
"'Army of Occupation sounds
good but it needs your support" -,
says one Of the slogans. Then it
asks, "Have you paid your income
taxi"
Another classes an income tax re-
ceipt with a gold service stripe.
Those who celebrated victory most
loudly are reminded that footing
horn on armistice day did not
end your part in winning a peace
with victory. Paying your income
tax makes more real noise than
footing a horn"
Persons who may be inclined to
grumble at the increased rate of
+oxa+;on orc oiyen food for thought
in the following:
'If you think your income tax
is a hardship, picture what you
would have been up against had Will
liam Hohenzollern won the collector
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
YANKEE BUSINESSMEN
SEEK MEXICAN TRADE

4 LAREDO, Tex.-American bust
ness men have been preparing for
boom in Mexican business since
regulations governing expectation If
food ana geenral supplies to Mexico
have been modified Representa-
tives of scores of nationally known
concerns have passed through this
border city recently to arrange for
establishing branch houses or dis
tributing warehouses in Mexico.
Business interests here believe tn It
within the next three months all
special export restrictions will be
removed and goods will pass into
Mexico as freely as before the
Mexican disturbances began. Re-
rent notifications have been so ex-
tensive that the embargoes now
cover, only few commodities.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE

Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office. on the
ground floor of the general office
building, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be-
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
A street on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
Peter Grandson who had been
timekeeper in the headquarters
office, has been transferred to the
store department.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21

ship job"
Other slogans include:
"You stand up for the National
Anthem. Now stand up and paw
your income tax
There were no delinquents at
Chateau Thierry. Are you delaying
the payment of yuor income tax?
Don't try to fool your conscience
by cheering the returning soldiers
and forgetting to pay your income
tax. An income tax evader hasn't
much on any of the other pro-Ger-
mans
"1f you didn't serve over there
you can serve over here by paying
your income tax
when the boys come home they
will ask what YOU have done. Show
them your income tax receipt.
when you pay Your income tax
you get receipt from Uncle Sam.
What would William Hohenzollern
have handed you?
"Uncle Sam still has a big job
ahead of him. Help him by paying
your income tax now" ,t
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
WANT ADS
FOR SALE.-One pair of we'll
matched, high grade silver TO,
skins. Simson's.

The sun on longer days will make
you feel like throwing away your
old hat and suit. Certainly those
old spots do not improve your ap-
pearance, but fo~ a trifling sum you
can have them pressed, mended and
cleaned at Mrs. D'Orsay's Tailor
Shop, Third and A streets.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
RED CROSS IS
GIVING AID TO
NEEDY SERBS

NISH, Serbla.-The health of the
population of Serbia is surprisingly
good. There have been few cases
of the dreaded typhus or even of
influenza. In both the military
and civil hospitals the work of
Serbian doctors, whose number since
the war began has been reduced by
more than half is being supple
mented by British, French and
American physicians.
The American Red Cross has hos
pitfalls at Uskub and Monastir and
will establish others in Northern
Serbia if required. Major Daniel ].
Mccarthy of Davenport, Iowa, is in
charge of the hospital at Uskub, and
DR.. K. B. Keyes of Buffalo. of the
one at Monastir. There are Red
Cross doctors and dentists at Nisn,
Belgrade and other points
In the Monastir district there is
Special Red Cross mission for the
purpose of training Serbian peas
ants in American farming methods
and encouraging them to use mod
ern agricultural machinery.
At several places the american
Red Cross is distributing food and
clothing to an increasing number
of persons daily. A shipmen. of
food and medicines which recently
arrived at Fiume has been sent into
Northern Serbia, and soon the Red
Cross will be caring for destitute
persons in almost every section of
the country. This work is being
conducted from Salonika, where
Major John P. Carey, of Colorado
Springs, Colo, acting commissioner
of the Red Cross Mission to Serbia,
is in charge. The commissioner to
Serbia, Lieutenant-Colo Thomas
W. Farnam, of New Haven, Conn,
expects to establish headquarters at
Belgrade at an early date.
The weather is extremely cold and
fuel is very scarce. The Austrians
and Bulgarians deliberately wrecked
entire buildings in order to make
firewood of the flooring and window
frames. There is scarcely any petrol
in the country and ordinary kero-
sene is selling at IS a quart The
country's coal mines cannot be
worked because most of the miners
are still in the army.
Railroads and highways are in a
lamentable condition and present
many obstacles to the task of get
ting relief supplies to the Interior
The enemy forces in their retreat
wantonly destroyed large sections
of the railroads, and as a result
certain regions must rely on auto
mobile transport. Only the most
powerful motor cars and trucks can
get over the war-worn roads. Tie
army has most of the country S
for transport or agricultural pur-
horses and they will not be available
pose for some time.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
NOTICE

Anyone cutting wood or timber
on Acre Tract No. SO hereafter will
be prosecuted according to law.
RICHARD H. KNIGHT.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
CRUELTY CHARGE
is NOT SUSTAINED

Commissioner Reed Heilig, Of
Fairbanks, before whom the case
against Dave Atwell, brought by
r. M Brown, alleging cruelty to
animals was heard, rendered his
decision today, aquitting Mr.. Atwell
of the charge.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21
WHO is RESPONSIBLE?

company, owner of the Inflated
steamship Princess Sophia which
foundered on Vanderbilt reef on the
night of October 25. causing the
death of more than 800 persons, for
the most part Norttherners, is max
ing the supreme effort to escape
legal responsibility for the disaster,
and there are some. at least, among
the relatives of victims, who ex
press the belief that the company
cannot be made to pay for the losses
sustained.
from testimony introduced during
the inquiry into the wreck, it would
appear that representatives of the
company, at Juneau and elsewhere,
did everything possible to rush assist
ance to the disabled vessel, and the
evidence does not show that instruc-
tons were issued to Captain Locke
to hold his passengers until the ar
rival of the Princess Alice, which
was dispatched from Victoria imme-
diately upon receipt of the news
that the Sophia had encountered
the reef A score of boats were
sent from Juneau and other points
to the scene of the wreck, some Of
them arriving on October "a, suffi-
GENTLY early, according to the claims
of their masters, to effect transfer
of passengers from the imperiled
steamship. All agree, however, that
weather conditions were such on
the day following, as to render the
transfer of passengers extremely
hazardous, if not impossible. On
the night of the 25th, the Sophia
was driven across the reef into deep
water, where all on board persisted
On the morning of October "a
Captain Locke sent a wireless mess
agent to Agent Lowle at Juneau,
advising him that he wanted "all
available boats to take off pass
engers." On the following day
Captain Locke informed the Victor i.
office of the company that several
boats were standing by, but that
it was impossible to take the pass
engers off because of the prevalence
CT northerly gale and a heavy
sea. He also stated in this message
that the ship was "hard and fast on
the reef, with bottom damaged
badly, but not taking water" The
disposition of the passengers at that
time, he said, was normal. The
vessel had been on the reef more
than "a hours, and it was planned
to make on effort to remove the
passengers the following morning
dllCl liz
vessel sank during the night.
The failure to attempt to make
transfer of passengers on Octobei
"a appears to have been the result
of difference of opinion between
Captain Locke and masters of sew
eral boats standing by. During tn.
afternoon of that day, Captain
Locke informed Agent Lowle tina
the gas boats were unable to re
move passengers because of tn.
strong north wind prevailing. Later
the same day, he wirelessed that ar
attempt would be made early thu
following morning to transfer thu
passengers to the Cedar, but wher
morning came the wind had in
creased in violence, and Throughout
the day the water continued very
rough. The opportunity to effee
transfer of passengers had beer
let pass.
On one point, at least, the evi
dence is undisputed. There wa
no actual attempt made TO save thu
passengers during the two days tina
the Sophia rested on the reef. On
the first day several boats stoot
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-21

The Wrangell fire department has
an honor roll of ten names.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10

The committee appointed by ChaS.
TO keep the people of this county
fully informed as the the fuel con-
ditions. Since our statement in last
weeks papers, there has been no par
ticular change, at any rate there is
no encouragement as to the coal
situation. The coal dealers of De-
corah received no coal at all during
the past week, and at this writing,
Monday December Sth, Ingyoldstad
& Co. have about 10 tons of hard
coal on hand, and not a pound of
bituminous coal. Stoskopf & Baker
have about six tons of hard coal, and
not a pound OF bituminous coal in
their bins.
One car of bituminous coal is on
the track at the Milwaukee depot
and we are trying our very best to
have that car released, but so far to
no success, but at that we hope that
this car will be released before many
days.
We urge our people very strongly
to conserve every pound of coal
even though the coal strike will be
at an end soon, which we hope it
! will, still there is an enormous short
age of bituminous coal at this time
and it will take many weeks, before
real relief is in sight.
In Decorah there are no outside
electric display signs permitted. The
Mayor has ordered all street lights
cut off, with the exception of one
| light on each electrolier in the bust
ness streets, The stores ave instruct
ed to use no more lights than abb
solutely necessary, and the. urgent
request is made by your committee
to resident people, to use as Few
lights as possible, and in fact it isn't
I at all necessary that every room in
your house should be heated or light
ed. as by conserving as Is requested
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
NEW ALARM OVER WILSON.
Report of Paralysis Fails to Obtain
Flat Denial.

Washington, d. C.-There has
been a revival of deep anxiety con-
corning the condition of President
Wilson, giving rise to discussion OF
the difficulties of administering the
government for an indefinite period
without an active executive.
Reports are persistent that the
president is partly paralyzed and
that this accounts for the fact that
he has not walked since he was al
lowed to leave his bed a fortnight
ago and that he is signing papers
with his left hand. srf
When Admiral Grayson, the presi-
dents personal physician, was ask
ed concerning the report that the
president is parlyzed, he replied,
81 can not say anything about
that. must adhere to my policy Of
neither affirming nor denNing ne
ports"
What do you consider his gener-
al condition." was asked.
"He is improving-slowly, but
steadily improving" DR.. Grayson
said. He is attending to such busi-
ness as is urgent, but l am permit
ting him to do no more than is
imperative"
Dr.. Grayson was asked concern
ing the report that the president is
signing papers with his left hand
"That has nothing to do with the
Present illness of the president"
DR.. Grayson said.
years ago the president suffered
from neuritis and learned to write
with his left hand Whether ill or
we'll he has used his left hand for
writing whenever it was necessary
to relieve a cramped feeling in his
right hand. 1t is for the same rea-
son that he learned to use the type
writer"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
DEMOCRATS FLIRT
WITH WAR VETS
Conference of Leaders Met i'm Des
Moines Last Week Seeking
World War Soldiers For
Candidates at.
SEEKING SOME ONE TO
RUN AGAINST CUMMINS
Several Considered for Governor.
Democrats Might Support Re-
publican for Senator on
Nations League Plat
form

Des Moines, Ia.-Leadingl Iowa
last week on next years political
program in Iowa. The principal de-
cision reached seems to be that thev
are going cunning for Senator Cum
Minis scalp for his attitude toward
the leogue of nations covenant and
they expect to support whomsoeyer
they believe has the best chance OF
defeating Iowa's senior senator even
tho they may have to lend aid to a
republican.
The democrats in conference
here where Wilbur w. Marsh, of
Waterloo; Emmett Tinley of Coun-
Gil Bluffs; DR.. J. w. Reynolds of
Creston; n. F. Reed of Ottumwa,
and Judge Sullivan of New York
formerly of Iowa.
Candidates in the democratic
ranks talked of to run against
Cummins were E. T. Meredith, of
Des Moines Ray p. Files, of Gown
ell Bluffs, and Wilbur Marsh of
Waterloo. The possibility of lending
support to Jim" Weaver, of Des
Moines, or Howard Clark, republi-
cans, if either of them should come
out on a league of nations issue,
was also gone over.
Democratic candidates for COVER
nor now being talked of are Col.
Mathew A. Tinley, of Council Bluffs,
former colonel of the 168th Iowa
regiment and c. B. Murtagh, of AL
gona. Whether or not Colonel Tinley
will consent to become a candidate
seems TO be Considerable or ques-
ton. ......
The general policy of the Iowa
democrats is to place in nomination
on their state ticket as many re-
turned soldiers with distinguished
records as possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
BUY RED CROSS
CHRISTMAS SEALS
They Are on Sale Now at Various
Places in Decorah and This
Community Should Quickly
Buy Up Its Quota
15G, 600 TUBERCULOSIS
SUFFERERS IN COUNTRY
The Draft Brought Out the Fact
THAT 100000 Young Men Were
Victims of Tuberculosis

Mr.. Ben Bear of this city. as
treasurer OF the Red Cross Christ
mas Seal campaign has been making
a diligent campaign the past week
or two to sell Winneshiek county's
share of Red Cross Christmas
Seals, the proceeds of which go for
the cure and prevention of tubercu-
losis
That we may be prepared to give
literally to the cause when it is
presented to us, let us review brief
ly the significance of this sale.
The state has always applied the
proceeds of these sales to the care,
cure and prevention of tuberculosis
and has always, as far as conditions
would permit, expended reason
able share of the money in the
locality in which it was raised. That
the former selling campaigns have
done much to educate the people in
regard to tuberculosis there is no
disputing. But those who worked
hardest i'll these campaigns are the
first 10 admit that the surface of the
ground has hardly been scratched.
The war and the draft directed
popular attention as never before
to the physical condition of the Am
erican people. The draft brought out
the fact that the young men who
were examined for the army 100,-
900 were victims of tuberculosis and
did not know. Today. no doubt.
most Of these or at least large
proportion of them are on the road
to recovery because the disease was
detected in time.
In this country the annual loss OF
life from tuberculosis is $50, 900.
The seals sell at 100 for $1.00.
They will be sent to any address.
Order from Ben Bear. the treasurer
Decorsh, Iowa, and make your
check payable to him. Do it today
and do your share to prevent this
terrible disease.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
L Am Your Worst Enemy.
1 am the ruler of retail reverses.

/ am the ruler of retail reverses
am the Lord High Potentats of
Failure.
/ am the reason for that downward
slant on your profit curve.
I am the cause of the silent sick
ness that stills your cash register
bell.
am the, origin of dissatisfied Gus
toners and loss of trade. ss-
I am the element OF chance that
turns winning business into a los
ing gamble. - ts
l am the fountain head whence
springs the majority of your trouble
and worry.
/ am the key to the problem why
more than 5000 retailers fail every
year.
I am the why and wherefore, the
direct and proximate cause, the germ
and the genesis of successful mer-
chandising
am the Sticker, the Shelf-Loung-
er, the Leftover, the nameless child
Of an unknown father.
l am the unadvertised product
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
ONLY FARMERS
WANTED INEQUITY
Through Amendment to the Con-
q. ',tion it was Agreed to Limit
y Membership to Those
Il 'ectly Engaged in
Farming
HENRY re- ELECTED
w. HEX DIRECTOR
Resolution Arous cen Discussion
and Exact Statuh, OF Retired
Farmers Closely Defined

Waterloo, Ia.-Actual tillers OF
the soil, only, are wanted in the
membership of the Equity Society
of America, the state branch of
which held it's convention here.
Through a special amendment to
the constitution it was agreed to
limit the membership to those who
are directly engaged in tilling the
soil and to others, retired farmers
particularly, who, while having
ceased to be thus actively engaged
still maintain an active interest in
the farmer and his p.vplem, and are
not engaged in any conflicting busi-
ness.
The resolution aroused keen. dis
cussion and the exact status of the
retired farmer was closely defined,
but the amendment was passed
unanimously when the distinction
was finally put in the record.
The association adopted resolu-
tions endorsing the cooperative
store plan and a farmers union
and selling agency organization.
Reports of the officers showed that
more than 5000 Iowa farmers are
members of the organization.
Officers elected were H. L. Bis
sonette, Charles City, president; ii.
A. Hendrickson, Allamakee county,
vice president; M. V. Penny, Chick
asaw county, secretary-treasurer
John T. Ank of Scott county,
B. Waumstead of Mitchell county,
HI. Ruen of Winneshiek county, P.
Y. Snyder of Chickasaw county and
Fl. Brendes of Cedar county, direct
Ez,. lfaas -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
Old Question, New Answer.
What's in a name?

What's i'll name?
Henry Clay was not in the pottery
business but his name always will be-
Many names were at one time sign
posts to the trades of their possess
ors. The Smiths were smiths; the
Carpenters, Coppers, Bakers and Tay-
lors all at one time lived up to their
names professionally.
It's,not the name that's given you
hut the Significance that's given the
name BYtyou which counts.
.TWin PROSPERITY know your name?
Napoleon was great man but he
found wood-chopperr right in Paris
who never heard of him!
If posterity speaks your name will
it be respectfully or distainfully'
Benedict Arnold was a remarkable
man but with one deed he made q
memory that might have been hal
lowed a loathsome retrospect to us.
A name is a label. 1t is a guide
to contents. There is'much or little
in a name. That is solely up to him
who beares it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-10
RAIDED PosTOFFICE COAL BIN
Fuel Commissioner at DenisOn Goes
After the Full Coal Bins.

Denison, Ia.-Fuel Commissioner
j. H. Patterson raided Uncle Sam 9
coal bin at the postoffice and ex-
tracted several loads of fuel to add
to the general supply, here.
Postmaster j. T. Carey protested
in vain.
The fuel commissioner said he
would play no favorites. The rule
against boarding fuel goes against
Uncle Sam as we'll as anybody else,
he said.
No kick has come from Washing
ton. Why should there, he argues,
since the coal is being used to pump
water to keep the postoffice from
burning.
They had $500 cords of wood
from the wood campaign Of 1915
in Denison. 1t is coming In handy
now.
And they are taking coal out ol
the cellars of the rich who are tour
ing California. Florida, etc. 81
know where twelve people went t.
the coast for balmy weather leav
ing from eight to fourteen tons O.
coal in their easements" said Mr.
Patterson, today. 1T isn't there
now, believe me. Expect folks tt
freeze back here while they arr
bathing in the Pacific with Ma,
Sennett's beauties? Not on you
life"
Mr.. Patterson says there i
enough fuel to last il folks viii
really conserve. They'rel fl)ing te
do it in Denison. One plant tha
used eleven hods of coal gets ST,
now. 1t will get less when necessary
| Mr.. Patterson says he doesn'
know how soon he will be in For
Leavenworth. He took off twenty
seven cars OF coal from the rail
roads and Hines and Garfield didn'
like it bit.