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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10
ALLAN BRENNAN
ALASKAN CRITIC
WEOS IN SOUTH

Allan Grennan, former Nenana
boy, who gave up his job with the
Abbey survey party to offer his
services to Uncle Sam two years
ago. and VINO entered the employ
of the Skinner & Eddy company, in
Seattle, after his discharge from
the army, is now in the moving
picture game in Southern California,
where he is employed to eliminate
the grotesque and inaccurate scenes
from Northern scenes. And what is
vastly more important to Allan, he
is now benedict, having recently
married charming Sacramento
miss.
Grennan's picture. in uniform, and
that of his pretty wife, appeared
recently in the Los Angeles Herald
accompanied by the following:
AT first civilization had to ex-
plain itself to Allan E. Grennan
of Alaska, who, until he arrived in
San Francisco, had never seen 4
street cara palm tree or a cement
sidewalk, having grown to hardy
manhood in Uncle Sans great Are
tic territory.
Now Grennan is in Los Angeles
explaining Alaska to certain film
play producers for the sake of veri-
ty in productions with Alaskan set
tings, and, incidentally, is enjoying
a honeymoon at nearby beaches
" 1T is Grennan's duty to see that
dog teams are harnessed correctly
and to detect glazing errors in set
tings designed to portray Alaskan
conditions.
"Grennan was born in Oakland,
Cal, in 1897. a year later his
parents took him with them to
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

mas shopping much harder task
than usual, and he wants sugges-
tons from the little folks to assist
him in making up his holiday pack.
Letters addressed to Santa Claus.
in care of the Townsite Office, Ne
will reach the old fellow
promptly, if written without delay.
The presents will be distributed on
Christmas eve, from the kids
Christmas tree at Union hall, for
which arrangements are now being
made by the Bachelors of Nenana.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

The train leaving for the end of
steel this morning took out a num-
Der of contract workers, several for
the coast, and some for various sec
tons of the country tributary to
Ignite. All seats in the caboose
were occupied and the coach was
about half filed.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10
SANTA CLAUS WANTS
CHILDREN TO WRITE

Santa Claus has requested The
News to let all the kids of Nenana
know that he is expecting to hear
from them regarding the presents
they would like to have distributed
among them on Christmas. He says
the high cost Of everything in the
States this year makes his Christ
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10
BIG MOOSE SPECIAL
TO BRING VISITORS

The question of running a spe-
cial was taken up with Engineer in
Charge Fred'k D. Browne yester-
day afternoon by ALI Ekeland, of
the Portland, one of the mainstays
of the Nenana lodge of Moose, and
the arrangements made are regard
ed as most satisfactory A one
way rate for the round trip on the
special will be charged the excur-
sionists, and the Commission must
be guaranteed that at least fifty will
make the trip, to insure the cost of
operating the train.
This detail has already been at
tended to, and Nenanaites are now
busy devising means of entertaining
the visitors during their brief stay
here. The Moose will take care of
the visitors on the night of their
arrival, a masquerade ball already
having been arranged for that date,
but they are leaving the entertain
ment features of the following day
to the town generally.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

New Years will be a gala day in
'Nenana, and New Years eve will
be the big night of the 1890
social season, as a result of the en-
terprise of the local lodge of Moose,
through which organization arrange
ments have been made with the
Alaskan Engineering commission for
a special train to come down from
Fairbanks on the afternoon of De
cember 81 and return the following
night. That a large number OF
residents of the upper town will
avail themselves of the opportunity
TO spend a night and a day in Ne
mana, at a time when business gen
orally is suspended, goes without
saying. Scores of Fairbanksans
have expressed a desire to make the
trip over the new Government rail
road, provided the journey down
and back could be made withou:
consuming too much time, and the
Moose special will afford the desired
opportunity.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10
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Game Warden Steve Foster left
for the kantishna this morning. He
will travel by dog team from Kan
tishna station.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

Horlick's Matted Milk. Fowler &
Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

Dog Harness and Shoe Findings.
Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

Dominic Grill was among the out
going passengers on this mornings
train, headed for the end of steel
to work for a contracting outfit.
Fresh Groceries, Fancy and Sta.
pie. Fowler & Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

Nenana-The Gateway 70 Mckinley
National Park.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-12-10

The Fairbanks FIRE department was
called to the Robertson studio on
Second avenue yesterday afternoon
to take care of chimney fire.
There was no damage.
A large shipment of second class
mail reached Fairbanks from the
States last night at eight o'clock.
A shipment of first class mail
came down on the train from Fair
banks yesterday morning.
Upon his arrival at Cordova re-
Gently, enroute to the States, Dutch
Blankfeld stated that he would re-
turn to the Interior by way of the
Richardson trail. He made the trip
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
THEATRE GOERS HIGHLY
PLEASED WITH PER
TORRANCE AT OPP
OPERA HOUSE

Every theatre goer who at
tended the performance at the
Opera House Tuesday night re-
turned to their homes with the
highest praise for the entertain
ment of the evening and for the
management of the house.
The Wells were every bit with
their large audience during the
entire time holding them actu-
ally in their hands, by their
power of entertaining.
It is an opportune time right
here to say that other attrac-
lions that are booked for this
popular play house deserves the
attention of theatre lovers, for
the past season has seen some
remarkable clever productions
that deserved more recognition.
The management of a play
house similar to the Opera
House of this city has his
work cut out for him, but
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

things run smoothly after which
it was decided by vote that "The
Atchafalaya Recreation Club"
would give it's first dance on the
evening of Friday, January oath,
1919 at the City Hall.
The next meeting night was
scheduled for Tuesday evening
at 7:30 January 81, at the City
Hall.
The secretary was ordered to
collect dues when ready.
Following are a number of
names that were handed in to
the secretary as charter men,
bers, others to follow as soon as
correct addresses are secured {:
Gus Ross, M. Blum, X. R. Hood,
John Gotten, H. r. Berger, Jas.
Wilson, Linn and Frank Drury,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

c. P. Lynch, Abbott, Rybiski,
Walsh, O'Brien, Broussard,
Weisand, Israel, McConniff, H.
Hebert, Winchester, Gallery,
Snee, Catchings, w. L. Brown,
N. Braud, L. J. Bass, F. K.
Vaughn, Terrebonne, L. j., Ter
rebonne Y. B., Schmidt, JOS,
Schmidt, Theo., Howard Fleury,
Siebel, R.. H. Richard, O. H. How
ard, JAS. L. Stansbury, Met lellan,
Stroud, Jno. Bourgeois, Miller,
G. Howell, J. B. Clark, McAnelly,
Roy, H. Hobbs, Slade, Sol Loeb,
Chagg, Golden, Himel, F. w
DeCroix.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
New Social Club Born with
New Year. Name Sc
lected "Atchafalaya
Recreation Club"
Motto Selected "None But the
Best" Typifying that Club will
Be An Exclusive One. Off,
GERS Elected For Term

The result of a canvas among
some of the prominent gentle
men Of the city connected with
banks, and in professional life,
as to an organization, to be per-
fected in Morgan City, conduct
ed on conservative lines, with
social features distinctive as the
reason for such an organization,
manifested itself in no uncer-
tain terms Of endorsement.
/ A preliminary meeting was
held last Sunday which was
more of a keynote as to the SEN
timent for such club, and when
the gentlemen announced a meet
ing to be held at the City Hall
Tuesday evening, who were the
sponsors Of the new idea,
names of fifty gentlemen were
presented for membership.
The meeting was called to or
der by the temporary chairman,
M. Blum. The points drawn out
for the club by the chairman
was endorsed, and names offer
ed, which were voted upon to
act as the officers of the new
club.
The officers elected were
James Drury, president; John
Gotten, vice-president; Howard
Fleury, treasurer; F. W. De-
Croix, secretary.
Immediately following the in
stallation of all officers, a vote
was put to the members as to
the name of the club, the final
outcome being decided upon by
2 majority Of members that the
name of the the new club shalt
he known as ''The Atchafalaya
Recreation Club" This name
was suggested by M. Blum.
President Drury being escort
ed to the chair Immediately took
up the reins of club government
with a skilled hand first en-
phasizing the need of some form
If government. It was agreed
that a commission form OF gov
eminent be exercised.
A membership committee was
next arranged consisting of the
following MEMBERS: Messrs.
Louis Ribiski. M. Blum, James
Stansbury, Herman Hebert,
Louis Bass. President Drury,
with other members of the club
especially called the attention Of
the membership committee that
the club was organized on the
strictest conservative lines, and
that new prospective members
must expect to measure up to
certain standards as declared OBJ
ligatory by the members of the
club. These lines will be faith
fully carried out.
The Club dues were taxed at a
figure suitable to all. with other
details affixing and surrounding
same.
Committee on arrangements
were elected as follows: Howard
Fleury, Herman Hebert, Gus
Ross.
Reception committee: Messrs.
M. Blum. H. R. Berger. N.
Breaux, Lynn Drury, Walsh.
Some extra details were worked
out as to make the order OF
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15
Board of Health
Urges Precautiion,

Morgan City, La. Jan. Is, 1919
Board of Health of Nora,
City, in session this day, with
following present: DR.. C. C. de.
Gravelles, President; Sam Blum.
DR.. Bernard and Lewis J. Bass,
absent, DR.. O'Neill.
The Board of Health decided
to permit the continuance Of The
schools and theatres.
The public is urged to use ev.
cry precaution to prevent a sec.
ond epidemic by observing the
Health rules in force during the
first epidemic.
Lewis J. Bass, Secy.
DR.. C.. c.. deGravelles, NJ. D.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

- -
Personals
Mr.. F. Hoskins of Dallas is a Wis
itor here.
Mrs. Frank Breaux of Houma is a
visitor here.
Mrs. Edna Conner spent Tuesday
in Patterson.
Mr.. l.. We'll of Atlanta is visitor
here today.
Mr. ]. Hebert Of Houma is visitor
here this week.
Mr.. E. Cohen of New Orleans is
visitor here today.
Mrs. E. Bergeron of Patterson was
a visitor here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bru O'Brien have re-
turned from Franklin.
Mr.. Herbert Leonard left this week
for Key West, Fla.
Mr.. r. L. Aucoin of Amelia was a
visitor here Tuesday
Mrs. A. F. Storm is spending few
days in New Orleans.
Mr.. Ike Freed of New York was
Tuesday visitor here.
Mr.. T. P. Lewis of New Orleans
is visitor here today.
Mr.. A. J. Halbert of Clarendon was
a visitor here this week.
Mr.. F. Hayette of Beaumont is a !
visitor here for few days. |
Mr.. I. Vernon of Cincinnati is !
business visitor here today.
Mr.. Philip Abbot of New Orleans
was visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. Jack Hebert of New Orleans
spent "a few hours here today.
Miss Lucy Mills of St. Martinsville
is the guest Of Miss Marietta Toups.
Mr.. and Mrs n Chestnut left today
for Slidell where they expect to re-
side
Mrs Olivier and Mrs. Aucoin of
Ramos motored here Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. 7. Duffy and daughter, Mary
Lou of Ramos were visitors here
Tuesday
Mr.. Joe Fields of Orange, Texas
is the guest of his mother, Mrs. J.
Fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Folse attended the
funeral Of Mr.. Walter Toups in Pat
terson Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walthers and
daughter of Gibson were visitors
here Tuesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bou-
der of Patterson, Sunday, January
18th, girl.
Mrs. E. Dreiboltz and daughter,
Miss Julia, attended the Eastern Star
meeting here Tuesday evening.
Mrs S. Langman after a visit Of
several weeks here with friends left
today for her home in Brookhaven. ;
Miss.
Messrs. Wilson Toups of Jeane-
rette. Furman Toups of Orange and
Ernest Toups of Jennings are guests
Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. c.
Toups.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

qast nights erformance read.
lily proved that the highes.
class of acts are secured for
home service.
The show was well received
and deserves more than we say
for it.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

The Morgan City Daily Review
delivered to your home for 40c .
moutA.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

Messrs. Wilson Toups of Jeane-
rette, Furman Toups of Orange and
Ernest Toups of Jennings are guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. c.
Toups.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-15

Mrs. S. Langman after a visit of
several weeks here with friends left
today for her home in Brookhaven.
Miss.
The sun., 1919-10-02
SAMUEL REA HITS
THECUMMINS BILL
Head Of Pennsylvania Attacks
Measure in Appeal for Re-
turn Of Roads.
HAS SOME GOOD POINTS
But It Is detrimental" to
Progress of Lines, He e
Tells Bankers.

<ST. LOUIS, Oct. Appealing for the
Samuel Rea. president of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, addressing the conven-
ton of the American Bankers Associa-
ton, to-day attacked the Cummins bill,
pending in the Senate, as detrimental
to the progress Of the railroads, and COM
pared some features of it to the fifth
wheel of a wagon"
Analysing the bill, Mr.. Rea asserted
that the bill contains some good fea-
lures in that 1t provides for return of
roads to private ownership, rates suf-
ficient to sustain the roads and pooling
OF earnings and traffic, but added that
it discouraged operating initiative and
incentive.
1.-THE reprehensible feature of the bill
declared Mr.. Rea, lis that what a com
pany earns under fair and uniform rates
through good management and efficient
transportation can be taken from it and
given to others under the provision of
the bill pertaining to the communicating
of so-called excess earnings of indi-
vidual companies"
He denounced the labor provisions of
the bill as too diffuse to be effective"
The speaker predicted that the meas
fusion in authorizing additions and bet
terments to the roads, and added: ''The
Cummins bill gives us no prompt or
definite assurance of adequate rates. If
the railroads had had adequate rates
during the last decade there would have
been no railroad problems confronting
the country.
Railroad earnings and credit must
be created sufficient to support the
existing railroad investment and attract
the additional capital the transportation
business requires In the public interest.
New capital cannot be Communicated"
Reviews Savings Banks Side.
In that section of his speech devoted
to a CRITICISM of the Cummins bill. Mr..
Rea said in part: 1T is the first broad
friendly legislative expression toward
railroads in probably the last fifteen
or more years. Therefore / propose to
briefly and, trust constructively, re-
view some of its salient features that
may interest savings banks executives,
with the expectation that Senator Cum
minis will not consider the railroads and
their owners ungrateful for the work he
and his committee have tried to do for
the country, but with the sincere hope
that he and his associates will endeavor
The sun., 1919-10-02
RAILROAD RETURNS IMPROVE
Government Is Nearly SIe,OOO,OOO
Ahead in August.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Govern
ment finished $4,000 900 ahead on the
operations Of the railroads of the coun-
try for August, according to preliminary
figures made public to-day by Director
General Hines.
That amount, however, would have
been wiped out by increased pay recent
ly. granted shopmen had the accumu-
hted back pay been paid during the
month. The increase allowed amounts
to $4,000 a month and dates from
May, making a total of SIC, 000, 900 In
back pay due shopmen.
The net loss to the Government for
the first eight months Of the year, in
Guiding August but not ipciuding the
back pay due the shopmen, Is STA
557S54, which leaves an actual net loss
of more than s290.000,000.
Further gains in operating revenue
and earnings are expected as q result
Of the greatly increased amount of trait
fc over the roads In February tho
roads failed to earn the Government
guarantee by more than Sos. 900 600,
which was cut to $22,O006O0 in June.
In July the Government had its first
surplus of nearly $2,000,0 900.
The S16,000.000 back pay due the
shopmen and 100000 additional for
the current month probably will be in
cluded in September expenditures, which
will reduce greatly the possible effect
on the Government of the loss Of more
than s275,000,000 for the first seven
months of the year.
One of the things that helped the
August showing was that during the
month many shopmen were out on an
authorized strike, thus reducing operat-
ing expenses.
Railroad Administration figures show
that the volume of freight traffic has
reached nearly that of recent years and
that passenger traffic is In excess of
that of last year.
The sun., 1919-10-02

"Omitting criticisms of phraseology
and detail, / consider some of the bene-
fits sought to be promoted by the pro-
posed measure are:
IL. Return of the railroads to private
ownership.
"2. Funding of Indebtedness of the
roads to the Government for capital eX
pendltures made during Federal contro!
but certainly II ought to be for not
less than ten years rather than five
years, considering financial conditions
generally and the annual requirements
for capital by the railroads, while, for
general Indebtedness. some security
other than demand notes should be pro-
vided. otherwise credit will be imperiled
rather than helped by such funding
This Is equitable because the Govern
ment assumed control, and should lea re
the railroads in at least as sound physl-
cal and financial condition as when they
were taken over, and capable of carry
ing on the transportation business OF
the country. In the war period while
the merchants, the industries, the
farmers and others were protected by
higher prices, and were given basis
on which to make profits consistent will.
the higher living costs, the railroads
under Government control were not
placed in that position. Consequently
they should not be asked to pay the
large capital expenditures of the war
period without assistance from the Gov
eminent to fund them for long period
and at low interest rates. These capital
expenditures were made to assist in pro-
tecting the life of the nation. and the
roads should also have transportation
rates sufficient to hereafter sustain
them.
80. Exclusive Federal regulation OF
securities.
81. Reduction of rate suspension
period from ten months to five months.
IS. Creation of transportation board
charged with oversight of railroad
physical conditions and administrative
questions and general credit.
"6, A more detailed definition of what
elements shall be considered in deciding
a reasonable rate.
~. Prevention of strikes that would
interrupt interstate commerce.
rs. Pooling of earnings and traffic.
"9. Clothing the Interstate Commerce
Commission with power to prescribe
minimum as well as maximum rates"
Objections to Measure.
Some of the Objectionable features
81. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is not given effective authority
over State rates. Without this author
ity how can the commission and the
transportation board fully protect rail-
road credit?
"2. The provisions as to making COM
pensatory rates and permitting a re-
turn sufficient to maintain railroad credit
and provide adequate facilities are not
sufficiently definite and mandatory to
produce that result.
'3. Labor provisions are too diffuse
to be effective.
"a. The purposes for which voluntary
consultations can be made are too re-
strictive in their scope, and the provi-
sons as to compulsory consultations
are fatal to railroad credit.
"5. The communicating of the So
called excess earnings of individual
companies and penalizing surplus earn
ings If used to provide better railroad
The sun., 1919-10-02
HOUSE APPROVES
SUGAR INQUIRY
Trade Commissioners to Re-
port on Prices.
Special Despatch to Tun srx.


WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-The House to-
day did its part in the Congressional
campaign to investigate the sugar short
age and to prevent much higher prices
during the winter. By unanimous vote
and without debate It passed the resolu-
ton of Representative Tinkham
(Mass,). ordering the Federal Trade
Commission to make an immediate in
vestigation and report to the House on
sugar prices, both wholesale and retail
The commissions investigation by the
wording of the resolution will deal more
strictly with prices, while the Senate
Agricultural Committees inquiry will
be into the causes for the threatened
shortage during the next few months,
Mr.. Tinkham pointed out. The COM
tIned force OF the two Investigations will
prevent further price increases and pos
sibly bring decreases. he predicted.
The TiplSham resolution has been de-
layed for several weeks by the objec-
lions lof one of two members. but the
Federal Trade Commission has prom
ised a preliminary report on the reso-
luton within few weeks, Mr. Tinkham
said.