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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-08-25

pionship was won yesterday by Ne
nana's crack ball team, when the
final games of the third series of
the season were won by substantial
scores from the visiting team from
Fairbanks. The opening game of
the series, played on Saturday, was
also won by the local aggregation,
making three straight for the meet
ing.
The first series, played in Nenana
during the latter part of July, was
taken by Nenana, the locals having
won two Of the three games. The
second series, played at Fairbanks
early this month, was won by Fair
banks, the Nenana boys capturing
only the first game.
The final series, to decide the
championship, and for a purse of
$500 put up by Nenana baseball
fans, was the easiest won of the
three, the visitors offering only weak
opposition to Nenana's hard hitters,
except in the Saturday game. The
scores were: Saturday, Nenana 8,
Fairbanks Z; Sunday. first game,
Nenana 16, Fairbanks 4; second
game, Nenana IL, Fairbanks 5.
The team work and batting of
the Nenana boys was the best seen
during the season, while that of
the visiting players was much below
the pace set in the opening series
The Fairbanks team was consider
ably weakened by the failure of
two of their players to come to
Nenana, Catcher Mclaughlin being
one of them, and Eddie Stroecker.
Fairbanks star coach and heavy
hitter, the other Nenana used
three pitchers during the last series
Hanson, Fuelling, and Taylor
and each won his game, ably sup
ported by fast infeld and outfeld
work and by heavy smuggling when
the team was at bat. Blakey AMI
Hanson shared the honors behind
the bat for the home team, and
each, as usual, gave a good account
of himself. Yesterday afternoon
was Hanson's first appearance be-
hind the bat for the season.
The Nenana boys are credited
with much good, all-around playing,
steady team work and clever indi-
vidual plays All of them made
good, played clean ball and gave
their hackers a fast, honest run
for their money from the time the
first ball was pitched until the last
man was out in the final game.
Rosburg's consistent work on the
first bag and his steady batting
were features of the season, and
to him also belongs the distinction
of having made the only home run.
Captain Walter Blakey is another
member of the team who contrib
uted a great deal to the splendid
showing made. He can't be beat
behind the bat or with the stick.
Tom Mathews, genial operator in
charge of the local signal corps sta
ton, is another oldtime player who
made good during the three meet
ings, and TO him belongs much of
the credit for getting the team in
shape and holding it together. And
it might be said of Frank Doner,
that he started the ball rolling, and
then helped roll it to final victory.
1t was under Franks direction that
the first series was arranged, and
both he and Ike Taylor helped to
arouse local interest in baseball.
But the coming back" of old "Sure
Shot" George Kennedy, the star out
fielder of Dawson's early days, was
probably the biggest surprise of the
season. He has played better bail
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FOR RETIREMENT OF
ENGLISH RURAL LIFE

London. Sept 10 - (Correspon-
dence)-More than $50 English VIII
lagos have organized branches of
the Village Clubs Association, a I'M
ion of rural community societies
through which it is planned to make
country life more attractive. In
each of these communities, club
houses have been constructed vary
ing in size and appointment from a
simple reading room, which may also
be made to serve as a general meet
ing place to Nettlebed's pretentious
village hall which offers mems and
womens dressing rooms, library,
reading and billiard rooms, a play
shed, skittle alley. rifle range, kitch-
en- and cookery school.
In the organization of these clubs.
four points are given prime consid-
eration-the eligibility of both wo-
men and men to membership, that
the clubs shall he non political and
non -sectarian. that they shall be
self supporting and that they shall
be administered by committee
elected by the members.
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Editors Letter Box
May Help Auto Nuisance.
itor Kennebec Journal:

Editor Kennebec journal:
Portland is about to inaugurate a syS-
tenn that might work we'll on Water
street. Augusta, than which few streets
in Maine are worse afflicted with the
auto nuisance. The Portland police are
to be provided with tags. suitably la
beled, and whenever an auto is found
parked anywhere in violation of tho
city ordinances, a tag will be attached
and the number of the machine report
ed to headquarters. The card or tag
bears the following inscription:
THE number of this car has bee /
taken, as the car has been left on the
street in violation of the traffic regula-
tions. Call at the police station be-
tween A. NJ. and IL NOON
The date is listed below this inscrip-
ton The officer keeps a duplicate on
which he notes his observations of the
case.
sibility Of a late conner getting any mere
than a long distance view of a sidewalk
on Water street, Augusta. owing to the
numberless and forever-staying autos
day. af .er day, with most cheerful disre-
eard of both the ordinances and fair
play for others, the Portland plan might
be a good one for your fair city.
] like your city, l enjoy visiting it and
spending a little of my cash. but l GER
tainly do not admire your auto hogs
and the discomfort and inconvenience
they have caused me and others.
Hoping for an improvement.
SUBURBAN.
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appeals to Federal soldiers for aid
will be in vain until headquarters at
washington have examined into the
merits of each individual case ana
determined that their interference Is
warranted? If an officer is MT 10
command an army post he is also
able to-. Judge when a situation Is
beyond the power Of local and state
to control. When that
time arrives he should have the pow
er to move at once. when requested
by state executive, to render such
assistance as will best preserve the
dignity Of the law from further as
saults. The fact that such is not the
case now was proven ut Omaha. and
much of the responsibility for the
disgraceful outbreak there must rest
on the secretary of war who failed to
clothe his officers with the authority
that would have prevented it."
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thought would try it. Now I am
healthier than ever was in my life,
and can recommend it to any woman
who suffers as I did" Mrs. ELIZA
BETH MAY, R. F. D. No. !, Columbia,
Pa.
The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is 50 successful
in overcoming woman's ills is because
it contains the tonic, strengthening
properties of good old fashioned roots
and herbs, which act on the female
organism. Women from all parts of
the country are continually testifying
to its strengthening, curative infiu-
ence, and the letters which we are
constantly publishing from women in
every section of this country prove be-
yond question the merit of this ia
NOUS root and herb medicine.
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HINDENBURG LIVING
ON HANOVER ESTATE

London. Sept. 19-(By MaiD-Gen-
eral Won Hindenburg, once COM
mander of the German armies. is now
living on his Hanover estate, the
quiet life he left to enter the East
Prussia campaign five years ago.
writes correspondent. Absence Of
his uniform makes a big difference
in his appearance. Wearing a short.
rough coat and a PANAMA hat, and
not very we'll cut trousers, his burly
figure looks as though it were burst
ing out of his clothes. He looks like
bank manager or an ordinary Ger
man business man.
Frau Won Hindenburg has a pleas
ant face, and might be the wife Of
a country parson. She has fiat hats,
wears her skirts long, and smiles
often.
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rather against u.s. We have higher
living standard which means higher
wages than any other country has to
pay for labor. We have very I'M
certain shipping policy and an equal
ly uncertain present status Of ship
ping. And We are comparativeiy new
and crude at the business Of winning
foreign buyers to our line Of goods.
Buyers have whims that must be
catered to If they are to buy goods.
and American traders are too indie
pendent and unsympathetic with
them to win hrst place AZ salesmeu.
It has been markedly 20 In the past;
1t is stu largely true. Americans
must learn to sell. not as. they wish
to sell, but as their customers wish
to buy.
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SOMERVILLE

SOUTH-Ira Andrews of West
Jefferson is working for A. A. Bart
lett.
G. f. Jones and Charles Bowman
picked e45 bushels Of No. / apples
last Saturday in the orchard of Mr..
Jones and have only made a begin
ming The apple crop is unusually
large in this vicinity and the quality
first class.
S. L. and Cleo B. Bartlett went to
jefferson Monday and drove home a
pair of colts which they purchased of
Joseph Bowman.
Mrs. Susan Allard has quite a
large crop of sweet potatoes which
she has raised from plants sent her
last spring from Maryland by her
sister. Mrs. Allard was raised in
the Sunny South and has demon
strated the fact that sweet pota-
toes, peanuts. sugar cane and even
the cotton plant will grow in Maine
If given the proper care. Out Of one
hundred potato plants she lost only
three.
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WAS ON VERGE
Of a Breakdown, Mrs.
. Phillips Says
Was So >Run.Do She Thought
Her Case Was Hopeless-Is
Happy Woman, Now.

""For five years before took Tan
lac I suffered from stomach trouble
so bad that was beginning to think
had a hopeless case" said Mrs. A.
H. Phillips, rs Fourth ST.. Bangor
Me-. to a Tanlac representative the
other day.
II suffered so long from nervous
Indigestion" continued Mrs. Phillips
that I was almost a complete nerv-
GUS and physical wreck, and last
spring my condition was so bad that
I suffered a long spell of sickness
that verged on complete break
down. Often had severe attacks OF
indigestion; and when they came on
me would simply have to quit eat
ing for as long as a week at time,
and I lost so much in weight that
looked almost like a frame. l suf-
fered terribly from shortness OF
breath, and since my sickness last
spring my nerves got in such an aW-
full condition and was SO weak that
came near suffering another break
down.
II read in the paper about Tanlac
and saw where other people with
cases nearly like mine were being
helped so wonderfully that I thought
Tanlac might help me too. Well, sir,
since taking Tanlac 1t seems too good
to be true, why. feel better than
have in five years and I'm gaining
hack my lost weight and strength as
fast as / can. ! can eat things
didn't dare touch before and I don't
suffer from those attacks of indiges-
ton any more and my nerves are
steady. Before took Tanlac I
couldn't walk to town without having
to stop and rest, and now today l
have walked down town three times
and what's more ! don't feel the
least bit tired. 1 just feel SO happy
over nay wonderful improvement that
can hardly contain myself and
don't hesitate one minute to recon-
mend Tanlac and recommend it in
the highest terms"
Tanlac is sold in Augusta by Bow
ditch Webster Co. and the leading
druggist in every city and town.
Adv.
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The re was special significance in
the remark Of Gen. Pershing when
he addressed the JOINT session Of
Congress that our returning soldiers
will bring into the life Of our coun-
try deeper love for our institutions
and a more intelligent devotion to
the duties Of citizenship" Their first
and principal duty in line with this
new devotion to citizenship will be
performed next year when they as
sist by their votes in retiring from
Office the Administration that per-
mitted unnecessary suffering and
death in the Expeditionary Forces
while retaining in power political in
competents at Washington, charged
with the duty of getting adequate
supplies to our armies
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WEEKS MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred True of Manches-
ter were Sunday callers of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. Malcolm.
F. F. Moves is in Wilton on business
for few days.
Welcome Reed and sons voel and
Lincoln were in Augusta Saturday.
The corn factory closed it's season of
canning corn Friday after 10 days run.
AS soon as possible the machinery will
be set in running order to can apples.
Mrs. P. G. Brown was a caller in Au-
gusta Saturday.
The Sons of Veterans and Ladies'
Auxiliary. Roosevelt Camp South
China. will give box socable for the
benefit of the camp Oct. IS. at G. A. r.
hall. A good attendance is desired.
Miss Nina Doe of Lynn. Mass, is
passing her vacation with her sister,
Mrs. Clyde Hammond.
George Hatch has gone to Gardine-,
where he has employment
Rev. and Mrs: J. r. Hall are visiting
Ed. Halls brother In Sheepscot, and
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from there will go to Friendship !.
visit with friends.

from there will go to Friendship .o'
visit with friends. d
George Remission has gone TO bos']
to pass the winter with his dausa'9
Mrs. Elsie Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Weber are
ceiving congratulations on the birth
a son. born Saturday. Oct. 4th
Frank Gordon has moved his lam
from Tenants Harbor and they 8
renting the Warren place on tie PIaA
road.
Mrs. Harriet Prescott is visiting y
niece in Bath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert TAYLOR are
home from Capital Island. where In
have passed the summer.
Welcome Reed had the misfortune
tip his car over the end of the oT'a
on the Windsor Neck road, but oes'
breaking the wind shield no very 50
Gus damage was done. and Mr.. Reed
capped with only wetting.
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The 81 shillings agreed upon as
the minimum weekly wage for Eng
lish railroad men comes to $12.75 in
United States money. For a years
work, 81 weeks. this produces an in
come of 1868. American railroad men
whose income averages about $500
per year have something to wonder
about before they ask for more
money. Yet the Englishmen are
satisfied with the rate agreed upon.
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Our Foreian Trade Balance.

Analysis Of the foreign commerce
of the United States for the first
eight months of 1919, as given out by
the Department Of Commerce, shows
that the favorable trade balance con-
tinues to grow even more favorable.
Total exports for the eight months
period. 1919, are s5,274.712,30s. and
the total value of the imports is ST.
s61.S42,133, leaving trade balance
in our favor of $3.o12,s7o,175. For
the corresponding eight months Of
1918 the exports we're $4,O0s. 70s. 295.
and the imports amounted to ST.
06O,SS4.606. giving us a trade balance
in 1918 of $1,947.s:3.6s9.' Comparing
these two balances for the eight
months period, it will be seen that the
net gain of 1919 over 1918 is ST.
064.046.4S6. .
A healthy difference is also notice.
able in the showing of imports and
exports Of crude and manufactured
articles. as divided into great groups.
Imports of crude materials for manu-
facture and of crude foodstuffs and
food animals for 1919 total, $1,642,-
65s.s66 as against $1,a75.416.45s for
1918. This increase is comparatively
small and may be attributed to the
normal tendency to increased COM
merce when the pressure OF war was
relieved. Imports Of manufactures
ready for consumption show an &C
tual decrease. totalling $60s.3s2,ss7
for 1919 as against $S76,77s.6s6 for
1918. These figures indicate that the
American peoSie are adopting the
Made in America" maxim to the ad-
vantage of themselves and the whole
nation.
Exports Of crude materials for
manufacture and foods amount to
$2,s46,130,ss7 for 1919 as against ST.
s3s.124.147 for 1918. or over a billion
dollars gain. Considerably more than
billion dollars gain is at the time
shown for exports over imports of
articles of the same great groups.
Exports OF manufactured goods ready
for consumption for 1919 amount to
$1.69o.22s.705 as against $1.3e1,226,714
for 1918.
Our gain here is not SO great as it
should be. It is in manufactured
goods that our greatest efforts must
be made to meet foreign competitors.
South America and Australia will
lead us strong race in the markets
for raw materials. especially food
stuffs. and a. . nation we have
something more to do than to com
placently view our presnt trade bal
ance sheet II we are to hold our own
with these countries. But we have
the whole world as rivals in manu.
featured goods. and =. the odds are
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The news that the Gulf Stream is hot
enough to poach an egg il not expected
TO have much effect on the coal situa-
ton as long as Philadelphia streets are
hot enough to fry them.-Philadelphia
North American. B. !.
Better investigate those reckless
persons who are using UP the egg
supply in such cooking experiments.
Domestic science classes have moth
ing on them.
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Hall Indicted for
Stealing from A. V. r. r.

Pressure Isle. Me-. Oct. 9-Earl G.
Hall, who has been freight agent. for
the Aroostook Valley Railroad. an
electric line. was arraigned in the
Municipal Court Wednesday on the
charge Of embezzlement of ,$1400 of
the company's funds.
The complaint was made by the
treasurer Of the company. Horace N.
Crandall. Hall pleaded not guilty.
waived examination and was held
for the November term Of court, 60
ing to jail in default of bail. Hall
came from Fredericton. N. B., and
served for some time while the reg
ular agent was in war service. He
was popular and his arrest was a
surprise,
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Friday, October 10, 1919.
Thanksgiving Day, November II or
q?

There is no doubt that November
II will become a world holiday ami
versary. The day on which the world
conflict stopped will never be forgot
ten and it's historical Importance Will
not be allowed to diminish. 1t was
too big a day and brought new life
and hope to too many anxious hearts
TO be passed by without distinctive
ceremonies that shall set it apart as
a holy day.
Much discussion has turned about
the name for the day. "Armistice
Day." Victory Day." and World
THANKSGIVING Day" have been sug-
gested and subjected to criticism.
"Armistice Day" is perhaps the most
popular name that has been used
through the year, but the objection
to it's permanent use is the exact
meaning of "armistice." 1t is held
that any temporary cessation OF nos
tilities is not of sufficient importance
to be dignified by a holiday celebra-
ton. "Victory Day" overcomes this
objection, but the word victory"
was so overworked through the war,
having been applied to every kind OF
object from suspenders to govern
ment bonds, that it has become
mundane to the minds of some of our
higher brows. The third name fills
the requirement of an exact defini-
ton, but it is long and awkward to
pronounce and impossible to alb
breviate, as we Americans must do
with our terms.
The suggestion of merging our ma
tional Thanksgiving Day with the
world holiday has been mildly re-
ceived. While Thanksgiving Day is
observed the country over, it is es-
pecially in New England that it had
it's original associations. Adopted by
the Pilgrims as q day OF thankful
ness to God for their preservation
alive and for the bounteous harvests
He had given them. it might fittingly
be made a part of a world holiday Of
thanksgiving for Gods leading and
the triumph of right. There seems
to be no good reason why the two
days should not be made one. Two
thanksgiving days in the same month
are superfiuous.
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1t may be assumed that all of us
properly observed Fire Prevention
day-yesterday. Thursday, Oct. 3
and that all the rubbish and inflam-
mable material in the closets, sheds,
cellars and back yards was removed,
thus doing away with many FIRE men,
aces. But. if anyone forgot the day
and its duties. it is not too late to
repent and go to it. Ready? Co.
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Riots and Administration Red Tape
That much of the responsibility for
the results of the recent riots in
Omaha must rest on the secretary OF
war for failure to clothe his officers
with sufficient authority to call out
Federal troops when needed, is the
assertion of the Republican Publicity
Association, which says:
THE most disgraceful feature of
the Omaha rioting is the fact that
Federal troops We're at hand in near
by Fort Omaha and Fort Crook. suffi-
GENTLY strong in numbers to have
dispersed the mob at once had they
been on the scene of action. For
nine hours the rioters blocked the
streets of the city, while they shot,
burned. and lynched with impunity.
The law and order forces of the mu-
nicipality We're utterly helpless be-
fore the thousands intent on setting
aside the law and taking the admin
istration of justice into their own
hands. The rev county Jail was
oners placed in jeopardy, the fire de-
partment was rendered helpless by
tn cutting Of hose, and the mayor of
the city escaped death by hanging
only through the heroic efforts Of a
few policemen who fought their way
to his side and cut the rope that had
pulled him from the ground.
when the seriousness Of the stu
alton became apparent steps were
taken to call the soldiers at the forts.
but it was discovered that permission
for their use would have to be OBJ
tanned first from the secretary Of war
in Washington. more than 1900 miles
away. He was telegraphed to by the
state authoritiez and. although it
was about Z o'clock on a Sunday
evening. was found by the messenger
The required authority was granted
and telegraphed back to Lincoln
and thence to the forts, but when the
troops had finally started the lynch
ing had been accomplished. the fire
put out, and the crowd dispersed.
The sheriff and the local police had
put UP game night against over
whelming odds. but at last had been
forced by fire to yield to the demands
of the mob.
Unless all signs Of the times are
deceptive the scenes enacted in
Omaha will be repeated at other
points where it is the announced pur-
pose Of certain organizations to take
the law into their own hands unless
their demands are complied with.
When those outbreaks occur it will be
futile to offer resistance unless the
men in command on the spot have at
their disposal all the force Of the city.
state and nation that is there avail
able. 1t is seldom that a formidable
riot can be forecast in advance. They
are usually spontaneous outbursts,
made possible by crowds Of men who
yield to the passions of the moment.
To check them requires prompt and
decisive action, which, delayed.
means disaster.
Raids over the Mexican border
bring prompt and effective retaliation
from our soldiers. There is no wait.
ing then to see whether 1t suits a
secretary. sitting in his Office at
Warrington. to allow a company Of
cavalry to pursue such marauders
and punish them. But when an at
tack on our government comes from
within are we to understand that
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What we want to know Is, what are
per their mocsemeat mincemeat, a lit
tie later in the fall? What are they go
ing, to pour over the pudding? It's
nothing to US; we know what we are
curious about those poor folks who
didn't believe in it on July /, but may,
along about Christmas.-Ed Pointer in
Globe.
Such complacent condecension is
only exceeded by your abnormal pre-
disposition to inquisitiveness.