The Nenana news., 1922-02-14
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES
REMEMBER THE MAINE

Calling attention to the anniver- sary, tomorrow, of the sinking of the battleship Maine, Oscar E. Carl strom, commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans, de- clared recently, in a written state ment, that in his belief the wal with Spain, which followed the de- struction of the warship, "Iaid the foundation for that unity of action and singleness of purpose. which enabled America to set with such force and consequence in the great World War"
 When on February I5, 1898.'' he says in his statement. "the news was flashed across the United States that the Battleship Maine. resting at anchor in the Harbor Havana on a friendly mission, had been blown up, and had settled into a watery grave, carrying with her 266 of her crew to death hurled upon them without opportunity for even resistance, the spirit Of America famed into an unquenchable pas sion"
 Then followed a sketch of the activities Of the Army and Navy ir -he Spanish-American Bar, telling of Dewey's victory, the Oregou's trip around the horn and the ac- complishments of Schley and Samp- son at sea, and Shafter and Lawton on land.
 Three or four months and f. was over" the statement concludes, "and many have asked what f all amount cd to. In our opinion, First: It bound together the North and the South, the East and the West in the unbeatable ties of comradeship ir arms. Second: It taught the world that the sleeping young giant, Amer lea, could rise and strike nightly and quickly, decisive blows for lib- erty and human rights, unselfshly. Third: It gave to America her first place, her first concern and a lead ing position of respect in the Coun- cils Of the Nations. H ' =~@- -.=*~
 The people of Italy are saving up sheir money notwithstanding the economic crisis in that coun1ry. De posTts in Italy's savings banks were increased by nearly q billion lire IT the first seven months Of last year. At par, this would be equiva- lent 10 about two hundred million dollars.
 c. : .3S ISa The News owes the Government railroad an apology for aa item ap- bearing in the Fairbanks column in the last issue. And The News is not altogether al fault, either, for the item contained merely the statement Of an irate Fairbanksan who thot he was being imposed upon by the railroad =:*-:
 The item in question referred to the rate or three horses, shipped from Kobi station to Fairbanks.
 It appears that Dr. Sutherland inquired of Agent Buhrnann what the rate would De and was informed that the existing tariff called for charge Of A cents per hundred weight Without wafting 10 hear more, the doctor got out his pencil and did some rapid multiplication- So rapid, that he multiplied by pounds instead of hundredweights. The result Of his figuring naturally amazed him and everyone else who heard about 1T.
 But the horses were shipped, just the same and the charge for haul ing them was S26.40-6,000 pounds zt 4 cents per cwt.
 Agent Buhmann explains that the practice is 10 fix an arbitrary weight Of 5000 pounds for the first horse and 1,500 pounds for each additional horse. The rate, it is thought, will be somewhat lower under the new tariff to be announced in the near future.