THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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MEXICAN REFORMERS
The- perfection of a coalition of
Mexican? to work for the recon
struction of Mexico and to re-es
tablish the constitution of 1857. is
the aim of an organizing committee
formed at Los Angeles recently as
the nucleus of a proposed "Nation
alist Alliance.”
Praeticallly every Mexican faction
opposing the Carranza regime is
represented by the committee, the
members of which are:
Dr. Lopoldo Paullada. Eugenio de
la Sierra. D. M. Ortiz. Pedro de
Leaon. Miguel B. Alvarez. Jose M.
Guitierrez, Ricardo Gomez Robelo,
I. L. McManus. Mariano Ruiz. Ig
nacio L. Montenegro. Eluarde R.
Arnold. Jose Carmona. Dr. Fernando
Zarraga. Luis E. Torres, R. Ramos.
Jacinto Pimentel, Helliodoro Duen
tes, Jorge Vera Estanol, Federico,
Gareiay Alva. Dr. Zarraga is presi
dent and Mr. Duentes secretary.
The founders of the alliance ex
pressed confidence that the organi
zation will unite many factions here
tofore unable to work together and,
that, through political activity, it i
will eventually bring about better
conditions and better government in ’
ine .uexican repuonc.
The object of the ''Nationalist'
Alliance" is set forth in the follow
ing program tentatively adopted:
“First—Restoration of the con
stitution of 1857.
“Second—The study and execu
tion of practical means of equitably.
solving the Mexican agricultural and
agrarian problem.
“Third—The study and execution
of practical means of bringing about
the mental, moral, economic and
social uplift of the Mexican working
man.
“Fourth—The establishment in
Mexico of universal education of
the masses.
“Fifth—Directing the national
policy of Mexico toward cordial re
lationship to foreign nations, and
citizens, and more particularly those
of America—Latin as well as Anglo
Saxon.”
IDLE SOLDIERS
Crime has been on the increase
in England since the signing of the
armistice and, in official quarters,
particularly Scotland Yard, it is at
tributed to a great extent to sol
diers on leave. It is the natural
result of idle hands, the officials say.
Attendants at centers where leave
men congregate seem to be of one
opinion as to why soldiers now com
• 'llliiiimniiiii
: mil petty crime. They say ths
bearing of the soldiers has changed
since hostilities ended. When they
obtained a brief respite from the
fighting they still felt that they
were engaged, still had something
to do and something to think about.
People who are at Young Men’s
Christian Association and Red Cross
centers say that now there is no
interest for the soldiers at the front
and little they can do In the cities,
as few have much money. They are
idle mentally and physically.
There has been a tendency to
blame overseas men for much of the
crime, not Americans as compara
tively few of them are on leave
m England, but Scotland Yard offi
cials have stated that the English
troops are as much responsible as
their colonial brothers.
"1 am afraid there will be little
abatement in the outbreak until de
mobilizatf n has been considerably
advanced,” he said. "If, in the
meantime, the military authorities
could devise some scheme for keep
ing the men more in the country
districts and less in the 'cities, things
might be better than they are. City
lounging invariably has a worse ef
fect on a man than country idKng ”
BOLSHEVISM IN AMERICA
Bolshevism in this country is en
couraged by a “flippant attitude"
toward law and those placed in au
thority, according to Judge John M.
Patterson, of the Philadelphia Court
of Common Pleas, in an address
delivered recently at Philadelphia.
“The Bolshevik movement has
found root here because thoughtless
remarks are made about the men
we have selected or appointed to
public offices. If these people don't
like the President of the United
States, or if they cannot show him
the respect to which his position
entitles him, let them move on,”
continued Judge Patterson.
“.Although I am a Republican,”
said the judge, “I heartily approve
cf many of the things which Presi
dent Wilson is trying to do for the
country. He was elected by the
; sovereign people and should be sup
ported by all loyal Americans dur
ing his term of office. Of course,
we have a right to discuss matters
affecting our welfare, but th",t does
. not mean that we should attack
those who differ with us.”
“Of those who came -here because
they could not tolerate conditions
in their own country find that oui
ways are not to their liking, let
them return whence they came.
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NEVADANS WANT
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STAGED THERE
SAN FRANCISCO.—With the re
cent enactment of laws permitting
twenty-five round boxing matches
in Nevada and twenty-round bouts
in Idaho, followers of pugilism look
for a revival of ring contests in
the West which will, in a measure,
approximate the days when the
sport flourished here a half a dozen
years ago.
It was in Rena that the Jeffries
Johnson championship bout was
tough' in 1&10 for a purse which,
up to that time, was the largest
ever offered for a ring contest. Be
ing on the direct line of trans
continental railroad travel, and
within hailing distance of San Fran
. | eisco. Reno suffered but little handi
j cap in the matter of getting a
crowd to witness the battle.
.' California is limited by law to
four-round bouts. An effort is be
ing made in the present session of
1 the legislature to permit of ten
round contests. Ir. the event that
this is approved it still must be
voted on by the people and sanc
tioned by them before it can become
a law.
According to the original plans of
Tex Rickard, who is promoting the
Willard Dempsey championship bout,
the fight was to have been staged
: on July 4. at a place not yet de
termmed. itecent developments in
dicate this date may not be ad
hered to. According to reports,
Rickard is said to have expressed
' the opinion that the celebration of
Independence Day this year might
take on a new solemnity, owing to
the great war, which would make
a prize fight out of keeping with
the tone and spirit of the holiday,
; and arouse antagonism.
Both Reno and several Idaho
towns are angling for the proposed
contest- The former city has an
advantage over its rivals in the
matter of being selected by reason
of the fact that twenty-five rounds
may be fought in Nevada, whereas
the law of Idaho permits only
twenty rounds. Other conditions
which must be weighed by the pro
moter are accessibility, in order to
get his crowd, and the financial in
ducements made.
WEEKLY FORCE REPORT
For the week ending April 5,
there were 415 employes on the
pay rolls of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, showing an increase
ox 16 employees as against the
number employed during the pre
ceding week. There were also 114
stationmen or contractors, and 34
stationmen laborers, showing an in
crease of 6 stationmen and a de
crease of 10 stationmen laborers for
the period under review.
The forces of the A. E. C. were
distributed as follows:
Camp T, general . .55
' Camp 1, electric .12
■ Camp 1, corral. 14
! Camp 1, construction ._.8!)
; Camp 1. store.26
• Hospital .10
Townsite . 2 '
' Surfacing camp .19
? Tracklaying camp .45
Section No. 1. 9
1 Section No. 4. 8
• Section No. 6 . 5
Camp 373 .15
■ Camp 415 . .13
:
t Camp 440. 21
> Camp 449.16
:
: Ditcher camp .25
Nenana total .384
Fairbanks office . 3
Tanana Valley R. R.13
: Camp 454 . 15
Fairbanks total.31
Total for division.415
Our public officials should be re
■ spected until they prove corrupt^and
then there is a lawful way of re- i
Amoving them”
—
Resident Howard G. Haslem left
for his camp on the Nenana-Fair
banks line this morning.
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WILLIAM CASEY
BUYS BIG HI
In a letter to a friend in X'enana, |
| received on the last mail, William
; Casey, former well known X'enanaite,
who went in for ranching in X'apa.
county, California, says that he has
[concluded arrangements for taking
over the Palace hotel at X'apa. and. j
in consequence, expects to be very!
busy soon. His letter was dated
March 3, from Xapa. and at the
I -!me of writing, the necessary legal
i documents which would give him
possession were being drawn up.
The Palace hotel, Casey says, has
eighty rooms, twenty of which have
baths attached. It stands on a half i
; acre of ground, and has a laundry.1
heating plant which burns oil and a
very large water supply plant. The
plant, he says, also supplies sev
eral business concerns in the town
of X'apa with water. The hotel also
possesses a bar, but he does not
think it will run very long, as the
prohibition laws will apply to Cali
fornia pretty soon.
• Bill McPhee, another oldtimer, is
said to be in Los Angeles now.
Mr. tasty says he recently saw
M. R. Healey, formerly of the A.
L C. store department: and Hamil
ton. the Ruby telephone man, at
San Francisco. William Kenyon, i
formerly of the A. E. C. store, is
still on Casey's ranch at X'apa and
is taking life easy.
WYOMING WILL SPEND
LARGE SUM ON ROADS
CHEYENNE, \\ yo.—More than
56.000,000 will be spent by five men
in Wyoming within the next three
years. The five men, M R. John
ston, of Wheatland; W. R. Weeks,
of Lander; Leroy Laird, of Wor
land; L. R. A. Condiet, of Buffalo;
and Joseph Kinney, of Cokeviile
were appointed by Governor Carey
recently as the bi-partisan board
authorized by the recent legislature
to administer the state and federal
highway funds. Johnston is cliair
The legislature appropriated $600,
000 for the highway department,
and provided $2,800 bonds to meet
the federal government’s appropria
tion of S3,000,000 for the next
three years.
Z. E. Sevison, whose office as state
highway commissioner was abolished
by the legislature, has been appoint- i
ed state highway superintendent.
DISTANCE TABLE .
NENANA TO TALKEETNA
Talkeetna is the end of steel on i
the coast division. ji
From Xenana to Xo. Miles |
Xenana Crossing (by rail)..43)1
Lignite .5211
Riley Creek . 701
Jack River .90 i
Broad Pass Summit. ...110 j
Sullivan’s .1281
Indian River . 162 j
Dead Horse . 182!
Talkeetna ..202 j
The distances given are approxi
, mate.
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Lehr, Q. F.
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Mortensen, Peter
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Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. c.
N'ash, Martin
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
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Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Smith, George A.
South'vorth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.