WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
* THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1919.
NO. 226
RAILROAD WORKERS READY TO STRIKE
- WILSON ANNOUNCES DATE OF RAIL WA Y CHANGE
WOBBLIES SEEK FUNDS FOR DEFENSE OF RED ASSASSINS
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FINDS TO IIP
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 26.—This |
city is being flooded with litera- j
ture appealing to workers for funds j
with which to Gelena the Reds now '
(r awaiting trial for the Grimm mur-!
der at Centralia, in connection with
the Armistice Day assassinations.
The literature is in the form of |
printed pamphlets, issued by the i
headquarters of the Wobblies at I
Butte. Consignments of the pam-.
phlets are received at Portland in- j
dustrial plants almost daily.
The literature contends that the j
paraders were shot when they at
tempted to raid the Wobbly hall in
Centralia. It is also claimed that ;
the facts connected with the shoot
ing have been misrepresented by |
— the authorities and that funds are
needed to insure justice. The mon-1
ey is to be used for the employ- j
ment of lawyers and other expenses;
incident to the trial.
• KAISER HAS TREE;
PLAYS 0L0 SANTA
AMERONGEN, Dec. 26. — Ben
*- tinck castie, present abode of the
former German kaiser, was the
scene yesterday of a regular German
Christmas, although on a less elabo
rate scale than once characterized
the Hohenzollern observance. There
was a tree, with presents and all
the trimmings, and the former
kaiser distributed the gifts among
the members of his household.
The former crown prince spent
the day with his parents.
Knut Koland, pioneer Nenana
freighter and stageman, returned
trom Fairbanks yesterday, where V.e
disposed of eight horses, six to the
Brower stage line for use on the
Fairbanks-Chitina trail, and two to
Ed Bartlett, for use in the Kan
tishna.
Koland took practically his entire
outfit to the upper town several
days ago. intending to dispose of all
his stock and rigs, but decided, after
reaching Fairbanks, to retain two
teams, and these he brought back
with him.
Considerable equipment was dis
posed of to the Brower outfit in ad
dition to the stock.
EDITORIAL WRITER
ACQUIRES MAGAZINE
NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Herbert
Kaufman, well-kniwn editorial writ
er of this city,- has purchased Mc
Clure's Magazine and will take
charge of the publication immedi
ately.
COMMISSION WILL
CONTRACT FREIGHT
SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Charles E.
Herron, Anchorage publisher, who
has just arrived in this city from
the North, says that it is his under
standing that the Government will
sign contracts immediately for the
transportation of railroad materia!
and supplies from this city to An
chorage and Seward. Contracts, he
says, are to be entered into wdth
two steamship companies for the de
livery of next year’s freight con
signed to the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
Herron says the Government lias
abandoned the plan of using a boat
of its own.
BIG SHOW MONDAY
WILL BEJJOYABLE
The ladies who are in charge of
the preparations for the vaudeville
and picture show to take place at
the Coliseum on Monday night for
the benefit of the local Catholic
church announce that a splendid
program has been arranged for the
evening, combining an array of local
talent and new pictures that wijl
prove a highly enjoyable entertain
ment.
As an additional attraction, two
prizes are to be awarded during the
evening to the holders of the lucky
ticket numbers. The first prize, a
beautiful tray underlaid with press
ed flowers, is now on display at the
Fairbanks Clothing company’s store.
According to information received
at Fairbanks, J. R. Heckman, of
Ketchikan, has made formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for
the position of Republican national
committeeman from Alaska. He has
filed his petition at Juneau and it
is expected that he will row launch
an active campaign for the place.
There are two others out for the
place—Charles E. Herron of Anchor
age and Milo Kelly, also of the
coast.
Heckman is one of the most
prominent Republicans in the terri
tory.
The train brought a number of
passengers from Fairbanks today.
The coach was filled when it left
the upper town, but a number left
the train enroute.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 26.— bill.
!
William Johnston, president of the
International Association of Machin
ists, is authority for the statement
that 98 percent of the 125,000
members of the association voted in
November to join the other organ
izations in the strike that is planned
among the raihvaymen as a protest
against the anti-strike clause of the
pending Cummins railway control
The sentiment against the objee- j
tionable feature of the bill is grow-1
ing steadily and every influence pos- j
sible is being brought to bear upon j
the lawmakers to induce them to t
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change the measure. Labor leaders |
plan to carry the fight to President !
Wilson should such action become 1
necessary to bring about a change
of sentiment in Congress.
RAILROADS GO BACK
TO OWNERS MARCH 1
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec. 26.—
President Wilson has made formal
announcement that the railroads of
;the couwtrj-, which were taken over
by the Government during the war.
i will be turned back to their owners
!on the first of March.
Secretary Tumulty, who made the
announcement in the name of the
President, explained that, inasmuch
as Congress had failed to reach an
agreement relative to the disposi
tion of the roads, it would be neces
; sary, in the public interest, to allow
a reasonable time to elapse between
the time of the issuance of the
GERMAN SKIPS ARE
GIVEN 10 ENGLAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 26.—
President Wilson has issued an order
directing the delivery to England of
a number of former German pass
enger ships of the Imperator class.
PERSHING WILL VISIT
NORTHWESTERN POSTS
SEATTLE, Dec. 26. — General
Pershing has announced that he wili
spend three days in and around Se
attle and Tacoma, inspecting Camp
Lewis and the Puget Sound forts.
He will arrive here on January 19.
LOGGER IS ARRESTED
ON ROBBERY CHARGE
SEATTLE, Dec. 26. — Thomas
0'Heai*n, a logger and Industrial
Worker of the World, has been
placed under arrest in this city on
suspicion that he is the bandit who
shot two clerks and held up a sta
tionery store here on Tuesday.
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A letter has been received at the
local postoffice addressed to Herbert
Driggs. The letter has made the
rounds of the various Alaska towns
in search of the addressee, and the
postoffice officials will welcome any
information that will assist them
to make delivery’.
Second class mail arrived from
the States on today’s train from
Fairbanks.
proclamation and the date on which ;
the roads will revert co their own
ers.
If restored to private ownership ■
on the first of the year, as previ-1
ously planned, financial and legal
complications of a serious character
almost certainly would result, the
administration believes.
There is a measure now pending
before Congress which provides for
the regulation of the railroads, and
it is believed that action will be
taken by the lawmakers in ample
time to permit of the transfer being
made on the date named by the
President.
■LINCOLN', Neb., Dec. 26.—The
state supreme court has upheld the
constitutionality of the state law
curtailing the use of foreign lan
guages in Nebraska schools, below
the ninth grade.
GOTHAM SPECULATORS
LOSE COIN ON TREES
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. — Local
speculators who planned to make a
cleanup on the sale of Christmas
trees suffered a considerable loss
because of the light demand for
trees this year. Large stocks of the
trees are unsold.
SOVIET ENVOY ON WAY
TO TALK TO ITALIANS
PARIS, Dec. 26.—An envoy of
the Russian Soviet government, who
is enroute to Rome on a special
mission to the Italian government, is
reported to have reached Naples.
The nature of the mission is not
known here.
THANKS FOR SMOKES.
The News force is throwing a
war-size smoke screen today in con
sequence of the receipt of gen
erous gifts of smokes from the
Northern Commercial company and
The Portland. Manager O'Keefe
also sent The News a box of candy,
which is being greatly enjoyed.
ARE AT PASADENA!
PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 26.—'The !
Harvard football team, which is to |
clash with the Oregon aggregation i
here on January first, arrived here •
today and probably will go into '
training immediately, to prepare for;
the game.
The Easterners are the favorites
in the betting, but there is plenty
of money in sight to back the Web- '
footers.
WAGES ARE HIGH IN
TEXAS, BUT ITS HOI
Wages are good in the Texas oil
fields, but the climate is anything
but agreeable, according to a letter
E. L. Laughiin received on the last
mail from Ben Estby, former Alaska
drillman, who is now in the transfer
business in Northern Texas. His!
address is Iowa Park, Wichita coun
ty.
Estby says that average driller
are now getting from $10 to $15 a
day, while experts command from
$20 to $25. The hours are some
what long, but the work is not hard,
experience and a thorough knowl
edge of the business being tne chief
requirements.
Carpenters are also well paid in
that part of Texas, Bstby says, the
going scale being $10 for nine hour-' .
work.
But the climate—Oh, boy! By
way of illustration, Estby says he
is down to the modest weight of
105 pounds now' and that he look
like a piece of leather. That’s from
the heat, which prevails during a
large part of the year. And they ,
also have rain there, he says; lots,
of it. It comes down in torrents,
and after a few days of it, the soil
becomes very affectionate, clinging
to everything that gets rear it.
A little girl residing on one of
the creeks near Fairbanks was made
happy yesterday by the Northern •
Commercial company by the gift of
a Christmas box. The little girl
wrote a letter to Santa Claus and '
the missive found its way into the!
N. C. postoffice box and was turned
over to Eddie Clausen for action ,
They have no bachelors in Fair
banks.
Henry Ray won the turkey which
was given away as a prize at the
Rebekah dance held at F'airbanks ;
last night.
Engineer H. K. Ward, who spent :
Christmas in Nenana as the g\iest i
of Engineer in Charge and Mrs. j
Fred’k D. Browne, returned to his
headquarters at Fairbanks today.
REFUSES ID ASK
HIPS 10 ACT
TACOMA, Dec. 26. — Governor
Hart has refused the request of
Wilkeson coal companies for troops
to protect the non-union miners who
have been employed by the compa
nies to take the places of their
former employes who went out on
strike and who were not permitted
to return to their places.
The governor explains that the
county officers appear to have the
situation well in hand and that the
appearance of troops on the scene
might have a tendency to aggravate
conditions.
The companies claim that their
non-union employes are being beat
en up at every opportunity by the
union men, and they express the
fear that serious trouble will result
unless troops are sent • to preserve
order.
SEATTLE. Dec. 26. This city
was the scene of an unusually
-hocking tragedy yesterday when
William Hotter, aged 48 years, a
salesman in the employ of a Uni
versity district realty firm, ^hot and
killed two of his little children and
then turned the gun on himself,
with fatal results. A third child
also was shot, but probably will
recover.
Potter was delirious from a
fever and despondent over financial
troubles and the fact that his chil
dren could not have ar ('hri.-tmas
presents, because of his illness.
The children killed were Grace,
aged five years, and George, aged
seven month- Wilson, the wound I
child, is four years old.
CLARK GIVES TURKS
TO MANY EMPLOYES
BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 26. — One
thousand employes of former Sena
tor Clark feasted on turkeys yester
day, which were given to them by
their employer.
Louis Fink is registered at the
Rust house, from the Kantishna. Ho
brought a nugget in with him which
is atrtracting considerable atten
tion. It is about the size of a po
tato.
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