The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 275
SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES R R BILL
NOMINATIONS OF BUNNELL AND
ROTH ARE SAFE
OIL AND COAL LAND LEASING BILL BLOCKED IN SENATE
(FIGURES GIVEN
OF THE DEATHS
DURING IHE WAR
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.—Gen
eral March, chief of staff of the
0 American army, announced today
that the battle deaths during the
war of all participants totalled
7,354,00; which represents the num
ber of men actually killed in battle
and those who died of wounds re
ceived in battle.
Russia leads, with 1,700,000; the
losses of the other nations engaged
being as follows: Germany 1,600,
000; France 1,385,000; England,
* 800,000; Italy 460,000; Turkey,
400,000; Belgium, 102,000; Ru
mania, 100,000 and the United
States 50,000.
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 1—Senator
Henry F. Ashurst, speaking in the
Senate today, strongly urged the
enactment of legislation for limita
tion against the admission into the
United States, of Russians, Greeks,
Czecho-Slovaks, Bulgarians and Ar
menians.
* He said that there would be no
more America if the free admission
of these peoples continues.
He strongly supported the bill
now before Conress and which is
aimed to Americanize foreigners
and to abolish illiteracy.
10 IHnONiGH!
The merchants of Nenana, those
engaged in the clothing and groc
ery business only, have called a
meeting for 7:30 this evening at
the Union Hall.
The purpose of the meeting is
to regulate business hours in Ne
nana, the suggestion being made
by one of the businessmen that
their stores be closed earlier than
usual at nights and remain closed
all Sunday.
A definite decision regarding the
matter will be arrived at tonight.
MR. AND MRS. WILSON
BACK IN NENANA
Mushing their own dog team, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Wilson arrived in
town yesterday evening from their
camp near Standard creek, where
they had been residing for some
time past.
Mr. Wilson had a clearing con
tract on a section of the Nenana
Fairbanks right of way and has now
completed the work, coming in for
a settlement.
The Wilsons have gone into resi
dence in the Anderson house on
B street.
Danas-, Alaska's jitar'or Fuel Depot
WASHINGTON, March 1—Gen
. eral March, chief of staff of the
i American army, announced today
that 1,309,059 soldiers have been
demobilized up to date.
This number includes 77,542 offi
cers of all branches of the service.
HONOLULU, Mar. 1.—Reports
received in tis city today from re
liable Japanese sources, indicate
that Premier Hara of Japan, in dis
i cussing the proposed League of Na
tions and the constitution to be
adopted by it, declared that the
constitution of the league is in
compatible with the Japanse idea
of a league of nations, and that
it must be greatly modified before
Japan would consent to have any
thing to do with the league
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Madrid, Spain, Mar. 1.—As a re
. suit of te rioting in this city against
the profiteers by the mobs who at
tacked provision and butcher shops,
martial law has been declared thru
out the city and district, and troops
| are now patrolling the streets,
j Order has been completely re
j stored in the city and the govern
!ment has taken charge of all bake
j shops.
Premier Ramanones says that
martial law was declared so that
the government may be enabled to
settle the situation quickly.
SMALL BLAZE AT THE
KNUT KOLAND BARN
Sl/jrtly after eight o’clock last
night, the fire alarm sounded and
the fire departments of the city
and the Commission responded very
promptly, but the fire which caused
the alarm was extinguished before
the fire fighters reached the scene
of the blaze, which was the Koland
barn on upper Third street.
A spark from the stove lighting
. on some manure with which the
roof of the barn had been covered
was the cause of the alarm. There
: was absolutely no damage done.
THELIN STAGE REPORTS
ROUGH TRIP TO FAIRBANKS
The Thelin stage arrived in Fair
banks from Nenana late last night
with the mail and some freight.
I It brought no passengers,
i Thelin reports that the trail is
bare of ^now in several places and
that he had a hard time getting
| over them. He was compelled to
| shovel snow in several places before
be was able to get over them.
1 He expects to leave again on
Tuesday it raing for Nenana.
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WASHINGTON, March 1—The
Alaska coa! and oil lands leasing
bill came up before the Senate to
day and was virtually killed when
obstruction to its passage, led by
Senator LaFollette. prevented a vote
being taken on the conference re
port, wrhich had already been adopt
ed by the House of Representatives.
The managers of the opposition
to the bill agree that there is prac
tically no chance of securing action
on the bill before Congress ad
WASHINGTON, March 1—Sen
ator Philander Chas Knox, of Penn
sylvania, addressed the Senate to
day on the subject of the proposed
League of Nations, and unquali
fiedly condemned it as a measure
that would strike down American
constitutional principles.
As a substitute to the League of
Nations, Senator Knox proposed the
formation of a new world organiza
tion, which would preserve the
Monroe Doctrine and save the
United States from the results of
possible European intrigue and ag
gression, in fulfilling the terms it
imposes.
Senator Knox very strongly con
demned the constitution of the pro
posed League of Nations, as pre
sented to the peace conference. Ha
said that instead of preventing fu
ture wars, it sanctions, breeds and
commands war.
LEAVER TONIGHT
The train bearing the excursion
ists to the end of steel will leave
the foot of A street at 10 o’clock
tonight and all those who intend
to go are urged to be on hand
on time.
Sleeping cars for the accommo-1
dation of the party will be attached
to the train, but bunks and mat
tresses only will be provided. The
excursionists must bring their own'
blankets and robes along.
Breakfast will be served at the
camp at the Crossing at an early j
hour so that those going to the
Eva creek mines can start early.
Dinner will be served at the usual
time, also at the A. E. C. camp,:
and the chief steward has made
special arrangements to give his
guests a splendid feed. The price
of the meals will be 75 cents per
meal.
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The weather is reported to be
all that can be desired and a most
enjoyable time is promised all those
who will make the journey.
j Some people talk incessanty only
to keep you from finding out that
they have nothing to say.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—The
Senate Appropriations committee
has turned in a favorable report
on the general deficiency appropria
tion bill.
This bill, which carries the appro
priation for the construction of the
Alaska railroad, passed the House
yesterday.
The senate added appropriations
of $100,000 for Alaska influenza
sufferers, and $200,000 also for
additional lighthouse vessels on the
Alaska coast.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1—The
war office announces today that a
total of 3918 distinguished serivce
crosses have been awarded to the
Americans for gallantry in action
so far.
Of these 664 went to the Second
division of the Regulars; 300 to the
First division of the Regulars; 233
to the Third division of the Regu
lars; 229 to the New England Na
tional Guard division; and 205 to
the Rainbow division.
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Mrs. Fannie Quigley, who arrived
in Xenana recently from the Kan
tishna mining district, brought the;
sking of a beautiful bird which she j
found dead under a tree near her,
cabin on the divide between Eureka :
and Friday creeks.
The bird which is about the size;
of a robin, possesses the gorgeous
plumes of a tropical bird, and Mrs.
Quigley says that she has never
seen any bird like it anywhere in
the North.
On opening the bird in the pro
cess of skinning it, the gizzard con
tained little black seeds of a variety
not found in this country.
Mrs. Quigley intends sending the
specimen to the Smithsonian Insti
tute for classification and to serve
as an exhibit. She has sent speci
mens of many birds and mammals j
to the institute from time to time, i
BIRCH BARK POSTALS
ARCHANGEL.—Because of the ;
shortage cf letter paper in the most
distant sectors of the north Russian
front, many American soldiers are
sending home postcards made of
birch bark.
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LONDON', Mar. 1—According to
reports received in this city today
from Holland, further revolutionary
movements in Germany are immi
nent.
The movement which is expected
to develop soon will have very far
reaching effects, the reports aver
It is reported that Chancellor
Scheideman has resigned.
WASHINGTON. March 1.—The
Senate Judiciary committee has un
animously ordered a favorable re
port on the nomination of A. Mit
chell Palmer as attorney general
of the United States.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.—Presi
dent Wilson today signed the reso
lution suspending the legal require
ments of assessment work on min
ing claims in Alaska for 1917, 1918
and 1919.
IS FILED NOW 6V
SOPHjA^ OWNERS
H. E. Seneff, of the Northern
Commercial company, Fairbanks, re
ceived a wire from Seattle inform
ing him that the Canadian Pacific
R. R. company, the owners of the
steamer Princess Sophia, have filed
i suit in the district court of Seattle
in which they seek to limit the
liability for all losses to the wrecked
vessel alone.
If this suit is sustained, the com
pany’s other assets cannot be held
against compensation for losses
suffered by the foundering of the
Princess Sophia.
Notice has been issued by the
district court requiring all persons
laving claims against the company,
is a result of the foundering of
the Sophia, to file appearance in the
suit or be forever barred from re
covering anything in the way of
lamage of compensation.
Th wire to Mr. Seneff urges on
ill interested parties to make a
fight and prevent the Canadian
company from limiting their lia
bility.
C. W. Hunter, an oldtimer in
the North, was admitted to the
Commission hosiptal yesterday suf
fering from pneumonia. His con
dition is considered serious.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1—A state
ment issued by the Whitehouse to
day indicated that the question of a
third term for President Wilson was
not discussed at the formal Demo
cratic luncheon held at the White
House yesterday.
It is reported that the President
told the Democrats present that he
would not be a third term candi
date.
The White House reports state
that President Wilson yearned to
return to his writings, and that he
contemplated the compiling of his
tory. Some of the Democrats who
attended the luncheon, gained the
impression that Wilson intened to
retire to private life at the end of
his term.
The statement is also made that
the President evinced deep feeling
aginst all those who opposed the
League of Nations, which would
appear to be a pet scheme of his.
WASHINGTON, March 1—The
Senate Judiciary committee has re
turned a favorable report on the
nominations of Charles E. Bunnell
and Reinhart F. Roth to be federal
judge and district attorney respect
ively, for the Fourth judicial divi
sion of Alaska.
The nominations of these two
men were held up for investigation
of alleged political activities, at the
instance of Senator Wesley Jones,
of Washington.
BUENOR AIRES, March 1.—The
republic of Bolivia will request the
League of Nations for an outlet to
the Pacific ocean.
Bolivia has no ocean outlet at
present, her egress to and ingress
from the Pacific ocean is blocked
by the republics of Peru and Chile.
FRIENDS OF FLU VICTIM
TELEGRAPH FOR REMAINS
If it is possible for the friends
of the late George Agoff to secure
the necessary permission, the body
of the deceased Alaska soldier who
died at St. Michael on November
14, a victim of the flu, will be
disinterred and shipped to Fairbanks
on one of the first up-river boats.
Alec Medoff, a friend of the de
ceased, sent a telegram to the com
manding officer at St. Michael last
night, requesting that the body of
Agoff be shipped, if possible, and
upon its arrival at Fairbanks, ap
propriate services will be held and
the bodv buried there with fitting
honors by the numerous iriends of
the deceased