CELEBRATE THE FOURTH IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919.
Number 79
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED BY SENATE
BRITISH DIRIGIBLE ENROUTE ACROSS A TLANTIC
TOLEDO FIGHT ARENA TO SEAT EIGHTY THOUSAND
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Engineer in Charge Fred'k D.
Browne left for the end of steel, to
the south of Xenana, yesterday to
join the Mills location party, which
is now engaged in running the line
from Lignite toward Broad pass, and
probably will remain in the field for
a week or ten days.
Mr. Browne has visited the district
through which the railroad will pass,
and feels that his observations will
enable him to render valuable as
sistance to the location party. He
will stay with the work until the
survey has reached a point beyond
the territory--familiar to him, by
which time the surveyors will have
got a good start.
The field work will keep Mr.
Browne away from Xenana during
the Fourth of July festivities, an
absence that he very much regrets.
But the extension of the road, he
says, is a matter of much import
ance, both to the Commission and
to the community, and should not
be delayed. For that reason, the
members of the Mills party also will
stick to their work, celebrating in »
quiet way, perhaps, in their camp
beyond the end of steel. A layoff
sufficient to enable the men to come
to town for the celebration would
mean the holding back of important
work for fully a week.
Practically all other employes of
the Commission in this division will
be in town for the celebration, a
general holiday having been an
nounced for the Fourth. And all
employes whose services can be dis
pensed -with for a period of two
days without serious interference
with the work, will have two days
in which to celebrate. That means
that there will be a big crowd in
town for the celebration, for it is
safe to say there is not a man on
the job who will overlook the op
portunity to enjoy the splendid pro
gram which has been arranged by
the Fourth of July commtitees.
The following official circular re
lating to the celebration has been
issued from the general offices of
the Commission in Nenana:
•‘Nenana, July 1, 1919.
“To All Concerned:
“Friday, the 4th, being a legal
holiday, the general offices will be 1
closed, and work will be generally
suspended where possible to do. so
without serious detriment to the
work.
“It has been requested that Sat
urday also be declared a holidav.
but because of the 'short working
season, and for other reasons, the
matter of a holiday on this date
will be left optional with heads of
departments to permit such as can ;
be dispensed with to have the day,
or part of it.
“FRED’K D. BROWNE,
“Engineer in Charge.’’
For the pnrpose of encouraging
a general observance of Saturday as
a holiday, in addition to the Fourth,
in recognition of the formal conclu
sion of the world war. Townsite
[Manager Carl Schmidt has issued
|the following proclamation:
“To properly celebrate the sign
ing of the Peace Treaty, I hereby
j propose to set apart Friday, the 5th
jday of July, 1919, for that pur
ipose. Entertainment has been pro
vided for townspeople and visitors,
iand everybody is hereby enjoined
Jto make a holiday of it, to make
that day an unqualified success.
“CARL SCHMIDT,
“Townsite Manager.”
LONDON, July 2.—Wireless ad
vices received in this city from the
British dirigible R-34. which started
; across the Atlantic ocean during the
i night, report that good progress is
being made on the aerial voyage.
' The balloon reported a speed of 32
knots, through heavy fog. At noon
the dirigible was 3 00 miles west
of Penzance and traveling in a
southwesterly direction from Ire
land. All are well aboard. The
balloon is carrying a letter from
King George to President Wilson.
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VOYAGE A CINCHE.
EAST FORTUNE, Scotland, July
2.—It is generally believed here
that the R-34 will cross the At
lantic easily. This was evidenced
last night when the balloon started
on the long voyage, the farewells
ibeing of a sort to indicate that no
alarm was felt for the safety of
those making the voyage.
: The start was made shortly after
midnight, without ceremony and
with comparatively few spectators
present to witness the departure.
i PARIS, July 2.—Information re
ceived in this city indicates that the
1 Germans have agreed to the ratifi
cation of the peace treaty, and for
mal action is expected during the
Coming week.
As soon as the Germans have
I acted, the Allies will lift the block
ade.
The Germans have despatched a
note to the Allied representatives in
which the hope is expressed that
'German war prisoners will be re
leased when the treaty has been
ratified.
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
HAS REACHED SEATTLE'
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SEATTLE, July 2. — Homer S !
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Cumimns, chairman of the Demo
jc-ratic national committee, arrived
l in this city today from the East
|and was welcomed by a large dele
gation of local Democrats.
Cummins is making a tour of the
country for the purpose of making
preliminary preparations for the
forthcoming presidential campaign. <
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
AWAITS SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2.—
1 The sundry civil bill, carrying an
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{item of two million and thirty
j eight thousand dollars for the Alas
! ka railroad, has been finally ap
proved by Congress, and now awaits
'the signature of President Wilson
I to release the money for use. The
report of the conference committee,
which was favorably acted upon by
the lower branch of Congress yes
terday, received the approval of the
senate this afternoon. No serious
effort was made to change the bill
■after it had been reported back for
{final action.
THE ALASKA ITEMS.
SEATTLE. July 2.—A special dis
patch received by the Post-Intei
lligencer this afternoon from Wash
ington states that the sundry civil;
bill, which was finally disposed of
I by Congress today, carries, in addi
ction to the amount provided fin thv
jgovernment railroad, the following
Alaska items:
| Educational work, $250,000.
Protection of health, $50,000.
Protection of game, $20,000.
Investigation of mineral resources, j
$75,000.
j Suppression of liquor traffic, $15,-!
!000. i
Aids to navigation, $75,000.
General fisheries service, $125,-1
!ooo.
; Pribiloff island fisheries. $31,600.
; The money provided for educa
tional work includes an amount for
jthe construction of an orphanage at
Bristol bay for the care of native
j children who lost their parents dur
ing the influenza epidemic.
The conference rejected a senate
Amendment appropriating $25,000
ifor the improvement of the herring
industry and cut down $100,000 for
roads and trails in Alaska. The sen
ate item of $140,000 for the mili
tary cable was approved.
THE RAILROAD FUND.
The two million and thirty-eight
thousand dollars for Alaska railroad
work contained in the sundry civil
bill represents the last of the thirty
five million dollars provided for in
the original railroad bill. Earlier
during the present session, Congress
approved a request for an emergen
cy approapriation of nearly two
million to carry on the railroad work
until the first of July, leaving a
balance of two million and thirty
: eight thousand of the original thirty
: five million. Just what has hap
pened to the emergency appropria
tion is not known here, but it is
presumed to be awaiting the official
signature of the President. Both of
these appropriations, approximating
four million dollars, probably will
become available during the »omrng
week.
The additional money needed to
complete the road, which the house
committee refused to approve, prob
ably on technical grounds, will be
sought through special legislation,
and there is reason to believe that
Congress will not deny the request,
especially in view of the fact that
funds have been provided to con
tinue the work. Judge Wickersham
and others contend that the original
railroad bill, which limits the cost
of construction to thirty-five million
dollars, must be amended before
more than that sum can be appro
priated, so as to remove the limita
tion, and it is regarded as probable
that some such action will be taken
at an early date, so as not to per
mit of another suspension or cur
tailment of railroad activities.
YANKEES EAGER
SEEK PERMITS
COBLENZ, July 2.—Many Ameri
can soldiers, including a number of
officers, have succumbed to the
charms of pretty German girls since
the arrival of the American army
of occupation, and permission is now
being sought by the fighting men to
take the girls home with them as
their wives.
The marriage question has been
put up to the judge advocate, who
is now deliberating over the un
usual problem. In the meantime,
American soldiers continue to mis
freely with the German girls, and
if the decision of the judge advo
cate should be against marriage,
there are- certain to be many broken
hearts throughout the occupied ter
ritory.
The judge advocate has an
nounced that a decision will be ren
dered at an early date.
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CHICAGO, July 2.—The coming
■ of prohibition has had the effect of
| greatly reducing the number of ar
i rests in this city, and members of
the police force are wondering what
j is going to happen to their jobs if:
;the moral wave continues.
The South Clark street police sta- j
ition, which heretofore has been clut- j
tered with cases resulting from over
indulgence, reports that only one
arrest was made last night, the first
“dry” night experienced by the city.
The nightly average before the coun- •
try went dry was close to two hun
dred.
BEAM BRANCHES OUT;
LEASES SHAW HOUSE
Under the management of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Beam, the popu
larity of the old Pioneer hotel, at
Fairbanks, has increased to such an
extent that the demand for rooms
exceeds the supply, notwithstanding
the fact that the Pioneer is
the
largest establishment of the kind in
Interior Alaska, boasting a total of
eighty-five rooms.
Rather than disappoint patrons of
t the house, the Beams have leased
the Shaw house, a few doors below
.the Pioneer, and will utilize the
rooms as an annex to the Pioneer,
i Shortly after the late Fairbanks
fire, the Beams purchased the Pio
jneer hotel property, and have made,
[a great popular resort of the old
time establishment.
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| According to information received
.from Tolovana today. Deputy Mar
sha] Hagen has started up the river
from the Vachon trading post with
■ the peits of several hundred beaver,
: which were found in the Tolovana
postoffice, ready for shipment to
'the States. A total of 44 sack
| of furs were searched, but the total
’ number of pelts taken from the
’ mails probably will not become
known here until the arrival of
Deputy Marshal Hagen. The fir -
twenty sacks opened contained a
total of 243 beaver pelts.
The furs, it is understood, were
turned over to the Tolovana post
office by Peter Vachon, the well
known fur buyer, for shipment Out- .
side through the mails, but were i
held up by the authorities on sus- i
picion that the sacks contained
beaver and marten pelts, the taking
of which is prohibited by law. it’
is also against the law to ship such
skins through the mails or by any
other means.
The warrant authorizing the j
search of the Vachon premises at
Tolovana was issued by United -
States Commissioner McDonald prior :
to the departure of Deputy’ Mar- j
sha! Hagen and Game Warden Steve
Foster. Authority for the investiga- j
tion of the mail sacks was granted :
by the federal authorities at Fair-j
banks.
Deputy Marsha! Hagen is report- i
ed to have started upriver shortly c
after midnight last night.
FRISCO BREWERY !
IS MAKING Bill)1
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—Thej]
Rainier Brewing company is con-!1
tinuing the brewing of beer, the 1 *
jnly change made in its manufac- 1
:ure being a reduction in *he j
imount of alcohol to two and three- j
quarters per cent.
Other breweries in various part- \
)f the state have taken similar 1
iction and will continue operations I
intil the courts have disposed of t
he prohibition question. j
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MAIL ARRIVES.
A consignment of Outside first)
rlass mail arrived this afternoon on I
he launch Victory. The shipment. (
:ame in by way of the Fairbanks-11
?hitina overland trail. jh
NEARLY READY
FOR BIG BOUT
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TOLEDO, O., July 2.—'The big
arena which is to be used for the
Willard-Dempsey fight, the greatest
temporary structure of the kind ever
erected in this country, is rapidly
nearing completion, a great force
of workers being engaged, night
and day, in making the structure
ready for the battle. The arena will
accommodate eighty thousand spec
tators, some of whom will be fully
two hundred feet from the ring.
The seats will range in price from
ten to sixty dollars, and if all are
occupied, the gate receipts will ag
jgregate a million dollars. There
■will be standing room for twenty
thousand spectators.
The hotel accommodations of the
city estimated at five thousand
rooms, are already overtaxed and
many people are preparing to sleep
in tents during their stay here. A
' number of tents were pitched near
the arena today.
The belief prevails that the fight
j will not go the full time scheduled,
and many are looking for a knock
out early in the contest. There are
many who think both Willard and
Dempsey will try to win the decision
in that manner.
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BETTING EVEN.
NEW YORK, July 2.— (Special to
The News.)—The odds on the Wil
lard-Dempsey fight, as recorded in
this city, are about even, with Wil
lard a slight favorite in some bets.
Bets are freely taken at odds of
3 to ! that Dempsey will stop the
champion.
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ABOARD THE WASHINGTON.
July 2.—President Wilson is divid
ing his time, on the homeward voy
age, between preparing the message
he will read before Congress, and
resting. The message will accom
pany the peace treaty, which the
lawmakers will be asked to ratify.
EXPECTED TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2.—
It is expected that the peace treaty
will be transmiteed to the senate
by President Wilson on Tuesday
next.
FUNERAL OF OLDT1MER
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
The funeral of Marion (Andy)
Warden, the oldtimer who died at
Fairbanks this week, will be held
:omorrow afternoon, under the aus
nices of the Fairbanks igo’o of Pio
leers, of which the deceased was a
nember.
The pallbearers will be: T. J.
ft’illiams, F. Furness, Sam Jensen,
2. N. Creamer, J. H. Groves, and
i. M. Brown. The funeral is to be
ie!d at three o’clock.