WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1919.
NO. 196
■ REPUBLICANS SCORE IN SENATE BATTLE
. GARFIELD TELLS COAL MEN PEOPLE DEMAND FUEL
AUSTRALIA HARD HIT BY WORST DROUGHT RECORDED
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19.—A resolu
tion has been presented for the con
sideration of the American Mining
congress, now in annual session in
this city, urging the passage of a
federal law to prohibit the calling
of strikes in any industry until all
peaceful means have been exhaust
ed in an effort to avert a walkout.
The resolution has many support
ers among the delegates, who ad
vance the argument that practically
all strikes could be avoided if em
ployers and employes would make
a real effort to settle their differ
ences by arbitration or conference.
Some such law is needed now,
more than ever before in the history
of the country, it is pointed out, in
order to keep the industries of the
nation going at full capacity. In
creased production, it is believed by
many of the delegates, offers the
only solution of the high cost of
living problem.
HALL OWNER ACTS
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.—Failure of
the federal authorities to prevent
the further activities of the arch
anarchists, Emma Goldman and Al
exander Berkman, has exposed this
city to the pernicious preachings of
k the two most radical of radical
leaders in this country.
The Goldman woman and Berk
man arrived here this week from
the East and were to have addressed
'a meeting of their followers here
tonight. A hall was engaged and
t all arrangements made for the gath
ering, which doubtless would have
taken place according to schedule
but for the fact that the owner of
the hall, when he learned of the
proposed meeting, canceled the lease
and announced that he would not
|| permit the use of the building to
further the cause of anarchism and
radicalism.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19. — The fair
price committee, which has been
engaged in this city in an investi
gation of food prices, in an effort
to reduce the cost of living through
the prevention of speculation and
profiteering, has found evidence of
an attempt on the part of sugar'
speculators to force deliverers to
sign contracts at exorbitant prices.
Reports state that a number of
prominent Chicago provision men
are implicated in what is believed
to be an organized conspiracy to
prevent a lowering of prices.
RATIFICATION RESOLUTION
VOTED DOWN BY SENATORS
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i WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 19—
| An effort of the senate Republicans
| to secure the ratification of the
I peace treaty with the Lodge res
ervations attached met with failure
| this afternoon, the ratification reso
lution failing of passage by nine
Svotes. The vote stood 39 in favor
jof adoption and 55 against. Four
I Democrats — Gore. Shields, Walsh,
land Smith—voted with the Repub
| Means.
Big Stick Used
While the reservation resolution
I was under consideration. President
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Wilson wrote to the administration
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senators, urging them to vote
against the ratification of the treaty
with the objectionable reservations.
The program of the foreign rela
tions committee, he said, provides
not for the ratification of the treaty,
but for its nullification.
Following the receipt of the Presi
dent’s letter, several of the sen
ators indicated that they would vote
against the resolution in question un
less the Republican? would consent
to a compromise.
Senator Lodge predicted that the
senators would not obey the orders
i of the President. The President, he
pointed out, had undertaken to com
mand the senate to ratify the treaty
without the reservations which a
large majority of the senators had
adopted.
The senator asked unanimous con
sent for a vote on the question of
unqualified reservation, but admin
; istration leaders said the Democrats
preferred to wait until the Lodge
reservations had been voted on.
‘ Lodge then withdrew his request
and debate started on the resolu
tion, which was defeated this after
noon.
It is understood that an attempt
[ will now be made to ratify the i
; treaty without reservations, and if i
that fails, the opposing leaders prob- j
(ably will try to reach an under-1
standing on a compromise basis.
1 Compromise.
It is understood the Republicans j
•• are willing to insert a proviso by j
|which other nations can accept the;
' American reservations by merely not I
j objecting to them.
House Adjourns.
The lower house of Congress was t
formally adjourned this afternoon.1
terminating a session of six months!
j duration.
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DISCOVER PLOT
i TO SEND BOMBS
IN MS MAILS
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 19.—The
police authorities of this city are
reported to have discovered a rad
ical plot to destroy every official in
the United States who has taken
a part in the nation-wide roundup
of Reds, in propress during the past
several weeks.
The conspirators planned to dis
guise infernal machines as Christ
mas parcels and to send them
through the mails during the rush
days of the holiday season.
Warnings have been sent to ev-:
ery section of the country to sub
ject mail packages to the closest
scrutiny and efforts are being made
to gather additional evidence that j
will disclose the identity of the ring- j
leaders. i
SPANISH VETERAN DIES;
HELPED WITH NEW ARMY
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PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 19.—
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Judge Calvin U. Gantenbein, state
circuit judge and veteran of the j
Spanish-American war, died here to
day.
The veteran had the distinction of i
being one of two men to be com- :
missioned major at the Presidio ;
training camp.
AMFR1CAN DELEGATION
IS COMING HOME SOON
PARIS, Nov. 19. — Definite an
nouncement is made today to the
effect that the members of the Am
erican peace delegation will leave .
for the United States on Decern- (
ber 5th.
SWISS COUNCIL VOTES
TO JOIN NEW LEAGUE1
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EERNE, Nov. 19.-—The national;
council of Switzerland has voted to I
join the League of Nations.
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GOVERNMENT WARNS
COAL MEN TO MOVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 19.—
Speaking with authority of the cab
inet, Fuel Administrator Garfield ad
dressed the members of the coal 1
conference here today, warning them
that the patience of the Government i
and of the people is being severely 1
taxed by the continued suspension !
of coal mining activities.
Garfield spoke plainly to the con
ferees and called their attention to
the seriousness of the situation cre
ated by the strike. He told them
that the people of the United States j
must and will have coal. As long j
as the Government stands, they will •
not be prevented from getting it by ,
anything the operators and coal min- '■
ers may do.
He also informed the conferees
that the people would not pay ex
cessive prices for coal. They want
to see the operators and miners get
a just return, but they will not sub
mit to being held up for fuel.
In conclusion, the fuel administra
tor said that he regretted that the
operators and miners had not estab
lished a permanent body through
which to settle such differences as
have arisen.
After Garfield had concluded his
remarks, the scale committee of the
conference went into executive ses
sion for the purpose of trying to
reach an agreement on the wage
question.
DROUGHT HITS AUSTRALIA
LONDON, Nov. 19.— According to
advices received in this city, Aus
tralia is suffering from the most
devastating drought ever experienced
by the white residents of the island
continent. The ground is parched,
with water so scarce that thousands
of cattle and sheep have perished,
and the crops of many sections of
the dry belt are a complete failure.
It is believed that thousands of
settlers have been ruined by the
drought.
RIGGS GOING AFTER
REDS OFTHE NORTH
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—In a state
ment made in this city today upon
his arrival from Juneau to attend
the fisheries hearings, Governor
Thomas Riggs declared that Alaska
would make it so hot for the Reds
of the Territory that they would
seek refuge beyond the Arctic circle.
The Governor said he had secured
authorization to use the federal
troops stationed in the Territory,
and believed the federal and terri
torial authorities would be able to
handle any situation that might
arise.
The Governor is scheduled to ad
dress the Arctic club on Saturday.
BRITISH CRUISER 10
PASS THROUGH CANAL
VANCOUVER, B C., Nov. 19. --
The British battle cruiser New Zea
land, upon which Admiral Jellieoe
made the voyage to the Pacific by
way of Australia, started on the
return voyage to the Atlantic today,
by way of the Panama canal.
The warship is headed for Hali
fax, where Admiral Jellieoe will
board the vessel for the homeward
voyage across the Atlantic. The
admiral will cross to Halifax by the
•overland route.
Mail which left Fairbanks for the
States on October 29 reached Se
'attle last Monday.
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DEAL MUSI CUT
CLERKS DOWN TO
1 ACTUAL NEEDS
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| There is a well-founded report
; in circulation in Fairbanks today to
the effect that Postmaster T. H.
Deal has received instructions from
the postmaster-general, at Washing
ton, to reduce his office force im
mediately, to conform to the actual
i requirements of the office. The in
structions state that two of the
clerks now employed must be dis
continued, and it is expected that
;the last two appointed—Mrs. Cora
Hamilton and Miss Lillian Smith—
i will be the ones to go.
Postmaster Deal now has a force
of five clerks, of whom Ed Hering,
Miss Houck, and Whitney W Clark
! probably will be retained.
Xq mention of the reduction has
been made bv the Fairbanks news
i
' papers, but it is understood the
Commercial club of the upper town
and other influences are being
brought to bear upon the postmas
tc-r-general with a view to having
the order rescinded.
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! WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 19.—
Prohibition Commissioner John F.
Kramer is authority for the state
ment that new machinery for the
enforcement of prohibition is now
jin process of building by representa
tives of the government, and will
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be ready for submission to Congress
! during the coming month.
TREATY IS RATIFIED
BY PERUVIAN SOLONS
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 19.—
The state department has been for
mally advised of the ratification of
j the German peace treaty by the Pe
jruvian assembly.
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j Ed Bresnahan left Fairbanks for I
jthe States on a stage leaving the I
i upper town this morning.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Nov. 10. -
Several posse* and a troop of cav
alry from Fort D. A. Kassel! are
engaged today in a search for a
lone bandit, believed to be William
Carlisle, notorious train robber and
escaped convict, who relieved the
tourist passengers of a Westbound
Union Pacific Los Angeles Limited
of a considerable sum of money and
other valuables.
The bandit boarded the train un
observed and made his way to the
tourist sleeper, where he relieved
the occupants of the car of all their
belongings of value, escaping amid
a shower of bullets from the g-uns
of the train guards as the train
slowed near Medicine Bow. It is
believed he was hit by one of the
bullets.
The train carried a number of
armed, guards. . who were placed
aboard when Carlisle made his es
cape from the penitentiary on Sun
day, the authorities believing that
he would stage a holdup at the first
opportunity. In addition to the
guards. United States Marshal Hud
son also was on board the train.
On a precious occasion, Carlisle
wrote to railroad officials announcing
hi? intention of robbtng a certain
train, and he carried out his plan
in spite of precautions taken to
prevent the robbery.
Trail is Lost.
Bloodhounds which were used in
an effort to track the bandit are
reported to have lost the scent and
the authorities believe he made hi*
escape in an automobile.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Nov. 19.
Deputy sheriffs were compelled to
fire on the steel strikers of this
city this morning m order to pre
vent trouble between the strikers
and negro strike-breakers. The strik
ers attacked the nefru withers in
an effort to prevent them frrnn en
tering" the steel plants anti a free
for-all fight was in progress vvhe t
the officers arrived on the scene.
When the strikers refused to
abandon their attach, the order was
given to fire on them, and one of
the strikers is nov." in tne hospital
in consequence. He was shot in the
leg.
The strikers dispersed after the
firsf '-olley had been tired.
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