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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1919.
NO. 122
CONGRESSMEN START AIRPLANE PROBE
DANIELS READY TO THROW HIS HAT IN THE RING
SENATOR JONES PROPOSES RADICAL LEAGUE CHANGES
EXCURSIONISTS
, STAGE FUNERAL
AT m TOWN
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The Fairbanks crowd who visited j
Xenana pulled a pood one upon .
their arrival home this afternoon, j
i and several Fairbanks doctors ,
threaten not to pet over their shock j
for several days. Reports from the I
upper town state that a riot call
was sent to Fairbanks from the i
slaughter-house below town, the
marshal being informed that a fight
had occurred on board the boat,
and asking that deputies and doc- j
tors be at the dock to meet the :
^ steamer upon its arrival at Fair
banks.
Needless to say, there was a big
crowd on hand to learn the details
of what they supposd to have been i
a bloody encounter. The street in ;
front of the dock was packed, but,
no one was allowed inside the gates
except the doctors and the deputies. I
* When the Ta.raaa appeared in sight j
there was not a person to be seen j
on board, which added not a little
to the excitement, the deserted ap
pearance of the boat indicating a
very serious state of affairs on
board.
Almost before the boat touched
the dock, the deputies and doctors
^ made a rush for the deck, only to
meet a funeral procession emerging
from inside the steamer, headed by
Bob Sheldon, dressed as a woman
mourner, and followed by the base
j bail paraphernalia, representing the
corpse, piled on a stretcher. The
band was there, too, playing a fu
neral march, and behind the musi
cians came the rest of the excur
sionists. They marched in this or
der throughout the town, turning
* the sorrow of defeat into a hilari
ous homecoming, everyone enjoying
the joke except the doctors, who
approached the steamer with visions
of fat fees.
- AMERICAN TROOPS
* MARFA, Tex., Aug. 25.—A de
cision was reached yesterday to
withdraw the American cavalry from
Mexico, where there appears to be
no further need for them.
A telephone message received to
day from Major Yancey, who is in
command of the expedition, ex
* presses the belief that Jesus Reen
teria, a noted bandit, has been
added to the number killed by the
Yankees. He is supposed to have
» been shot by an American aviator.
OLD GUNS WELCOME
- FLEET AT MONTEREY
MOXTEREY, Cal., Aug. 25.—
Guns at the historic Presidio boom
ed a welcome to the new Pacific
fleet when Admiral Rodman and
Governor Stephens reached this city
today, enroute up the coast.
The admiral and the governor will
be present at a flag-raising cere
mony tomorrow at the old Monterey
custom house.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.—The
forces of the striking trainmen were
strengthened today by the addition
of a large part of the forces em
ployed in the Southern Pacific
shops. The event was celebrated
; this afternoon by parades and dem
i onstrations, but there were no dis
! orders such as occurred during the
past week. There are 3,100 shop
men, and it is reported that the
majority have joined the strikers.
There is no relief in sight, ac
j cording to admissions made late
ithis afternoon by railroad officials.
! Traffic is demoralized and freight
and mails are piling up at an alarm
ing rate.
The electric street railway strike
is also still in force, with only a
‘few cars running today. All cars
sent out are protected by guards.
PARIS, Aug. 25.—Official news
dispatches received from Budapest
today tel! of the formation of a
new Hungarian cabinet, with former
Premier Peidll occupying a place as
minister of food.
The advices announce the retire
ment of Archduke Joseph as dic
tator, in compliance with the re-}
quest of the Allied mission at Buda-'
pest.
TRAPPED BY FLAMES]
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SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 25.—;
Forest Ranger Sullivan and nine
men who were engaged with him in
fighting forest fires in Idaho are
believed to have been surrounded
by fires. Their position, however,
is not regarded as serious, as the
flames now appear to be almost un
der control.
! A vast amount of damage has re
sulted during the past week from
the fires, which have swept a large
area of valuable timber lands.
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YOUNGEST SEER IS
READY FOR VISITORS
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i FLORENCE, Italy. — Francesca
I Gilardini, aged six, is regarded here
as the youngest fortune-teller in the
world. She is anxiously awaiting
the lifting of the ban on American
tourists.
CONGRESSMEN START t
AEROPLANE INQUIRY
SEATTLE, Augfl 25.—A commit- j
tee of congressmen, despatched from
Washington to conduct an investi- j
gation in connection with the pro-'
duction of spruce for the manufac- i
ture of American airplanes during ]
' the war, have arrived in this city
and are holding daily hearings for
the purpose of giving airmen the
opportunity to tell what they know
about the supply of planes for the
J use of American aerial fighting
men.
j Captain William McKay, a Seattle
j infantryman, told the committee on
I Saturday that he saw only one Am
' erican airplane during the six
weeks Meuse-Argonne struggle, in
which the American forces were
largely used. He said the Yankees
were at the mercy of the German
aviators because of the lack of ade
! quate aerial defenses. Only one
machine, he declared, had been at
tached vo the 91st division.
AMERICA!. AERIAL STRENGTH.
In a statement issued by the war
department, it is pointed out that
ax the time war was declared the
United States had 55 training air
planes, of which 51 were obsolete
and the other four classed as obso
lescent. The total personnel of the
American air service, officers, stu
dent and enlisted men. was 1,200.
By November 30, 1918, the Unit
ed States had produced more than
8.000 training planes and nfore than
16.000 training engines. Before the
signing of the armistice 3,227 De
Haviland-4 observation and day i
bombing planes had been completed j
and 1,885 shipped overseas. This J
type of plane was successfully used ;
at the front for three months.
The first flyers in action wearing j
the American uniform were mem- ]
bers of the Lafayette Escadrille, j
who were transferred to the Ameri- j
can service in December, 1917. Am
erican aviation training schools in ;
the United States graduated 8,602
; men from elementary courses and j
; 4,028 from advanced courses. More
than 5,000 pilots and observers were
sent overseas, and the American air
I r
j force at the front increased from,
1 three squadrons in April to 45 in
! November. 1918. On November 11, j
iike 45 squadrons had an equip-.
1 t*mt of 740 planes, and of the'
: 2,698 planes sent to the zone of ■
the advance for American aviators, j
667, or nearly one-fourth, were of j
American manufacture.
American air squadrons, says the
i statement, played important roles in i
ithe battles of Chateau-Thierry. St. j
i Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne. j
{They brought down in combat 755;
i enemy planes, while their own losses
jof planes numbered only 357.
DANIELS READY
10 ENIER RACE
IF CALL COMES
HONOLULU, Aug. 25.—Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels •will
be the candidate of the Democratic
party for the presidency, if there
is a sufficient demand for him to
enter the race. His hat is ready
for the ring when the call comes.
: according to admissions, made by
ihim in this city to representatives
of The Associated Press.
The Wilson administration has nol
(candidate thus far for the presi
dency, the secretary declared, no
i steps having been taken as yet to
put anyone forward,
s When asked about his own can
didacy, Daniels said that was a mat
iter for the people to decide, which
! is taken to mean that he will accept
.the Democratic nomination if it Is
' profferred him.
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«! TEMPERATURE •!
; *t As reported by the government **
•t observation station, Nenana *
*e - *
•? Sunday, August 24.
Maximum . 68 above »
j* Minimum .50 above *
'*t Monday, August 25. V
j*? Maximum .65 above •?
I*. Minimum . 47 above •*
NEW YORK, A us?. 25.—Young
Theodore Roosevelt, who has taken :
a prominent part in the organiza
tion of the American Legion, com
posed of veterans of the world war,
has left for the West to stimulate j
interest in the organization. He
plans to visit the Pacific coast be
fore returning to the East, and will
speak in many cities during the
four weeks he will be on the road.
The legion already has a large
membership, but many soldiers have
been discharged from the army and
returned to their former homes
without having had an opportunity
to become affiliated with the organ
ization, and it is largely for the
purpose of getting branches started
in all sections of the country that
Roosevelt is making the tour.
He will reach Seattle late in Sep
tember.
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EXTREMISTS READY
TO WORRY ENGLAND
LONDON, Aug. 25.—Sir Harring
ton Lovett, who has held many im
portant positions in India and U
well posted on conditions there, has
informed the government committee j
that the future of India is full of 1
i
grave possibilities as the result of j
threatened activities on the part of!
extremists.
He warns the government to be
on the lookout for trouble.
JONES PROPOSES
RADICAL CHANGE !
IN LEAGUE PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 25.—
Senator Wesley L. Jones, Republi
can, of Washington, has introduced
a bill proposing the withdrawal of
the United States from the League
of Nations unless all members of
the league abolish conscription.
The measure provides also that
the American representatives in the
league shall not consent to decisions
involving the use of American mili
tary and naval forces unless their
use is authorized by Congress, and
it provides further that the Ameri
can delegates shall be elected by
the people, for a term of four
[years.
The bill fixes the salaries of the
i league delegates at $25,000 annu
ally.
SUFFER REVERSES
SAN SALVADOR, Aug. 25 —The
Honduran revolution is threatened
'with an early collapse as the result
jof numerous reverses suffered dur
ing the past week. Many of the
irevolutionists have are reported to
I have been killed off by the Govern
;ment troops and there has been a
genera! scattering of the rebel
iforces along the Guatemalan fron
tier.
Government officials declare that
[they now have the situation well in
hand.
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VLADIVOSTOK i$
j nun
j LONDON, Aug. 25.—Advices re
ceived in this city late yesterday
afternoon tell of the surrounding of
the city of Vladivostok by insur
i gents. The timely arrival of a
squadron of Japanese warships, how
lever, will give the city all the pro
| tection needed, and no alarm is felt
I here for those residing within the
; city.
The city is said to be crowded
:with refugees from the surrounding
country.
Mrs. A. J. Pauli of Brooks was
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iin Nenana an Saturday night, on
her way to the States by way of
the Fairbanks-Chitina trail. She
made the voyage up river on the
steamer Carl White.
Engineer in Charge Fred'k D.
Browne has been advised from An
chorage that it is the intention of
Chairman Frederick Mears, of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
and John W. Hallowed, assistant
secretary of the interior, to make
a trip over the right-of-way on a
!tour of inspection of the Govern
men railroad, from the coast end
I to Fairbanks. They are scheduled
!to leave Anchorage today, but up
;to a late hour this afternoon Mr.
- Browne had not been advised of
1 their departure.
When the coast party starts to
iward Xenana. Mr. Browne will leave
Xenana for Broad Pass to meet
them. He will send a camp outfit
: out to the end of steel tomorrow,
and may accompany it if he hears
,from the coast tonight. The outfit
jwill consist of a couple of horses
and camp equipment such as may
be needed for the trip to the pass
and return.
Nothing is known here regarding
.the plans of the chairman and the
1 representative of Secretary I.ane,
beyond the fact that they are com
ing to look over the work done in
this division. And nothing much
• will be known regarding the plans
| for future work in this division un
til the two visitors reach Nenana.
All that is known at present s
that the work is to continue sU
ilong as there are funds left at the
’disposal of the commission When
all of the thirty-five million dollars
appropriated by Congress is ex
pended, the work will stop, if addi
tional funds have not been provided
in the meantime. Mr. Browne does
not know how long the available
funds will last, but he does not an
ticipate any immediate disturbance
of the forces now at work. The
progress of the work now under way
will necessitate the transfer of men
from one job to another, but, aside
from that, he says he is not aware
of any changes or curtailments con
templated, and will not know what
the plans of the chairman are unt i
he meets him on the trail.
The only instructions received
lately, Mr. Browne says, are to the
effect that no new work is to be
undertaken just now in this division.
i NEW YORK. Aug. 25.—Former
! Tennis Champion McLaughlin will
\ endeavor to “come back” at the an
nual meet at Forest Hills this week.
1 The tournament was scheduled to
! start this afternoon, but a postpone
ment was made necessary by rain.
The national singles championship
jis now held by Robert Lindley Mur
;ray, of Niagara Falls, who defeated
W. T. Tilden of Philadelphia at last
[year’s meeting.