WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919.
NO. 204
COAL MINERS TURN WAGE RAISE DOWN
NA TIONS TO MEET MONDA Y TO DISCUSS LEA GUE
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT READY FOR READING MONDAY
MESSAGE READY
El LAWMAKERS;
WIDE IN RANGE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 29.—
Officials of the White House are
authority for the statement that
President Wilson’s message to Con
gress has been completed and will
be reaay for transmission to the
lawmakers when they convene in
regular session on Monday. Owing
to the illness of the President, he
was unable to write the message
himself on his private typewriter
used on previous occasions, and it
was with considerable effort that
he dictated the lengthy document.
A fortnight was required to pre
pare the message. The President’s
illness will also prevent him from
delivering the message personally as
has been his practice in the past.
The message, it is believed, covers
a wide range, and refers particu
larly to the industrial situation.
According to advices received
from Dawson. Wada, the Jap, of
stampede and marathon fame, is
now engaged in a determined search
for an Arctic paystreak of which
he gained knowledge many years
ago while on a whaling expedition.
He has already made five trips into
the Arctic during the past two
years, but each time was prevented
from reaching his goal. He recent
ly left Fort McMurray, Alberta, on
his sixth expedition, backed by New
York capital, and is confident of
finding the pay this time.
BIG SEATTLE GARAGE
GOES UP IN FLAMES
SEATTLE, Xov. 29.—A spectacu
lar fire occurred in this city last
night when a garage on Westlake
avenue was practically destroyed by
flames. The roof of the building
was blown high into the air during
the progress of the fire, by an ex
plosion of gasoline, and several ex
plosions of less violence kept the
crowds at a safe distance from the
burning structure. Three firemen
were injured.
There were fifty autos in the
garage when the fire started and all
of them were considerably dam
aged. some beyond repair.
The loss is estimated at $100,000.
FOOTBALL FATALITIES
. SHOW BIG DECREASE
CHICAGO, Xov. 29.—Only five
footbll players lost their lives dur
ing the season just ended, according
to the sporting editor of a local
paper. The number is the lowest
recorded in years.
GARFIELD WAGE PROPOSAL
FAILS TO STIR STRIKERS
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ST. LOUIS. Nov. 29.—Chairman:
Brewster of the coal operators' scale
committee still views the strike situ
ation with much misgiving. He says
the 14-percent increase in coal mine
wages, proposed by Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield, will be paid imme
diately by the operators, but he ex
presses the fear that not many of
, the strikers will return to work of
| that basis. The majority of /
icoal mines, in his.opinion. wiS
main closed all winter unless a!
| satisfactory solution of the prdv
iis fbund.
MUST PRODUCE COAL.
SEATTLE, Nov. 29.—Federal At
torney Saunders has issued a state
ment in which he declares that coal
must ,be produced in Washington.
Any attempt on the part of the
striking coal miners to interfere with
!he operation of the mines, he warns,
■ will be vigorously prosecuted by the
state.
RAILROADS PREPARING.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 2it.-—Officials of
the railroad administration ad-mit
that plans are being made for a
material reduction in train service
in case the coal situation becomes
critical. There is the possibility
that one hundred trains will be can
celed from St. Paul and Minneapo
lis * . Practically all the reductions
ida
f
lated are in the passenger
OVERNORS TO MEET.
i JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Nov. 29.
—Governor Gardner has issued an
invitation to the governors of Illi
nois, Ohio. Kansas. Oklahoma. Ar
kansas. Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Indiana to attend a conference at
St. I.oui? tomorrow* for the purpose
of considering the coal situation.
WILL START MINES.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov. 29—
The coal operators of this state have
announced their intention of re-;
opening their mines with non-union
labor. State troops will be em
ployed to prevent any interference
from strikers, the cost of the guard
being borne by the operators.
APPEAL FOR COAL.
CHEYENNE, Wvo., Nov. 29.—
Citizens of the towns of Xlanville.
Lusk, and Fort Laramie have ap
pealed to Governor Carey to provide
them with coal, but the governor
thus far has been unable to go to
t their relief, for the reason that he
'cannot get coal from the railways.
In the meantime, suffering is on the
increase in the towns where the coal
supply has been exhausted.
READY TO MINE.
PITTSBURG. Kan., Nov. >9.—
The buildings and grounds occupied
by the state manual training school
have been taken over by the state
temporarily for the housing of
troops who have been ordered here
to stand guard over the coal mines
when operations are resumed.
OFFER TURNED DOWN.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Nov. 29.—
Dissatisfied with the 14 percent wage
increase suggested by Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield, the coal miners of
this section, who declared a truce
; in compliance with the Anderson
; injunction, have decided to resume
ithe strike at midnight.
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
GALLUP, N. M.. Nov. 29.—Twen
ty-five coal mine strikers were placed
' under arrest here today when they
attempted to hold a meeting without
first having secured a military per
mit. The mine owners are evicting
the strikers from houses owned by
the mines, and in this operation
they are being assisted by the state
police. ,
The authorities claim to have
found three wagonloads of arms in
one of the mine tunnels.
M'GIRK WILL MAKE
’ ANOTHER TRY SOON
SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.
Leon S. McGirk, organizer of the
original Casco party, which came to
grief in the Arctic while enroute
to the gold fields of Siberia, an
nounces that he ■anil leave San
Francisco next spring in another
attempt to reach the gold fields of
which he has secret information.
A new party is now being or
ganized for the expedition and a
new vessel will soon be purchased
for the Arctic voyage.
COLD SNAP IS OVER;
TEMPERATURES RISE
DENVER. Nov. 29.—The Rocky
mountain cold snap ended abruptly
today, the mercury having risen to:
35 above zero within 24 hours.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES
SECTIONS OF FRANCE
PARIS, Nov. 29.—Reports'of an
earthquake were received here to
day from several parts of France,
but at no place were the shocks ]
sufficiently severe to cause damage.
MRS. PANKHURST WILL
TALK AT COAST TOWN
VANCOUVER. B. C-, Nov. 29.—
Mrs. Emmaline Pankhurst. notoriou
English woman suffrage agitator,
left this city for Seattle today,
where she will address the women
of the Queen City.
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“The Girl Alaska” has been re
leased for booking in Alaska ahead
of the Outside, and is now being
shown at Juneau. It is said that,
every part of the film was staged
in Alaska, and a number of local
people took a prominent part in
some of the scenes.
MISSOURI TRAINMEN
TO STRIKE TONIGHT
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Nov. 29.—
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* Announcement has been made that
■two thousand railroad trainmen and
yardmen will go out on strike to
night *as a result of failure to ad
just local grievances. Every" rail
road entering the city will be in
volved by the walkout, with the
exception of the Rock Island.
Officials of tbe Government arc
now engaged in an attempt to pre
, vent the men from going out, but it
is considered doubtful if they will
succeed unless the differences are
adjusted before night.
Railway union officials also are
trying to prevent the strike. H. A.
i Carroll, general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
has issued a warning in which he
declares that the proposed strike is
illegal, inasmuch as it is of local
origin and without endorsement by
the brotherhood. He says the time
for striking is inopportune, since a .
walkout now would increase the;
sufferings of the nation, already
hard hit by the coal strike.
Such a strike as is proposed prob-.
ably would halt coal shipments
throughout a great part of the ]
Southwest.
CHAIRMEN CONFER.
CLEVELAND. Ohio.. Xov. 20.—
The general chairmen of the four
great railway brotherhoods, who
have been in conference here since
Monday for the purpose of consid
ering the offer of Director Hines
of time and a half for overtime,
have decided to send a committee
to confer with Hines for the pur
pose of ascertaining if the proposed
cut in railway schedules will affect
the ivertime proposition.
NATIONS MAY FORM !
LEAGUE ON MONDAY
BRUSSELS, Nov. 29.—Represent
atives of Allied and neutral nations
will meet in this city on Monday
for the purpose of discussing the
adoption of measures and sugges
tions for the formal establishment
of the League of Nations, as pro
vided for in the German peace
treaty, which has been ratified by
all of the leading nations arrayed
against Germany in the late war,
with the exception of the United
States.
The nations represented at the i
meeting will be France, England.
Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Hol
land, Sweden, Norway, Portugal.
Greece, Poland, China, and Japan.
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JUGO-SIOVAKS HELP
LONDON, Nov. 29.—Officials of
(the British foreign office have as
sured the Jugo-Slavs that the su
preme council wiy soon take up the
Adriatic question and that the in
fluence of England will be exerted
1 to secure a just and equitable set
tlement in accordance with the life
interests of Jugo-Slavia.
AUTOCRAT IS SEEKING
PLACE AS PRESIDENT
LONDON. Nov. 29. — Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria is a
candidate for election as president
of Bavaria, and is said to have a
strong following.
ARSENAL TO BE USED
AS ENGINE FACTORY
LONDON, Nov. 29.—The great
Woolwich arsenal, which produced
great quantities of ammunition and
artillery during the late war, will
be transformed into a factory for
the construction of locomotives.
GERMANS MAY COMBINE
TO FIGHT COMPETITION
COLOGNE. — There has been
considerable agitation recently for
the merging of automobile factories
in Germany to prepare to meet the
competition from across the At
lantic which the Germans realize i-,
sure to come.
. Three automobile companies have
pooled interests and plan to co-■
operate in the future in the manu
facture as well as in the felling
of automobiles and automobile tires.
DEMONSTRATION
FOR OBREGON IS
CAUSEOF STORY
NOGALES. Ariz.. Nov. dy.—Ac
cording to information received from
Mexico City today, the fighting
which occurred at the capital ve?
terday, and which was reported to
be a new revolt against Carranza,
was nothing more than an enthusi
astic demonstration in honor of the
arrival of Obregon in the city.
: There was some street fighting-, bur
it was confined to individuals and
was not in any sense a revolt.
The information concerning the
incident was received by Obregon'*
campaign managers in Northern
Mexico, who declare that their lead
er is myely engaged at present in
a political campaign and has no in
tention of opposing Carranza on the
field of battle.
IVY BESTS ARMY
IN ANNUAL MATCH
NEW YORK. Nov. U9. — Nearly
fifty thousand football fans saw
the army eleven go down to defeat
today in the annual clash with the
navy. Nearly every seat was occu
pied, notwithstanding the fact that
weather condition? were very un
favorable. Considerable rain fell
during the game. The score was
>> to 0.
The game was attended by high
officials of the Government, the
; :my, ar, i the navy, and many of
the seats were occupied by cadets
and midshipmen. The game was
' preceded by a parade.
, Secretaries Daniels and Baker
met in the middle of the field be
'tween halves add shook hands, -inn
ing as the crowd cheered them.
.Dobie, formerly coach of the Uni
versity of Washington, coached the
navy players. The odds favored the
army before the play started.
THEATER HELD UP;
BL'TTE, Mont.. Nov. 29.—The
safe in the office of the American
theater was broken open yesterday
by two masked bandits and the sum
of $1,000 stolen.
The robbers went to the theater
shortly before noon, while the place
was practically deserted, and beat
the girl cashier and the janitor into
insensibility before they could sound
an alarm.
It is presumed the robbers made
; their escape in an auto.
August Peterson, who is directing
operations at the Burns coal mine,
came in on the special last night
and returned to the mine on this
morning’s train.
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