WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1919.
NO. 159
. KING OF ITALY RATIFIES PEACE TREATY
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FEDERAL TROOPS SENT TO GAR Y TO KEEP ORDER
SECRETary Lane is permanet head of conference
‘ PEACE QUESTION
PORTLAND. Ore., Oet. 7.—Sen
ator Hiram Johnson addressed a
large audience in this city today in
opposition to the League of Na
p tions. The speaker said that he
was not interested in the forthcom
ing presidential election. The thing
that concerned him most at the pres
ent time, he declared, was the inter
ests of the common people, which
a are imperiled by the proposed
League of Nations.
Referring to the attacks which
have been made upon him and oth
ers who are opposing the league,
Johnson said: “In the eyes of a
large portion of the American news
papers it is a reproach for Ameri
cans to strive for America.”
* Johnson will speak in Seattle to
morrow, a big reception having been
arranged for him in that city. From
Seattle he will go to Tacoma.
. GERMAN GEM
COPENHAGEN. Oct. 7.—General
von der Goltz, whose activities in
the Baltic provinces recently pro
voked a sharp rebuke from the Al
lies, is reported to have joined the
Bolsheviki, with the members of his
staff.
The reports state that the genera!
is now organizing the Russian forces
with a view to the establishment of
a formidable army under the ban
ner of I.enine and Trotsky.
WILSON IS NEEDED
10 FINISH REFORM
LONDON, Oct. 7.—Several of the
leading: evening papers of this city j
refer editorially, in terms of sym
pathy. to the illness of President
Wilson, the editors agreeing that
the death of the American execu-_
tive would be a great blow to hu
manity.
The Gazette says humanity needs
Wilson’s co-operation to finish the
work for democracy, justice, and
peace.
A new building has been erected
at Salchaket for the accommoda
tion of the signal corps outfit at
that point. The boys have been
busy the past couple of days get
ting moved into the new quarters.
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** Tuesday, October 7. (
* Maximum .29 above *
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•? Minimum . 6 above
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TREATY RATIFIED BY ITALY;
MAY NOT NEED SENATE VOTE
SEATTLE, Oct. 7.—The Washing
ton cort-espondent of the Post-In- j
jtelligencer says that preliminary re
ports issued by the bureau of fish
eries show that the salmon pack of
the Pacific coast for the past season
was the smallest in many years. The
Alaska pack last year totaled 6,600,
; 000 cases, while this year the out- i
jput was only 4,400,000.
j The only favorable reports re- j
jceived by the bureau came fromj
jthe Carlisle cannery, on the lower
| Yukon, and from the Copper river,
j Puget sound and Columbia river
; canneries reported runs much under
the average.
Prices paid British Columbia and
Alaskan fishermen were the highest
ever known.
I
; OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 7.—Five
men, including Police Captain
Woods, were shot and slightly in
jured this morning as a result of
| rioting among the striking Terminal j
! railway employes. The men claim
!they were shot from the cars carry
ing strike-breakers.
Four Are Killed. i
1
1 Four persons were killed and four
fatally injured in this city today
when a Kev Route train, manned bv
'
strike-breakers, crashed into a jit
ney.
PROSECUTOR MUST SHOW
BEER IS INTOXICATING
SAN JUAN, P. R.—The final test
regarding the sale of alcoholic
drinks in Porto Rico will be as to
their intoxicating qualities and not
as to the percentage of alcohol con
tained, according to a decision just
handed down by Judge Hamilton in
the federal court here.
The decision was in the case
brought by the United States dis
trict attorney against the Porto Rico
Brewing company for the sale of a
quantity of beer admitted to con
tain 21” percent alcohol as author
ized by the legislature following the
t
prohibition vote in 1917.
Judge Hamilton ruled that the
: district attorney must prove that
| the drink is intoxicating. Many:
i tests of the beer are reported to '
i have been mad,e by local authorities ,
to ascertain whether it intoxicates. [
Kenan*—The Gateway to MeXlaley
Xattenal Park.
PARIS, Oct. 7.—The acceptance j
of the German peace treaty by the 1
Allied powers was practically as-;
sured today when the king of Italy
issued a royal decree, ratifying both
the German and the Austrian trea
ties. It is now believed in diplo
matic circles that the treaty will
become effective soon, inasmuch as
both England and France are now
engaged in completing their ratifica
tion of the terms. The treaty will i
become operative as soon as three
of the Allied powers have formally
endorsed it.
The action of Italy, it is believed,
will have the effect of speeding ac
tion in England and France, where
ratification is already practically
completed. And the hope is ex
pressed that it will have a helpful
influence also in America, although
the approval of the American sen
ate will not be absolutely necessary
'with the European powers in accord.
SOLDIERS GUARDING
GARY STEEL PUNTS
GARY, Ind., Oct. 7.—Eleven hun
I dred federal soldiers, under the
I command of General Leonard Wood,
^are now in charge of the steel
j strike situation here, and 500 more
| are coming from Omaha. The sol
idiers were summoned when the
j strikers began parading the streets.
|which was regarded as a prelimin
i ary to a commencement of hostili
SEVERAL ARE HURT.
BUFFALQ, X. Y.. Oct. 7—The
holding up of cars carrying men to
the steel mills resulted this morning
in the injury of a score of the
workers, one of whom is reported to
have been shot. The cars were
stoned by a crowd of one thousand
strikers, and serious trouble was
threatened when some of the strike
breakers fought back, several of
them using revolvers.
j NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—The secre
tary of the New York Yacht club
:has announced the receipt of .1 for
mal challenge from Sir Thomas Lip
j
i ton, of London, for a yacht race
sometime next year for the Ameri
ca’s cup.
Arrangements had been made for
a race in 1914, but the outbreak
of the European war prevented the
carrying out of the plans, although
Lipton's challenge yacht, Shamrock
IV, was in drydock at Brooklyn,
awaiting the event.
The defending candidates, Reli
ance and Vanitie, have not been in
commission since 1915.
OLD GLORY FLOATS
IN BELFAST HARBOR
FIRST TIME IN YEARS
BELFAST, Ireland. — Old Glory
was floated from the masthead of
a merchantman in Belfast harbor,
the other day, the first time in a
great many years. She is the Lake
side, bringing a cargo of many
things which Belfast wants, and :s
the first of a line of American ships
which will ply fortnightly between
New York and Belfast. Her ap
pearance here is taken as proof
that Americans are not going to
neglect the Irish trade.
HOOVER URGING
HIGHER PAY FOR
SCHOOL STAFFS
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 7.—In a
statement made in this city today.
i
Herbert Hoover, who returned re
leently from an extensive tour of
! Europe, studying conditions abroad,
declares that the American nation
is face to face with a critical situ
ation, involving dangerous radical
•ism from the centers of higher edu
cation, resulting from inadequate
salaries.
; The development of radicalism >n j
: Europe, he says, is beyond anything ,
I of the kind in history, and the wave'
I. ■ , . '
j is now sweeping our way, the lnflu
jence being already noticeable.
j The only wav to fight radicalism
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| in the colleges, he points out, is to i
i pay better salaries to those engaged !
jin teaching.
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FRENCH FOOD PICKLERS
ARE BEING PROSECUTED
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I PARIS. — Proceedings are being
I instituted in France against boric
. acid food picklers. It is claimed
that yolks of eggs, literally pickled
do boric acid, are being offered fori
J sale in many markets, while butch-1
;ers are employing borates to retard
I putrefaction of their wares.
Oscar Weber, Captain Smythe
jand several others of the Shusana
'crew left for Fairbanks yesterday,
|by way of the railroad.
I SIXTH GAME OF
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CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 7.—Not
withstanding: the fact that they
made throe errors and fewer hits
than the team opposing them, the
Chicago White Sox won the sixth
game of the World’s series in this
city this afternoon, defeating the
Reds by a score of 5 to 4. The
Chicago team had to win, for an
other defeat means the loss of the
championship. The standing of the
two teams now is, Cincinnati 4.
Chicago 21 The winning team must
j have five games to its credit to win
the series.
In today's game, the Sox mad-'
:tive runs, ten hits and three errors.
The Reds made four runs, eleven
Ih.ts and played an errorless game.
BLUE FOX SELLING
I WELL IN NEW YORK
i
i NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—The open
jing sales at the annual New Yorn
I fur auction were marked by the dis
jposal of blue fox pelts at an av
erage price of $350, with a brisk
I demand for all kinds of furs.
It is estimated that furs valued
at seven million doilars will be dis
posed of during the week. Buyers
jfrom all parts of the world are iu
attendance.
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CHRISTIANIA, Oct. 7.—The pc.,
pie of this country are voting on
the question of national prohibition
Under the present system, the;
liquor traffic in Norway is controlled :
by the state, throujrh federal owned
and operated dispensaries, or sa
loons, of which there is one in each j
city or community.
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ANCIENT MOSAIC
IS FOUND IN ROME
ROME. — Archeologists have dis- ■
covered a rich mosaic, believed to
date back to the days of the Caesars.
The w'ork was found in a perfect1
state of preservation under the I
foundations of the Case Popolari. !
Its decorations are elaborate jjeo- j
metrical designs. The piece possi
bly composed part of the floor of j
one of the imperial palaces.
Kenan*—The Gateway to KcXlnle;
Rational Park.
I
LANE IS NAMED
PERMANENT HEAD
OF CONFERENCE
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7.—
i Secretary of the Interior Franklin
j K. Lane has been chosen permanent
jhead of the industrial conference
|which began its deliberations in this
I city yesterday. In accepting the
ihonor, Lane expressed regret that
President Wilson, who called the
1 conference, had not been able to
appear before the delegates in per
| son.
Very little business has been
transacted by the conference thus
far, the activities having consisted
mostly of perfecting the organiza
tion. Secretary Lane invited Sec
retary of Labor Wilson to join the
conference, and the name of Robert
Brookings, as delegate for Pennsyl
vania, was placed in nomination by
Secretary Frank Morrison, of the
j American Federation of Labor.
j Ail sessions of the conference will
be public.
PRESIDENT BETTER;
IS EAGER TO WORK
WASHINGTON. I). (\, On. 7
Dr. Grayson is authority for the
statement that the condition <<:'
President Wilson showed much im
provement this morning, following
another good night’s rest. And with
his returning health, the l’residen
displays an increasing impatience to
return to his work. He i~ particu
larly anxious to address the labor
congress which i> now in session in
this city.
KING INTERESTED
LONDON'. Oct. 7. - The king sent
his private secretary to the Ameri
can embassy this morning to make
inquiry about the health of Presi
dent Wilson, and to express the
kind's- sympathy.
DETROIT. Mich., Oct. 7. — The
question of prohibiting Episcopal
clergymen from officiating at mar
riages wherein either of the con
tracting parties is a divorcee will be
discussed at the general convention
of Episcopalians, which will be held
here this week, commencing tomor
row’. Prohibition of the practice
will be urged by a joint commis
sion of bishops, clergymen, and lay
men.
Robert McLean and George Ken
nedy, engineer and fireman, respec
tively, of the Bucvrus steam shove!
at the Crossing, are in town waiting
for repairs to be made to their ma
chine, which is temporarily out of
commission.
Henana, Alaska'* Interior ruel Depot