, WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1919.
NO. 157
. FOREIGN STRIKERS EXPECTED SOVIET
CONDITION OF PRESIDENT IS IMPROVED TODAY
' MUCH-TOUTED PITCHER LOSES ANOTHER FOR SOX
EARLY MEETING !
OF IHE LEAGUE
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PARIS, Oct. 4.—A meeting of
the League of Nations at Wash
ington during November is being
urged by Colonel E. M. House, his |
suggestion being that the meeting
be held under the chairmanship of
President Wilson.
The proposal is to invite the
greatest statesmen to be present
and to transact only a small amount
of current business, just enough to
put the league in- action. Until
such a meeting is held, it is ar
gued, the league will exist on paper
only.
The proposition has received the
endorsement of Premier Clemen
ceau. who has addressed a letter to
Lloyd George, urging the co-opera
tion of England.
JOHNSON TALKING
10 NAIIVE SONS
LOS .ANGELES, Oct. 4.—Senator
Hiram Johnson addressed an audi
ence of 7,000 people in this city
last night, in opposition to the
■*- League of Nations, and although
the attendance was not so large as
that at the Wilson meeting, the sen
ator was enthusiastically received.
Senator Johnson is very popular in
the South.
The senator left for the North
this morning, his plan being to
't speak in Oregon and Washington
before concluding his campaign
against the league.
FAIRBANKS VETS
' Will FORM POST
A meeting of ex-service men has
been called at Fairbanks for the
purpose of organizing a post of
•f World War veterans, of -whom there
are about fifty in the Fairbanks dis
trict. The meeting will be held at
Moose hall tomorrow afternoon, at
which time the charter list prob
ably will be opened.
In order to obtain a charter, it
is necessary to enroll 12 ex-service
men of the army, navy, or any
other branch of the service in which
a man may perform active duty.
*• There are now about 1,600 of the
posts throughout the United States.
OUSTED PRESIDENT
COMES TO AMERICA
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Oct. 4.—
Former President Bertrand, of Hon
duras, who v. as ousted by the revo
lutionists, together with several
members of his cabinet, has arrived
ir this city from the South and
plans to remain, in this country for
some time.
Henana—The Gateway to McKinley
MaMonal Park.
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WORKER INFORMS SENATORS
STRIKERS PLANNED SOVIET
GARY ANSWERED
BY LEADER FOB
SIEEl WORK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4—
The principal witness before Che
steel strike investigation committee
today was Michael F. Tegne, presi
dent of the Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers' union, who was summoned
by the senators to give the workers’
views regarding conditions at the
plants of the United States Steel
corporation.
Questioned regarding the payment
of wages by the Gary company,
Teghe declared the steel corpora
tion had always lagged behind in
advancing wages, instead of leading
the van as Gary had led the sena
tors to believe. Gary's information
regarding conditions at the plants,
he said, had not been obtained first
hand, being given to him instead
by employes—foremen and superin
tendens—and was not true.
With regard to the efforts of the
corporation to prevent the men
from organizing. Teghe said Garl
and the other members of the board
of directors had voted the sum of
twenty million dollars a year agj
for the express purpose of conduct
ing a fight against the unions.
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"JAZZ” OUTWEARS ITS
WELCOME IN LONDON
LONDON.—The "jazz” is, meta
phorically, if not literally, on its
last legs here, in the opinion of
Charles d'Albert, secretary of the
Imperial Society of Dance Teachers.
who has told a reporter that he be
; lieves the old waltz is coming back.
"The fox-trot,” he said, "is only
popular because it consists almost
entirely of simple walk movements,
frontwards, backwards, sideways and
sliding. Therefore it is easy. The
trois temps waltz was difficult, he
said. A man might practice it all
his life and then not be a good
waltzer. A good waltzer must be
born. It demands swing, gait, and
, lissomness.”
GOLDMAN DEPORTATION
PUT OFF INDEFINITELY
NEW YORK, Oct. 4—The de
! portation proceedings against Emms
Goldman, which were started in this
icity, following the release of the
• anarchist leader from the federal
penitentiary at Jefferson City, have
I b*er. postponed indefinitely as the
result of the receipt of instructions
jfrom Washington.
O. Otterson, who has been sta
tioned at Camp 432 during the pasi
several weeks, left for the end oi
i steel south of town this morning
i where he will work with Peter Dolan
jon a grading contract.
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4—
In a statement made before the
senate strike investigating commit
tee today, T. J. Davis, a Newcastle.
Pa., tin worker, informed the law
makers that the activities of union
organizers in certain districts, prior
to the present strike, had all the
earmarks of a conspiracy. Some
• of the foreign workers, he con
tinued, are laboring under the de
lusion that unionism will result in
the operation and control of the
mills by soviets. The organizers
moved among the workers in a mys
terious manner, talking privately to
them instead of calling meetings as
is the usual custom. Presumably
! a? a result of these activities, num
bers of the foreign employes be
lieved that committees of workers
would assume charge of the plants
after the strike had been called.
LABORERS PLENTIFUL.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—More of the
striking steel workers are returning
to work today and a number of the
steel plants now report a surplus of
common laborers. There is a scarci
tty of skilled workers, however, very
few' of that class having returned
to their positions, especially at Gary.
Hundreds of former $10 a day men
are reported to have left Gary to
work as section hands on the rail
roads at 40 cents an hour.
TAFT CONFERRING
t ON PEACE TOTH
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4.—
Former President William H. Taft
i is in this city conferring with Re
!publican members of the senate on
: questions which have arisen in con
' r.ectior, with the peace treaty now
’Under consideration before the sen
ate. particularly regarding the res
ervations recommended by the sen
ate committee on foreign relations.
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It is understood to be the inten
i
tion of Taft to confer with Demo
jcratic leaders, presumably for the
purpose of getting the senators to
j gether on a compromise basis.
The streets of N'enana are cov
ered with snow for the first time
this season and there is reason to
i believe it is here to stay, the ground
1 being frozen sufficiently to prevent
' the melting of the snow from be
I low. The snowfall of yesterday,
enough to make the ground white,
but not quite enough for sleighing,
; was followed by additional snow to
day, and while there undoubtedly
will be much fine weather before
winter really sets in, the snow, at
, least, has the appearance of having
j come to stay.
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KARSTENS TAKES FOUR
PASSENGERS TO COAST
Harry Karstens left Fairbanks for
Chitina this morning with four pass
. engers, all of whom are enroute to
. the States. The list included James
! Hamil. Eugene Wherry, L. C. Hess,
and H. E. St. George.
Hamil is going to San Francisco,
IHess to Illinois for the winter, and
i St. George to California on a hur
. ried trip. Wherry arrived in Fair
: banks on one of the last boats.
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. j Harry Capp came in from the
jKantishna last night on the steamer
| Shusana.
ALBERT HONORED
i BY NEW YORKERS
NEW YORK. Oct. 4.—The recep
tion accorded King Albert of Bel
gium and the members of his party
by the city of New York was on a
par with that tendered to General
P’ershing, upon the return of Am
erica's distinguished commander to
the United States recently.
The king was escorted to the city
hall by the mayor and the governor
of the state, and made an honorary
citizen of the Empire City, an hon
or conferred upon but few men.
The visitors will be kept busy with
entertainments and banquets during
their stay here.
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CONFERENCE FAILS;
LONDON", Oct. 4.—The official
conference, from which it was
hoped would come an adjustment
of the railway strike, has broken
down and the situation, today, ap
pears to be as far away from set
tlement as when the strike started.
It has been decided not to ad
anee the date of the opening of
parliament as previously intended.
The lawmakers will not convene
until October 22, at which time the
strike situation will be discussed, if
a settlement has not been reached
.before that date.
John Quenboe, who is attached
to the Mills party, at Residency 5,
returned to camp this morning after
a brief visit to town on business.
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FROM CAPITAL
•WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 4.—
The condition of President Wilson
is somewhat improved today, accord
ing to a statement issued by Dr.
Grayson shortly before noon. The
President had a good night’s res.
and he is in a cheerful frame of
mind today, although somewhat rest
less. His pulse and temperature
are both normal.
The President’s mind is keen and
alert, Grayson says, and his physi
| cal condition is fairly good. Cora
Iplete rest, in the opinion of the
j doctor, will restore the President to
(health in a short time. He is tak
ing nourishment now and appeals
to be on the road to recovery.
CONDITION GRAVE.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Oct. 4.—
i Dr. Dercum, who expects to leave
for Washington today to consult
jwith Dr. Grayson, expresses the
belief that the condition of the
President is grave, though not nec
essarily alarming.
ONLY ONE WILSON.
PARIS, Oct. 4.—The newspaper?
of this city are giving especial
prominence to the illness of Presi-*
dent Wilson. The Journal says
there is no one in America who can
take the place of the present oc
cupant of the White House. His
greatest collaborators. Secretary of
State Lansing and Colonel House,
the paper points out, frequently dis
agreed with the President during
the Paris conference, but he is
credited with all the initiative.
The Echo de Paris says that the
illness of the President means that
the American senate probably will
be left alone, which is a good
thing, as the opposition appears to
be weakening.
MEXICANS DON'T
WANT WOMEN TO
MARRY CHINESE
EL PASO. — Agitation against
the marrying of Chinese men and
Mexican women is spreading in
i Sonora, Chihuahua and other west
j coast states of Mexico. This has
long been a source of much ill
feeling against the Chinese, as many
have married Mexican women in
the North. Villa gave this as his
reason for killing many Chinese at
the time of his campaign in 1917,
and was credited with saying the
Chinese were trying to make a “yel
J low race” of his people.
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Fred’k D. Browne left for Fair
I banks today by way of the Nenana
Fairbanks line.
CICOTTE LOSES
TO CINCINNATI
CHICAGO, Oct. 4. — Confident
ithat he could redeem himself if
(riven the opportunity to pitch
against Cincinnati in today’s game,
jCicotte made a mess of things to
day in the fourth game of the
series, by making two errors, on
each of which the Reds scored a
[ run. Both runs were made by the
i visitors in the fifth inning.
Jimmy Ring pitched a flawless
game for the Reds, outpitching
i Cicotte at every turn and holding
1 the White Sox scoreless to the fin
ish. But for the costly errors of
i Cicotte, however, the game would
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have been much more exciting and
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might have gone for several addi
tional innings.
Cincinnati made two runs, five
: hits and two errors, while the Sox
made no runs, only three hits, and
jtwo errors.
j The betting before the game fa
vored Chicago, local fans being con
fident that Cicotte would pul! the
team out of the hole.
BEANS 10 ALBERT
j NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—King: Al
bert and the members of his party
plan to leave this city tonight for
Boston, where they will be the
guests of that city for several days.
During their stay in that city the
members of the royal family of
Belgium will be served with bean-,
baked in a golden pot. The visi
tors will be presented with tv. .
bean-pots as souvenirs of their visit.
King Albert made a flight over
New York today in a navy hydro -
airplane, and thoroughly enjoyed
the grand spectacle, the greatest
sight, he said, he had ever seen.
IGLOO WILL MEET
ON MONDAY NIGHT
Nenana Igloo, No. 17. Pioneers of
Alaska, will meet in regular ses
sion on Monday night at Union hall
far the transaction of business
which has accumulated during the
past month and for the considera
tion of matters of especial import
ance to the igloo.. Several new
members will be initiated at the
meeting, which will start at the
usual hour.
All members of the local igloo
are urged to be in attendance, and
visiting Pioneers are always wel
come.
The trial of Charles Williams, on
the charge of having liquor in his
possession, which was to have been
held yesterday at Fairbanks, has
been postponed until Monday, by
which time it is expected Attorney
, Marquam will have returned from
|his hunting trip.