YOU CAN GET A JOB IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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Volume Two member of associatfo press
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1919.
Number 6!
WAGON ROAD WORK TO START AT ONCE
WALSH SPEAKS IN DEFENSE OF LEAGUE^ PLAN
FRANCE WILL NOT PERMIT GERMANS TO JOIN LEAGUE
TELEGRAPHERS
NO! EAGER 10
LEAVE PLACES
CHICAGO, June 11.—The nation
wide strike of telegraphers, which
went into effect this morning at
seven o’clock, appears not to have
met with the enthusiastic response
anticipated by union officials, who
believed that at least sixty thousand
workers would respond to the strike
call before the end of the day.
FRISCO DEAF
SAX FRAXCISCO, June 11.—
Officials of the Western Union
Telegraph company are authority
for the statement that the strike
call has not been heard in this city,
none of the telegraphers having
left the keys up to a late hour this
afternoon.
SAME IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, June 11—The na
tion-wide telegraphers’ strike is a
failure, in so far as this city is
concerned. Officials of the wire
companies declare that the full
force of operators ;r. their employ
are still working, no attention hav
ing been paid to the call.
NEW STRIKE COMING
CHICAGO, June 11.— -The elec-'
trical workers of the country are
planning a general strike which is
to be called by their organization
for June 16. They will demand
the right to organize and to bargain
collectively for reforms sought by
them.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 11. — !
Major A. J. Drexel Biddle, presi
dent of the army and navy and
civilian board of boxing control, has
announced the selection of William!
Rocap, sporting editor of the Phila
delphia Public Ledger, to referee
the championship ring contest be
tween Jess Willard and Jack Demp
sey, which is to take place at i
Toledo on July 4.
Recap is a former amateur box- j
ing champion, and knows the rules
of the boxing game thoroughly
MEXICAN REBELS
NEARING JUAREZ
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EL PASO, June 11.—Arrivals in
this city today from across the
border bring the report that a large
force of .Villista soldiers under the
joint command of General Angeles
and the rebel chieftain himself, are
now within thirty-two miles of
Juarez, with a clear road to the
border town.
The rebel forces, which were last
engaged in the vicinity of Chihua-|
hua, are now swinging to the north
east in their advance on Juarez.,
They are advancing in three col- j
umns.
WAGON ROAD PLANNED
BETWEEN STEEL ENDS
A telegram was received by the
engineer in charge of the A. E. C.
here, instructing him to put on a
force of 100 men as soon as possible
for the purpose of constructing a
good serviceable wagon road con
necting the end of steel on this
division with the end of steel on
the coast division, at Indian river, j
The instructions contained in the
telegram referred to indicated that
the work allotted to this division
on the wagon road, was to be from
the end of steel at mile 365 (Lig
nite) to Carlo creek, near the Broad
Pass summit, a distance of about
35 miles. It is expected that the
party working on the wagon road
from the coast end will carry the
road up to this point from Indian
river. Grade has been completed
on the coast division up to this
point, and it is expected that the
steel will be laid on it in the course
of the next month or so.
Superintendent W. L. Packer, who. j
in the absence of Mr. Browne, is (
in charge of the affairs on this i
division, stated that the necessary!
force of men will be put on just
as soon as he can possibly get them
together. A scarcity of men is
seriously hampering the work on
this division now, and every effort
will be put forth to get together
the needed men for opening the
road without crippling the other
important railroad activities on the
division.
An engineer will probably be sent
out the line in a day or two to lay
out the work, to be followed shortly
afterwards by the force of men
which Mr. Packer is trying hard to
get together in the quickest possible
time.
Arrangements have already been
taken in hand for the assembling
of the necessary equipment and sup
plies, which will be sent out to the j
end of steel in a few days, for the !
use of the road building crew.
The building of this road means j
that permanent communication, all;
the year round, will be established
between the coast and Nenana, and
opens up the possibility of estab
lishing a mail, freight, passenger
and express service, by rail and
trail, between the coast and the
Interior, thereby saving several days
in transit as against the service now
possible between the coast and the
Interior by way of the Valdez trail.
Superintendent Packer intimated
that the road to be built will be a
substantial one and suitable for any,
kind of vehicle, light or heavy, from
dog sleds to automobiles. The dis
tance between railheads on this'
and the coast divisions will be a
trifle less than 100 miles.
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OP POPPY STATE
AID WASHINGTON
SEATTLE. June 11.—Officials of
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the California Grape Protective
association, who have directed the
circulation of petitions asking that
the question of ratifying the pro
hibition amendment be submitted
to popular vote in this state, an
nounce that several thousand more
names than the number 'ceded
have been attached to the petitions,
which are to be filed with the
secretaary of state at Olympia to
day.
The claim is made by those op
posing the ratification of the amend
ment, that the action of the state
legislature was not repre'-fr.tative
of the wishes of the voters of the
state, and that a referendum on the
question will find a large majority
against the proposition.
The period during which the peti
tions may be filed, ends today.
BOLSHEVIK FORCE
LONDON, June 11.—The British
foreign office is in receipt of in
formation from Russia to the effect
that the Bolsheviki forces operating
to the east of Moscow have de-1
feated the Kolchak army in the|
province of Ufa, and taken posses
sion of the city of Ufa, capital of;
the province.
The capture of the city was pre-;
ceded by a battle lasting three days,;
during the course of which there ;
was much sanguinary fighting, the j
losses on both sides being very;
heavy.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
ARE SENT TO BALKANS ^
BELGRADE—The numerous crip- i
pled soldiers of Serbia are to be!
provided with American-made arti-;
ficial limbs, according to an ar-1
rangement made by the American j
Red Cross mission to the Balkans, j
A plant for the manufacture of ar-1
tificia! limbs established by the
American Red Cross is now operat
ing in Belgrade.
PARIS, June 11.—Premier Clem-!
enceau has informed the other
members of the peace conference
that the French government is de
termined that Germany shall not
become a member of the League of
Nations. That is one point, the
premier is reported to have said,
upon which France will insist above
all others.
The German request for a man-1
date for former German colonies,
which was part of the counter pro
posals submitted to the Allies, has
been denied by the conference.
Austrians Complain
The conference is in receipt of
a communication from the Austrian
chancellor, Renner, in which com
plaint is made of the hard condi
tions imposed upon Austria by the
Allies. Renner declares that the
people of Austria are in a condition
of despair as a result of the de
mands made upon them for the
surrender of territory and the im
position of other humiliating con
ditions. The Austrians, he says, '■
are willing to make any reasonable;
reparation for their part in the war, j
but they consider the terms of the:
treaty much too severe.
STRENGTH OF UNION
s LABOR IN CANADA
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
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OTTAWA, Ont.—Statistics col- j
lected by the federal department j
of labor in its quest for reconstruc
tion information show a marked j
increase during the past year in the
strength of union labor in Canada,
according to an official announce
ment.
The labor census in 1917 showed
1,974 local branches with a member
ship of 204,630. Totals for 1918
are 2,274 branch unions with a
membership of 248,887.
It was announced also that 201,
■toL members of Canadian locals are
affiliated with 1,897 branches of
international organizations.
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VANCOUVER, B. C., June 11.—
People residing on Texada island,
a small island to the northwest of
this city, are reported to be facing
starvation as the result of the fail
ure of supply boats to land fresh
stocks of provisions, and the ina
bility of the islanders to reach the
mainland because of storms pre
vailing in Northern waters.
News of the unfortunate condi
tion was brought to this city by
Guard Hamilton, resident of the
west coast of Texada island. He
made the trip down the coast in
a 38-foot launch, battling his way
through the storm in quest of food,
and reports that the situation on
the island is serious. Many loggers
and other residents are completely1
out of food and some of them, it is
feared, will die unless food is sent
to them. Fishermen cannot leave
shore on account of the storm.
The boats which usually land sup
plies at the island have been pre
vented from sailing lately by the
strike.
Capt. W. L. Spalding, pioneer
quartz miner of the Fairbanks dis
trict, is an outward-bound passenger
on the steamer Tanana. He is mak
ing a combined business and pleasure
trip to the States and expects to
return North after a short stay
Outside.
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WALSH DEFENDS
LEAGUE BEFORE
UPPER CHAMBER
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11.—
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Demo
crat, of Montana, came to the de
fense of the proposed League of
Nations in a lengthy address de
livered or the floor of the senate
today. He defended the league;
against the charge that it subverts
the American constitution and de
clared that those opposing the i
league had trumped up many un- j
supportable objections with a view •
to playing upon the sensitiveness >
of the American public.
Continuing, Walsh said that the i
theories advanced by Senators Kno-;, I
Lodge, Johnson and others were j
founded upon theories long dis- j
proved, and he declared in positive
manner that the league covenant
does not set aside constitutional;
prerogatives, as claimed by oppo-,
nents of the proposition.
RELEASE OF DEBS
DENVER, June 11.—Resolutions j
urging the release of Eugene V. j
Debs and Thomas Mooney, the for- j
mer serving ten years on the charge ;
of espionage and the latter doing >
life for the San Francisco Pre-:
paredness Day bomb outrage, were j
adopted today by the convention i
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive:
Firemen and Engineers, which is j
in annual session in this city. Cop-1
ies of the resolution will be for- j
warded immediately to President
Wilson and the action of the con
vention given publicity through the
columns of labor and Socialist
papers throughout the country.
Mrs. George Green and baby
were passengers on the Tanana, en
route to Hot Springs, where they
will spend several weeks as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Greer..
INVESTIGATORS
MAY DROP QUIZ
IN PEACE LEAK
WASHINGTON', D. C., June 11.
—Beyond making certain of the
fact that a copy of the German
peace treaty reached this country
before the arrival of Special Cor
respondent Hunt, of the Chicago
Tribune, the senate investigating
committee has been unable to glean
much information regarding the
treaty affair, and it appears likely
at this time that the senate inquiry
will be abandoned soon as a hope
less job. Senator Lodge intimated
as much in a statement made during
the course of hearing in this city
today.
Elihu Root, former member of
the senate, testified before the com
mittee this afternoon, admitting to
the investigators that he saw a
Copy of the treaty fully three weeks
ago. Henry P. Davidson, another
witness, informed the committee
that he had brought the copy to
the United States from France, but
he did not disclose how he got hold
of it. He did admit, however, that
he had shown the copy t-o Root.
Frank A. Vanderlip, president of
the National City bank, of New
York, whom the committee had sum
moned in the hope that he would
be able to throw some light on the
matter, declared that he had not
seen a copy of the treaty at any
time.
CONFERENCE IS
READY 10 DEEP
DUBLIN, June 11.—There is
great elation here over the receipt
of news from Paris to the effect
that the peaec conferenece has de
cided to take up the consideration
of the Irish question, in response
to appeals of the Irish delegation.
The advices state that Col. House,
special representative of President
Wilson, is arranging to visit Eng
land at an early date for the pur
pose of urging the British govern
ment to settle the Irish question
in a manner that will permanently
dispose of unrest in that country.
Col. House, it is understood, also
will come to Ireland to make a
personal survey of conditions and
to gather information for presenta
tion to the conference in case of
need.
EX-SENATOR SPOONER
IS CALLED BY DEATH
NEW YORK, June 11_John Colt
Spooner, former member of the
United States senate, died in this
city today at the advanced age of
74 years, ending a career made
conspicuous by public service in
various capacities. The deceased
was elected to the United States
senate in 1885 and again in 1897.
He tendered his resignation, to take
effect May 1, 1907, since which
time he has been engaged in the
practice of law in this city.