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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA. M.A3KA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919
WHOLE
NUMBER 236
WILSON MAY TOUR THE UNITED STATES
LABOR PLANNING FOR A RETRIAL FOR MOONEY
JAP-AMERICAN COMMITTEE TO CONTROL RAILROADS
ISON 101003
UNITED STATES
EARLY IN MARCH;
President May Make a Speaking
Tour in the State* in March
to Explain Peace Terms.
(Associated Press)
PARIS. Jan. 14.—The Associated
Press announce that President Wil-!
son is considering the advisability!
of undertaking a speaking tour of i
the Unit^l States in the interests
of the peace conference.
He intends to visit many of the |
principal cities, and, possibly the
large cities on the Pacific coast.
With Congress adjourned early
in March, President Wilson will
have an opportunity to conduct his
tour before returning to Europe to
be present at the ratification of
the peace treaty.
The main object of these tours
is to inform the country generally
regarding the proceedings at the
Paris conference and to sound out |
and encourage public sentiment re
garding his peace principles which,
he feels, have been acclaimed by
the European masses.
President Wilson’s friends be
lieve that his expressions of opinion
regarding the coming peace, which;
have been very popular in Europe,
had great influence on European .
statesmen. i
Joint Preis Communique of the
Event* Transpiring at Peace
Conference Arranged For.
(AHHoni.iteii Pressi
PARIS, Jan. 14.—An Associated
Press joint press communique is to
be issued by all the nations repre
sented in the inter-Allied peace
conference.
Heretofore, the French and Brit
ish press representatives had access
to more news of the conference
proceedings than the Americans.
The new communique that has
been arranged for will contain only
such news as will be given out by
any of the nations represented in
the conference.
There are over one hundred
American correspondents in Paris
at the present time, and President
Wilson will communicate with them
through Ray Standard Baker, the
well known magazine writer, who
has been named to act as publicity
agent.
President Wilson will also give
Secretaray of War Baker the de
tails of the meetings which are not
given in the press communiques.
KNITTING CLUB MEETING
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The Nengtna Knitting club will
hold their regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Oscar Rothenburg,
on Second and C streets on Thurs
day, January 16.
All members are ui.^ed to at
tend and bring their knitting along.
JAP-AMERiCAN
JOIN! CON1ROL
SIBERIAN ROAD
Joint Japanese-Amorican Committee
Will Operate Eastern Siberian
TOKIO, Jan. 14.—It is reported
that Japan and America have now
reached an agreement regarding
joint control of the Chinese Eastern
Siberian railways.
The railroads mentioned will be
operated under the control of a
joint commission. John F. Stevens
will be president of the joint com
mission.
John F. Stevens is a prominent
civil engineer and was at various
time prominently connected with
some of the principal railroads in
the United States. He was chief
engineer of the Panama Canal, and
later was made chairman of the
Isthmian Canal commission.
He was vice-president and had
charge of the operation of the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford R. R. since 1907. He is a
member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers.
LUXEMBURG RULER
VERY UNPOPULAR
Revolutionists Demand Abdication
of Grand Duchess Marie of
Luxemburg.
Associated Press
GENEVA, Jan. 14—According to
reports received in this city today,
revolutionists forced their entry
into the palace occupied by Grand
Duchess Marie of Luxemburg last
Friday and demanded her abdica
tion.
She refused to comply with the
request of the revolutionists on the
ground that the national parliament
had not made the request.
The reports al^o indicate that
there is much feeling against the
grand duchess as a result of the
fact that she received the kaiser
and the crown prince recently and
permitted her younger sister to be
come engaged to Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria.
The people of the Duchy of Lux
emburg desire to be independent
of German control.
Ml ARRIVED
K AFTERNOON
A Thelin stage pulled in this
afternoon from Fairbanks with a
shipment of mail composed mostly
of second class atter, all of which
has been distributed.
Due notice will be given of the
closing of the mail when the time
of departure of the stage is defin
itely known.
A powerful searchlight mounted
on a telescope tube that can be
thrust under water has been pat
ented for investigating sunken ves
sels.
Bolsheviki Agitation In the States
Is Reported to Be Well Under
Control.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 14.—
According to a statement issued by i
the department of justice, the Bol- :
sheviki agitation in the United
:
States does not hold promise of
reaching a stage of open disorder.
The movement, which is confined
principally to New York at the
present time, is reported to be well
under control and no serious dis
turbances are anticipated by the
authorities.
STATES
Three More States Ratify Federal
Prohibition Amendment and
Swell Majority.
(Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 14.—The states
of Washington, Arkansas and Indi
ana have duly ratified the federal
prohibition amendment.
This brings the total number of
states ratifying the dry law to
twenty-six, and it is expected that
the remaining states, which have
not yet taken action on the ques-!
tion, will also fall in line.
When thirty-two states, which ■
will represent two-thirds of all the
states in the Union, have ratified
the federal prohibition amendment,
it will then automatically become
a Constitutional amendment and
1 nation-wide prohibition will go into
effect.
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TRACK CAMP WILL
MOVE TOMORROW.
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Camp 16, known as the track
camp, consisting of the men of the
steel gang under Foreman Thomas
K. Blakey, will be moved early io
i morrow morning, and for some
| time to come will be stationed at
I Nenana Crossing (43-mile).
I The steel has been laid on the big j
; bridge at the Crossing and work j
; trains will be enabled to cross it
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tomorrow.
As stated before, quite a consid
| erable distance of the roadbed to
wards Lignite has already been
graded and the steel gang will com-j
mence operations on the far side
of the river tomorrow. A small
gap in the line, a few miles beyond
the south bank of the river still
remains to be graded, and con- j
tractors are now working on it. It'
(is expected that the gap will be
! finished by the time the steel gets
there.
The end of steel is now within
six miles of the Burns mine.
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NATIONS LEAGUE
FiRST BUSINESS
Of
PfiM
E
Russia N'sy Be Represented At the
First Meeting, When League
of Nations Will Be Discussed
(Associated Cress)
PARIS- Jan. 14.—The govern-:
nent of Russia may be represented
it the first formal peace meeting
rhe formation of a league of na- 1
ions will he the first matter to ]
be taken up for discussion and !
settlement by the members of the
iieace conference.
The delegates of the several
Mlied nations are planning on work- j
ing twelve hours a day if necessary
n order that the final peace terms j
nay be arrived at, and a peace j
treaty drawn up for ratification i
>y all the nations concerned.
Germany may be granted an ex- j
tension of the armistice if she
would surrender the German com- j
mercial fleet for the purpose of
transporting troops in exchange for
food. i
Conference to Plan Obtaining New
Trial for Mooney and Billing!
Largely Attended.
(AssoepiteU I'r.-HK)
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Over one
thousand delegates, representing
practically very intenational union
and central labor congress, are at
tending the International Workers’
Defense League conference in this
sity.
The* International Workers’ De
fense League conference has been
railed for the purpose of adopting
plans for obtaining new trials for
Mooney and Billings- who were
convicted of bomb outrages at San
Francisco in connection with the
Preparedness Day parade.
The radical element is well rep
resented at the conference and the
delegates cheered when mention
was made of calling a strike to en
force their demands.
“FLYER” SEARCHERS
ARE REMUNERATED
U. S. Commissioner Reed Heilig,
of Fairbanks, was engaged all yes
lay afternoon in paying off the
men who were engaged in searching
for the wrecked launch “Flyer"
some time ago.
The men receiving compensation
were Elmer Sanderlin, T. T. Swan,
William McGlone, Walter McGuire,
Dan Schofield, Jack Lilley- Chris
Keane and 0. W. Fisher.
Besides the above mentioned
men, there were a whole host of
volunteer workers from the time of
the wreck until nearly freezeup.
Coal has been discovered in com
mercial quantities in the Cauca val
ley of Columbia and several mines
have been opned.
T
Amins i
STILL continue;
BcLheviki Arrests In Largo Number
At Argentine Capital, Has
Not Stopped Rioting.
I
Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 14.—Bol
:luviki disturbances have occurred
all day notwithstanding the fact
that eig-ht hundred Bolshevists have
so far, been placd under arrest.
Several shots have been fired at ]
the police during the course of the .
day from the roofs of houses and |
from windows.
German Cities Outside of Berlin
Reported Free From Spartacan
Activities Now.
Ase.iriaii-i*
BERLIN Jan. 14.—The Associ
ated Press announce that order has
now been completely restored in
all of th German cities, outside of
Berlin, where the Spartaeans had
established themselves.
Forty-five of the Bolshevikis
have been arrested, one of their
leaders have been killed and several
of them wounded.
All disarmed Spartaeans who
have been arrested, admitted that
they had intended to forcibly pre
vent the elections to the German
National Assembly.
SMALL STAMPEDE ON
TO OLD DIGGINGS
A telephone message from Fair
banks states that there is a small
stampede on to the Salchaket dis
trict, where some Rood pay is re
ported to have been found.
The country mentioned has been
the scene of many a stampede in
years gone by, and is known to
many a sourdough.
The exact location of th reported
strike, of course ,is not definitely
known, but is said to be somewhere
in the neighborhood of the head
waters of the Salchb river, on the
farther side of the dome near
Shaw creek. Nothing definite is
known of the extent of the strike.
CHICKEN POX BREAKS
OUT IN FAIRBANKS
According to a report received
today from Fairbanks, the children
of Jesse Rust, electrician for the
N. C. company, were found to be
suffering from an attack of the
chicken pox.
The Rust house has been quar
antined to prevent te spread of the
disease.
Three natives of Talkeetna died
of the flu during the recent epi-1
demic.
TEMPERATURE
Tuesday, January 14
Maximum .23 above
Minimum .8 below
As reported by the government
observation station, Nenana
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BIG TRANSPORT
IS DELAYED BY
SLIGHT ACCIBENT
British Troopship Has Propellor
Disabled; Troops Aboard
Bound for Siberia.
Asaortut.Ml Press
VANCOUVER. I?. C., Jan. 14.—
rhe bin British troopship Protsilaus
laving on board two thousand Can
idian soldiers bound for a Siberian
mrt, sent wireless calls for assist
ince today, when she was nearing
/ladivostoek.
Tier wireless calls indicated that
ler propellers had been disabled
ind that she was, in consequence,
inable to proceed on her voyage.
The British cruiser Kent was
iromptly despatched to her assist
ince and it was reported later that
he Protsilaus was proceeding to
/ladivostoek under her own steam.
(Associated I’ross)
VIENNA, Jan. 14.—A large band
>f Bolshevikis who had arrived
'nun Russia to preach their doc
rine to the people, were expelled
rom this city today by the au
horities.
ltt.AH
FROM T STRlET
With the completion of the ex
.ension of the line to the foot of
\ street, train service to the Ne
lanu Crossing will be commenced,
,he trains leaving from A street.
A passenger tariff will also go
nto effect in a few days, due notice
>f which will be given.
It is expected that trains will
ommence leaving from the A street
;nd of the line tomorrow or next
lay.
JARTY ENJOY TRIP
TO NENANA CROSSING
On the train leaving this mom
ng, a small party composed of
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Browne, Mrs.
Sari Brown, Mr. and Mrs. John A
Davis, Miss Helen Protzan, Mr. S.
Howel and Superintendent Packer
vent out to the end of steel at the
Slenana Crossing (43-mile).
The train reached the Crossing
ihortly after noon and the party
lad lunch at the camp there. About
two hours were spent in taking in
the sights and watching the steel
arang and bridge builders working.
The return journey was com
nenced at 2:30 p. m., the train ar
riving in the Nenana yards on time.
MARSHAL ENROUTE
WITH INSANE MAN
Deputy Marshal Jack Woods is
due in Fairbaks tomorrow with J.
Major, who was recently adjudged
insane at Ruby. The man was
brought to Tanana by Deputy Mar
shal Long of Ruby, and turned over
at that point to Deputy Wood.