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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
If EMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1919.
NO. 154
jARY DEFENDS TRUST BEFORE SENATE
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GOVERNMENT REMOVES BAN ON WAGE INCREASE
CINCINNATI REDS CAPTURE OPENING GAME OF SERIES
PUIS WILL
Oct. 1.—The Clemenceau
ent has been sustained by
mber of deputies, a vote
-sterday showing that the
s of the chamber are ready
e concessions in order to
ne settlement of the peace
as agreed by the deputies
ay to postpone discussion of
roposed amendment of the
treaty providing for the fur
. disarmament of Germany, and
I is now considered likely that an
ement on this point, satisfac
| to both sides, will be reached
early date.
I contention of the deputies is
I ne terms of the treaty re
ft e the armament of the Huns
| c t a sufficient jltjs -antee
future German ag^l^?TPrrr
STRIAL TRUCE
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* . LOUIS, Oct. 1.—In an ad
' s delivered before the American
‘ nkers’ association in this city
' oday. Governor Harding, of the
•frderal reserve board, urged a six
GARY TELLS COMMITTEEMEN
BIG CORPORATION IS FAIR
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months’ industrial truce as a means
of reducing the cost of living
throughout the United States. ,
It is impossible to make headway,
he pointed out, while the industries
I of the country are upset by labor
| troubles. Production suffers and
conditions generally are such as to
restrict trade and make capital
timid.
Were there assurance that there
would be no strikes for six months,
he declared, conditions would soon
become norma! and prices would
drop rapidly.
BRITISH ADMIRAL
VBCFS AMBITION
AUCKLAND, Oct. 1. — Admiral
jJellicoe has issued an appeal to
iXew Zealanders to co-operate with
England in making the future Brit
ish navy the most powerful in ex
istence. The admiral says the un
known problems of the Pacific
might easily lead to future trouble,
land it is his belief that the British
i navy should be sufficiently strong
• to meet any emergency.
GOVERNMENT PASSES
BUCK TO SHIPYARDS
I WASHINGTON', D. C., Oct. 1.—,
United States Shipping board
officials of the navy department
-hed an agreement late last night
illow shipyard workers to accept
advance in wages demanded by
n, provided the Government is
put to additional expense as a
ult of the increase. The deci
- n means, in enect. that the ship
s'
rds may grant the demands of the
^ len. but may not look to the Gov
■ emment for special allowances to
over the advance.
This' action on the part of the
' lovernment, it is believed, will
I vert a general suspension of ship*
1 ird activities, as it is considered
t obable that the shipyards will
t the demands of their employes.
SHIPYARDS OBJECT.
'ACOMA, Oct. 1.—-Employes of
a! shipyards went out on strike
morning in consequence of the
rusal of the managements to
ant the increase in wages demand
by the men. The plants want
o Government to bear the burden
the increase, inasmuch as the
| tipping board and the navy depart
men have consented to the advance
wages.
FRISCO WORKERS QUIT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1—Fifty
thousand employes of shipyards on
I the shores of San Francisco bay are
jidle today and practically all work
| in the yards is at a standstill. Be
Ifore final action was taken by the
men, a delegation waited on the
managements to ascetrain if the
shipbuilders would assume the re
sponsibility of paying the increased
|wages demanded, and when it was
|learned that they would not con
,sent to the advance under those
circumstances, the men were or
dered out.
Reports from the South state that
only a few workers showed up this,
morning at Los Angeles and San
: Diego.
SEATTLE GIVES IN.
SEATTLE, Oct. 1.——As a result
of the Government’s decision to let
the shipyards increase the wages of
employes, provided the Government
does not have to pay it, local ship
yard workers did not go out on
strike this morning, and it is be
lieved that the question of wage?
will be satisfactorily adjusted be
tween the plants and the workers.
Reports from Portland state that
similar conditions prevail there, as
a result of the plants having given
their assent to the wage increase.
There is great elation in both
cities over the successful outcome
of the strike movement, the decision
of the Government being heralded
■ as a great victory for labor.
, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1 —
Continuing his testimony before the
special steel strike committee of the
United States senate, Judge Elbert
H. Gary, chairman of the board of
directors of the United States Steel
corporation, informed the lawmak
ers today that his company pays
the highest wages in the world to
steel workers and treats its em
ployes fairly in every way.
Gary warned the members of the
committee that the control of Am
erican industries by labor unions
would result in the decay and droop
ing of industries; it would mean
that America could not keep up in
the race with the world for indus
trial supremacy. “It would mean,”
he continued, “a condition such as
I fear England is in now.”
The average unskilled worker in
the employ of the corporation, he
said, now receives $5 a day. while
skilled workers in the steel plants |
receive $6.70. The men did not
strike of their own volition, he de
clared, but were forced to strike by
the labor leaders. The men are
now returning to work, the senators
were informed.
In response to questions asked by
the committeemen, Gary denied that
the steel workers had been mis
treated by the corporation. He also
branded as false the charge of the
strikers that the corporation men
(killed Mrs. 'Fannie Sellens, at
Brechenridge. Pa., some time ago.
[He said the corporation had no
i plant at Breckenridge, and express
ed the belief that coal miners in
that district had killed the woman
by accident. The verdict of the
j coroner's jury, he pointed out, had
j shown that the corporation had no
jajrent there. This verdict will be
i filed with the committee in sub
stantiation of Gary's statement.
WASHINGTON. D. Oct. 1.
The state department has been in
formed by the Russian ambassador
that the Siberian general, Rosanoff,
has tendered an apology to General
Graves, commander of the American
il'orces in Siberia, for the arrest of
[Captain L. P. Johns and Corporal
Sperling, at Iman, and the flogging
i cf the corporal.
Nothing official has been heard as
vet from General Graves regarding
jthe outcome of the incident.
YUKON COMING
WITH IASI OF
1919 FREIGHT
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i The steamer "i ukon left Dawson
yesterday morning on her last voy
age down the river for the season.
There are a number of passengers
on board for Nenana. a considerable
quantity of second class mail, and
all the freight received at White-:
.horse prior to the last washout on
the White Pass railroad. The Yu
kon will be met by the Tanana at
Gibbon and will then turn back up
stream, going direct to Whitehorse
for the winter.
The fre-ght consists of 82 tons,
mostly construction material, for
Nenana, three tons for Fairbanks,
seven tons for Chena, and 44 tons'
for Tanana and other points along
the river. There are 36 sacks of
mail on board for Nenana and 106
sacks for the upper town.
The passengers for Nenana are:
Miss Viola Smith. Miss Emma Rutz,
‘Teddy Edmund, George M. Kelly,
George I. Saunders. T. J. Robert
son, Mr. and Mrs. Deming Wheeler,
and Harry Davis, of the Terminal.
Miss Minnie Frank is a passenger
for Hot Springs, and Mrs. L. V. i
Stanley and two children are en
route to Circle.
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D’ANNUNZIO IS
THERE 10 STAY,
F1UME, Oct. 1.—In the first pub-1
lished statement authorized by d’An
nunzio, the zealous Italian patriot
declares, “We are here to stay until j
Fiume has been annexed to the]
state.” The statement was made:
today to representatives of The As
sociated Press, who sought an in-:
terview' with the popular leader in ^
crder that the public might be in
formed relative to the aims of the
man who has taken charge in Fiume
in defiance of the wishes of the
Allied powers, including his own
government.
D'Annunzio is hailed as the con
quering hero of Fiume. Demon
strations occur every nigh* in his
honor, the people marching through
the streets cheering the daring lead
er and applauding the firm stand
he has taken.
Money and supplies are being
sent to Fiume from Rome.
PRESIDENT WILSON IS
NOT IMPROVED TODAY
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 1 —
The condition of President Wilson
is unchanged today. He spent a
sleepless night and arose this morn
!ing feeling jaded, but Dr. Grayson]
j is authority for the statement that'
; there has been no change for the1
.worse. He believes an improvement j
will be noticed soon.
j WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1.—
President Wilson is in receipt of a
(wireless message from King Albert
of Belgium, who is now nearing
'America aboard the steamer George
: Washington. The message expres
es regret over the illness of the
President and hope for a speedy re
covery.
The Belgian royal family will
(visit nineteen cities during their
stay in the United States, touching
the Pacific coast, and returning
East toward the end of the month.
They expect to reach this city on
their return trip across the country
on October 24, and will be the
'guests of President and Mrs. Wilson
'during their stay in the capital.
j A Brower mail stage,
] under the winter schedule, 1
banks this morning for
i
. There were no passengers.
the first
eft Fair
C'hitina.
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LONDON, Oct. 1.—Officials of
.the government announce today that
: considerable progress is being made
in restoring traffic throughout the
country. Everybody, in all walks of
life, is helping to move trains and
supplies, among the notables who
are lending a hand to the govern
ment in the crisis being the Sixth
Earl of Portarlington, who helped
unload milk churns at Pddington
jstation; Frederick Smith, heir of
j the first baron of Colwyn, who is
'working as a fireman on a Liver
j pool-London express, and a well
! known duke, who was seen driving
a motor lorry.
WORST YET TO COME.
I GLASGOW. Oct. 1.—Robert Smil
| lie, leader of the British miners,
predicts that 50 percent of Eng
land's laborers will be idle
jwithin a week. He expects to see
'mines, shipyards, factories and steel
plants closed before the present
trouble is over.
WHITLOCK CONFIRMED AS
AMBASSADOR TO BELGIUM
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Oct. 1.—
[The nomination of Brand Whitlock
| to be ambassador to Belgium has
been confirmed by the senate.
Henan*—The Gateway to ICcKlaley
Hatiooal Park.
CHICAGO DEFEATED
IN OPENING MATCH
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1. — In the
i presence of the greatest baseball ^
| crowd ever assembled in this city,
jthe Cincinnati Reds, winners of the
National league pennant, defeated
the Chicago White Six, 9 to 1. in
the opening game of the world's
series, played here this afternoon,
j The attendance was 35,000.
i The feature of the game was the
' heavy hitting of the Reds, who
Chicago’s
star
^knocked Cicotte
pitcher, from the box. Ruether
pitched for the Reds and allowed
only six hits. But his batting was
even better than his pitching. He
went to bat three times and scored
three hits, two of them being three
baggers.
The locals made fourteen hits,
and Chicago six, and each team was |
credited with one error.
Before the game started, the bet
ting favored Chicago, a number of
wagers being placed at 6 to 5 on
the game.
The weather was idea! for the
commencement of the series, ac
counting, to some extent at least,
for the unprecedented demand for i
seats. Some of the luckless fans,
who reached the city late, offered
as high as SI00 for a seat.
The second game of the series
will be played here .tomorrow, after
which the two teams will fro to
Chicafro for two frames.
JELIICOE ENRCUIE
10 PACIFIC PORI
VALLEJO, Cal.. Oct. 1.—Accord
ing to advices received here today,
Admiral Jellicoe, commander of the
British grand fleet during the war,
will visit the Pacific coast during
the winter, being scheduled to ar
rive at Mare Island on November 5.
The admiral is making a cruise
of the world on the British warship
New Zealand.
BERKMAN RELEASED
FROM FEDERAL PEN
ATLANTA, Ga„ Oct. 1.—Alex
ander Berkman. who has been serv
ing time on a charge of obstructing
the draft, was released from the
federal penitentiary today and is
now enroute to New York to face
deportation charges, with Emma
Goldman.
Mrs. C. W. Adams returned to
town on the steamer Alaska and will
spend the winter in Nenana.