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THE NENANA
The Nenana Daily News First
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DAILY NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALSAKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1919
WHOLE NUMBER 254
HALF MILLION UNEMPLOYED IN STATES
BIG SEATTLE STRIKE STARTS TOMORROW AT 10
LANE SENDS MESSAGE OF CHEER TO INTERIOR ALASKA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—Secre
tary Morrison, of the American
Federation of Labor, declared to
day that there were five hundred
thousand men without employment
in America today, whose number
might possibly increase.
He urged upon the House Rules
committee to give precedence to
legislation which would place a pro
hibition on immigraton for a period
of four years at least.
DEMOWil
Beni hops
(Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 5.—Over a quar
ter of a million men have been de
mobilized and released to return
to civil life, during the week end
ing January 30th.
The returns up to date show that
over a million men have been de
mobilized since the signing of the
armistice.
BRITISH EMBARGO
SEVERELY SCORED
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—In the
Senate chamber today the terms of
the new British embargo on imports
were subjected to severe criticism at
the hands of both Republican and
Democratic senators, in no uncer
tain terms.
The senators who joined in the
criticism called the attention of the
Senate to the effect the new em
bargo will have on American in
dustry.
During the discussion of the Brit
ish embargo, Senator Reed (Demo
crat) of Missouri, attacked the
Carnegie Peace Foundation’s activi
ties abroad and questioned its loy
alty, and declared that it should
be immediately dissolved. Senator
Knox (Republican) of Pennsylvania;
and Ashurst (Democrat) of Arizona
joined in the attack.
LUND’S ATTORNEY SERVES
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
S. H. Milwee, attorney for Ed
Lund, who was convicted some time
ago on a charge of sedition and
sentenced to serve a term in jail
and to pay a fine of $1000 by
Commissioner R. S. McDonald, pre
sented a writ of habeas corpus to
Judge Bunnell in the district court
today, to obtain Lund’s release.
The writ sets forth that the fine
of $1000 imposed on Lund by the
Nenana commissioner, is illegal.
Jugke Bunnell took the matter
under advisement and stated that
he will render his decision on
Thursday next.
The term of Lund’s jail sentence
will expire in a few days, and he
will then be required to serve out
the fine at the rate of $2 a day
unlesss the judge decrees otherwise.
AMERICAN FLOUR
(Associated Press)
PARIS, Feb. 5.—According to a
report received in this city today,
the American steamer Western
Plain arrived at a Rumanian port
with a cargo of seven thousand
tons of American flour, for the re
lief of the Rumanian people. The
vessel commenced discharging her
cargo immediately after arrival.
The steamer also delivered five
thousand tons of flour for the re
lief of the Czecho-Slovahs.
ALLIED FORCES
GERMAN HOOPS
Allies During Last November Had
Twice the Amount of Men
the Germans Had.
(Associated Press)
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. — The
j American army, including the Ma
rines, totaled 3,703,273 when the
I armistice was signed,
j On July 1st, the Allied rifle!
! strength for the first timt exceeded
the German rifle strength. This
means that the Allies had more men
in the trenches at that time than
the Germans did.
On November 1st the Allied rifle
strength was l,48.r>,000 exceeding
the Germans two to one.
'MARSHAL’S raid is
BARREN OF RESULTS
The marshal office made a quiet
raid on the Cascade Laundry in
Fairbanks on Monday in search of
liquor.
The premises were thoroughly
searched, but not even a smell re
l warded the officers of the law.
MANY LEFT ON THE
TRAIN THIS MORNING
Bound for the States via the
Broad Pass trail and Anchorage,
several Nenanaites journeyed on the
train which left town for the end
of steel this morning,
i Among those leaving were R. C.
Morris, of Fowler & Morriss; A. C.
Budow, late of the A. E. C. ma
chine shop force, Charles Sellender,
| also of the machine shop force and
a few others.
Dick Morris is going on a visit
to his folks in Wales and expects
to return in the spring. Sellender
is on his way to Oakland, Cali
fornia and also expects to return in
the spring. A1 Budow intends to
study mining and electrical engin
eering in the Eastern states.
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Dettonel Dark.
STRIKE COMMENCES !
TOMORROW MORNING;
Associated Press
SEATTLE, Feb. 5.—Every hope
that was ever entertained of avert
ing the threatened general strike,
has now been abandoned, and the
big strike will go into effect to
morrow morning. Everything pos
sible to bring the men and the em
ployers together, so that a satis
factory agreement could be reached
had been done, but it would ap
pear that the strike is inevitable.
It is estimated that forty-five
thousand workers in the various
trades will go out tomorrow in sym
pathy with the twenty-five thousand
shipyard workers who struck some
time ago.
The striking workmen have made
all arrangements for the housing
and feeding of the strikers for as
long as the strike will last.
The Electrical Workers Union,
who have elected to join the strike,
make the statemnt that the strike
of the electrical workers will leave
the city institutions, even the hos
pitals, in darkness.
The mayor f>f Seattle, in a state
ment issued to the people regarding
the dictum of the Electrical Work
ers Union regarding the lights, said
that the city will have lights from
the municipal plant. j
Members of the Chamber of Com-j
meree, Press club, Ministerial Asso-j
ciation. Woman’s club, Young; Men’s \
Christian Association, Manufactur-j
ers’ Association, the Elks and others'
have all appealed to the strikers
and the authorities as well, re-1
questing; (hat law and order be|
maint lined and urging that no
measures savoring of violence of j
any feind or that acts that will incite;
the people to commit unlawful acts,'
| be taken at any time during the con
! tinuance of the strike.
Shipping Board May Act
Strong rumors were current to-'
'day to the effect that the Central
I Labor Council, who had called the'
j general strike for tomorrow, will
| make it a twenty-four hour strike
only)
Humors were also current to the
effiivt that the Federal Shipping;
Board may take action tonight to
wa. ds settling; the shipyarder’s wage
| demands, and thereby averting: the
! threatened general strike.
None of the above rumors, how-i
■ ever, have received confirmation
I so far.
i ALBERS GUILTY
OF VIOLATING
ESPIONAGE LAW
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 5.—W.
Henry Albers, former president of
the Albers Brothers Milling; com
pany, was convicted today on the
charge of violating the espionage
law.
There were seven counts in the
indictment against Albers and he
was found guilty on two of them.
His attorneys claimed, at the
trial, that Albers was drunk when
he talked against the government.
EDDIE O’BRIEN SELLS
INTEREST IN MODEL CAFE
Eddie O’Brien, one of the co
owners of the Model restaurant of
Fairbanks, has sold out his interest
to his partners Tom Youle and
Martin Knuppe.
As soon as the transfer has been
duly made and his affairs straight
ened out, Eddie will leave for the
Outside.
LADIES’ AID MET WITH
MRS. CARL SCHMIDT
The members of the Ladies’ Aid
Society met at the home of Mrs.
Carl Schmidt yesterday afternoon
in their regular simi-monthly meet
ing. There was a large attendance
and quite a lot of work was ac
complished.
A delightful luncheon was served
by the hostess during the course
of the meeting, which came to a
conclusion at about five o’clock.
The bridge crossing the Copper
river north of Chitina which col
lapsed recently has been repaired
and trains are again running thru
to McCarthy.
TO HELP PLACE
DEHiGED MEN
(Associated Prows)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 6.—
Secretary of War Baker declared
today that every soldier can have
a job who wants one, after he has
been discharged from the army.
The secretary urged employers
to assist the government in finding
work for the men when they have
been mustered out.
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REVOLUTION NOT
I CAUSE OF DEFEAT;
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Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 5.—The Frank-’
furter Zeitung, in commenting on
the closing phnses of the war and
i the causes which led up to the
| collapse of the German military
I machine, says that the collapse of
! Germany was not due to the revo
lution, or to the Allied blockade.
The article declares that Luden
dorff was beaten when he com
menced his retreat to the Antwerp
Metz line.
As early as last September, Gen
eral Ludendorff is credited withj
having said that the war could not I
possibly continue very much longer!
on account of the military situation.,
The Cordova Chamber of Com
merce says that there are sufficient
quantities of crabs and sardines in
that vicinity to warrant the estab
lishment of canneries there for
both.
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MBS. ROOSEVELT I
GOES TO EUROPE:
Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Mrs.
Roosevelt, widow of the late Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, sailed for Eu- j
rope today.
She will disembark at a French
port, and as soon as arrangements
could be made will visit the grave
of her son Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt, who was killed in an air
plane battle, and was buried on the |
battlefield near where he fell.
WILSON CABLES
BIS APPROVAL
NAVAL PROGRAM
(Asso'ia Iftl Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. Presi-i
dent Wilson cabled Representative
Padgett today, reaffirming his ap
proval of the second three year
navy building program.
The President expressed his grati
fication at the unanimous report
made by the House Committee on
the naval program.
Representative Padgett, of Ten
nessee, is chairman of the House
Naval committee.
I
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(Associated I’: ess)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.—
Louis L. Jackson, of Cordova, Alas
ka, is included in a list of twelve
wounded men who arrived at the
Presidio hospital from overseas re
cently.
Jackson was landed recently at
i an Atlantic port from one of the
transports arriving from France,
and was sent to San Francisco so
that he will be able to reach his
Northland home quicker as soon as
he is Able to travel.
JAPANESE BANKERS
TO INVADE SIBERIA
TOKIO.—Two important Japan
ese banks contemplate establishing
branches or agencies in several im
portant cities or towns in Eastern
Siberia to enlarge their business in
terests. One of them already is do
ing banking business in Manchuri,
Chita, Khabarovsk, Spaskaya and
other principal Siberian towns with
Harbin as the center of its activi
ties.
Too old to be taken into the serv
ice, George Hoy, a Japanese resi
dent of Juneau last summer turned
a mosquito .infested swamp into a
patriotic garden that was the ad
miration of the city. Radishes in
this unique garden sent their green
tops upward to form the word
“Liberty” and near by is formed a
bell. To one side a cross bloomed
in red sweet peas, while tiny walks
wriggly fences and rocks with
flowers wandering over IF3m added
to the attraction of th.; place.
SECRETARY LANE
SENDS REPLY 10
WORKERS’ APPEAL
Charles N. Graham, chairman of
the committee appointed at the
mass meeting held in Nenana ri|
eently to protest against the curtail
ment of work on the government
railroad and to seek relief, received
the following telegram this morning
in answer to a protest to Secretary
of the Interior Lane:
Washington, Feb. 5, lit It)
('has. X. Graham, Frank Cleary,
Richard Morris, Committee,
Nenana, Alaska.
"Answering yours January 26th,
appreciate situation in Fairbanks
territory owing to stagnation in
gold mining and other activities in
which people usually engaged. Am
hoping for some additional funds be
fore March 4th to continue work
on Alaska Railroad.
“FRANKLIN K. LANE,
Secretary of the Interior.”
The hopeful tone of the tele
gram should be reassuring to those
who may have decided to go Out
side, as in all probability, work will
soon be resumed on the government
railroad.
Mr. Browne, engineer in charge,
stated that he had received a tele
gram from Chairman Edes along
similar lines, that is that funds
for continuing the railroad work
may soon be available, and although
there was nothing definite, the
chairman’s telegram gave reason to
hope for an early resumption of
railroad activities.
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; The Nenana Commercial club also
took action in the matter and sent
j a telegram to Secretary Lane,
pointing out the hardships entailed
;on the men of the district by the
; curtailment of railroad work at
this time of the year.
: The club also took it up with
other officials and commercial
bodies.
I Secretary Joseph received a reply
| today from Secretary of the In
, terior Lane, worded exactly the
, same as the one sent to the Peoples’
committee earlier in the day.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR COL. ROOSEVELT
A meeting; of the Fairbanks Coun
cil of Defense was held last night
at the armory and it was decided
to hold a memorial service in honor
of the late Colonel Theodore Roose
velt.
The service will be held at the
Thorne theater on next Sunday
night.
Judge W. A. Holzheimer, who
recently was seriously ill with influ
enza has recovered. The climax
of the epidemic at Nome was reach
ed early in December and it is now
on the decline. There were 30
deaths among the whites and 170
among the natives.
The war department has an
‘ nounced that powder and explosive
I licenses are no longer necessary to
1 purchase powder and explosives.
jThe end of the war caused a sus
pension of the order requiring the
license.
j Dess as, Alaska’s Interior reel Depot