WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1919.
NO. 200
M’ADOO SAYS OPERATORS SHOULD PAY
CARRANZA TRYING TO BREAK WITH UNCLE SAM
AMERICAN LEGION STOPS RADICAL MEETING IN EAST
JAIL IS SCENE
OE NIGHT RAID;
MAN BREAKS IN
It frequently happens that pris
oners confined in jails engage in
breaks for liberty, but it is not
often recorded that men on the out
side. in the full enjoyment of their
liberty, try to break into jail. But
that, apparently, is what happened
in Nenana shortly after midnight
on Saturday, when Tony Jelick
forced the door of the local lockup,
during the absence of Deputy Mar
shal Hagan, and created such a
commotion there that the two sol
dier inmates of the jail feared that
they were about to be assassinated.
They shouted for help, and finally,
after they had broken a window on
the south side of the building, at
tracted the attention of Fire Chief
Martin Nash, who was in the fire
hall near by.
The chief and Volunteer Fireman
Fred Douse rushed to the jail and
were warned by the soldiers that
there was someone inside the jail
who acted as though he wanted to
kill someone. Word was then sent
up town in search of Deputy Hagan
and the two firemen stood guard
until the officer arrived, by which
time several others had arrived on
the scene.
^ Although warned to beware of
attack from the unknown intruder,
Hagan made several attempts to
force an entrance into the building
by way of the cellar and the front
door, but was unsuccessful. After
trying the front door, the officer
and the two firemen took up posi
, tions about the building and await
ed developments, Hagan being close
to the door. They were soon re
warded by the appearane of Jelick.
who stepped quietly from the door
and then started to run, unheeding
the command to halt.
Unaware of the identity of the
man, and believing him to be armed,
Hagan fired three shots in the direc
tion of the fugitive. At the third
shot Jelick felt, and it was feared
that he had been hit, but he arose
quickly and was about to make off
again, when he was overtaken and
overpowered and taken back to the
jail for investigation. It was then
that his identity was discovered, and
it was also found that he had been
in some kind of a mixup, presum
ably a fight, in which his face had
been bruised considerably. And
much talk of lemon extract during
the time he was in the jail indicated
that he had been imbibing freely of
war-time substitutes.
Jelick was taken to the hospital
for repairs and was still at the in
stitution today, where he is getting
back to normal rapidly.
There is considerable mystery sur
rounding the movements of Jelick
prior to his appearane at the jail,
but it is believed that he will be
able to explain matters soon. The
presumption is that he broke into
the jail for protection.
Scrana—TS# Gateway to JCcXialey
Uatiiaal Park.
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M’ADOO SAYS COAL BARONS
SHOULD PAY WAGE INCREASE
IMPEACH ANDERSON
IS LABOR REQUEST
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—The new
National Labor party is planning to
petition Congress to impeach Fed
eral Judge Anderson, of Indianapo
lis, who issued an injunction re
straining the coal miners of the
country from striking. The matter
is under consideration today and it
is expected that formal action will
be taken by the convention before
adjournment.
MAN IS ARRESTED
FOP IAVERN RAID
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 4.—A
man giving his name as David Smith
has been placed under arrest in this
city in connection with the robbery
and murder committed at the Clare
mont Tavern on Friday. It is be
lieved that Smith has been positive
ly identified as one of the three
bandits who staged the holdup which
resulted in the death of two of the
guests of the roadhouse.
A reward of SI 1,000 has been j
offered for the apprehension of the
three highwaymen.
KANTISHNA OUTING
ENJOYEDJJY LADIES
Among: the arrivals in town on
Saturday’s train from the end of,
steel south of Nenana were Mrs.
Ruth Wilson and Mrs. Robertson,
of Fairbanks, who have been vaca
tioning- in the Kantishna district
during the past three months. They
went in by boat before the close .
of navigation and came out by dog.
team, by way of the winter trail,
escorted by Joe Dalton, well-known
oldtimer of the Kantishna country.
The ladies report a most enjoy
able outing and were loath to re
turn to civilization, so enamored
were they of the free, exhilarating
life of the Kantishna hills.
The ladies will return to their
homes in Fairbanks on tomorrow’s
train.
CONRAD WILL FREIGHT
SUPPLIES WITH TRUCK
Gus Conrad, well-known Fairbanks
mining man, has purchased the J.
H. Groves truck and will engage in
freighting. He already has a con
tract to move supplies and fuel oil
from Gilmore to Fairbanks creek,
for the dredge company, and will
also haul considerable wood for:
Dorfner & Kinney, on Dome creek.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. — Former
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has telegraphed Fuel Administrator
Garfield remonstrating against the
proposal of the coal operators that
the public be required to share with
them the cost of granting a wage
increase to the striking coal miners.
McAdoo declares, in his message,
that the soft coal operators made
shocking, indefensible profits during
1917, and he expresses grave doubts
if they are now entitled to permis
sion to increase coal prices to off
set the wage advance demanded by
their employes.
The income tax records of the
coal operators, McAdoo says, show
that they have made from five hun
dred to two thousand percent profit
on their operations.
PUBLIC TO PAY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24.—
Coal operators and representatives
of the striking coal miners are
marking time today, awaiting the
decision of Fuel Administrator Gar
field as to the proportion the public
will be required to pay of the pro
posed advance in wages to coal min
ers. The coal miners have accepted
the suggestion of Secretary of La
bor W7ilson for a wage advance of
27 cents per ton for diggers and
$1.58 for day workers.
PLANTS CLOSE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—The list of
closed industrial plants throughout
the Middle West continues to grow
steadily, in consequence of the coal
shortage. The miners of Indiana,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois ap
parently are determined to await
the outcome of the Washington con
ference before returning to work.
The coal shortage here has ne
1 cessitated the shutting off of heat
in streetcars, and at Indianapolis
: manufacturers are operating now
with plants closed three days a week.
OPTIMISTIC.
SEATTLE, Nov. 4. — Governor
Hart expresses the belief that all
coal mines in the state of Wash
ington will have resumed operations
by the end of the week. He will
meet with the operators tonight for
the purpose of discussing plans for
reopening the mines.
The governor declares that radi
cal agitators, and not the real min
ers, are causing all the trouble. The
trouble-makers, he says, are not em
ployes of the mines. He says fur
ther that the miners are not willing
to let the state suffer for coal.
CARRANZA READY TO
BREAK WITH STATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24—
The state department is in receipt
of advices from E! Paso indicating
that President Carranza is involved
in a deliberate attempt to cause an
open break between the United
States and Mexico.
The latest trouble concerns Am
erican Consular Agent Jenkins, who
is now under arrest at Pueblo, held
a prisoner ir,- the Mexican authori
ties. Upon being informed ‘of th%
predicament of the diplomat, the
state department despatched a sharp
note to Mexico City, demanding the
immediate release of Jenkins. The
note was considered at a special meet
ing of the Mexican cabinet on Fri
day, but the request thus far has
been ignored otherwise.
Some time ago, Jenkins tvas taken
captive by Mexican brigands and the
United States was required to sup
ply the Mexican government with
funds to secure his release, which
they later failed to repay.
NEW MAIL SCHEDULE
IS STARTING TODAY
The thrice-a-week state schedule
between Fairbanks and Chitina
started today with the departure of
a Brower mail state from Fairbanks.
Hereafter the states will leave the
upper town on Mondays, Wednes
days and Fridays, carrying mail and
passengers.
The stage leaving today carried
Jack Lodge, who is enroute to the
Mayo hospital at Rochester, Minr..,
and John Erower, manager of the
stage line.
Mrs. Frank Miller of Fairbanks -
gave birth to a nine-pound boy at
St. Joseph’s hospital on Saturday.
SMALL MAIL IS DUE
A small shipment of first class
Outside mail will arrive in Nenana
on tomorrow’s train from Fairbanks,
the shipment having reached the
upper town late Saturday afternoon,
by way of the Brower stage line.
There were only four locked
pouches in the consignment, so that
Nenana’s portion of it probably will
not amount to much.
Mail will be despatched from N'e
nana tomorrow also.
Gus Brinkama ami Jack Adams
left Fairbanks for Wood river this
morning with a winter outfit. They
plan to spend the winter in that
district.
j PARIS, Xov. 24. — Members of
.the peace conference are of the
opinion that America is still one of
jthe Allied nations, notwithstanding
! the failure of the senate' to ratify
the peace treaty. The treaty may
yet be ratified, they argue, in which
j event the United States will be
closely united with the powers of
i Europe.
1 The American troops now occu
pying Coblenz need not necessarily
ibe withdrawn, the conference be
jlieves, until it has been definitely
] decided by American not to become
jpart of the League of Nations.
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• There is reason to believe that a
considerable number of Nenanaite?
will join the excursion to Fair
banks tomorrow for the purpose of
spending the Thanksgiving holiday
in the upper town and enjoying the
i'estivities which have been arranged
for the entertainment of the visitors.
The fun will start on Wednesday
night, with a railroad dance at
•Eagle hall, given under the aus
pices of Fairbanks Aerie, No. 1037,
Fraternal Order of Eagles. T will
be the annual Thanksgiving danc ■
of the Eagles, turned into a railroad
blowout in honor of the completion
of the Government railroad between
Nenana and Fairbanks.
On Thursday afternoon there will
be a continuous free show at
Thorne’s movie theater, and on
Thursday night there will be a big
free dance at the armory, mu sic for
which will be furnished by a six
piece orchestra.
The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion has announced a one-fare rate
for the round trip, leaving Xenana
tomorrow noon and returning Fri
' day morning.
STARCHED COLLARS
MUST GO TO RAG-BAG,
SAY FORMER OFFICERS
LONDON.—Wearied of the starch
ed collar, the raw edge, the climb
ing tie, and big laundry bills, de
mobilized army officers are second
ing the efforts of fashion makers
to revive the Bvronic bare throat
and open shirt. “Our stiff-necked
i
; linen is to be consigned to the rag
. bag,” writes one. The new fashion
has the unqualified support of the
medical specialists of Harley street,
i They point to the brawny sailor
iman as an example of what the
^decollete shirt does for men.
DEBS 10 COVER;
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READING, Pa., Nov. 24.—The
Debs amnesty meeting, which was
scheduled to take place in this city
last night, under the auspices of a
local Socialist organization, was
hastily called off at the last minute
through fear that the meeting would
be interrupted by the American
Legion.
Two thousand American Legion
men paraded the streets during the
afternoon, at the conclusion of
which a demonstration was staged
in front of the Socialist headquar
ters, fully five thousand ex-service
men and their supporters partici
pating.
Mayor Gilbert later warned the
Socialists that bloodshed probably
would result if the radicals met, and
the meeting accordingly was called
off.
BRUSSELS.—Although it is now
many months since peace was signed,
there are indications each day in
Brussels arid elsewhere that the Bel
gians are not yet ready to "forgive
and forget" the German invasion
and occupation. There is a demand
that the German Words on the nu
merous German passenger cars
which one sees on Belgian lines be
changed and replaced by French.
German traitors are still being
tried, while business men ate op in
arms against Belgians who furnished
the enemy with goods during the
occupation. The government needs
revenues, and it is proposed to tax
these unpatriotic persons 30 to 40
percent of the amounts involved in
the provisioning of the late enemy.
These business m*-n, who have ad
dressed a formal letter to the gov
ernment, also say that these persons
whom they characterize u= "trai
tors” are also receiving government
contracts, and they want* a stop put
to it. Some of the Socialist min
isters al-o are being attacked in
the press for their unenergetic atti
tude toward the Germans. The elec
toral campaign is on and some of
these ministers are seeking re-elec
tion.
A law is being urged to deprive
of civil rights all persons who
dealt with the enemy. These are
only a few instances of many show
ing the state of mind of the Bel
gians.
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