WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1919.
NO. 118
PITTMAN FAVORS RESERVATION PLAN
NA VY HUNTS FOR LOST ALASKA APPROPRIATION
RODMAN TO DIRECT NEW FLEET INTO FRISCO HARBOR
10 TAKE FLEE!
THROUGH GATE
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 20.—
Admiral Hugh Rodman has an
nounced that he will take the fleet
through the Golden Gate into San
Francisco bay, unassisted by local
pilots, several of whom have of
fered their services. The admiral
says that he is familiar with the
channel leading into California’s
greatest harbor, and feels capable
of leading his vessels to their an
chorage inside the Golden Gate.
The arrival of the fleet will be
witnessed by President Wilson,
aboard the old battleship Oregon,
which will be anchored near Goat
island. Every ship of the fleet will
fire the presidential salute of 21
guns as it passes the Oregon.
Officers and men of the fleet are
having a joyous time here, as the;
honored guests of the city. TJ eir j
time will be fully occupied duririff'i
their brief stay, with entertainment
and other festivities arranged espe
cially in honor of the visitors.
I
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20.—
The daylight saving law, a war
emergency measure requiring the ad
vancement of the time of the na
tion one hour during a certain por
tion of the year, was repealed by
the senate today, over the veto of
President Wilson. Similar action
was taken by the lower house of
Congress yesterday, and the passage
of the repeal measure today puts
the quietus on the law, against
which there has been much opposi
tion on the part of the farmers of
the country.
The vote of the senate stood 57
for repeal and 19 against.
PERSHING VISITS ITALY;
GUEST OF ITALIAN KING
ROME, Aug. 20.—General Per
shing is a visitor in taly, having
come to this country for the pur
pose of viewing the battleelds on
which Allied soldiers struggled
against Austrian and German ag
gression.
The American general is the guest
of the king during his stay in Italy.
DEMAND FOR CHILDREN
FOR ADOPTION ACTIVE
IN SOUTHERN CITY
LOS ANGELES. — The “child
market,” as some persons satirically
refer to the demand in Los Angeles
for children for adoption, continues
active.
Hardly a day passes that the Chil
dren’s Home society, which cares for
orphans until it can find suitable
parents, does not have a number
of requests for children.
This demand is strengthened by
■egular advertisements in the want
id columns of the Los Angeles news
papers.
GREASERS M
SHOT AT PLANE;
FIRE RETURNED
MARFA, Tex., Aug. 20.—Lieuten
ants Estill and Cooper, pilot and ob
server, respectively, of the Ameri
can airplane which was sent across
the border to assist the Yankee cav
alry in the pursuit of the bandits
responsible for the capture and de
tention of Aviators Davis and Pe
terson early this week, returned to
Presidion this afternoon and report
ed that their plane was fired on
by three mounted Mexicans yester
day, when they descended to have
a close look at the ground. The
aviators returned the fire and saw
one horse and its rider fall. Later
they saw one horse standing without
a rider, and they are of the opin: i
tfiat two of the Mexicans were efin
er killed or wounded.
Storms in the Chihuahua moun
tains are interfering somewhat with
the pursuit of the bandits today, and
telephone communication with the
American cavalrymen has been cut
off entirely.
SENATE 10 PROBE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20—
The senate has adopted the Reed
resolution authorizing an investiga
tion of the news print paper indus
try for the purpose of ascertaining
if the paper manufacturers are en
gaged in illegal practices, and if the
present prices are excessive.
The price of newspaper on the
Pacific coast has practically doubled
during the past four years.
AIRPLANE IS USED IN
SEARCH FOR LOST BOY
LONG BEACH, Cal.—Still anoth
er use for airplanes was discovered
here recently when a lost boy, Bob
by Hollman, three years old, was
found after an aerial search.
He became separated from rela
tives. Earl Dougherty, an aviator,
hearing of the situation, invited
Bobby’s mother to participate in an
airplane search. The child was
found in a cornfield.
R. W. Taylor, for many years in
the employ of the Northern Com
mercial company at Fairbanks, and
until recently attached to the Idita
rod store of the company, is re
turning to Fairbanks to take charge
of the light and heat department,
succeeding Bob Menzie, who has
severed his connection with the com
pany and will leave soon for the
States.
Mrs. George Bachner of Liven
good gave birth to a 10-pound boy
at Fairbanks Sunday morning.
RESERVATION PLAN
READY FOR SENATE
I
1
1
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20.—
Senator Key Pittman, Democrat, of
Nevada, has prepared a resolution
for the consideration of the senate,
embodying four reservations on the
League of Nations covenant. The
resolution is in line with the sug
gestion of President Wilson that
reservations, if made, should be
made separately and not as part of
the resolution providing for the rat
ification of the treaty. Combining
the issues, the President fears,
might make new negotiations neces
sary.
The Pittman reservations were not
submitted to the President before
presentation to the senate,' but they
are similar to the reservations with
which the Republicans propose to
deal. They include the right of
withdrawal from the league, Article
10, domestic questions, and the Mon
roe Doctrine.
PRUSSIANS MAY AID KAISER
BERLIN, Aur. 20.—The Prussian
cabinet has under consideration a
bill providing; for the appropriation
of one hundred and seventy million
marks, intended as a settlement for
the civil property lost by the former
kaiser when he was forced to abdi
cate.
SEATTLE, Auk. 20.—Two large
Japanese freighters, the Yomei Maru
and the Shinbu Maru, enroute from
the Orient to this city, ran aground
during the night in a dense fog, on
the Canadian side of the Straits of
Juan de Fuea, and one of the ves
sels is said to be in a dangerous
position.
The Yomei Maru grounded on
Race rocks about midnight and was
still hung up this morning, when
the last reports were received.
The Shinbu Maru struck on Ben
tinck island about daybreak, but was
floated three hours later and is now
proceeding to port unassisted, but in
a leaking condition.
Several boats were despatched to
the relief of the Yomei and are
now standing by, ready to take the
members of the crew off should their
lives be in danger.
PACKING FRESH SHRIMPS
IS NEW ALASKA INDUSTRY
PETERSBURG.—Packing of fresh
shrimps is a new industry begun
by two companies here. The shrimps
come from Thomas bay, and after
two cookings are packed in five
pound cans, given a sanitary seal
ing without salt, water or other
material being added. The product
is shipped on ice.
AVIATORS PLAN GREAT
WELCOME FOR NEW FLEET
SAN FRANCISCO. — The aero
nautics officials of the Western de
partment of the army here are plan
ning to welcome the Pacific fleet
upon its arrival here with great
aerial demonstrations by army avi
ators. Complete plans are being
made, but will not be announced
until all details are completed.
NEW DESTROYER
IS NAMED AFTER
HEROIC OFFICER
SAN FRANCISCO.—The United j
States destroyer Zane, which was
launched at the Mare Island navy
(yard recently, is named after Major
Randolph Taleott Zane of the ma
rine corps, who died from wounds
and influenza in France.
The destroyer was sponsored by
!.\lrs. Zane and her five-year-old
daughter. Mrs. Zane is the daugh
ter of Governor William D. Stephens
of California.
Major Zane commanded the Am
jerican forces in the town of Bour
,esches during the famous German
drive when marines and soldiers
stopped their way to Paris. In the
action he was severely wounded.
One bullet lodged in his hip and
an eardrum was shattered by an
exploding shell. For his bravery
and coolness in action he was cited
by Major-General Barnett and later
'decorated by General Pershing.
Following partial recovery from
his wounds, Major Zane was provost
marshal at Havre. An abscess de
veloped in his injured ear and he
was forced to undergo two opera
tions. While recovering a second
time he was stricken with influenza
and died.
Major Zane served with many
officers now stationed on the Pa
cific fleet.
i BALLOON CLOTH
TO BE USED TO
MAKE RAINCOATS
—
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Half a million
yards of cotton balloon cloth—
enough to stretch from St. Louis to
Chicago—will be manufactured into
raincoats by a St. Louis concern
which bought the cloth at auction
from the Government.
The auction price of the 38-inch
sea-island cloth purchased by the
Jovernment for manufacturing bal
oons was announced as approxi
nately $25,000.
DANIELS NEARS
HONOLULU BASE;
DUE BACK SOON
HONOLULU, Aug. 20.—Secretary i
)f the Navy Daniels, who is making
;he voyage across the Pacific on the
Ireadnaught New York, has wire
essed that he will reach port to
norrow. The four destroyers which
tccompanied the New York made
:iort today.
The dreadnaught. will have the
lonor of being the first super-fight
ing ship to tie up alongside the new '
Honolulu dock.
The destroyers were given a great
welcome today and the city is gaily
decorated in honor of the coming
if the secretary. The entertain-1
ment plans include dinners, recep
tions and dances for both officers
and men, and the sailors also will
be taken to Kilauea volcano, two
thousand of them being slated for
the trip.
Upon his return to the Pacific
coast, Secretary Daniels probably
will visit Astoria and Portland with
a portion of the fleet, and he may
also visit Victoria and Vancouver,
B. C., before returning to the cap
ital.
UNUSUAL COINCIDENCES
IN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
LOS ANGELES.—An unusual co
incidence, twice repeated, occurred
here when the report of the alleged
flight of the former German crown
prince from Holland drew upon the
skill of afternoon newspaper head
line writers.
The first editions of the three Los
Angeles afternoon papers bore the
identical eight-column banner:
“Crown Prince Escapes.’’
Two of the three editors were
displeased with the coincidence.
They ordered new headlines for the
next edition.
Again coincidence reached out its
long arm. The banners again were
identical:
“Ex-Crown Prince Flees.”
A third attempt resulted in the
desired variety in heralding the al
leged escape.
George B. Rey, former Ester op
erator, was a returning passenger
on the steamer Alaska, having re
cently reached the United States
from France, where he was attached
to the American forces, in the hos
pital service. He was on duty at
base hospital No. 95, where Dr. M.
E. Smith was stationed while over
seas.
RKRRRRRRRRRRRRRR It
W
TEMPERATURE R
As reported by the government R
observation station, Nenana *1
- K
Wednesday, August 20. I
R Maximum .65 above R
R Minimum .47 above R
R RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR R
FLEET ARRIVAL
WILL AID NORTH
TO GET STATION
SEATTLE, Aug. 20.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Post
Intelligencer is authority for the
statement that the navy department
is beginning to appreciate the
strategic position of Alaska as a
half-way station on the route to
the Orient.
The coming of the new fleet to
the Pacific has brought conditions
on the West coast to the attention
of the department, and it is said
that plans are now in course of
formation for large scale develop
ment of naval coaling facilities in
th Northern territory.
Million Milling.
Officials of the navy department,
the correspondent wires, are now
engaged in a search for the million
dollar appropriation for naval coal
development allowed by Congress
last year. Thus far, the appropria
tion iru_ tot been located.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Auk. 20.—
General PershinK has suggested to
the war department that no steps
be taken to disturb the bodies >f
American soldiers who died over
seas. The American graves should
be left as they are, advised the Am
erican general in his cable to the
department, for the reason that “our
foreign graves will constitute a per
petual reminder to our allies of thd
ideals upon which American great,
ness rests.”
There has been considerable talk
on this side of the ocean lately of
bringing American dead from over
seas, and it was for the purpose of
counteracting this movement that
General Pershing cabled the war of
fice.
NAVAL OFFICERS PLAN
. RECRUITING CONTEST
SAN FRANCISCO. — Naval re
cruiting officers are planning a con
test between ports on the list of
call for the Pacific fleet, and also
between the ships themselves, as
to which will obtain the most new
men. All new men possible will be
recruited at each port and taken
along on the present cruise, it is
said.
Reports received here are to th1'
[effect that in a recruiting contest
between ships on the Atlantic coast,
(before their departure, the flagship
! New Mexico led all others with
! more than 500 recruits, all of whom
1 are making the present tour.
The vaudeville show which was
to have been staged at Fairbanks
this month for the benefit of the
Fairbanks memorial fund, has been
postponed until sometime in Oeto
jber.