The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut
THE NENANA
Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
DAlL Y NEWS
VOLUME ONE member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1919.
WHOLE NUMBER 264
GERMANS ACCEPT NEW ALLIED TERMS
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS GET WAGE INCREASE
SEATTLE SHIPYARDS WILL RE-OPEN ON WEDNESEAY
PEACE CONGRESS
TO TAKE UP THE
RUSS QUESTION
PARIS, Feb. 17.—The Inter-Al
lied peaec conference will now turn
its attention to the Russian question
and make an effort to solve the
problem confronting them in regard
to that country.
It is now time for the acceptance
of the invitation of the Allies by
Russia and for starting an investi
gation into conditions in Russia, but
the conference has not been ad
vsed of what action Russia will take.
The supreme council may invite
the Russian factions to initiate direct
negotiations or name commissioners
to meet the opposing factions.
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GOOD TIME OVER
BROADPASS TRAIL
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A telegram received by the News'
this afternoon from Representative
J. W. Dunn, who left Nenana in
company with Representative Ry
deen for Juneau, by way of the
Broad Pass trail, stated that they
had arrived at Talkeetna at 3 p. m. •
on the 13th; Anchorage on the 14th,
and Seward on the 16th, in plenty
of time to catch the Alameda, which
is scheduled to sail on Tuesday,
February 18.
Messrs Dunn and Rydeen left
Nenana on the train Saturday morn
ing, February 8th, and expected to
make the Riley creek roadhouse the
same night, driving their own dog
teams. The train reached the end1
of steel shortly after noon and the
travelers appear to have made good
time over the trail, which was new
to both of them.
MASONS TO GIVE BALL
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY
Elaborate preparations are under
way for a grand ball, to be given by
the Masonic Order at Fairbanks, at
the Masonic Temple, on Washing
ton’s birthday, February 22.
Admittance to the dance is by
invitation only, and a large number
of invitations have already been
sent out.
Masonic dances come very rarely
and are always eagerly looked for
ward to fith great pleasure by
Fairbanksans.
COONEYS CELEBRATE
THIRD ANNIVERSARY
Three years ago today, Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Cooney landed in Nenana
and almost immediately opened a
trading post and roadhouse on the
waterfront. They came down from
Fairbanks on the river trail, Mrs.
Cooney making the trip with Mail
Carrier Calhoun, and her husband
following with a freight outfit.
Nenana was then a little better
than a desolate waste, and there
were but a very few people besides
the small staff of the Alaskan En
gineering commission at Nenana.
They have watched the town grow
since and have helped largely in
building it up to what it is now.
LOUIS FORSBLOOM
CALLED BY DEATH
Louis Forsbloom, more familiarly
known as “Louie, the Horse,” died
this morning at the St Jospeh’s
hospital at Fairbanks. Death was
due to heart disease.
Louie had been suffering from
heart trouble for some time past,!
and was ailing for many days pre-'
ceding his death.
He is a member of the Moose
lodge, who will make all the neces
sary arrangements for the funeral.
LAW RESISTERS
10 BE PUNISHED
DEPORT ALIENS:
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Sena
tor Wesley Jones, of Washington,1
introduced a bill in the Senate to
day to punish all persons urging
resistance to the law or a change
in the government with five years
imprisonment at hard labor or a fine
of five thousand dollars. Also
j Aliens convicted of a violation of I
the laws as outlined above are to
be deported after having served
their sentences or paid their fines.
The senator also introduced a new
resolution for submission to the
states, of a constitutional amend
ment granting woman suffrage.
The resolution is identical to one
recently rejected by the Senate.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 17—Federal Ar
bitrator Judge Alschuler, who was
appointed to arbitrate the differ
ences between the employers and
the packing house employees, has'
decided in favor of the latter, and
, recommends a ten per cent raise
raise of wages for all packing house
employees.
of wages for all packing house em
ployees.
The raise is to be retroactive to
November 10th and they are also
get time and a half for overtime
after eight hours work, effective
March 2nd.
CORFU NOW RESTORED
TO NORMAL CONDITIONS
CORFU.—Now that the Serbian
government and civilian refugees
have returned to their native coun
try, this little island off the Greek
coast, to which they were driven
by the Austrian invasion, has re
sumed its pre-war appearance.
Accross the harbor, however, is
solemn and mute evidence of the
terrible misery and privation suffer
ed by the Serbian army and popula
tion in their tragic retreat of 1915.
On a small, grass-covered island,
now called by the natives “the
island of the dead”, are several
hastily made cemeteries where are
buried thousands of victims, soldiers
and civilians alke, who succumbed
to starvation and disease in the
headlong flight of the Serbians
three years ago.
Frank Bishoprick is a Nenana
visitor, he having arrived in town
Saturday evening.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The j
House Committee on Appropriations!
approved the bill carrying an appro-'
priation of fifty million dollars for!
government operation of railroads |
in the States.
ALLIED TERMS
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 17.—Ac
cording to reports received in this;
city today from reliable sources, the I
Germans have accepted the terms:
laid down by the Allies for an |
extension of the armistice, and it is
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expected that this will now be done.
Deputy Marsha* Hagen received a
telegram yesterday from the Juneau
district, making inquiry of a woman
o fthe underworld known by the
name of Lulu, and also for particu-1
lars concerning John Gaslow, also
known as “Whisky Jack”.
The woman had never been in.
Nenana or in this district, but Gas- \
low was employed by the A. E. C.!
some time ago as a teamster in the!
camps around Nenana and at the
Heppy end of the line.
It is reported that Gaslow killed
a woman recently at Juneau by
strangling her. The woman, whose
name was Myra Schmidt, and who
also was known as Molly Smith and
Molly Brown, had been intimate with
Gaslow. Her body was found in a
cabin, and the authorities believe
that Gaslow, who disappeared rather
suddenly shortly before the finding
of the body, is guilty of the crime,
j and he was accordingly arrested at
jSkagway yesterday morning As yet
| he has made no statement.
DR. MYERS LEAVING
ON SHORT TRIP SOON
Dr. R. R. Myers, Well known
dentst, expects to leave Nenana for
Fairbanks on a business trip, on
next Thursday.
He expects to be back in Nenana
to resume business on Monday,
February 24.
Joe Burns, of moving picture
fame, was a pasenger for the upper
town this morning on the auto.
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BUJIE SHE IS
NEARLY OVER NOW
BUTTE, Feb. 17.—The city has
practically returned to its normal
condition today and there are no
evidences of. any disturbances or
other happenings due to the strike.
The number of miners returning j
to work is larger today, although
the strike has not been officially
declared over, it has practically j
censed to be.
BERLIN, Feb. 17.—According to
reports received in this city today,
the Spartacans have overpowered the
lo<~l military forces at Gelzeinkir
chen, a small town of 40,000 in-!
habitants, in the province of West
phalai.
They plundered the city, blowing
in the doors of houses by means
of grenades.
MOTHER FALEY PASSES
BEYOND AT FAIRBANKS
Mother Faley,. a well known old
lady of Fairbanks, was found dead
in her cabin yesterday in the upper
town by Father Munroe. The old
lady was seated in a chair and must
have been dead a long: time, as the
body was frozen when found.
Mrs. Faley, who was known to
all Fairbanksans, was a very devout
Roman Catholic and was, for years,
a regular attendant at early mass.
Father Munroe missed her at mass
Saturday morning and went over to
her house to see if anything had
happened, and found her dead.
No arrangements have, as yet,
been made for the funeral.
U. S. ATTORNEY PRATT
ON TRIP TO TOLOVANA
Assistant District Attorney Harry
Pratt left Fairbanks on Saturday
on an official trip to the Tolovana
country.
Mr. Pratt expects to be away for
I several days. He is making the
j trip with a dog team.
| FAIRBANKS DENTIST
IS RETURNING SOON
In a wire to a friend in Fair
banks, Dr. P. S. Whitney, the well
known dentist of the upper town,
says that he and Mrs. Whitney ex
pect to leave Seattle for Fairbanks
on February 26th. .They expect to
come in by way of the Chitina
trail.
FORMER MILL MAN
DIES IN SEATTLE
A letter received in Fairbanks
on the last mail tells of the death
of Pete Viborg, formerly head scaler
at the Independent Mill, and later
of the Port Blakely Mill company.
The death took place December
18, diabetes being given as the cause
of death.
Jesse Brown, of the steward’s de
partment of the fommiBsion, was
a passenger for Fairbanks this morn
ing.
HONOLULU IS OPPOSING
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
HONOLULU. — The Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce, basing its
action on the results of federal con
trol a sexperienced here, has sent
to Washington a protest against
government ownership and operation
of the commercial wireless and cable
systems connecting Hawaii with the
mainland.
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FEDERAL CONTROL
RAILROAD BILL
It ACTED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—The
House Interstate Commerce commit
tee has decided not to hold hear
ings at this session of Congress on
the bill to extend the federal con
trol of railroads for five years. !
There are many opponents to this
bill in Congress and throughout the
country.
ALLIED NATIONS
DURING M WAR
PARIS, Feb. 17.— The figures
given of the French naval losses
during the late war place them at
110,000 tons; England lost 550,000
tons; Italy 76,000 tons and America
17,500 tons.
The French losses consisted of
four battleships, four armored cruis-;
ers, one fast cruiser, fourteen de
stroyers, eight torpedo bouts and
fourteen submarines.
The composition of the losses sus
tained by the other nations is not
available now.
TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB
MEETING TOMORROW EVE
Announcement is made that the
Tuesday Bridge club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Alexander Fowler,
on First street, near C, tomorrow
night. Members who are unable to
be present are requested to send
a substitute.
The meeting has been called for
eight o'clock sharp, and those ar
riving late will be fined.
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FAIRBANKS YOUNG FOLKS
HAVE ENJOYABLE DANCE
A dance gotten up for and by
| the young folks of Fairbanks took
I place at the Odd Fellows’ hall on
! Saturday night.
Roy Lund’s orchestra supplied the
music for the dance, and the "young
j people had a great time. The dance
; broke up shortly after midnight.
j Bob Kelly arrived in town Satur
! day evening with some stock for
| freighting supplies for the A. E. C.
■ to the warehouses on the Nenana
! Fairbanks line
Sylvester Howell arrived in Ne
nana Saturday evening, but left this
morning in company with C. N.
Banks for his saw mill, down river.
Vaaa&a, Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
SHIPYARDS WILL
SEATTLE, Feb. 17.—The ship
yards at Seattle and Tacoma, it is
announced, will reopen on Wednes
day, re-employing men at the gates
They deny that the open shop
plan will be adopted, and state that
the wag scale prevailing prior to
the strike will be in effect at the
yards.
The men have been expecting the
shipyards to make just such a move,
but they have made no statement
as to any action they intend to
take to offset the move.
It. is believed that a coast con
ference will he held today at Port
land, of the district JVIetal Trades
Council, to consider the question.
BERNE, Feb. 17.—According to
a report received in this city today,
Germany agreed to evacuate Lithu
ania and will take immediate steps
to withdraw her Tenth army now
garrisoning the province.
Polish troops will replace the
withdrawn German troops in the
evacuated territory.
FAIRBANKS RED CROSS
COMPLETE THEIR WORK
With the completion of the gar
ments intended for the use of the
refugees in the war torn countries,
at a meeting held at the library
Saturday evening, the activities of
the Fairbanks branch of the Woman’s
Bureau of Red Cross have now
ended.
Arrangements are being made to
send the garments Outside in an
early mail.
A post card from San Diego, Cali
fornia, dated January 19th and ad
dressed to William Rodigkeit, of the
Tavern Cafe, received in Nenana on
the last mail, contains the news of
the marriage of Miss Margaret
Derby to William Hanot.
Mrs. Hanot is well and favorably
known to a great many Nenanaites,
as she was formerly the cashier at
the Tavern Cafe. Mr. Hanot is
also well known to dwellers in the
Tanana valley. He worked in part
nership with his brothers Alexander
and August on Pedro creek, in the
Fairbanks mining district.
Their many friends here will, no
doubt, be glad to hear of the wed
ding and wish the newlyweds all
I kinds of luck and happiness in their
I future life.
Manana—Tfca Qataway to MoXlnUy
Mattonal Mark.