WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET .
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919.
NO. 222
. COMMITTEE ADOPTS KNOX RESOLUTION
VICTOR BERGER IS RE-ELECTED BY SOCIALISTS
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' JOHNSON WANTS AUENS ADMITTED ON PROBATION
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FIFTEEN KILLED1
ONAWA. Maine, Dee. 20.—One of
the worst train disasters recorded in
Eastern Canada in recent years oc
curred near St. Johns during the1
night, when a Canadian Pacific
freight train collided with a special 1
passenger train bound for the West.
Fifteen of the passengers and sev
eral members of the train crews
were either killed outright or burned
to death in the fire which followed
the collision. Scores were injured.
Both trains were moving at con
siderable speed when they came to
gether. the force of the collision
being such as to telescope the en
gine and several of the forward
cars of the passenger train, _ Imme
diately following the collision, fire
burst out among the torn cars and
a number of the imprisoned pass
engers were burned to death before
they could be released from the
wreckage.
Those on board the westbound
train were mostly steerage passen
gers enroute to Western Canada,
having just arrived from France on
the steamship Empress.
Both conductors were killed.
> TACOMA ATTORNEY
AFTERUNE’S JOB
TACOMA, Dec. 20.—A movement
has been started in this city in sup
port of the c-andidacy of A. R. Tit
low. a local attorney, to succeed
Franklin K. Lane as secretary of
the interior.
Titlow occupies a prominent place
in legal circles and is also one of
the state’s foremost Democrats, at
present being a member of the
Democratic national committee.
Lane, it is understood, will re
sume the practice of law after his
retirement from the cabinet.
. IRELAND MAY GET
LONDON, Dec. 20. — Premier
Lloyd George has announced that he
will give the house of commons an
outline of the government’s new
Irish bill on Monday.
The belief is general that the
bill forecasts a government for Ire
land patterned after the American
government.
HITS LUMBERMEN
SPOKANE. Dec. 20.—A shortage
of freight cars throughout the
Northwest is raising havoc among
KNOX PEACE RESOLUTION IS
APPROVED BY COMMITTEEMEN
i the lumber camps, according to in
j formation received in this city dur
ing the past several days. Ship- j
Iments of lumber have been delayed
to such an extent, the advices say.
' that numerous mills in Eastern
; Washington and Northern Idaho
have been compelled to close down,
and more are contemplating a sus
pension of activities.
The lumbermen appear to have
■been unable to get any assurance
j of early relief from the railroad
I administration.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20.—
After acting on several important
measures and otherwise spending a
very busy day, the upper chamber
of Hie United States Congress re
cessed at a late hour this after
noon, the business of the senate
being deferred until a resumption
of the session on January fifth.
One of the important actions of
the senators was the passage of the
Cummins railroad bill, with the anti
strike provision intact, in spite «>f
the objection of the labor element
of the country. An attempt was
made by Senator LaFollette to
amend the measure by extending the
control of the Government for a
period of two years, but the amend
ment was voted down.
Control Sugar.
Congress ha? completed legisla
tion for the continuance of the fed
eral control of sugar throughout the
coming year, but limiting the licens
ing power of the federal equaliza
tion board to a period -ending June
30th.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE
NOW ON WAY TO COAST
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 20—
The Harvard football team, which
is to represent the East in a con
test with Western players on New
Year’s Day at Pasadena, left for
the Pacific coast late yesterday, the
outfit consisting of a score of play
ers. several coaches and other team
attaches, and several cars of fans.
The boys will make nineteen stops
enroute for purposes of exercising
They will be the guests of the Har
vard club at San Francisco on
Christmas.
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MARY’S GRANDMOTHER
IS DEAD IN CANADA
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| TORONTO, Ont„ Dec. 20—Mrs.
Sarah Smith, grandmother of Mary
Pickford, died here today. Marv
was born in this city.
. Vesiu—The Pate-way to McIlnlCT
1 Watlosal park.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 20—
Favorable action was taken this aft
ernoon by the senate committee on
foreign relations on the new Knox
resolution providing for the declara
tion of a state of peace between
the United States and Germany. The
resolution also provides for the re
tention to America of the benefits
provided for in the treaty, and af
firms the Government’s general sup
port of some practical plan for an
international peace league. The
measure declared that America will
continue close relations with the Al
lies.
The resolution was adopted by the
' committee by a vote of seven to |
three, and it is generally understood t
the measure will receive the support!
• of Republican leaders when present
ed to the senate for consideration.
The resolution contains a provi
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,sion giving the President authority
;to prohibit, by proclamation, com
jmerce with Germany, should such
.action become necessary to force the
Germans to consent to America's
material benefits as contained in
the treaty.
Action on the resolution by the
senate will be sought by the com
mittee immediately after the holi
day recess.
JOHNSON ADVOCATES
IMMIGRATION CHECK
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 20.—
Representative Albert -Johnson of
Washington, who is chairman of the
house immigration committee, de
clared on the floor of the house to
day that a!l foreigners coming to
America hereafter must be admitted,
if at all, on probation, so as to per
mit of their deportation without
legal delay in case they develop
radical tendencies or otherwise show
themselves to be undesirable as resi
dents of this country.
Johnson strongly urged the pass
age of his bill providing for the
deportation of alien members of the
Industrial Workers of the World an i
other organizations which advocate
the overthrow of the Government.
And he indicated that he might
later seek legislation in line with
his probation suggestion.
“American,” declared the repre
sentative, "are through being told
how to run our government by reds,
communists, and anarchists who are
within our borders by our grace
and courtesy. We have stood for
this sort of thing long enough and
it is now up to Congress to take
some action that will put a stop to
it.”
BERGER RE-ELECTED
BUT SEAT DOUBTFUL
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 20. — Victor
Berger, Socialist, who was recently
ousted, from his seat in the lower
house of Congress because of his:
conviction on the charge of violat
ing the espionage act, and who im
mediately became a candidate for
er-election in the special election
called by the governor of Wiscon
sin, defeated the Republican fusion
candidate, Henry H. Bodenstab. by
a majority of 4,000 votes, according
to an official announcement made
last night. The election was one of
the most bitterly contested in the
history of the Fifth congressional
district ana the vote cast was the
heaviest on record.
MAY NOT GET SEAT.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Dec. 20.—
Chairman Ballinger of the house
elections committee, when informed
of Berger’s re-election, declared that
he would object to the return of
Berger to Congress. He will make
formal objection, he says, when Ber
ger comes to Washington to be
I sworn in.
Ballinger explained that the house
| may act on a motion to deny a seat
to Berger without the formality of
referring the matter to the elections
committee, since it has already been
decided by the house that Berger
gave comfort to the enemy during
the late war.
ELECTION IS FINAL.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 20.—Gover-'
nor Phillip, Republican, has an
nounced that the election of Berger
as a member of Congress to succeed
himself is final so far as he is con
cerned. He will refuse to call an
other election, he says, in case the
house of representatives declines to
let Berger take his seat.
The Fifth District.
The FiFfth Wisconsin congression
al district, normally Republican, is
regarded as a Socialist stronghold,
with strong pro-German tendencies.
The district includes Milwaukee
county, with the 1st, 2d, 6th, 7th,
9th, 10th, 13th, loth, 18th, 19th,
20th, 21st, 22d. and 25th wards of
the city of Milwaukee; the towns
of Granville and Milwaukee; the vil
lages of East Milwaukee, North Mil
waukee. and Whitefish Bay. Thr
population of the district in 1910
was 227,421.
Wisconsin has eleven representa
tives, all of whom, with the excep
tion of Berger, are Republicans, an i
both senators belong to that party.
All except four members of the
lower house of Congress attended
the Sixty-fifth session. Berger was
a member of the lower house during
an earlier session.
WHAT BERGER SAYS.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 20. — When
informed of the attitude of Repre
sentative Ballinger, chairman of the
house elections committee, Berger
expressed himself today as caring
little what action the house might
take in his case. He doesn’t care,
he says, whether the house seats
him or not but he hopes his elec
,tion will awaken the common people
of the nation to a realization of the
| dangers before them.
BUFORD READY
10 SET SAIL FOR
LAND OE ANARCHY
NEW YORK. Dei 20. The
transport Buford, which has been
placed at the service of the depart
ment of labor for use in carrying
undesirables to their native land
across the sea. is now in port mak
ing preparations to sail with a con
siderable number of radicals whom
the Government has decided to de
port.
The passengers will include a num
ber of radicals who have been await
ing deportation at Ellis island for
j some time past, and scores of Reds
who are now enroute to this city
from several parts of the country.
Prominent among those scheduled
to leave the United States are Emma
Goldmand and Alexander Berkman.
j both of whom were recently re
leased from the penitentiary. Prac
tically the entire cargo of agitators
will be unloaded at a Soviet Russian
port where agitation is a necessary
requirement of citizenship.
PRESIDENT INSISTS
ON NAMING WILLIAMS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20.—
Notwithstanding the refusal of the
senate to confirm the nomination of
John Skelton Williams, during th?
last session of Congress, as comp
troller of the currency, President
Wilson has again sent the name of
Williams to the lawmakers for ap
proval.
John Raap, assistant superintend
ent of the Tanana Valley railway,
and Mrs. Raap will spend Christina
in Nenana, the guests of Engineer
in Charge and Mrs. Fred’k D.
| Browne.
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Dec. 20. —
The Associated Oil company's tank
I steamship J. A. Chanslor foundere !
i Thursday night north of Cape Blan
co, as a result of hitting a sub
merged rock during a heavy fog.
‘The vessel sank rapidly and it is
i feared that 47 members of the crew
| lost their lives. Only one boat,
; containing the captain and eleven
others, got away from the ship, and
.several of these perishe 1 later. Th
rcaptain was among those finally res
cued. At the time of the disaster,
the tanker was in ballast enroute
Ifrom Portland to San Francisco.
BROKE IN TWO.
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. — Eari Doo
leev, a member of the crew of the
Chanslor, says that the vessel seem
ed to break in two almost immedi
ately after the encounter with the
rock. The forepart of the ship
broke off and sank, the remainder
of the vessel remaining afloat until
after he and a companion had made
their escape. He does not know
what happened after that, but con
siders it doubtful if the wreck iasted
long.
LOOKING FOR WRECK
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 20. The
steamers City of Topeka, Johanna
Smith. Olson. Rose City, and Ad
miral Schley are now .searching for
the Chanslor wreck.
THE LOST
MARSHFIELD, Dec. 20.—Among
those who are believe') to have lost
their lives in the wreck of th'
Chanlor are: First Mate VV H
Reese. Second Mate F. Horton. Third
Mate E. Ro^e. Chief Engineer C. I’.
Fantsch. and Wireless Operator F.
Tambaugh.
Francis Ciopton Jackson, son of
C. S. Jackson, publisher of the Port
land Journal, who shipped as sec
ond engineer of the Chanslor, ha
not been reported, and it is feared
that he went down with the tanker.
DUBLIN. Dec. 20.—The police
are conducting- a thorough search
for the conspirators who were con
cerned in the attempted assassina
tion of Lord Lieutenant French this
week, and the hope is expressed
that the ringleaders will be taken
into custody within the next few
days.
Four bombs were hurled at th.
auto in which French was riding, but
all of them missed the mark. The
car immediately behind the French
auto, however, was demolished by
one of the explosives.
Clerk of Court H. Claude Kelly
and wife plan to spend New Year’s
,in Nenana.
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