WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919.
NO. 148
SHIPYARD WORKERS WANT RAISE NOW
STEEL STRIKE SITUA TION IS UNCHANGED TODA Y
' D'ANNUNZIO SAYS ITALIAN WARSHIPS HAVE DESERTED
AMERICA MUST
HAVE BIG ARMY
IF PACT FAILS
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.
—In the opinion of Secretaarv of
War Baker, it is up to the United
States to ratify the League of Na
tions proposition or prepare to main
, tain a standing army of enormous
size. In a statement made this
morning before the house military
committee, Baker declared that the
proposed army of 509,000 would be
wholly inadequate to the require
ments of the country in case of
failure to form the league, since it
would then become necessary for
every great power to arm itself to
the teeth.
Failure of the league, he con
tinued, would mark the commence
ment of a race for world suprem
acy on land and sea. resulting in
w additional burdensome taxes and an
ever-present menace of war.
EASTERN FLEET
HAVING TROUBLE
GETTING CREWS
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Eleven
* v.arships belonging to the Atlantic
fleet are tied up at the Brooklyn
navy yard, temporarily out of com
mission because of the inability of
the navy department to supply men
for the crews. There is said to be
an acute shortage of enlisted men,
the fleet being so se-iously handi
capped that it may become neces
sary to abandon the usual fall and
winter maneuvers. It is also ex
pected that the shortage of men
will be made more acute by the re
tirement of many of the officers.
The navy department is engaged
% in an energetic recruiting campaign,
every inducement possible being of
fered young men to join the navy,
but enlistments are not increasing
sufficiently to meet the requirements
of the elaborate naval program out
lined by Secretary Daniels.
COMPLAInTfAULTY;
PRATT HALLS CASE
When Peter Cooper appeared for
his preliminary hearing at Fair
banks yesterday, on the charge of
possessing several bottles of alco
^ hoi, Attorney Pratt demurred to the
complaint, on the grounds that it
was not stated what kind of al
cohol had been found in the Cooper
cabjn.
The question was taken under ad
visement by Commissioner Reed
Heilig, who announced that he would
^ render a decision this afternoon.
Deputy Marshal James Hagan is
4. attending to some official matters
along the line south of town.
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COAST SHIPYARD WORKERS
WILL DEMAND HIGHER PAY
SOUTHERN FIRE
I RAZES FORESTS;
| LOSS IS HEAVY
SAX BERNARDINO, Cal., Sept.
24.—Forest fires have destroyed over
seven thousand acres of valuable
timber in this section of the state
during the past several days, the
burned area including a number of
: apple orchards and many costly
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buildings.
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LARGE FORCE FIGHTING.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.—Eight
hundred men are fighting forest
! fires in the mountain district near
this city in an effort to check the
spread of the flames, which have
already burned two thousand acres
of timber.
The flames are being fanned to
! day by a sharp \yind, rendering the
work of the fire-fighters practically
ineffective. Unless rain comes or
there is a change in the direction
of the wind, the loss will be very
heavy.
POLLA. Sept. 24.—Advices re
ceived in this city this afternoon
state that d’Annunzio has announced
the acquisition of a number of
Italian warships which were sent to
Fiume to take charge of the situa
tion there. The list includes the
Italian battleship Dante Alighieri.
18,400 tons displacement and an
armament of a dozen 12-inch guns,
and three destroyers, d'Annunzio
claiming that the vessels have de
serted the Italian navy to become
part of the Fiumian naval force,
taking orders from the new leader.
When the Italian battleship en
tered the harbor, the Allied vessels,
which were sent to Fiume to drive
d'Annunzio out, withdrew from the
place. D’Annunzio is now in full
control of the situation, both on
land and water.
OLDTIME DAWSON MAN
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
DAWSON. Sept. 24.—Mike Seible
meier. a pioneer roadhouse man of
the Dawson country, having con
ducted a roadhouse on Sulphur
creek for many years, shot and
killed himself accidentally this week
■while on a hunting expedition. He
is reputed to have accumulated con
siderable wealth.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.—
■California shipyard unions are plan
ning to call a general stride on Oc
tober 1st, it having been decided
practically not to await the outcome
of the labor conference which has
I been called bv President Wilson for
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jr.ext month. The workers justify
;their action by the failure of the
shipyards to increase wages as was
j promised when the men returned to
j work following the strike earlier in
:the year. They claim they have not
!been treated fairly and that they
;are tired working for wages that
j are barely sufficient to defray the
j cost of living, which has increased
I by leaps and bounds during the
| past several months.
I The strike was to have been called
(earlier, but action was deferred at
the request of President Wilson, in .
the hope that conditions would be
improved. When nothing was done,
either by the Government or by the j
shipyards, the men decided to quit
work.
BOARD DEFERS ACTION.
Announcement has been made by
members of the United States Ship-,
ping board that no demands of the ;
shipyard workers will be considered ]
until after the labor situation has!
been considered bv the conference
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called by President Wilson.
OTHER STRIKES DUE.
Local leaders of the shipyard
workers state that strikes will be
called at pther coast points, the
plan of the unions being to unite in
a genera! demand for a wage in
crease, closing, if necessary, every
shipyard on the Pacific coast.
STEEL STRIKE GROWS;
MAY INCLUDE SAILORS
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 24.
—Every mill in the Mahoning val
ley. Ohio's great steel center, has
't een closed by the strike, and no
'attempt is being made at present to
! resume operations. Forty thousand
irnen are idle in the district.
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FIGHTS REPORTED.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 24—The at
tempt of the American Steel Wire
j company to operate its plants with
| strike-breakers resulted today in a
serious clash between strikers and
their unpopular successors. A crowd
:of strikers had gathered about the
entrance to the plant, and when a
streetcar stopped to let off a num
ber of men to work in the mills
the newcomers were set upon and
roughly used. Four men were stab
bed during the fray and two others
badly beaten.
WILL SHUT PLANT DOWN.
INDIANA HARBOR, Sept. 24.—
Officials of the Inland Steel com
pany have announced that their
plant will be closed for a period of
six months unless the strikers re
turn to work immediately. The an
nouncement is in the form of an
ultimatum to the men, giving them
jtst two days to consider the propo
sition.
The furnaces of the company cost
S2,000,000 each, and the cost of
starting a fire in the furnaces is
$50,000.
The men declare they will ignore
the warning.
MAY EXTEND STRIKE.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 24—Members
of the national strike committee are
planning to extend the strike to ths
Great Lakes, where they hope to
secure the co-operation of seamen
and trainmen affiliated with the steel
and iron industry. Secretary Fos
ter declares that the strikers are
'prepared to carry the fight to the
bitter end to gain their points.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 24.—A repre
sentative of the Carnegie Steel com
j pany says that conditions are im
proving today and that the outlook
for a resumption of activities is
much more encouraging than it was
yesterday.
MAY GET FOSTER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.
—The special labor committee of
the senate, appointed to investigate
the steel strike, has been informed
that Secretary Foster is an I. W.
W., and if the charge can be proven,
| steps probably will be taken to get
| rid of him.
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UN MINISTER
RESIGNS HIS POST
ROME. Sept. 24.—Foreign Min
ister Tomasso Tittoni has tendered
has resignation as a member of the
Italian cabinet, in consequence of
the complications which have arisen
in connection with the Fiume affair.
He has asked to be relieved immedi
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ately, but there has been no in
timation as to who will be selected |
to succeed him. j
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FRISCO STRIKE
SAX FRAXCISCO, Sept 24.—
Many coastwise vessels and river
steamers are tied up in San Fran
cisco bay as a result of a strike
amonsr riggers and stevedores, which
started yesterday morning, follow
ing a refusal on the part of em
ployers to grant the numerous de
mands of the men, including one for
a substantial increase in wages.
The employers this morning of
fered to grant the demand of the
strikers for additional pay. but re
fuse to consent to the employment
of additional men in the hatches or
to lessen the weight of sling loads.
The wage offer was promptly re
jected, representatives of the strik
ers having informed the employers
that no compromise proposition will ■
be considered by the workers.
RAILWAYMEN OF
ENGLAND REJECT
REFORM PLANS
LONDON', Sept. 24.—The railway'
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situation in tms country is appar-;
ently as far from settlement as
ever, as a result of the refusal ;
of the operatives to accept a propo
sition made by the government for
the standardization of the railways. 1
The attitude of the men was
made known today in an ultimatum
handed to government representa- j
tives by the executive body of the1
railwavmen The government’s plan 1
is rejected in toto and the ultimatum
intimates that a general strike will
be called unless a more favorable
solution of the problem is proposed.
Minister Geddes has issued a state
ment in which he says that an ad-!
vance of 50 percent in freight
charges will be necessary if the
demands of the men are met. The;
government has called a full meet
ing of the cabinet to consider the i
problem.
General Storekeeper George Mar
kus, who went to Fairbanks yester-,
day on the launch Victory, expected
to start back this morning, by way
of the Nenana-Fairbanks branch
line.
Mrs. Leroy Moyer and two chil- ■
dren returned to town yesterday aft- j
ernoon from a stay of several days;
beyond the Crossing, where Mr.
Moyer is doing some checking for
the Commission.
CHEYENNE NOW
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 24
President Wilson reached this city
at four o’clock this afternoon and
is scheduled to address the populace
before resuming his journey toward
the East. As has been the case in
all the cities visited by him. the ar
rival here of the President was the
signal for a tremendous demonstra
tion. The city is in gala attire in
honor of the occasion, the streets
through which the presidential party
passed enroute to their hotel being
thronged with admirers.
The next stop of the President
will be at Denver, where he is sched
uled to address the people of that
city at two o’clock tomorrow after
noon.
NOME, Sept. 24.—The historic
schooner Casco, which sailed for the
-Arctic from San Francisco last
June with a party of thirty ^ole
seekers, all shareholders in the
Northern Mining <t Trading com
pany, has come to grief on the
shores of King island, about oppo
site Port Clarence, where the ad
venturers are living with the na
tives, pending the arrival of a res
cue ship to take them back to civ
ilization.
Six members of the Casco’s crew
reached this city yesterday, having
made the perilous voyage from the
island in a skin boat. They report
that the schooner is aground on the
lower end of the island and dam
aged to such an extent that it is of
no further use to the party.
The destination of the Cascu was
not disclosed at the time of the
departure of the schooner from San
Francisco, although the members of
the party, for the most part experi
enced miners, made no effort to con
ceal the fact that they were headed
for the Arctic in search of a gold
area reported to have been discov
ered by a shipwrecked seal poacher.
The outfit is in charge .of L. S. Mc
Girk, a mining engineer, and Cap
tain C. L. Oliver is navigator.
The Casco, it will be recalled, i
the vessel in the cabin of which
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote many
a romance, but none more thrilling
than the actual experience of the
argonauts of the Northern Mining A
Trading company. The office of Mc
Girk was the musty little cabin in
which Stevenson worked, and the
battered old inkstained desk on
which Stevenson wrote was still a
part of the cabin furniture when the
Casco started on the Northern voy
age which ended so disastrously.
Ken ana—The Gateway to JEcJtlnlay
Ha Usual Park.