The Nenana News
COUNCIL UNABLE
10 END SIRIKE
Spokane—After four days of
parleying with the lumber and
shingle mill operatives, the
Washington state council of
national defense has {liven up
the attempt to bring about a
settlement of the strike. The
strikers, however, apparently
have lieen unable to tie up the
industry entirely, for the sec
retary of the West Coast Lum
bermen's association has wired
the war department that they
are able to supply all the
spruce needed for airplane con
struction, both for the United
States and the Allies. It has
been suggested, however that
it may be found necessary to
call on the government for pro
tection against the strikers.
STRONG FOX FEATURE
AT COLISEUM SI XL*AY
Porotln Bernard and Stuart
Holmes will make their appear
ance at the Coliseum tomor
row night in the powerful
William Fox feature "The
Sins of Men", a dramatic ar
raignment of the evil men do,
by Mary Murillo. The pict
ure is in five parts and the
story is woven about an old
German philosopher, his pret
ty daughter and the discovery
of a new religion, the adoption
of which upsets the morals of
several families. The story
is a strong one, and tin* cast
one of those all-star aggrega
tions of talent for which the
Fox company is justly noted.
The show will be repeated on
Monday, and feature prices
will prevail at both perform
ances, fifty cents for general
admissio11 and a quarter extra
for reserved seats.
Many of the opera chairs
which were received early in
the season, are now installed
in tin* theater, tin* arrange
ment being such that the now
chairs can also he used when
dances are held. Regarding
these dancing parties, held at
frequent intervals since the
theater was built, the manage
ment states that they will con
tinue to he held at tin* pleas
ure of the dancing public un
til such time as another hall
is provided for that purpose.
MRS. ALLRED “LEASES
LAUNDRY FROM PARKS
Tlie Nenana Steam Laundry
changed hands during the wirk.
Mrs. riara Allred having taken
tin* business over on a lease,
with an option to buy. Mrs.
Allred took charge a week ago
and has alreadv made a number
of changes, one of them being
the driving of a new well which
is now supplying the laundry
with a plentiful flow of clear.;
soft water, greatly facilitating
the work and insuring much
better results than are obtain
able with the average Nenana
water.
As soon as practicable. Mrs.
Allred will make numerous
alterations and install addition
al machinery, so that it will
be possible at an early date to
greatly. increase the capacity
«f the laundry and handle a
much wider range of work.
The first aim of the new man
agement. however, is to make
certain that the work is done
right at all times, and this has
ls'cn rendered an easy matter
with the new water supply.
J. F. Ren nett, who has been
with the establishment since
early in the winter, will con
tinue to look after the wash
ing department. He has hadj
many years of experience and!
his work will compare favor
ably with that of any laundry
man in the country, or out of it.
Mr. Parks also will remain
with the new management, con
tinuing to collect and deliver
laundry as has been his custom
in the past.
SOCIALISTS MUST
. SIAYJL STATES
Washington—The United
States will adhere to the ruling
that passports are not to he
issued to Socialists who desire
to attend the international
Socialist conference to he held
at Stockholm dtirin" the com
ing month. In a statement
given to the press today, Sec
retary Lansing said that the
fact that England had decided
to permit labor representatives
of that country to attend the
conference would have no in
fluence on the action taken by
the United States.
TWO BOATS A K LIVE;
RETURN DOWN RIVER
The A. Y. N. steamers Seat
tle No. 3 and Tar.ana were in
port today discharging cargo.
The former arrived at six this
morning with barge Irene,
laden with rails for the Alas
kan Engineering commission.
The Tanana reached port about
tee uith the barge Arizona in
tow, also from the lower river.
I The load consist ..d of geueral
I cargo of 430 tons, of v licit
d.n < an* about 2" tons were
consigned to local merchants.
The balance consisted of feed
andprovisions for the commis
i siou.
lokin after that and attending
R. ('. Wood arrived from the
Tolovana late this afternoon.
Anchorage Has Fine School
Work will besom shortly on
the interior of the third floor
of the Anchorage Public School
j which was not completed at
the time the building was con
structed last winter. It is plan
ned to partition this floor into
class rooms and an assembly
hall. Additional room is imper
ative to care for the large at
tendance. 214 pupils having en
rolled during the last school
term. < )ther improvements con
templated include the level
ing of tlie school grounds; the
installation of a sewer to con
nect with the sewer system on
the south side and to the base
ment on the* north side: plac
ing two sets of steps leading to
entrances on the east end; in
stallation of three drinking
fountains; providing suitable
ve ntilation for class rooms and
assembly ball; ash-hoisting ap
paratus; construction of coal
chute, reconstruction of the
chimney; additional electric
wiring and fixtures; painting
and calcimining the interior of
the building; and erecting a
fence around the school yard.
When the above work is com
pleted Anchorage will have the
most modern school structure
in Alaska, and since the expense
will he met by the funds re
ceived by the Government from
the sale of lots within the
townsite, it is in reality a gift
from the Federal Government
to the residents of the city. The
people of Anchorage may well
lie proud of this building, and
thanks are due the Federal
Government for having made
its construction possible in the
first instance, and also for
handing over free of all cost
the complete structure itself.
IJId FORCE ON COAST.
The number of employees of
the Anchorage division, as
shown by the payrolls on Sat
urday, June 23, was 2752, in
addition to which there were
1770 stationmen and laborers
in the several districts ot the
division.
Mrs. Jack Robarts, and
daughter Mona are recent ar
rivals in Fairbanks from An
chorage, having made the trip
over the trail to spend a few
weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
J. Harmon Caskey. Mrs.
Robarts and Mrs. Caskey are
sisters.
FLIERS DAMAGE
CALIF. OIL WELLS
llakersfild, Cal—That air
planes discovered secreted in a
dry lake in Kern county, were
being used to drop bombs on
the oil properties in that sec
tion. is the opion of the officers
who made the discovery. It
is known that the owners of
the machines made at least
one flight over this city and
adjacent, oil district. The’
machines have been seized by
the federal authorities.
HOWELL DISPOSES
OF LUMBER STOCK
A business transaction of
unusually large proportions
was consuniated during the
week when tj .F. Lehr, of the
Nenana Lumber company took
over the stock of the Howell
I Lumber company at the yards,
amounting to nearly 400.000
feet of lumber. The Howell,
Mill located some distance be
low Nenana., was not included
iu the sale, but it has been
closed down and will not re
sume operations.
The mill began sawing early
last winter and much of the
lumber was hauled to the Ne
nana yard on sleighs. After
the opening of navigation, the
steamer Teddy H. took the
place of the slieghs and was
employed "steadly on the work
until the mill operations cea^
ed a short time ago.
Since engaging iu the lum
ber busiues Mr. Howell has be
come interested in a promis
ing tungsten property at the
head of Fish Creek, in the Fair
banks district, and betwen
looking after that and attend
ing to his mining operations on
Boulder Creek, iu the Hot
Springs district, he has little
time to devote to other enter
prises. lie has a force of about
fifteen men now employed at
the tungsten mine and expects
to double the number later in
the season, recent development
work having indicated that
more men will be needed to
handle the increased output.
Several teams and a quantity
of equipment and supplies were
shipped up river yesterday on
the Tedy II. for use in tin* mine.
The teams will do the hauling
between the mine and the rail
road, a distance of six miles.
LABOR SHORT IN JUNEAU
Despite the fact many men
were thrown out of employ
ment as tin* resu | of the wreck
of the Treadwell mines at
Douglas early in tin* season,
the labor market is particular
ly short at the capital at
present, according to a state
ment made by Bishop Rowe,
during his recent visit in Nena
na. The men, it appears, have
been (putting the mines in the
coast district to seek employ
ment in the States, with the
result that several of the coast
properies have been compelled
to run shorthanded. It is esti
mated that between two and
three thousand, men have left
Juneau and immediate vicin
ity this summer.
SENATOR URGES
PEACE PROGRAM
Washington— Senator La
Follette began a light in the
per house of congress today to
force a world-wide peace dis
cussion. The campaign was
started with tin* introduction
of a resolution calling for the
Allied peace terms “based on
a disavowal of any advantages
in the way of indemnities or
territorial acquisition."
FIRE PROTECTION
IS NOW ASSURED
Advices received from Seat
tle during the week by Town
site Manager F. S. Ryus con
tain the assurance that mater
ial for the proposed sewage
and water systems will reach
Nenana suftiiciently early to
permit the installation of the
mains this season, thus insur
ing fire protection during the
coming winter..
Mr. Ryus states that bids
will be called for just as soon
as he has received notice of
| the shipment of the material
The sewers are to be laid in
| the alleys between Main and
| A streets and between A and
Market streets, from Third
! evenue to the waterfront. The
water mains will cover a larg
jer district and the water will
I be supplied from the commis
sion [tower house. It will
I be what is known as a circu
lating system, the kind not
easily interrupted by frost.
RAIN PREVENTS SEEiES;
FANS DISAPPOINTED
Tlie excessive downpour <>f
jthe past two days has made
it impossible to star: the ser
ies cf ball games, wh'eli were
to nave been plaved between
tin Rrooks team and the lo
cals, commencing last evening,
j The rain has put the ground'
■ <m of commission and several
j days of fair wm•'•or will be
needed to put the field back
in oldtime form, proviiding the
river does not rise sufficiently
in the meantime to cause an
other overflow.
Alrbieph delnite plans ha<t
.ml hotn made up to noon to
tla\ i’ was the opiniovi of a
ir liber of the olaym-s that
(in tern would pioceed to tin*
at pet Pwn and play a secies
of games there before playing
bats with the lord bunch. !■
has Dei; stiggosii.! that it
i‘..g!it be possible 'o’* tlie visa
ors to make the trip back
with the excursionists,, in case
the Fairbanks Moose* deride
to make another attempt to
carry out their program at a
sufficiently early date.
It was announced late this
afternoon that an attempt
would be made to play a game
tomorrow afternoon, weather
conditions permitting. The
game is to he called at two o
Ylock. It was also stated
that the excursion would make
a start from Fairbanks in
ease of fair weather at mid
night.
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Here is Your Chance to Buy
a Home Cheap
I Lot with Cebin at the corner of A and Fifth streets;
also Lot and Cabin at A and Sixth. Owner must
go Outside. Inquire at Fifth and A.
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PLAN! FIRE IS
CAUSE OF FOSE
(Jary, Iml—The million dol
lar plant of tin* Aetna Explos
ives company was nartially de
stroyed today 1)*' a fire of sus
picious origin. The loss is
estimated at half a million
and the plant, in addition, will
he out of eommission for sev
eral weeks. Until a month
ago the company was fnrnili
ing high explosives to the Al
lied nations, but since that
time lias been engaged exclu
sively on work for the United
States government. Two of
the employees of the plant are
now under arrest on suspicion
that they had something to do
with the vre.
PIPE WORKERS STRIKE;
DEMAND CLOSED SHOP
Seattle—The employees of
the Pacific (’oast Pipe com
pany walked out on strike to
day, following the refusal of
the company to inaugurate a
closed shop policy. Several
other strikes in sympathy with
the pipe workers have been
called in this state and in
()regon.
OLPTIMER RETURNS;
SURPRISES DAUOI1TER
San Francisco—Charles D.
Slocum, a sourdough Alaskan,
returned home today after an
absence of eighteen years in
the North. He had not writ
ten home for many years and
his daughter had given him up
| for dead. In explanation of
his unexnected return, the old
timer said that lie had read of
his daughter's marriage and
had come out to look her up.
THE OLDER THEY ARE—
Seattle—Capt. -T- \Y. Holmes
| a veteran of the P.oer war and j
•more recently active in pro-j
looting enlistments in the
Kritish army, was placed un
der arrest today on the charge’
| of having improper relations
with a Victoria girl of tender
vears.
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NEW i'ASTOK SOON HERE
Rev. E. L. Forbes lias lieen
advised of tin* departure from
.Juneau of Rev. Robert J. I liv
en, who is coming to Nenana
to take charge of the Presby
terian ehurh. Accompanied
by his wife and son and by j
Rev. J. II. t'ondit, the new j
pastor left for the Interior
on duly US and should arrive
here on the next trip of the
Alaska._
The big Moose excursion
which was to have come down
from Fairbanks tonight on the
steamer Reliance and a barge,
has been postponed on account
of the rain, reports received
from the upper town this af
ternoon indicating that much
more rain has fallen there
during the past two or three
days than in Nenana.
All arrangements for the
outing had lieen completed, the
boat was being put in shape
for the trip and a large num
ber of Eairbanksans had al
ready procured their tickets
when it was decided to -all
the excursion off, pending the
abatement of the storm. At
the- time the report of the post
ponement was received this
afternoon it was not known
when another attempt would
be made to visit the railroad
town but it was thought that
not much time would be lost.
Mat Cook, old time hard
rock man of the Fairbanks
district and more recently en
gaged in the painting and pa
per hanging business in the
upper town, was an out-bound
passenger on the Canadian, ac
companied by his wife. They
do not expect to return to the
Interior.
AIMS FAIL;
l
London—Tin* West Flanders
front was tin* scene of savage
fighting during tlit* night and
when hostilities suspended this
morning at tlit? approach of
daylight.. it Nvas found that
tin* Rritish positions had been
materially strengthened at a
number of ooints and tin- lines
extended.
Six times during the night
crossed Teuton phalanxes were
hurled around Ypres lint the
Rritish troops as stuhhornly
hurled them hack, pouring in
to the ranks of the enemy an
unerring stream of lead from
heavy artillery and machine
guns. The losses on l»oth
sides were unusually heavy
EDWAKIt M INXES LOSES
AM EE A XL) SOX IN SOLTI 1
Advices received in Xenana
this week*convey the sad intel
ligence of the death of Mrs.
M'Innes.wife of Edward MTn
nes, of the local commission
force, and their three-year-old
son. both of whom died in Los
Angeles. The death of Mrs.
M'I tines followed very closely
upon an operation which she
underwent in the California
city and the little son died
nine days later from the ef
fects of poisoning caused by
putting a firecracker in his
month. Mrs. M’Innes was
with her mother when taken
ill.
PLANS FOR SCHOOL
ARE I*R<XiRESSINf}
After waiting several weeks
for Judge Runnel] to act on
the petition circulated among
the people of Xenana asking
the court to issue an order of
election, word has been re
ceived from the lower river,
when* court is now in session,
to the effect that a call for
the election can soon be post
ed. Pending the election,
the special committee named
at the public meeting held
some time ago, is making such
preparation for the commence
ment of school as may be made
at this time, such as ordering
hooks, clearing the school site
and looking up teachers. W ork
on the building probably will
not be started until Chairman
Ldes, of the Alaskan Engin
eering commission, reaches Ne
nana. lie will start for tin*
Interior within a fexv days.
PERSONAL MEN*
Frank IV Maton was in
Xenana on Wednesday, hav
ing t ome down from Fairbanks
on a short visit.
J. It. I'owh*. owner of the
I-airhanks Clothing Companv,
was in Xeiiami stweral days
during the week on matters of
busine.s.s
Harry Phillips came tlown
from Fairbanks this week to
have a look at tlie town and
is so favorably impressed that
lie may decide to locate here.
Mrs. Hazel Cooper, a mem
ber of Fairbanks’ younger set,
has been a visitor in Xenana.
during the past several days.
Ed. <1. Morrissey, who was
granted a commission recently,
was keenllv disappointed upon
bis arrival at Gibbon to learn
that his physical condition
would not permit him to enter
the service of his country in
the capacity of a soldier. He
has returned to his post as city
editor of the News-Miner.
John Howsam, who was re
lieved of an unusually large
goiter a short time ami, left
the hospital during the week.