where: rails and rivers meet
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1919.
NO. 176
. CONFEREES AGREED ON RAILROAD ITEM
PRESIDENT THREATENS COAL MINE OPERATIVES
LAWMAKERS WORKING ON BILL TO RELEASE OIL LAND
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USE APPROVES
t LAND CLAUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.—
The lower house of Congress, which
is now considering the oil and coal
land leasing bill, has passed favor
ably upon the clause limiting the
number of prospecting permits in
Alaska to five.
Seven sections relating to coal
lands also have been approved, in
cluding several sections intended to
encourage prospecting through the
medium of prospecting permits, giv
ing the holders of permits preferen
tial rights to lease land upon which
coal is found.
GUARDS DESERT
POSTS OF DUTY; I
LEAVE NO CLUE
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Tw< > of the members of the local j
guards, Privates Osbourne and ’
Chaplin, members of Company G.
21st infantry, disappeared mvsteri-j
ousiy on Saturday night while doing ;
guard duty, and it is the belief of;
the officer in charge that they have i
deserted. In fact, it is known that!
they made preparations for a get-;
away and carried with them full !
kits and an extra supply of ammu
nition.
The men went on duty as usual:
on Saturday night on the railroad!
reserve, but how long they remained!
on the job no one seems to know. i
When it came time for their relief,'
they were not on duty, nor has;
anything been heard of them since.;
The presumption is that they took j
to the hills, since escape by way of j
the river would take them too close
to the army post at Gibbon for ■
safety. They probably also will j
avoid the regular trails, since that ,
too would involve risks which a de-1
serfcer would not take purposely. [
It is the opinion of oldtimers j
that the two men will have a hard j
time getting out of the country. |
And it is their opinion also that the j
deserters will have an equally hard ,
time wintering in the hills, since!
they are new to the country and
unacquainted with conditions. The
supplies they have with them will
not take them far, and it is under
stood they have comparatively little
money between them. The coming
of cold weather, it is believed, will
find them ready to return to their
company and take their punishment
for deserting their posts.
One thousand four hundred and
nine dollars and twelve cents was
the amount of money expended dur
ing the month of August to defray
maintenance and operation expenses
of the Anchorage townsite. accord
ing to figures compiled at the town- j
site office. i
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VaUonal rut.
CONFEREES AGREE ON MONEY
FOR GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
WASHINGTON, D C . Oct. 27.—
i The house and senate conferees, to
when-, was referred the urgent de
ficiency bill carrying an appropria
tion for the Government railroad in
Alaska, have reached ar agreement
on the sum of six million dollars
for the continuation of work on the
Northern project, and will report
the measure in that form for pass
age by the two branches of Con
gress.
As originally framed by the house,
the deficiency bill did not include
an appropriation for the Alaska
railroad. When the measure reach
ed the senate committee on appro
priations, however, an amendment
was attached, providing for the ap
propriation of the full $17,000,000
authorization, and the bill was ap
proved by the senate in that form.
Then the bill was sent back to the
house for final approval and certain
of the members objected to the
Alaska item, the largest single item
! in the bill. Whereupon it became
necessary to refer the bill to a con
ference committee for satisfactory
revision.
The fact that this committee ha?
agreed to an appropriation of six
million dollars indicates a willing
ness on the part of the house to
provide funds to keep the railroad
work -going, and it is believed the
measure will pass in that form with
out further objection.
Air Service Cut.
In addition to cutting the Alaska
railroad appropriation down to six
million, the conference committee
has eliminated entirely another sen
ate item appropriating fifteen mill
ion for the army air service.
More Money Later.
Should Congress limit the rail
road appropriation to six million at
this time, it is probable an effort
will be made to secure the remain
ing: eleven million through the me
dium of the sundry civil bill, during
the winter session of Congress.
Should that be done, the six
millions contained in the urgent
deficiency bill will be more than
sufficient to carry on the work un
til the end of the present fiscal
year.
BILL PROVIDES
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WASHINGTON', D. C., Oct. 27.—
The senate judiciary committee has
favorably reported a bill which pro
vides for the punishment of persons
exhibiting the Red flag in the United
States, and those advocating the
overthrow of the Government.
The measure is intended to put a
stop to soap-box agitation, which
eave the authorities much annoyance
before the war, and which has been
much in evidence during the past
.several months, the authorities be
! ing powerless to prevent it because
of the failure of Congress to pass
i prohibitory measures.
WILSON CONTINUES
TO GAIN STRENGTH
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1 WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 27.—
The condition of President Wilson
j shows further improvement today, j
[according to a statement issued by
| Dr. Grayson. He is giving his at
tention today to a number of mat
ters of importance to the nation, in
cluding the coal strike situation,
which he discussed at length with’
Dr. Grayson and Secretary Tumulty.
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PARISIANS WANT
PROMOTION FOR
GEN. CASTLENAU
PARIS.—Whenever the picture of
General de Castlenau, victor of the
Grand Couronne of Nancy which
made possible the first battle of
the Marne, is thrown on the screen,
in a moving picture theater here,
which is displaying pictures of the
Victory procession in Paris, the
spectators rise, cheer, and shout.
“Marshal.”
It is an expression of their de
jmand that de Castlenau should be
made a marshal of France. When
jthe marshals were being created, de
• Castlenau was overlooked. Some
say that the papers to make him a
marshal were drawn up for signa
ture, but were rejected in the high
est quarter.
CARRANZA PUIS UP CASH
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WASHINGTON', D. C., Oct. 27.—
The state department has been of
ficially advised of the release of
• Consular Agent Jenkins, who was
taken captive by Mexican bandits
and held for a ransom of $150,000.
The advices, which came from the
American embassy in Mexico City,
stated that the money was paid to j
the bandits by the Carranza govern-'
ment, following the receipt of a '
■ curt demand from the state depart
ment for prompt action on the part
of Mexico.
MINERS ARE WARNED
OF STRIKE DANGERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.—
With a view to preventing the
threatened strike of soft coal min
ers, scheduled for this week, Presi
dent Wilson has issued a statement
in which he declares that such a
strike as is proposed is unjustifiable
and unlawful, and he calls upon of
jfieials of the unions to recall the
j strike orders which have been issued
by them.
The law, the President says warn
ingly, will be enforced, and a means
found to protect the interests of the
nation in any emergency that may
arise in consequence of the strike.
The President says he still stands
ready to appoint a tribunal for the
investigation of the questions in
'dispute, with a view to rendering a
: speedy decision.
FORCE WONT DO IT.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 27.—Presi
dent Lewis of the United Mine
Workers says that he has received
no official communication from Pres
ident Wilson. Referring to the
widely-heralded intimation that force
;may be used by the Government,
; Lewis declared that such a move
would not allay the crisis, nor will
threats of the prosecution of union
officials, including himself, stop the
i strike.
OWNERS AT FAULT.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 27.—
Ellis Searles, editor of the Mine
.Workers’ Journal, official publica
tion of the United Mine Workers,
declares that the miners do not want
to strike. The men, he says, are
willing to arbitrate their demands.
Jbut cannot induce the mine owners
to consent to such a settlement. :
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WATCHING RADICALS.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Oct. 27.— j
The Government has not yet an
nounced what action will be taken
in case the coal miners quit work j
this week, but it is known that !
i steps have been taken to keep close
.tab on all radicals while the strike j
1 is in progress.
PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY. 1
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I INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27.—It now !
; seems certain that half a million
icoal miners will strike this week, j
Preparations for the walkout are1
progressing steadily, and nothing
! short of a decision of the coal bar
jons to negotiate with the men will j
j avert a suspension of coal mining
I activities.
SEIMS DIVIDE
CEOSEll ON VOTE;
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.— ;
| The Johnson amendment to the Ger
'man peace treaty, providing for the
equalization of the voting strength
of England and America as mem
bers of the League of Nations, was
defeated by the narrow margin of
two votes in the United States sen
ate this morning. Forty senators .
voted against the amendment, and
;38 gave the amendment their sup
:port.
Iiuu, Alaska’s Interior Fast Bspst
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oet. 27.—
The belief is expressed here that
.the navy department will soon close
a deal for the purchase of the Brit
ish rigid airship R-38, which is now
; under construction in England.
The sum of $2,500,000 has al
ready been appropriated by Congress
for the purchase of the great flyer
and for the training of pilots to
: navigate the craft, which is the
: largest in the world.
There is some talk of flying the
airship across the Atlantic, but plans
ifor the delivery have not yet been
[completed, and probably will not be
until the United States becomes the
owner of the airship.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.—Hundreds :
of friends and admirers of the late 1
Theodore Roosevelt journeyed to j
Oyster Bay today for the purpose
of visiting the grave of the dead ,
statesman and patriot on the sixty-1
first anniversary of his birth.
• Memorial services were held at j
Oyster Bay and at many other i
places.
Roosevelt was born in this city in j
1858.
A mail stage left Fairbanks yes- 1
terdav with the three Hudson broth
ers as passengers.
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SHEDS MAKE
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WOU DOCKS
N'EW YORK, Oct. 27. — Score*
were injured in this city this morn
ing as the result of an attempt on
the part of striking: longshoremen
to prevent strikebreakers from
reaching the docks. Several hundred
strikebreakers, on their way to work,
were attacked by a mob of two
thousand strikers, and a free-for-all
fight ensued, during which fully fifty
shots were fired by the combatants
before the police succeeded in stop
ping the row. Sticks, stones, and
bricks also were freely used, the
air being thick with flying missies.
Ten of the men who took an
active part in the rioting were
placed under arrest and are now in
the Tombs awaiting a hearing.
The docks are heavily guarded to
prevent trouble there.
WASHINGTON'. l>. C., Oct 27 -
Delegates to the international labor
conference which will convene in
this city this week in accordance
I with the provisions of the peace
treaty are gathering here from all
directions, ready to take part in the
deliberations, to which members of
• the senate have objected on the
grounds that America has no right
to participate in such a gathering
until the treaty has been ratified by
the senate.
i The delegates who have already
arrived here include representatives
of Japan, England, France, and Bel
gium.
The conference is scheduled to
convene on Wednesday, by which
time it is expected that all the dele
gates will have arrived here.
AT STEEL CENTER
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 27.
An attempt was made here last
night to burn a police substation.
Oil-soaked waste was scattered about
the upper Poor of the building and
a match applied, but the flames
were discovered in time to prevent
the destruction of the station.
The police are of the opinion that
strike sympathizers were responsible
for the fire.
A number of young married cou
ples tripped the light fantastic at
Masonic hall, Fairbanks, on Saturday’
night, the affair being the first of a
series of informal gatherings eched
uled for the winter. It is planned
to have the dances every two weeks.