CELEBRATE THE FOURTH IN NENANA
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
* Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919.
Number 74
SENATE COMMITTEE BACKS RAILROAD
GERMANS SENDING DELEGATES TO SIGN TREATY
CROW N PRINCE ESCAPES FROM GUARDS IN HOLLAND
SHELDON TELLS
* CLUB OF PLANS
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Divisional Road Commissioner
Robert Sheldon addressed the mem
< bers of the Commercial club, by in
vitation, last night, informing the
members of the road work that has
been undertaken by him and of tho
limitation placed on his activities by
the enactment of the Allan road
iaw. during the late session of the
territorial legislature. He said that
he had been elected by the voters
of the Fourth division to supervise
the territorial road work in this
division, but found that he had little
left to do under the new law, be
yond completing several projects
which he had started early in the
season. These projects, he ex
plained, would involve an outlay of
approximately $30,000 for the sea
^ son. The balance of the Fourth
division allotment of territorial road
funds have been turned over to the
Alaska Road commission.
Mr. Sheldon informed the club
that he had come to Nenana chiefly
for the purpose of conferring on
Kantishna road needs. He said thit
he had hoped to be able to do some
thing for the Kantishna district, In
the way of making surveys and out
lining work, but could do nothing
under the new law, beyond recom
mending that certain work be under
taken.
The suggestion was made that
* the club take the matter up imme
diately with the governor and mem
bers of the federal road commission,
to whom future requests for road
work must be made. Mr. Sheldon
assured the club that he would
indorse the Kantishna project and
render whatever other assistance h"
could to insure early action. Hi
expressed the belief, however, that
eventually it would be necessary
to appeal to Congress for a special
appropriation for the construction
of a serviceable wagon road into
that district, owing to the fact that
the cost will be such that the work
cannot be undertaken with the
funds available ordinarily. The
road commission might undertake
the survey, he thought, but the
regular annual appropriation for
road work would not permit of any
such undertaking as the Kantishna
road.
Engineer in Charge Fred'k D.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.1
—The Washington correspondent of I
the Post-Intelligencer has informed ]
bis paper that Secretary Lane has
requested the senate to increase the
emergency appropriation for the
Alaska railroad from two million:
dollars to twelve million.
The argument advanced by the
secretary is that the expenditure of
twelve millions during the present
calender year and four million, fout
hundred and seventy-five thousand
next year, will enable the Alaskan
Engineering commission to complete
the road by 1921. The total cost of
the railroad, as estimated by the
interior department, will be $50,
436.971 when completed.
Senators Supporting.
The Post-Intelligencer correspond
ent says that the request of the sec
retary has received the indorsement
of many members of the senate, in
cluding the Washington delegation,
and it is confidently believed that
the increase will not be opposed
in the house.
M PHERSON ON JOB
SEATTLE. June 26 — A Washing
ton special dispatch received by!
the Times late last night stated that
J. L. McPherson, special representa
tive of the Alaskan Engineering;
commission at the national capital,
had appeared before the senate com
mittee on appropriations for the
purpose of urging the allowance of
additional funds for the completion
of the government railroad in
Alaska.
Mr. McPherson informed the com
mittee that the sum of $16,475,000
will be needed to complete the rail-;
road from the coast to Fairbanks. 1
The completed road, he said, would
cost only $73,000 per mile, whicn is
a much lower cost per mile than
any other road built in recent years.;
The sum of twelve million dol
lars, the committee was inf aimed,
is needed to carry on the work this
year, this sum including the de
ficiency appropriation of approxi
mately two million now pending
before Congress.
Mr. McPherson told the committee
:hat the cost of the work in Alaska
had increased very slightly, notwith
standing the fact that the cost of
labor had increased fifty per cent,
the cost of material from twenty
five to one hundred and fifty per
cent and expense of transportation
to construction bases one hundred
and forty-seven per cent.
He stated that the Copper River
& Northwestern railroad had cost
an average of eighty-three thousand
dollars per mile, while the returns
to the interstate commerce commis
sion showed that road's equipment
to be valued at one hundred and
forty-six thousand dollars per mile.
The returns of the White Pass road,
he said further, showed a valuation
of one hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars per mile.
Must Be Completed.
si na.or Oscar W. Underwood, of
Alabama, a member of the com
mittee, assured his colleagues that
the Alaska railroad project must
be completed. “It is merely a ques
tion,” he said, “of how this can
be most economically accomplished. <
I understand that twelve million
dollars is the least sum that can
be economically employed during'
the next fiscal year.”
SENATE RECOMMENDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.
—-At a late hour this afternoon the
i
I senate committee on appropriations,
| in reporting the sundry civil bill, in
creased the house appropriation of
| two million, thirty-eight thousand
'dollars for continuing construction
‘ on the government railroad in Alas
S ka, to twelve million dollars, as re
quested by Secretary Lane and Spe
cial Representative J. L. McPherson.
The item of two million, thirty-eight
thousand represented the balance of
the original grant of thirty-five mil
lion dollars.
The recommendation of the com
mittee also included a new appro
priation of one hundred thousand
! dollars for combating influenza in
j Alaska, and added twenty-five thou
!sand dollars for the development of
;the herring industry in Alaska.
Browne expressed the belief that
funds for the construction of the
road could be secured if the club
and everyone else interested in the
development of the Kantishna dis
trict kept steadily at the work of
seeking relief. “If we center our
efforts on a single project,” said
Mr. Browne, “and keep hammering
away at that one thing, we are
. bound to get results.” Mr. Browne
reminded the club of the effective
j ness of propaganda during the wat
and expressed the belief that well
‘directed publicity would prove
‘equally effective in connection with
the road movement.
| The club is working for a trunk
jline wagon road from the heart of
;the Kantishna district to some point
'on the government railroad yet to
be determined.
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LAUNCH VICTORY
LEFT THIS MORN
The launch Victory, under the
guidance of Captain Fred Douse,
sailed for Fairbanks at 8 o’clock
this morning with the mail and
Frank Cleary as passenger.
NEW PACIFIC FLEET
TO SAIL WEST SOON
WASHINGTON", D. C., June 26.
—The recently created Pacific fleet
is now in process of organization
from ^ the vessels of the Atlantic
fleet »nd will be ready to leave
Hampton Roads for the Pacific coast
about the middle of July.
Definite plans have not yet been
announced, but it is believed that
Secretary Daniels will be a pass
enger on the flagship of the new
fleet The superdreadnaught New
Mexico has been selected for this
honor and will fly Admiral Hugh'
Rodman’s flag on the voyage tc
Western waters. The Pennsylvania
will remain the flagship of the
Atlantic fleet.
The cruise of the new fleet wil
include visits at San Francisco
Seattle and other Pacific coast ports
It is the plan of Secretary Daniel;
to maintain the navy at war-time
efficiency for an indefinite period
and to have the two fleets meel
each year in competitive tests, eithei
in the South Atlantic or near Ha
waii.
GERMANS ENROUTE
TO ACCEPT TERMS
BERLIN', Jane 26.—Foreign Miri
! ister Herman Mueller and Colonial
, Minister Dr. Pell, who have been
designated as the official repre
sentatives of the new German gov
■ ernment to accept the Allied peace
terms, will leave this city for Ver
i sailles tomorrow to attach their
signatures to the treaty.
CONFERENCE READY
PARIS, June 26.—The anxiety
among members of the peace con
ference, resulting from the failure
of the Germans to make known
their intentions regarding the sign
ing of the treaty, was quieted todav
by the receipt of unofficial advices
from Berlin to the effect that Ger
man delegates will leave the Ger
man capita! tomorrow to attach their
signatures to the document.
Preparations are now being hastily
made by the conference for the
final disposition of the peace ques
tion, in so far as the Germans are
concerned. It is now believed that
the treaty will be signed not later
than Saturday.
DISORDERS REPORTED
LONDON, June 26.—Advices re
ceived in this city today from Ber
lin state that the German capita!
is the scene of serious disorders,
and that unrest is spreading through
out Germany. Many of the streets
of Berlin are reported to be barri
caded and serious engagements are
taking place between troops and
mobs.
NEW YORK, June 26.—The one,
desire of Gordon Fawsett Hamby,!'
under sentence of death for the 1
killing of a Brooklyn bank teller, is '
that he may live until after the
championship fight between Willard 1
and Dempsey, so that he may know ^
jthe result of the big battle. After '
I the fight has been decided Hamby 1
' says he will be ready to die.
Hamby escaped to the Pacific ^
coast after murdering the Brook- j'
lyn bank official and was arrested
in Tacoma and brought East for
trial. He was sentenced to be |
electrocuted on June 28.
OftUvty to KeUaltjr
VANCOUVER LABOR
IROUBLE IS OVER
VANCOUVER. B. C., June 26—
rhere is reason to believe that the
renera! strike which has been in
irogress in this city for several
veeks, will come to an end tomor
ow noon, by which time it is ex
acted that all strikers will have
>een ordered to return to their
daces.
Hundreds of the strikers already
lave resumed work, the majority
if them giving up the struggle
vhen informed of the collapse of
he Winnipeg strike.
1ART WILL NOT SUMMON
SESSION FOR SUFFRAGE
SEATTLE, June 28.—Questioned
j today regarding his plans for the
consideration of the woman's suff*
! rage amendment, recently approved
' by Congress, Governor Hart said
j today that he had no intention of
calling a special session of the
| state legislature to ratify the amend
ment.
He expressed the opinion that the
i question was one which could wait
| until the lawmakers assembled in
i regular session.
j Thomas Casey, a native of Ire
: land, has filed a petition in the
| office of the clerk of the court at
! Fairbanks, for his final citizenship
: papers. He has been in Alaska
i since 1907.
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The matter of electing a board
of trustees to look after the affairs
of the town of Nenana, under the
provisions of the law passed by
the late legislature, was brought to
the attention of the Commercial
club last night by Townsite Man
ager Carl Schmidt, who was dele
gated by the advisory board to sug
gest the appointment of a member
of the club to confer with the ad
visory board and representatives of
other local organizations with a view
to outlining a plan of action.
Mr. Schmidt explained that the
matter had been taken up by the
advisory board and invitations ex
tended to the various organizations
to name a member each to act witn
the board, so that a full representa
tion of town interests might be se
cured. This joint committee, he
said, would explain the situation
fully to the public and then ascer
tain, by means of petitions, if it is
the desire of the people to elect a
board of trustees as provided for i:i
the new territorial act. R. G.
Southworth was named as the rep
resentative of the Commercial club.
The passage of the law referred
to was the direct result of a move
ment started by the Xenena Com
mercial club, and the election of
trustees, as provided for in the act.
will be a great improvement over the
existing advisory board system, for
the reason that the trustees will
have power to make laws and to
enforce their observance, providing
they do not conflict with the regu
lations of the town governing arm of
the Alaskan Engineering commission.
It will be possible, for instance,
for the trustees to legislate against
the dog nuisance and to regulate
other matters which appear to have
been overlooked by the land and
industrial department.
A meeting of the advisory board
and the representatives of the Com
mercial club and other organizations
who will form the joint committee,
will be held in about ten days, at
which time a definite plan of action
will be outlined.
Frank Cleary, until recently in the
employ of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, left for Fairbanks this
morning on the Douse launch.
FORMER HUN PRINCE
ELUDES HOLLANDERS
PARIS, June 26.—The receipt of
the news of the escape from Hol
land of the former German crown
prince has caused considerable of a
stir in local diplomatic circles, mem
bers of the peace confsience regard
ing the incident as an event of con
siderable significance.
Details of the escape are not ob
tainable here. All that is known
is that the former prince has eluded
the vigilance of his Holland guard*
and is now safe among his country
men in Germany, where, it is feared,
he will set about making trouble
for the Allies.
KAISER MAY FOLLOW
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.
—The state department is in receipt
of advices from Europe which in
dicate that the former kaiser will
attempt to return to Germany after
the treaty has been signed.
It is considered probable here that
the crown prince is connected with
some plan of the German militarists
to create a military situation within
Germany such as to cause embar
rassment to the Allies in making
the treaty effective.