WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919.
NO. 166
PRESIDENT ASKS CONFERENCE TO STICK
NEW YORK STRIKE SITUATION GROWING SERIOUS
' GOMPERS HAS BREAKDOWN AS RESULT OF OVERWORK
MAY 10 NERVES;
IN
WASHINGTON', D. C-, Oct. 15—
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor and
labor’s representative at the indus
trial conference now in session in
this city, is in a serious condition
today as a result of nervous ex
haustion. His temperature this
morning was 101.
Labor leaders say that the col
lapse of the veteran organizer is
the result of months of unremitting
work in connection with the peace
treaty, the international labor con
gress at Amsterdam, and the steel
strike situation. The illness, it is
believed, was hastened by the de
liberations of the conference of the
past two days on the question of
arbitrating the steel strike, Gompers
having been occupied almost con
tinuously in an effort to avert a
deadlock.
L
The first mail of the winter sea
son to be despatched from Fair
banks for lower river points, be
yond Xenana, will leave the upper
town tomorrow morning in charge
of Mike O’Farrell, who recently ar
rived in Fairbanks from the coast
with a number of new horses for
use this winter. He and E. P.
Allard have the contract.
Pack-horses will be used on the
i
initial trip and continue to be used
until sufficient snow falls to make
sleighing possible. During the win
ter months the contractors will car
ry passengers, as well as the mail,
between Fairbanks and Tanana.
ST. PAUL TEAM HOLDING
OWN IN COAST SERIES
ANGELES, Oct. 15—The
were evened yesterday in ]
LOS
honors
the baseball series being played ;
here between the St. Paul and Ver-i
l
non teams, the visiting aggregation
having captured yesterday's
with a score of 5 to 0.
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game |
i
SENATORS MAY VOTE
ON SHANTUNG TODAY
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 15.—
It is probable that the senate will
vote today on the Shantung amend
ment to the peace treaty, providing
for the restoration of that territory
to China. Republican leaders, with j
the acquiescence of the Democrats,
are planning to seek a decision late 1
this afternoon.
In a discussion of the amend
ment this morning, on the floor of
the senate, Senator L. B. Colt, Re-1
publican, of Rhode Island, declared
that the adoption of textual amend
ments would mean the defeat of the
treaty and would accomplish no re
sults that could not be obtained
through the medium of reservations.
Senator Robert L. Owen, Demo
crat, of Oklahoma .proposed an in
terpretive resolution preserving the |
self-government of Egypt. In the
course of his remarks. Senator Owen ]
declared that he stood unqualifiedly j
for the acceptance of the treaty.
CONFERENCE IS DEADLOCKED;
WILSON PLEADS FOR ACTION
BURLESON SAYS
DEPARTMENT IS
ONE OF FINEST
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 15.—In
the first public address made by
him since he entered the cabinet of
President Wilson, Postmaster-Gen
eral Burleson made vigorous reply
here today to those who have criti
cised his department. The address
was made before the National Hard
ware Manufacturers’ association,
which is in annual convention here.
The postoffice department, Burle
son declared, is remarkable in its
development and wonderful in its
organization. In fact, he said, its
standard of efficiency borders on the
miraculous.
So thoroughly* satisfied is he with
the workings of the department, as
conducted at present, that he in
tends to stand firmly on the poli
cies inaugurated by him. regardless
of protests.
LARGE SUM IN IAX
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—The war tax
on admissions to the games of the
World’s series enriched the federal
treasury by the very substantial
sum of $73,000 according to a
statement made today by league
officials.
TITTONI IS NAMED
TO ACT FOR ITALY
ROME, Oct. 15.—Foreign Minis
ter Tittoni will represent the Italian
government as a member of the
League of Nations council.
A Brower mail stage left Fair
banks for the coast this morning
ivith the mail and one passenger—
Sus Green.
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15.
|A tense situation has developed ii
the industrial conference as the re
suit of the controversy over labor'
proposal that the conference at
tempt a settlement of the stee
strike by arbitration. A deadlocl
was reached yesterday, and toda;
i there is much talk of adjournmen
i
ias a meant of averting an opei
; break among the delegates.
Wilton Urges Action.
President Wilson is much opposei
jto the proposal to adjourn at thi
i time. As ill as he is, the Presiden
jis keeping in touch with govern
i mental affairs and is particularly in
.terested in the conference proceed
j ings.
The conference received a mess
age from the White House this aft
|ernoon in which it was stated tha
, the President would not sanctioi
jan adjournment until every possible
means had been exhausted in ai
. effort to solve the present indus
trial problems confronting the na
GERMANS USING
GAS IN ATTACK
IN THE BALTIC
t COPENHAGEN, Oct. 15. — Th<
i German forces under General vor
ider Goltz are employing moderi
[weapons in their operations in th<
| Baltic region, according to advice:
j which have reached this city fron
[the scene of hostilities, at preset
centered about Riga.
The claim is made by the Lett:
that poison gas is being used by th<
Huns in their attack upon that city
and that trench mortars of tht
latest type are hurling projectiles
from behind the German lines, caus
ing heavy damage to the city, espe
cially to the quays, and many casu
alties among civilians.
The Letts report that they arc
considerably outnumbered by the
Germans.
LONDON, Oct. 15.—The British
foreign office is in receipt of in
formation from Constantinople in
dicating that the Turkish crisis,
which threatened the collapse of
the Turkish government, has been
passed, the national assembly hav
ing agreed to stand by the govern
ment.
Tom Radovich and Miss Belle
Mitchell were married at Brooks
during the latter part of September.
The knot was tied by Commissioner
Atwell.
-'tion. The President feels that the |
i steel strike controversy should not
• endanger the success of the con
s ference, and he has appealed to the
• delegates to resume their work with
I a firm resolve to see it through to a !
: successful finish.
Possible Solution.
E The steering committee of the |
i conference has offered the sugges
tion that a committee of six repre
isentatives of the public, not in at
I :tendance at the conference, be!
named to arbitrate the steel strike, j
provided the conference approves la-j
■ !bor’s demand that the question be
•; taken up by the conference.
May Succeed Gompers.
James Duncan, first vice-president
■ of the American Federation of La- i
- i bor, probably will take Gompers'1
place in the conference in case the
i latter’s illness prevents his return
■ to the session. It is understood. J
i however, that Gompers expects to I
be sufficiently recovered within a j
- couple of days to resume his work. !
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 15.—Leonard
Webster, an advertising artist, has
been placed under arrest in this city
ion the charge of taking part in the j
lynching of a negro and other dis-1
j
orders which occurred here recent
ly. Detectives responsible for the
: arrest of Webster claim that he hat
i confessed to having a hand in all
the disturbances, including the burn
ing of the courthouse and the at
tempted lynching of Mayor Smith. f
The artist is said to have admit- j'
ted striking the mayor over the j
j head with a gun when the mob at- '
’tacked the official and placed a
rope about his neck with the inten
sion of hanging him.
Webster is in the employ' of the
, World-Herald.
MAYNARD ENROUTE
BACK 10 MINEOLA
j SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 15.—
. Lieutenant Maynard, first of the
westbound transcontinental flyers to s
■reach the Pacific coast, and the only ^
!one thus far to start on the return i
j flight, reached this city today from {
!San Francisco, enroute to Mineola. t
STILL GOING. f
SALDURO, Utah, Oct. 15.—May- t
nard has arrived here, flying toward c
the East. He is making good tiqie n
and expects to reach Mineola late
tomorrow.
SnuM, Vbm Balia and ainn Hnt
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SEATTLE, Oct. 1».—George A.
Miller, who accompanied the Dr.
Eook Mt. McKinley expedition as
>hotographer, was placed under ar
•est in this city yesterday in col
lection wkh the drowning of Mrs.
Miller, who lost her life in Lake
Washington on Monday. The dis
covery of bloodstains in the launch
.vas responsible for the arrest.
Miller says his wife fell over
board and perished before he could
•escue her. He claims also rhat she
vas a drug addict.
Mrs. Miller was the divorced wife
>f Mayor Baker, of Portland, apd
Miller was formerly a deputy sher
ff.
Miller is being held pending a
'urther investigation of the drown
STORE IS CLOSED
The branch store of the Alaskan
Engineering commission which was
sstablished at Camp 432 early in
he summer to supply the needs of
ontraetors engaged in grading work
in the Xenana-Fairbanks line, was
losed this week by storekeeper Sam
Jeatty and he is now in town wind
ng up the affairs of the establish
nent. A store at that point is no
onger needed, all of the grading
fork in that vicinity having been
ompleted and the rails extended
everal miles north of Camp 432.
The supplies remaining on hand
t the store have been shipped to
eadquarters.
NEW YORK STRIKERS
STOPPING SUPPLIES
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The strike
ituation in this city is assuming
ery serious proportions, there now
eing approximately 220,000 work
rs out, including longshoremen,
eamsters and others.
The movement of supplies to and
rom the city has almost entirely
eased, with the result that a seri
us food shortage is threatened,
lany stocks now being practically
xhausted. Coal is also running low,
one having reached the city for j
>veral days.
Police reserves have been detailed
to patrol the strike centers, but
thus far there have been no dis
orders of consequence.
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LONDON, Oct. 15.—The soviet
government of Russia is facing a
1 grave crisis, according to advices
| received in this city today. The
j Bolshevik armies are being hard
I
: pressed by Denikine's Cossacks, who
| are advancing from the south, and
j the Northwestern Russian forces are
| now within striking distance of Pe
trograd. endangering the Bolshevik
‘positions in that quarter,
j Fearing a collapse of the defenses
at Petrograd. the soviet headquar
; ters there has been closed, and
preparations are now being made
for a general withdrawal.
Redoubled efforts are being made
throughout the territory controled
by the Bolsheviki to strengthen the
fighting forces for immediate use,
orders having been issued for Rus
sians to go into training for mili
t«rv wrvicr.
«PLANE READY
FOR ALASKAN RUN
According to information received
from Seattle this week, a new air
plane has been received at the
Puget sound city, consigned to the
Alaska Aircraft Transportation com
pany, for use in Alaska. The ma
chine was built in Cleveland and is
of the latest passenger-carrying
type.
The company plans to inaugurate
its Alaskan service early in Febru
ary, when the first plane will leave
Valdez for the Interior country. Tho
planes used by the company will be
of two kind:*—the DS type for six
ton loads and the EH type for light
dispatch.
FORMER PREMIER COMING
TO REPRESENT FRANCE
PARIS, Oct. 15. — Leon Bour
geois, former premier, has been
appointed representative of France
in the League of Nations council.