WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
I, 1919.
NO. 214
COAL MINES ARE RESUMING OPERATION
TAFT SAYS NATION HAS PASSED UNREST CRISIS
' REPUBLICAN STATE CHAIRMEN PLAN HOT CAMPAIGN
TAFT BELIEVES
BIS PASSED;
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—In an ad
dress delivered in this city this aft
ernoon, former President William H.
Taft expressed the belief that the
danger from Bolshevism in this
* country is at an end, because of
the fact that the leaders of dissatis
faction have found that they cannot
turn America into a Bolshevik gov
ernment.
The industrial situation, the speak
^ er said, is becoming rational and
unrest throughout the country,
which has been a source of grave
concern since the close of the war.
is disappearing rapidly.
Canditions in the United States,
and through the entire world as
well, Mr. Taft assured his audience,
would be still further improved by
Y the ratification of the peace treaty
by the United States senate, which
he thought might be safely antici
pated within the near future.
. FRENCH TROOPS
FIGHT AT HUME
WITH ITALIANS
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PARIS, Dec. 11. — Unconfirmed
information received by the French
foreign office from Fiume today tells
of a sanguinary encounter there
between French soldiers and the
followers of the Italian poet-patriot,
d'Annun^o. The fighting resulted,
it is stated, from an attempt on the
part of the Italians to pillage the
French depot, where large quanti
ties of ammunition and other sup
plies were stored.
The report says that the French
opened fire on the pillagers in de
'P' fense of their property, the shooting
resulting in the death of many sol
diers on both sides.
An effort is now being made *o
get an official account of the clash
* OIL MEN SAY WELLS
ARE IDLE IN SOUTH
WASHINGTON D. C., Dec. 11.—
American oil men who have inter
ests in Mexico are authority for
the statement that the production
of oil in the Southern republic has
practically ceased in consequence of
decrees issued by President Car
ranza and the general unfriendly
attitude of the Mexican government
toward foreign oil interests.
D’ANNUNZIO WILL NOT
TRY TO TAKE SPALATO
FIUME, Dec. 11. — D'Annunzio
has announced that it is not his in
tention to launch an attack against
Spalato as reported several days
ago.
MINERS ARE RESUMING WORK
PENDING WAGE SETTLEMENT
FLOODS CAUSING
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j WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.— ,
The National Association of Repub
lican State Chairmen, now in session I
in this city, with representatives
present from every state in the Un- '
ion, has been engaged today in a
discussion of campaign plans, it be
' ing the plan of the gathering to ^
•outline a general program of activi- j
ties for the approaching presiden- |
tial and state elections. The aim ;
of the chairmen is to carry the i
campaign to every corner of the,
country in an effort to make the (
Repulican victory of 1920 one of j
decisiveness.
It is understood that all of the
states will limit contributions to
SI,000.
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VALUE OF FOREIGN |
MONEYON DECLINE
NEW YORK. Dec. 11.—European
money values are declining steadily,!
according to local exchange quota
tions. The English pound sterling
has reached the lowest level in his
tory, with the coins of other na
tions equally shaky.
! The French franc, with a normal
value of 19.3 cents, American mon- i
ey, is quoted this week at 11.37
■for one Yankee dollar, the lowest I
I ;
recorded. The Italian lire, also,
with a normal value of 19.3 cents, I
now has an exchange value of about |
i 13 for one dollar.
OIL LEASING MEASURE
TO PASS BEFORE XMAS '
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. li -
lt is believed that the oil and coal
land leasing bill, which has been
hanging fire through two sessions
of Congress, will be approved by
the lawmakers before Christmas.
The bill is still in conference, but
a report is expected daily.
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OREGON COMPENSATION
LAWS MAY BE CHANGED
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 11.—A spe
cial session of the Oregon legisla
ture has been called by the gover
jnor to amend the workmen’s corn-;
pensation laws. The governor be- j
lieves that the compensation al
lowed under the law as it stands
now is too low.
Otto Bozart and P. H. Marshall
came in from the Kantishna country
last night and are guests at the
Cooney hotel.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—
[n the opinion of President Tom L.
Lewis of the United Mine Workers,
:he coal mines of the country will
ie in operation again on Monday,
is a result of the acceptance, by
:he general strike committee, of
President Wilson’s proposal that the
nen return to work on the basis of
a 14 percent wage advance, pend
ng a permanent adjustment of the
vage question to conform to chang
ed living conditions throughout the
States. President Wilson has as
sured the miners that he will ap
point a commission of three men
to determine within 60 days, if
possible, a basis for the new wage
agreement.
SOME MINERS REFUSE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 11.—In a
statement issued' today, President
Lewis expressed the belief that a
Majority of the 400,000 striking coa!
Miners would resume work immedi
ately. It is impossible, he says, to
get word to all districts without
some little delay, and there may be
some strikers who will refuse to ac
cept the committee’s settlement, bur
le believes that most of the miners
will be working again by Monday
and that the fuel situation, which is
becoming acute in various sections
of the country, will be relieved
Materially before the end of an
other week.
None of the Illinois mines have
seen reopened yet, and similar con
iitions are reported from Iowa,
ft'ashington, and Kansas. Michigan
s also lagging somewhat, and it is
.onsidered doubtful if all the miners
>f that state will agree to return
intil the wage question has been
inally disposed of. There has been
» general resumption of mining in
Indiana and other states; however,
ind it is believed the Ohio mines
will be working at capacity by Mon
lay.
The chief opposition to the eom
nittee’s action comes from the state
>f Washington, where the strikers
leclare they will not return to work
intil the strike has been called off
>y the United Mine Workers' con
'ention.
RADICALS BLAMED.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., Dec. 11.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—The su
preme court has granted Emma
Goldman a week’s stay in order
:hat she may appeal for a writ of
labeas corpus in connection with
die deportation proceedings which
ire now pending.
The court has refused to inter
’ere in the case of Alexander Berk
nan, who is also at Ellis island
iwaiting deportation.
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BOLSHEVIKI START
ESTHONI
, REYAL, Dec. 11.—A battle re
sulting in the defeat of the Esthoni
| an Bolsheviki took place this week
on the Xarka front, *where the Bol
jsheviki launched a
j The Reds attacked
positions ten times
new offensive."
the Esthonian
without being
able to capture them, and they
( were finally driven back in disorder
a0(1 with heavy losses.
The Esthonian heavy artillery was
used with deadly effect.
?■—Charles Wilkinson, president of
i the Cle Elum union, says that the
; strikers of Roslyn and Cle Elum
will not return to the mines until
the wage question has been passed
upon by a convention of the United
Mine Workers.
The strikers at Cle Elum are re
ported to have torn down and
burned the notices announcing th>'
termination of the strike. It is be
lieved here that radicals are re
sponsible for the action.
MEET SATURDAY.
SEATTLE, Dec. 11.—The strik
ing coal miners of this state will
meet on Saturday to decide wheth
er or not they will return to work
State President Harlin believes the
j men will vote in favor of returning.
! Governor Hart Is urging both
miners and operators to get busy,
but be finds that some of the opera
tors are reluctant to reopen their
mines, claiming that they cannot
afford to operate under the 14 per
cent arrangement unless they are
permitted to advance the price of
coal to consumers.
WILSON IS PLEASED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—
! President Wilson wired to President
i
j Lewis today, expressing his appreci
ation of the action taken by the
j general miners' committee. He
| characterizes the action as patriotic,
and adds, "We must all work to
gether to see that a just and fair
'settlement is reached."
Answering the wire. President
; Lewis said, "I am honored in the re
j is said, "I am honored in the re
jceipt of your message wherein you
'Commended the action of the miners
| as patriotic. I am sure the Ameri
can people will echo your recogni
tion of this fact. I, with my associ
ates, will co-operate to make the
(final settlement contain every ele
! ment of justice and right."
CARS ARE READY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Coal cars
are being rushed to the various
‘mining districts to be in readiness
(for the flow of fuel which is ex
j petted within the next few days.
| Upon being loaded, the cars will be
hurried to those districts which are
l without fuel.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11. — Charles
j Wry, secretary of the National A.>
jsociation of Retail Clothiers, has
'issued a statement in which he pro
j diets that there will be a material
j increase in clothing prices next
spring. He says that prices will
j continue to soar during the winter
.and that spring clothing will com
: mand higher prices than any yet
demanded by the manufacturers,
j Suits, he says, which brought $2-1
before the war probably will bring
j $60 in the spring.
1 The retailers of the country, he
declares, have been unable to checK
:
. the advance, in spite of the fact
'that everything possible has been
|done by them to bring about a low
ering of prices. The manufacturers
'claim that they cannot make clothes
| at former prices, owing to the in
.creased cost of labor and materials.
BIG NAVAL PROGRAM
10 HELP BREMERTON
SEATTLE, Dec. 11.—Naval ex
perts, headed by Rear-Admiral J. H.
McKean, who have been investigat
ing conditions on Puget sound, have
decided to recommend a three-year
program, involving an outlay of
forty-four million dollars, for the
development of a deep water naval
base at Bremerton navy yard.
The experts also will recommend
an aircraft and submarine base,
; costing three millions, at Ediz Hook,
near Port Angeles, and a three
miilion-dollar submarine depot at
. Keyport, Kitsap county.
SENTENCE APPROVED
BY SECRETARY BAKER
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—
Secretary of War Baker has ap
proved the sentence and dismissal
ordered by the naval court in the
case of Captain Edmund George
! Chamberlain, marine aviator. The
case against the captain resulted
| from his sensational claim that he
I had defeated a vastly superior Ger
man airship force on the Western
; front.
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; CHARGES DISMISSED;
MRS. MOONEY ESCAPES
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. II.—The
two murder charges against Mrs.
Rena Mooney were dismissed this
week. District Attorney Brady hav
ing announced that it would be im
possible for his office to proceed
with the cases.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 11
The flood situation in Centra! anti
Southern Alabama has increased in
seriousness during the past 24
hours, oidtimers declaring that the
: overflows are the worst since 1886,
when a very large portion of the
istate was under water.
The inundation thus far has re
sulted in the death of five persons
in the state, and thousands are
homeless. One hundred and fifteen
negro convicts and fifteen white
guards are marooned on an island
.ten miles northeast of this city,
; where they are in imminent danger.
COLD AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 11.—To
iday is the coldest day in the his
tory of Portland, the temperatur*
i being 13 above zero. The situation
‘has been improved somewhat, how
jever. Snow stopped falling this
morning and the work of clearing
the streets and railroad tracks is
now under way, with the promise
of a resumption of traffic before
the end of the week. Snow fell
steadily for nearly forty hours, with
the result that Portland is prac
tically isolated, with no freight
trains moving and the streetcars
out of commission.
BLIZZARD IN MONTANA
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Dec. 11
—A blizzard is raging throughout
Northern Montana today, with the
temperature down to 20 below zero
at Judith Gap. Snowplows are try
ing to keep the tracks clear.
COLD AT ELLENSBURG.
SEATTLE. Dec. 11:-—Advices re
ceived in this city today state that
Ellensburg thermometers are regis
tering 17 below zero. It is eight
below at Centralia.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11. — Jacob
Rupport, T. L. Houston and Comis
ky have been ousted from the direc
torate of the American league and
their places filled by directors fa
vorable to President Johnson.
The three men whose names have
been stricken from the board roil
have been making a fight against
Johnson.
EDL'ARDO DATO ToToRM
NEW SPANISH CABINET
MADRID, Dec. 11. — Eduardo
Dato has been asked to form a new
Spanish cabinet.
Mrs. Robert Laverv of Fairbanks
has been apprised of the death, in
Seattle, of her sister, Mrs. George
M. Allen, following an operation.
The message came from Max Love,
brother-in-law of Mrs. I-avery. Mr.
Allen is left with three children.