WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1919.
NO. 180
. JUDGE ISSUES ORDER TO STOP STRIKE
LEADERS SAY COURTS CAN’T HOLD MINERS NOW
1APANESE EMPEROR ISSUES DECREE RATIFYING TREATY
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Notwithstanding the fact that th>
steel {rang on the N’enana end oi
the Nenana-Fairbanks line has no'
been engaged in laying track during
the past couple of days, the distant
between steel has been materiallj
lessened by the gang working to
ward Standard creek from the Fair
banks end, the gap being now less
than two miles in length.
Foreman Dunn and his men, whc
have been laying track north fron
Camp 415, were taken from tha'
work yesterday to move ties an;
stringers to the river, for shipmen
south of town, where they will bi
used in track extension and bridg<
work beyond Lignite. They wert
still engaged on this work today
but if ice continues to accumulat*
in the river, so as to force th»
steamer Shusana to abandon th»
work of ferrying the material fron
Camp 415 to N'enana, the men wil
go back to tracklaying tomorrow
and the completion of the line wil
be hastened to that extent. Th<
Dunn gang still has about 3,000 fee
of track available on this end.
The closing of the gap on th<
Nenana-Fairbanks line will mark thi
completion of construction work o:
the north side of the river for th<
winter, and it is probable that th'
majority of- the men composing th<
track gangs will be laid off at tha
time, unless it is possible to fin<
other work for them to do.
The frozen condition of the gradi
forms a sufficiently solid foundatioi
to enable trains to move over th<
track with comparative safety, with
out ballasting, but with the cominj
of warm weather next spring then
will be work for many men to pu
the track in shape for summer use
CURLERS ORGANIZE
FOR WIRIER RIW
L The Fairbanks Curling club ha:
been reorganized, with a member
ship of forty, the majority of whon
will make their first appearance oi
the rinks this winter. The organ
ization was perfected at a meetint
of enthusiasts held at the commis
sion's courtroom. Fairbanks, las
night, and announcement is mad<
that steps will be taken immediate
ly to put the rink in shape for win
ter activities.
E. A. Suter in the new presiden
of the organization; Luther School
ing is vice-president, and Axel Carl
sten, secretary.
Mrs. Ray Brumbough. forme
Fairbanks woman, is now a residen
r of Seattle, where she is workini
for the New York Life Insurant
company.
Mrs. Zach Hickman, former resi
dent of Fairbanks, is now house
keeper at the Seattle hotel, Seattle
RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED
BUT MINERS WILL NOT HEED
j INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 31.—In a
final effort to keep the coal miner;
of the country at their work, Fed
jeral Judge Anderson has issued ar
! injunction restraining officials ol
the United Mine workers from car
rying out the strike plans tonight
l The hearing on the order is set foi
| November 8.
The order, which was issued a'
[the request of the Government, en
1 joins the union officials from start
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ling or encouraging the strike, oi
| the broad general grounds that dis
| aster threatens the country in con
sequence of the strike order, am
that the strike would tie up the na
tion’s transportation systems. Thi
injunction sets forth the claim tha
the Government has the right t<
enforce the laws for the protectioi
of the people from calamity; tha
it involves labor’s rights during wa:
I to restrict or destroy the supply o
jfood and fuel. In conclusion. th<
] order commands the union official
i to withdraw the strike order. an<
forbids them to issue orders or ti
1 disburse union funds as strike bene
ORDER IS TOO LATE.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 31.—Com
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 31 —
In a statement jnade before th<
house committee on military af
fairs. General John J. Pershing ex
pressed the belief this morning tha
a force of 300.000 men will bi
sufficient for a permanent army.
He disagreed with the reeom
mendatioi) of the war departmen
for a standing army of 500,000, as
curing the lawmakers that the coun
try will be safe with a much smallei
force. The general recommends ;
trained citizens’ reserve as a substi
tue for the additional troops desire<
by the war department.
Such a reserve, the general point
ed out, would prove efficient in timi
of need, and would relieve the Gov
ernment of much of the cost o
maintaining a large fighting force.
MILK TO BE HIGH IN
LONDON THIS WINTEI
LONDON.—Milk is going to cos
j 25 cents a quart in London during
the coming winter, according to ai
estimate of the ministry of food
This, according to the ministry, i
’ expected to be resisted by the pro
ducers, who do not believe tha
price is high enough- Infant mor
tali tv is expected to increase wit]
the price of milk.
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meriting on the action of Federal
'Judge Anderson in trying to pre
jvent the coal miners’ strike, Presi
dent Lewis of the United Mine
; Workers said this afternoon that
(the injunction could not prevent the
strike. He said further that he
regarded the injunction as the most
sweeping abrogation of the rights
: of citizens, as guaranteed by the
; Constitution and defined by laws,
ever issued by a federal judge. The
injunction, he says, only compli
cates the problems involved in the
injunction controversy.
CAN’T STOP IT NOW.
,i SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 31.—Assum
ing a defiant attitude, Frank Far
, rington, president of the Illinois
union, declared this afternoon that
it is be>ond the power of any force
. to stop the strike now. The min
■ ers. he said, could not be reached
, in time to prevent a walkout, and.
: 'once started, the strike would be
I hard to stop.
i i The strike. Farrington declares,
■ has developed into more than a min
•ers’ strike. The Anderson injunc
tion he brands as an attempt to en
| slave the workingmen and women
■ jof the nation.
| FEDERATION BACKS MINERS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 31.—
Officials of the American Federation
| of Labor have appealed to Attorney ,
General Palmer, protesting against*
the action of Judge Anderson. The
injunction, they argue, is a viola
tion of union labors rights.
The American Federation, it is
announced, will back the coal min
ers in their efforts to secure a dis
solution of the injunction.
Replying to the officials. Palmer
explained that the Government is
proceeding against one union which
! is trying to violate the law. The ;
right to strike, he said, is not in-j
• volved. It is understood that the i
j Government will not change its j
stand on the questions involved.
MANY TO STRIKE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31. — Ac-i
cording to figures presented at the j
i recent Cleveland convention of coal j
i miners, there are a total of 400,4881
union men in 21 bituminous dis- i
j tricts.
CONGRESS BACKS ADMINIS
TRATION.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 31 —
i By an overwhelming vote, the low-1
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TREATY RATIFIED BY JAPS
j TOKIO. Oct. 31.—Tht emperor o
I. Japan has issued a royal decrei
'formally ratifying the German peao
treaty. The action of the em
peror binds Japan to the agreement
RYAN DENIES REPORT
Of SALE OF PR0JEC1
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 31.—
In a statement made today before
the congressional spruce productioi
investigation committee, John D
i Ryan assured the lawmakers tha
the Milwaukee system had no inten
tion of * buying the Governmen
; spruce railroad in Washington. Hi
denied the report that the Milwau
i kee people expected to acquire thi
road for a song, explaining to thi
i committee that the concern had n<
use for and did not want the Gov
ernment project.
The spruce railroad cost the Gov
1 ernment six million dollars.
FAIRBANKS MATRON
IS CRITICALLLY ILI
1 j Mrs. S. R. Bredlie, wife of thi
' : well-known Fairbanks Front stree
'shoe repairer and pool-hall owner
was taken to the hospital yesterday
suffering from acute kidney trouble
and her condition to day is said ti
1 be critical. She was in an uncon
scions condition when taken to thi
F |legislative action being unneces- ■
■ sary.
- j America is the only remaining j
I big power which has not yet rati
. | fied the treaty.
Inch extremists
I AGITATING WALKOUT
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PARIS. Oet. 31.—Extremists of
•jthe French Federation of Labor are!
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i engaged in an effort to organize a
j general strike in this country, to i
start on November 7.
Railway workers are being urged
to join the movement, the plan of
the extremists being to have the
trainmen first make impossible de- |
mands for wage increases, as an ex-:
■ j cuse for striking.
• There is considerable opposition
to the movement among the con
servative workers.
MEXICAN PLANT MAY BE
USED IN MAKING BOMBS
MEXICO CITY.—Government ex
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periments are said to have shown
i-that the plant “La Gobernadora,” j
. which grows profusely in the re- j
,. public, has a deadly effect when
.! used as the major ingredient in gas
, bombs. The department of war has
II been advised of its adaptability for
! bombs, and the newspaper Excelsior
i asserts manufacture may be ordered
by the government
I
;r house of Congress adopted the
senate resolution this afternoon,
pledging support to the national ad
ministration and others in authority
in their efforts to meet the present
industrial emergency.
COAL PRICES FIXED.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 31.—
President Wilson signed an execu
tive order today fixing the price oi
coal at the mine mouth from S4.6C
to $2.60 per ton. The Gov.ernmenl
also has re-established the war-time
rules covering the margin of profil
that may be charged by coal deal
WESTERN MINERS READY.
SEATTLE, Oct. 31. — President
Marlin of the Washington miner?
says that 6,000 miners will strike
in this state at midnight, including
the workers at Bellingham, who hac
previously voted against striking.
ORDER RECALLED.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 31.—
According to reports received ir
this city this afternoon, the strike
order has been recalled in Hopkins
Webster, and Christin counties, *r
Kentucky, comprising one-half ol
the Western Kentucky fields.
SENATORS HELP
UNREST BY SLAP
AT BROTHERHOOD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 31.—
rhe request of the railroad broth
erhood for hearings on the pro
jtosed anti-strike provisions of the
5o\ eminent railroad control bill has
aeen refused by the members >f
ihe senate interstate commerce com
mittee.
The provisions referred to were
proposed with a view to preventing
strikes among employes of the rail
iads. Striking is made an offense
punishable by imprisonment.
When the objectionable provisions
*-ere proposed by the lawmakers, it
»as intimated by the brotherhoods
:hat a general strike of trainmen
■could be called if the pending bill
sas passed by Congress with the
inti-strike amendments, and the
Brotherhoods are now seeking an
jpportunity to present their views
:o the committeemen before the
measure is reported.
MAIL ARRIVES.
A shipment of first and second
class mail amived from Fairbanks
:his afternoon, by way of the Gov
srnment railroad, and was distrib
ited before closing time.
Mail for the upper town and the
Dutaide was despatched from N'e
iana this morning.
HALLOWELL SAYS
! ROAD ALLOWANCE
WILL MEET NEED
! SEATTLE, Oct. 31.—The Wash
jington correspondent of the Post-In
jteliigencer says that John VV. Hal
j lowell, assistant to Secretary Lane,
[believes the six million dollars voted
| by Congress this week for the con
tinuation of railroad work in Alas
jka will be sufficient to carry on the
[work to the end of the fiscal year.
[Next June, he says. Congress will
jbe asked to appropriate an addi
jtiona! eight million, and the follow
ing year the remaining three mill
ion of the amount authorized in
! the Curry bill will be requested.
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i Unless something unexpected
.happens, Hallowell say*, trains will
! be mnning over the Government
railroad in Alaska bv 1922 or 1923.
■ Mr. Hallowell believes the com
pletion of the railroad will be fol
lowed by a tremendous boom in
I Alaska and the commencement of
^ large-scale development.
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SAN SALVADOR. Oct. 31.—The
[general election Which was held
throughout the republic of Honduras
on Sunday resulted in the election
of General Rafael Guiterez as
president, by a substantial margin
of votes.
' The elections were conducted in
an orderly manner and the result
appears to meet with general satis
faction throughout the country.
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TO MEEf TONIGHT
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There will be a regular meeting
of the Nenana Commercial club this
evening at the club quarters in the
Union building, commencing at eight
o’clock.
A number of matters of interest
to the organization and to the com
munity generally will be up for
discussion, and all members are
urged to be hand.
I The next meeting will be the reg
ular annual meeting of the club, at
which time officers for the ensuing
year will be elected. The election
probably will be discussed tonight,
and it is possible that nominations
will be made.
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