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WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919.
NO. 221
. GERMAN RESTAURATEURS ON STRIKE
. DEPARTMENT CALLS CLOTHING MEN TO CAPITAL
PALMER CLAIMS VICTORY IN COAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT
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* BUI CUIS ITEMS'
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.— !
The first urgent deficiency bil1 to j
make its appearance in Congress:
this session was approved by the j
house late yesterday afternoon, but
not until a material reduction had
been made in the amount originally
requested.
As finally approved, the measure
carries over three million dollars to j
meet the requirements of the em
ployes’ compensation commission for
the care of war risk insurance pa
tients.
Only two million of the six mill
ion asked was granted for the pub
lic health service.
The paring of the bill is in line
with the policy announced this week
by Majorty Leader Mondell, who de- j
dared that it is the intention of j
the Republicans to cut appropria
tions wherever possible.
* CONGRESSMAN ASKS
PRESIDENT TO ACT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 19.—j
Representative Richard Olney, of
^ Massachusetts, called at the White'
House today and made an urgent
appeal to President Wilson to issue
a proclamation immediately, declar
ing demobilization complete, in or
der that war-time prohibition may
be lifted before the prohibition am
endment becomes effective.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, of
Illinois, says that he intends to
make a similar appeal to the Presi
dent.
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SEATTLE CLUB SIGNS
SIX MAJOR LEAGUERS
SEATTLE. Dec. 19. — President
Klepper of the Seattle baseball club,
-who has just returned from the
East, announces that he has signed
six big leaguers for next season’s
play. The list includes a catcher. (
two pitchers, a first baseman, a 1
shortstop, and an outfielder.
SHELDON TAKES LOAD
ON TRIP TO CH1T1NA
Bobby Sheldon left Fairbanks 1
this morning with a load of pass- ^
engers for the States, the list in
cluding Tom McKinnon, who is en- '
route to the States for the re- '
mainder of the wdnter; Wallace
Cathcart, who is going to Seattle to 1
enter the auto tire business; Frank
Davis, and Meyer Bloom.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bartlett came ]
down from Fairbanks on today’s \
train and will leave for Kantishna \
station tomorrow morning. Mr. Bart
lett is returning to the Aitken camo
in the Kantishna. where he is en- 1
gaged in freighting, and Mrs. Bart- 1
lett is going to spend the winter !
with him. One of the Bartlett 1
teams is stabled at the Thirtymile t
roadhouse. i
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BERLIN RESTAURANTS CLOSE
IN STRIKE AGAINST NEW EDICT
BERLIN. Dec. 19.—This city is
without restaurants or other public
eating places today in consequence
of a general strike among the meal
providers, brought about by the is
suance of drastic regulations intend
ed to put a stop to illicit trading
in foodstuffs. The strike is com
plete, the list of closed places in
cluding every restaurant in the city,
every cafe and bar. and even the
kosher kitchens. As a result of the
movement. which is retaliatory
against the new regulations, hos
pitals are the only public places
where meals are being served.
, The restaurant men denounce the
legislation* a* being more drastic
than any edicts ever issued under
the old regime, and declare that
they will not reopen their places to
the public until the orders have
been rescinded or materially modi
fied.
As a result of the general close
down, those who depend upon the
[public eating places for their meals
take a gloomy view of the situa
tion and many of them have had a
hard time rustling enough to eat.
Officials of the government de
clare that there will be no com
promise, claiming that the regula
tions are necessary to put a stop to
the illegal food trafficking, which
has grown to alarming proportions
during the past several months.
PORTLAND, Dec. lb.—M. Bearde
Sons, a well-known wholesale ma
chinery concern, will pay the United
States Government between eleven
and twenty-one million dollars for
a large quantity of steep shipbuild
ing equipment for which the Gov
ernment has no further use. The
equipment includes all steel plates
on hand, anchors, bars, chains and
many other articles used in connec
tion with the shipbuilding industry.
The purchase was made at a pub
lic- auction held at Philadelphia this
week, the Portland firm’s bid being
the highest of a number submitted.
Practically all of the equipment
is new and of good quality and will
be shipped immediately to Portland
for assembling and sale with the
regular stock of the company.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 19. — The;
largest vote in the history of the
state was polled in the Fifth con
gressional district yesterday on the I
occasion of the special election
called to choose a representative
to fill the vacancy in the lower house
of Congress caused by the ejection
of Congressman Victor Berger, who
was thrown out by his colleagues |
because of his conviction on the.
charge of violating the espionage
law.
There was a rush for the polls
early in the day, and for a c'onsid- j
erable part of the day votes were ;
cast at the rate of one a minute in
many of the precincts. i
The result of the contest, which
was between Berger, running as a
Socialist, and Bodenstab, supported
by both the old parties, had not
been made known up to a late hour
this afternoon.
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H. W. Knight, who is located on
the Toklat. where he prospects and
traps and hunts occasionally, will
return to the hills on tomorrow’*
train. His dog team is stabled at
the Thirtymile roadhouse, at Kan
tishna station.
DEPARTMENT CALLS
IMPORTANT CONFAB
TO REDUCE PRICES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. ly.-—
Officials of the department of jus
tice have announced that an im
portant conference will be held in
this city during the coming month
for the purpose of considering ways
and means for reducing the cost of
men’s clothing. Invitations have
been sent to ail the leading clothing
manufacturers and wholesalers of
the country, textile mill owners and
others.
The conference will discuss steps
to check the rising cost of clothing
and an effort will be made by the
department to effect economies in
the operation of wooien mills. One
of the plans to be submitted will
provide for the manufacture of a
standard quality of cloth garment;
which can he placed on sale at a
reasonable price, as an inducement
to the public to check extravagance
in dress.
Department officials believe that
so long as the textile mills continue
to manufacture a great variety of
fabrics for men's clothing, much of
it at great cost, there will continue
to be extravagant buying and a
wastage of energy on the part of
manufacturers in an effort to cater
to eccentric demands of the trade.
It is the intention of the depart
ment to go into the whole clothing
situation very thoroughly, and as
surances have been received from
many of the manufacturers that
they will co-operate in any reform
that will tend to improve condi
tions in the country.
Assistant Attorney General Figg
informed the senators that some
clothing manufacturers believe men’s
suits, now selling at $55, can be
sold for $25 at a profit, if the mills,
jobbers, manufacturers and the puo
lic can agree on a standard quality
of goods. It is not the intention
of the department, he said, to ad
vocate the manufacture of uniforms.1
but good standard in quality in
stead of patterns.
COMPROMISE TARIFF
OFFERED BY BROWNE
Editor Xenana News—Sir:
The question has recently come
up concerning the delivery of coal
to Fairbanks an<i to the creeks.
Some time ago the attention of
the chief engineer. Colonel Mear?,
was called to the fact that coal was
not ‘ being delivered in sufficient
quantities, or at all, to prospective
consumers in Fairbanks, and in or
der to set aright a few of the mis
understandings that were apparent,
lie requested me to have a talk with
the Chamber of Commerce of Fair
banks and with the several editors
of the newspapers of the Interior,
which has been done.
The impression that ha? been giv
en is that the Alaskan Engineering
commission is in some way responsi
ble for the development of the coal
measure of the Xenana field. Let
me make it perfectly clear that the
Commission was authorized to “Op
crate and Construct Railroads in
Alaska,” and any. venture indirectly
attributable to this end had to re
ceive authority from the President
or someone delegated by him to
give authority. Unless the Commis
sion is required to develop a coal
mine on the ground that it requires
the coal for its own use, it is quite
out of the question to have ‘such*
development prosecuted.
In order to encourage the devel
opment of coal, a price that is con
sidered more than fair is offered to
a corporation to furnish the Com
mission with coal. We are now
using in our power plant at N'e
nana, and in our locomotives and
other machines, the coal from Ne
nana field in preference to wood,
for two very good reasons: It is
cheaper, and it is better. The rela
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SHOT AT FRENCH
i DUBLIN', Dec. 19. — Viscount
tPretich, lord lieutenant o: Ireland,
narrowly escaped death here today
as he was driving between Phoenix
park and Vice-Regal lodge. Sev
eral shots were fired at the vis
count from a nearby field, one of
the bullets killing a civilian, and
another wounding a policeman seri
ously, but French passed through
the fusillade uninjured.
The soldier-escort of the lord
lieutenant returned the lire of the
assailants, killing one of them, and
for a brief time there was danger
of a serious disturbance. The
prompt action of the soldiers, how
ever, and the arrival soon after ui
ambulances and tanks ready for ac
tion, averted a riot and further
bloodshed.
When searched, the dead assailant
of the lord lieutenant was found to
have in his possession two revolvers
and a bomb. The attempted as
sassination comes in the midst of
the most serious period of threat
ening upheaval experienced here in
many years, and further outbreaks
are expected.
LANDING IS FATAL
10 NOTED AVIATOR
ROUEX, France, Dec. 19.—Cap
tain Alcock, who had the distinc
tion of being the first aviator to
make a non-stop flight across the
Atlantic ocean, died here today as
a result of injuries received yester
day while attempting to make a
landing in his machine. The plane
crashed to the ground with such
force as to wreck it badly and the
unfortunate aviator was caught in
the wreckage.
TEMPERATURE *
As reported by the government R
observation station, Nenar.a
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Friday, December 19. 9
Maximum . 15 below *
Minimum .42 below *
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! WASHINGTON, D- C., Dec. 19.—
In a statement before a committee
jcf senators yesterday afternoon. At
torney Genera! Palmer assured the
;!awmatters that the termination of
|the coa! Strike was a Government
jvictory. The coal miners, he said,
had made no settlement, but had
simply complied with the terms pro
posed by the Government and re
turned to work.
The informed the senators fur
ther that the miners and their offi
jciais wanted an increase of .'!! pe.'
'cer.t in their wages, but the Govern
ment stuck to 14 percent and finul
i ly prevailed upon the strikers to
; return to work on that basis,
i Regarding the Anderson injunc
jtion, Palmer said that the miners
l had obeyed the order, but the in
junction, lie a.ini■ iLvcl, had not oven
i success f if! in forcing the men to
(return to work. The purpose of
the injunction, he explained, was to
(separate the strikers from their lead
ers and from their organization
funds.
TWO ARE APPOINTED
! TO CONSIDER WAGES
WASHINGTON, I>. C„ Dec. 19.
The names of two of the three men
who will constitute the special coal
wane commission were made known
this morning by President Wilson.
They are John P. White, former
president of the United Mine Work
ers, and Rembrandt Peale, an inde
pendent Pennsylvania coal mine op
erator. The third man, it is under
stood, will be a representative of
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the public.
COASTWisTVESSEL
LOST OFF HALIFAX
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 19.—It is
believed here that misfortune has
overtaken the coastwise steamship
Louise Maud, and deal’s are enter
tained for the safety of the mem
bers of tile crew. Nothing definite
is known regarding the fate of the
vessel, but tire fact Dial two mem
bers of the crew were picked up
this morning by the British tanker
General indicates that something ■ e
rious has happened.
OPERA DIRECTOR DIES
SUDDENLY IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—Camanini,
director of the Chicago Grand Op
era company, died here today, a
victim of pneumonia. He was ill
:only a few days.
Fred'k D. Browne, engineer in
charge of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, returned tc his head
quarters in N'enana today from Fair
banks.