WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1919.
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WILSON SAYS PRICES ARE TOO HIGH
CHICAGO PACKERS DRAW COLOR LINE IN YARDS
• SHOPMEN RETURNING TO WORK PENDING ADJUSTMENTS
URGED TO TAKE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 8.—
Glenn E. Plumb, the Chicago law
yer who first presented the railway
brotherhoods’ plan for the public
* ownership and private operation of
railroads in the United States, ap
peared before the house interstate
commerce committee yesterday aft
ernoon for the purpose of urging
the approval of the Sims bill, now
under consideration by the commit
tee.
Plumb informed the lawmakers
that the brotherhoods had been ac
•* tuated in the matter by the discov
ery that certain Wall street banking
houses, dominated by Rockefeller
and Morgan, were systematically
plundering every public highway in
the United States. He said that
the looting and wrecking of the New
Haven, Chicago & Alton, Rock Is
^ land, and Frisco lines were examples j
of Wall street piracy.
Plumb first advocated public own
ership last February, since which
time the movement has gained much
support.
PARIS, Aug. 8.—Archduke Jo- \
seph, who commanded the Austrian
forces on the Eastern front during
the early days of the war, and who .
^ later headed a movement seeking
the independence of Hungary, has j
established a new ministry at Buda- >
pest, to succeed the Socialist govern-!
ment which collapsed this week, fol-;
lowing the occupation of Budapest
by the Rumanians. The action of
r the archduke has received the ap
proval of the Allies, who have ex
pressed a willingness to stand be- j
hind the new ministry.
The Rumanian troops occupying,
Budapest are seizing all kinds of
^ supplies and shipping them to Ru
mania, ignoring the protests against
such action which have been lodged
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by the Allies. The Hungarians are
powerless to resist.
. Canadian™ I
IRES NEW TRIP
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 8.—
Captain E. C. Hoy, a Canadian
army flyer of much experience, left
for Calgary yesterday, hopeful of!
being the first aviator to make a
flight over the Canadian Rockies.
GOVERNOR IS ASKING
ABOUT NEW BUILDING
Marshal Erwin is in receipt of a ]
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WILSON ASKS CONGRESS
TO FORCE PRICES DOWN
I
' telegram from Governor Riggs ask
j ing for details regarding the pro
| posed federal building which Fair
| banks is trying to land. The gov
jemor wants to know the number
of rooms, their dimensions, and oth
er data concerning the new struc
ture.
J SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8—One
jof the boldest robberies recorded in
! recent years in this city occurred
early last evening, when three heavi
ly-armed and masked bandits re
lieved the Morgan jewelry store, in
the heart of the business district, of
jewels valued at $50,000.
At a favorable opportunity, when
there were no customers in the
store, the three men entered the
place and covered the two clerks
with their guns. One of the ban
dits stood guard at the door, one
watched the clerks, and the third
hastily filled a sack with diamonds
and other gems.
After securing what loot they
desired, the bandits left the store
quietly and made their escape in
an auto which awaited them nearby.
.The police have been unable to find
any trace of the robbers.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 8—
A national conference of affiliated
railway labor organizations has been
called for the consideration of the
question of railway control. The
conference will be held in this city,
commencing on Sunday, and will be
composed of the representatives of
the 14 organizations which have
united in a demand for lowered liv
ing costs and a reform of railway
management.
| PARIS, Aug. 8.—Representatives
of the Allied nations are now con
sidering dates of the first general
.assembly of the League of Nations,
j which will be held at Washington,
j The Echo de Paris is making a
strong appeal to Premier Clemen
ceau to attend the meeting.
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. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug.
President Wilson addressed the mem
bers of Congress this afternoon on
the question of the high cost of
'living, and proposed a number of
remedies to compel a lowering of
prices. The address was delivered
| before a joint session of the law
| makers, at four o’clock, and the
suggestions made were received in
a manner indicating that the mem
bers of Congress are deeply inter
ested in the problem and eager to
find a solution.
Price* Unwarranted.
The President declared that ex
: isting laws are inadequate to cope
with the situation which has arisen
since the commencement of hostili
ties in Europe. Prevailing high
prices, he said, are not justified by
ja shortage of supplies, either pres
!ent or prospective, but nave been
created, in many cases, artificially
and deliberately by vicious prac
tices.
The Remedy.
The President recommended, as
one remedy, that the food control
act, in force during the war, be ex
.tended to peace-time operation. He
i also recommended that Congress ex
I elude from interstate shipment goods
jthat do not conform to the act. A
i further recommendation was that
i the food control law be provided
j with a substantial penalty for pro
j fiteering.
With regard to the manipulation
of packing house prices, the Presi
dent suggested a cold storage law,
; placing a time limit on cold storage
and requiring that the pri«s of
products placed in storage be not
increased when the products are re
leased.
A federal licensing system was
also recommended for corporations
engaged in interstate commerce,
which would embody regulations tc
insure competitive selling.
Ratification Urged.
The President took advantage of
the occasion to urge the lawmakers
to restore the nation to a peace
! time basis by ratifying the peace
i treaty. In conclusion, he reminded
!the congressmen that they could not
:hope for peace-time prices so long
las the nation remained on a war
dime basis.
PACKERS REFUSE TO
WORK WITH NEGROES
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—Thirty-three
thousand employes of local packing
plants went out on strike today, fol
lowing the return of 5,000 negroes,
who have been put to work in the
yards.
The question of wages is not an
issue, the white employes making
the single demand that the colored
workers be denied the opportunity
to re-enter the employ of the pack
ing companies.
The plants are seriously crippled
this afternoon as a result of the
| walkout, and there appears to be
i little hope of an immediate settle
ment of the trouble, both sides ap
pearing to be determined to stand
pat.
The action of the white workers
is the result of the recent race
riots. Feeling is still running high
and the fear is expressed that fur
ther outbreaks will occur as a re
sult of the tvalkout.
Notwithstanding the threatening
attitude of the strikers, orders were
issued this afternoon for the with
drawal of all troops from the stock
yards and riot districts, the pres
ence of the soldiers, it being un
derstood, being one of the causes
of the labor trouble today.
TO MEET TONIGHT
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Xenana Commercial club will
be held at the quarters of the or
ganization in the Union building to
night, commencing at 8 o’clock.
There will be the usual grist of
routine matters to dispose of and
some new business of importance to
the club and to the community also
will be brought up for- considera
tion.
All members of the organization
are urgently requested to be on
hand.
MILS HOST TO
STATEOFFICMLS
SAX DIEGO, Aug. 8.—The gov
ernors of California and New Mexi
co and a representative of the gov
ernor of Arizona will be the guests
of Secretary Daniels aboard the Pa
cific fleet when the warships sail
■ from this city to San Pedro.
STEAMER IS AGROUND;
PASSENGERS ARE SAFE
BOSTON, Aug. 8.—The steamship ^
North Star grounded during the ^
early morning while enroute to Yar-1
mouth, and had not been floated up
to a late hour this afternoon. The
North Star has 285 passengers
aboard, but they are not in immedi
ate danger, there being several ves
sels standing , by, ready to take the
passengers off should the need
! arise.
TRAIN SERVICE
DEMORALIZED BY
SHOPMEN STRIKE
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—Twenty-one
Eastern and one Western railroad
have been forced to discontinue
many of their trains as a result of
the nation-wide shopmen’s strike,
and the belief is expressed that
imany of the big roads will be com
pelled soon to curtail their passen
ger traffic. Officials of the New
York Central and other Eastern
roads say that after today the con
dition of their locomotives will de
termine schedules. Forty addition
! al trains were canceled this after
j noon.
The railroad administration has
! announced that there will not be a
nation-wide curtailment of passen
ger trains.
MEN GOING BACK.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 8.—
j Following the announcement of
j President W’ilson that the striking
shopmen must return to their places
i before relief can be granted them,
| many of the strikers are returning
! to work this afternoon, and the be
| lief is expressed that the strike will
be ended before tomorrow night.
SPAIN READY NOW
! 10 ENTER LEAGUE
—
I MADRID, Auk. 8.—After weeks
| of wrangling over the question of
i becoming a member of the League
: of Nations, the Spanish parliament
| today voted in favor of joining the
organization, and steps will be tak
en immediately, it is understood, to
make the necessary arrangements to j
affiliate.
LAWSON SAYS INJURY
OF WILLIAMS SERIOUS
—
Wiring to Fairbanks from Rich
ardson today, Frank Lawson states
that Harry Williams is in bad shape
as the result of the accident which
befell him several days ago. The1
leg of the injured man, he reports, ■
is in a badly swollen condition as'
the result of having been bound too
tightly.
I
K ARE
MI COMING ON
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I SEATTLE, Aug. 8.—Local repre
jsentatives of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission have been officially
! advised from Washington that it
| will be impossible for the congres
sional committee to leave the capi
tal at this time to investigate the
J Government railroad in Alaska. Pur
chasing Agent Dole has received in
structions to cancel hotel and steam
Iship reservations which had been
i made for the party, and to send
j word to Anchorage and N'enana to
I the effect that the trip has been
I called off.
j Manager J. L. McPherson, of the
Alaska bureau of the Seattle Cham
j her of Commerce and Commercial
j club, who is now at Washington
| acting as special representative of
the interior department in railroad
matters, and who was largely re
sponsible for getting the congres
sional committeemen to agree to the
j Alaskan trip, has wired the bureau
of the abandonment of the plans,
but gives no explanation of the
action.
It is believed here, however, that
the house has reached a decision to
remain in session for the consider
ation of the high cost of living prob
; !em, at the request of President
Wilson.
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VIENNA, Aug. 8.—It is not the
intention of the new government to
make Archduke Joseph king of Hun
gary. according to information given
out today. Instead of being king,
Joseph will become president of a
new republic, established along lines
satisfactory to the Allies He will
serve in his present capacity until
formally elected head of the re
public.
Joseph declares that he is a true
democrat, and in support of his
claim, points to the fact that he
has surrendered all his estates,
which -were a part of his royal her
itage. He also points with pride
to his activities as an advocate of
democracy even before the close of
the late war.
The Douse launch Victory left
Fairbanks for Nenana this morning
at 11 o’clock.
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