WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. Ill
member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1920.
NO. 60
FEDERAL AGENTS COMING TO ALASKA
OUTLA W COMMITTEE IN FA VOR OF LA FOLLETTE
BRITISH OBJECT TO PARTS OF MERCHANT MARINE BILL
NEW TO HAVE
FAIRBANKS LINE
Commencing tomorrow, a daily
passenger service will be inaugu
rated by the Alaskan Engineering
commission on the railroad connect
ing Nenana and Fairbanks. This
service, it is understood, is in the
nature of an experiment, intended
entirely as an accommodatiojn to
the public, and will be continued
throughout the season only upon the
condition • that sufficient traffic de
velops to warrant the expense.
Trains will make regular trips
twice weekly as heretofore, and on
the other days of the week a gas
car will be used to make the trip
to Nenana and return. A similar
service will be inaugurated between
Fairbanks and the creeks for the
summer. The gas car, or speeder j
as it is better known, has been in j
use on the Tanana Valley line for.
a number of years, and was recently j
thoroughly overhauled. It made a
run down the road on Sunday and j
worked perfectly.
The car will carry from 15 to 20
passengers and can travel with safe
ty considerably faster than a train.
It will cut the time at least 30
minutes, it is believed, on the run
to Nenana.
The car will make its first trip to
North Nenana on the new schedule
tomorrow morning, leaving Fairbanks
at 8:30 and connecting with the
commission ferry at the usual hour.
The fare will be the same as is
charged on the regular trains.
Harry Marsh will have charge of
the car.
Mails which'were despatched from
Fairbanks on May 19, 23 and 26
reached Seattle on June 13.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS
SENDING AGENTS TO ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—
It has been indicated by Premier
David Lloyd George of England that
the merchant marine bill approved
by Congress during the closing hours
of the late session will be made the
subject of formal representations.
The British objections to the en
forcement of the act, it is under
stood, will be based upon two sec
tions, one of which prohibits the
carrying of merchandise in other
than American ships between Am
erican ports, via a foreign port.
The enforcement of this clause will
interfere with the shipment of
freight between the States and Alas
ka, now carried over part of the
distance by Canadian railways and
steamships.
The other section to which the
British object directs the President
to terminate all treaties which re
strict the right to impose discrim
inatory duties on foreign shipping
entering American ports.
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A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Amond at Fairbanks, yester
day, the arrival tipping the scales at
7 \k pounds. Homer is taking a
week off in celebration of the event.
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I Robert Joseph Diven went to Fair-j
banks this afternoon to confer with j
Rev. Marple, of the Fairbanks Pres-;
byterian church, and to attend a
farewell reception in honor of the
Fairbanks minister, which will take
place in the upper town on Thurs
day. Dr. Diven will he home on
Mrs. George Moody arrived from
Fairbanks today to see her son,
Bertram, who recently underwent an
operation for acute appendicitis at
the emergency hospital out the line.
The operation was performed by Dr.
T. O. Lake and the youthful patient
is now regaining his strength rapid
ly. He will be brought to town
tomorrow on the regular train from
the end of steel.
C. W. Felch, who reached Nenana
on the first boat down the river
from Dawson, returned to town to
day from Fairbanks, where he has
has been booking orders for the sea
son.
Mrs. L. J. McCarthy, wife of the
local representative of Waechter
Bros., came down from Fairbanks
today for a several-day visit with
I her husband and son.
SEATTLE, June 15.—George E. j
Kelleher, superintendent of the,
Northwest division of the bureau of
I
investigation, department of justice,
has made reservations for himself
and three assistants who will sail
for Alaska on Thursday.
It is the intention of the super
intendent to establish offices of the
bureau at Fairbanks, Valdez, and
Nome, and it is probable that the |
entire Alaska division will be placed
under the direction of the Seattle]
office.
The three agents who are to ac-!
company Kelleher will be installed :
in the new' offices and will have di- j
rect charge of the investigations;
conducted by the department. One i
of the agents is R. A. Darding, a
former naval aviator.
MONTREAL, June 15.—An in
ternational organization of the
world’s union workers, _to further
their own aims and to prevent an
! other world war, was urged today
'before the convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor by J. W.
Ogden, fraternal delegate from the
British Trade congress.
! Ogden warned that such an or
, ganization as he advocated must ig
nore any internationale similar to
;that of Russia or any other coun
try. He also made the assertion
j that the Labor party is now second
'in strength in England.
Catholic Union.
| J. A. McClelland, Canadian fra
ternal delegate, urged the federa
tion to investigate the alleged Catho
lic union, which, he said, stood op
; posed to the proposed international
j labor organization. “This union,”
■ he said, “has been the greatest
enemy af labor in Canada.”
LONDON, June 15.—Local ship
ping- is tied up today as a result of
a strike among marine wireless op
erators, who are demanding an in
crease of approximately 180 percent
in their wages, and improved work
ing conditions.
The demands of the strikers in
clude a maximum wage of two
pounds sixteen shillings.
WOMEN ARE DEFEATED
BY SOUTHERN SOLONS
BATON ROUGE, La., June 15.—
Both branches of the Louisiana state
legislature have turned down wom
an’s suffrage by defeating resolu
tions providing for the ratification
of the suffrage amendment to the
Federal constitution.
Mrs. Cockrane came down from
Fairbanks today to join her husband,
i who has accepted a position in the
[store office of the Alaskan Engineer
jing commission.
[ Waaaaa, Alaska's latwlar »«»ot
WARSAW, June 15. — Another
great struggle between the Bolshe
vik-and -P-«I»»h—armies-4#' -jn pros
pect, according to official advices
which have been received by the
Polish war office. The reports state
that the Bolsheviki soldiers are
pouring into the Kiev region, back
ed by the greatest number of divi
sions the Poles have thus far been
called upon to oppose, and it is
evident that the Russians are mak
ing ready to launch a drive of tre
mendous proportions.
The Poles are withdrawing their
main forces from the district, but
further than that the war office is
not disclosing the plans for Polish
defensive operations.
OCCUPY ODESSA.
PARIS, June 15.—According to
reports received in this city, the
Ukrainians, supported by Polish
troops, have occupied the city of
Odessa.
TRQTZKV IS IMS;
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 15.—
Rumors of the death of Leon Trotz
ky and the disappearance of Lenine
were set at rest today by the re
ceipt of telegrams signed by both
of them. The messages were ad
dressed to Maxim Litvinoff, assistant
commissioner of foreign affairs of
the Bolsheviki government.
It was reported here that Trotzky
had been murdered and that Lenine
■ had fled from Russia.
NORMAN DAVIS NAMED
FOR DEPARTMENT JOB
| WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—
Norman H. Davis of Tennessee has
; been appointed under secretary of
| state, filling the place made vacant
I by” the retirement of Frank L. Polk.
| Davis was assistant secretary of the
I treasury and one of the advisers of
! the American peace delegation at
I Paris.
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Nenaaa. the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
FRISCO STRIKERS
RE1URN10 YARDS;
WORK IS RESUMED
SAX FRANCISCO, June 15.—The
members of four Boilermaks' unions
in seven local shipyards have re
turned to their places, after having
been on strike since last October.
The action of the boilermakers vir
tually ends the strike.
The boilermakers decided to re
sume work following a similar deci
sion which was reached by the ma
chinists on Sunday.
The shipyards have announced
that the American plan, under which
the yards were reopened in Novem
ber, will be maintained.
SENATOR LEWIS WILL
TRY FOR NOMINATION
DALLAS, Tex., June 15.—Former
United States Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis of Illinois has announced
that he will be a candidate for th°
Democratic nomination for the vice
presidency.
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i* PERSONAL *
i The Dorman Baker post of the
I
iAmerican Legion held a meeting at
j Fairbanks last night and formally
| adopted a constitution and by-laws,
j Meetings will be held regularly here
| after on the third Saturday of each
month.
Val Diebold returned to Fairbanks
! today, after a stay of several days
in the Nenana district.
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j A. B. Funk and West Keefe were
i passengers on this afternoon’s train
|for Fairbanks, on their way to be
Igin work on their grading contract
near the Government experiment
j farm.
! Paul Boark, member of the work
train crew on Coldstream, is spend
ing the day in Nenana, while boilei
j washing operations are in progress
i at North Nenana.
I John Knight and Jack Savagt
| were among the arrivals in town or
! today’s train from Fairbanks.
Mrs. Jack Bellerby was an arriva
on today’s train from Fairbanks.
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»t TEMPERATURE
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H observation station, Nenana
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■t Tuesday, June 15.
It Maximum .75 above
It Minimum .46 above
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LA F0LLET1E IS
FAVORITE AMONG
CHICAGO REBELS
CHICAGO, June 15.—Senator La
Follette is leading in the referendum
which is beinir held under the direc
tion of the committee of forty-eight
to ascertain the sentiment among
voters relative to the choice of a
candidate to head the proposed new
party ticket.
According to a statement issued
from the committee's headquarters
today, there is reason to believe
LaFollette will, if nominated for the
presidency, receive the support of
Republican farmers, labor, and the
Non-Partisan league membership. !t
[is not believed that either Johnson
[ or Borah will bolt, however.
HARDING AND MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY, June 15.—Provi
sional President Huerta, at a dinner
given today in honor of Dupont, de
1 dared that he considered Senator
i Harding a good friend of Mexico.
HARDING TO STICK.
j WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—
[Senator Harding has announced that,
[he will not retire from the senate
j to conduct his campaign for the
I presidency. He will serve out his
i term, which expires next March,
jchiefly for the purpose of prevent
ing the appointment of a Democrat
|as his successor. He says the Re
jpublican majority in the senate is
,too slender to permit of his retire
[ment at this time. Put he will not
be a candidate for re-election to the
senate.
GOVERNOR COX TALK.
i COLUMBUS, June 15.—The nom
ination of Senator Harding at Chi
jcago has spurred the friends of Gov
ernor Cox to redouble their efforts
jto secure his selection as the Demo
icratic candidate for the presidencv.
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They claim that no other candidate
the Democrats put up can carry the
| state of Ohio against Harding.
MOODY LAUNCH HERE
| ENROUTE WITH MAIL
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| The Moody power boat, George
Moody in command, arrived from
j Fairbanks last evening enroute down
ithe river with mail for Bering sea
j towns and points along the lower
I Yukon river. He will meet the
J steamer Tanana at the mouth of the
llcantishna river and exchange his
| shipment for the one enroute up
! river on the steamer, returning to
iNenana and Fairbanks immediately,
j The Tanana, enroute from the
jupper Yukon, will pick up the barge
^Montana at the mouth of the Kan
tishna and turn back down river.
’ The barge is loaded with 333 tons
1 of galena ore from the Aitken mine.
| which is being shipped to the States
’ for smelting.
The Moody launch brought a ship
ment of freight for the Northern
Commercial company.
Kenana. Where Bails and Rivers Meet