WHERE. RAIL5 AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1920
NO. 149
BRITISH COAL STRIKE BROUGHT TO END
RIVAL PARTY LEADERS CLAIM VICTORY CERTAIN
PAYNE WILL SOON APPOINT NEW ALASKA COMMITTEE
POLITICAL LEADERS
MAKE PREDICTIONS
OF EASY VICTORIES
NEW YORK, Oct. 28—Chairman
George White, of the Democratic
National committee, issued a state- j
ment today in which he declares
that “victory is coming our way so ,
fast we can feel and hear and see
it”.
Big Majorities
CHICAGO, Oct. 28—The political
situation in the Middle West indi
cates “majorities so enormous that
one hesitates to even mention them”,
is the way Vice Chairman John
Adams, of the Republican committee
sizes up the political outlook.
Hard to Choose
MADISON, WIS., Oct. 28—Dis
cussing the political situation in a
statement made here today, Senator
Reed Democrat, declared that he is
heartily ashamed of both candidates.
“The only thing to be thankful for”,
he said, “is that we do not have
to elect both of them.”
Favors Restrictions
SEATTLE, Oct. 28—Farmer-La
bor candidate Parley Christensen
has issued a statement here in which
he declares that he favors more
stringent regulation of Japanese im
migration until such time as “in
dustry is on a different basis, when
we will be glad to admit those who
do the work which some of us do
not care to do”. When told that
Robert Bridges, Farmer-Labor can
didate for governor, favored unre
stricted immigration for all races,
Christensen said that he "would not
let Japanese compete with white
farmers and white w'orkingmen.”
SCURVY KILLED M’SWINEY
SAYS CORONER’S VERDICT
LONDON, Oct. 28—The verdict
returned by the jury selected by the
coroner to inquire into the death of
Lord Mayor Terence Mac Swiney,
deceased hunger striker who died
on Sunday at Brixton prison, re
turned a verdict yesterday afternoon
in which it is claimed that the Irish
idealist died of heart failure, due to
dilated heart, and acute delirium,
following scurvy which was the re
sult of exhaustion from long re
fusal to take nourishment.
The widow, who was the only
witness on behalf of the family,
cleverly evaded many of the ques
tions put to her by the coroner.
Strike i* Doomed
LONDON, Oct. 28—Deputy Lord
Mayor O’Callahan, of Cork, has in
formed a representative of The As
sociated Press that he believes the
hunger strike, as a weapon, will be
abandoned. He declares, however,
•that the spirit of Irishmen is un
broken and the determination of
Ireland for complete independence
is stronger than ever.
Louis Johnson, prominent business
man of Nenana, is a visitor in Fair
banks.
Nonas a, the Gateway to HeKlnley
National Pack.
STRIKERS GRANTED INCREASE;
WAGE BOARD TO BE NAMED
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Mrs. Thomas Muckles, of Iditarod,
who was a passenger on the steamer
Seattle No. 3, arrived from Rampart
on Tuesday. Mrs. D. E. Browne, an
other passenger, also arrived on the
Tuesday train, having made the trip
by trail to Dunbars.
Among the arrivals from Nenana
on the Tuesday train were: Thos.
K. Blakey, Charles Zielke, John A
Moe, J. B. Spellman, Pete Mortensen
and Ike P. Taylor. Tony Troseth
and wife, Tom Radovich and wife
and Mrs. White, all of Brooks,
joined the train at Dunbars.
Joe Meacoek, loea! representative
of the Alaska Road commission, is
in receipt of a wire announcing
the approach of Supt. Dan Jones,
who expects to reach town on Mon
day.
Al. Cosslett, oldtimer of the Tol
ovana district, is a recent arrival in
town. He came over the Brooks
trail to Dunbars and completed the
trip by train, arriving here Tuesday
night.
Sam Godfrey, Tolovana mining
man, is among the week’s arrivals
from that district. He mushed in by
way of the Olnes trail.
There are a number of persons
in Fairbanks awaiting an oppor
tunity to get to the coast and it is
likely that some of them will go
down to Nenana and out by way of
the Broad' Pass trail. Stage schedules
on the Richardson are considerably
upset by snow on the summit.
The Bureau of Mines station, re
cently put out of business by fire,
is again established at the old place
at the corner of Fifth and Cushman
streets.
Jake Lawick, local grocer, return
ed to town on Tuesday from a
several-day visit in Nenana and the
canyon district. He is planning a
trip to the States shortly.
A stage carrying first class mail
and two passengers, arrived from
, Chitina last night. The passengers
i were Rev. and Mrs. Fred Scherer,
| the former being the new Presbyter
I ian minister. The mail was the last
of the special service provided by
way of the Richardson trail. All the
■ mail hereafter will come and go by
1 way of Nenana.
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MASONS, ATTENTION
i There will be a meeting of the
1 Nenana Masonic club at the home of
; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rothenburg
j tomorrow, Friday, night, commene
' ing at eight o’clock, and all mem
bers are requested to be present,
j All Masons are welcome.
M. C. EDMUNDS
Secretary
LONDON*, Oct. 28—A temporary
settlement of the British coal mine
strike was reached yesterday when
representatives of the striking min
ers accepted the proposal of Premier
Lloyd George that the men return
to the mines pending the permanent
adjustment of differences through a
wage board to be appointed, similar
to the action taken in the United
i States. The government, however,
I will grant an immediate advance in
wages of two shillings a day, sub
ject to revision later.
A member of the executive com
mittee of the miners’ organization
informed the Trades union dele
gates today that there is every
prospect that the terms of settle
ment will be reached definitely by
tonight. He says the terms offered
by the government have been vir
tually accepted already, both by the
striking miners and by the coal
mine owners. There are details to
arrange, however, before work can
be resumed in the mines.
ALASKA COMMITTEE
I TO BE NAMED SOON
| SEATTLE, Oct. 28—The Wash
. ington correspondent of the Seattle
1 Times has informed his paper, in a
! special dispatch received here yes
terday, that it is the intention of
Secretary of the Interior John Bar
ton Payne to announce, at anearly
| date, the names of those who will
j form the new inter-departmental
i committee, designed to correlate all
i activities of the federal Govern
j ment in Alaska.
i The committee .will be composed
! of one representative each of the
Li
TALK I
j For th? purpose of giving the
1 people of Nenana opportunity to
' see and hear the candidates who
are seeking election on the Repub
lican ticket, there will be a big
Republican rally at the Coliseum
tomorrow night, the meeting taking
the place of the moving picture
show. The speaking will start at
eight o’clock.
Nenanaites are more or less ac
quainted with all the candidates
seeking election on the Republican
ticket, but this will be the first time
a strictly legislative meeting has
been arranged here and the first
time that candidates for the lower
branch of the legislature have been
heard locally.
Several of the candidates and a
number of other prominent Repub
licans of the district will come to
Nenana from Fairbanks tomorrow
and return Saturday. The arrivals
will include probably E. B. Collins,
candidate for senator, H. H. Ross,
candidate for representative, Divi
sional Committeeman Thos. A. Mar
quam, Cecil H. Clegg, president of
the Fairbanks Republican club and
very likely a number of others.
The meeting will be held under
the auspices of the Nenana Repub
lican club.
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. Carl Schmidt this afternoon.
departments of agriculture, interior,
war, navy, postoffice and commerce
and the United States Shippin.tr
board.
The correspondent says that it is
understood at Washington that the
committee probably will hold practi
cally continuous sessions in Alaska.
Secretary Payne is said to be
now engaged in working out the
final details of the plan and will be
ready soon to make a full announce
ment, together with the names of
the men who will compose the com
mittee.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Edmunds,
who were married at Tanana on
October 16, arri^^d in Nenana yes
terday afternoon, have made the
trip with a dog team by way of the
winter trail in four days. They have
gone into residence in the Browne
cottage on the commission reserve.
Misses Ruth Moir and Luella
Shaffer, who left Nenana last Sat
urday morning, reached Gold creek
(Mile 264) last night and made con
nections today with the train leaving
end of steel for Anchorage.
The Cooney stage, which left for
the coast last Saturday, reached
end of steel about noon today and
the passengers boarded the train
at that point, for Anchorage, get
ting away at one o’clock.
Leo Rogge, Fairbanks mining man,
came to Nenana on a work train
yesterday and returned to his wood
camp, today.
Engineer in Charge Fred’k D.
Browne arrived in town from the
end of steel last nigt, after an ab
sence of several days.
NIGHT SCHOOL.
In accordance with instructions
received from the Commissioner of
Education, the posters have been
issued by the local school board an
nouncing a night school for this
winter, to open November first. For
particulars, ask Dr. Diven.
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Two auto stages left for the
coast this morning, the passengers
river employes of the White Pass
company, enroute to the States for
the winter. The list included -R. W.
Phayer, Mrs. Asp, E. P. Bemis, R.
W. Kern, S. Monespir. Alf. Broge,
W. Flannigan.
[ Pat Mahoney, who started for the
! States on the steamer Alaska foi
the benefit of his health and was
| compelled to return when the boa1
went into winter quarters at Tolo
[ vana, left for the Circle hot springs
i this week. He has abandoned his
Outside plans for the present.
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Private advices received in thi
i city announce the conviction of K
| C. Lilly, who was tried at Juneau
| on the charge of first degree murder
for the killing of Billy Woodworth
; The jury brought in a verdict oi
| "guilty as charged” but without
: capital punishment. Woodworth i.
I supposed to have met death aboard
; the gas launch Sea Breeze, which
! was destroyed bv fire several weeks
| ago at an isolated point on the Alas
: ka coast. Lilly made his escape
i from the burning launch in a dory.
1 A third man, supposed to have been
on the launch at the time of the
[ fire, cannot be located.
Fifteen cars of coal were brot
from North Nenana yesterday for
distribution along the line between
North Nenana and Chatanika. Six
of the cars were left ai Happy and
moved out the line today, to the
McNeer siding*. Three of the other
cars are for Standard and six for
Camp 454. The plan of the commis
sion is to have a quantity of coal
available for use at every section
along- the line, for emergency use
during the winter, in case an en
gine should become stalled for any
reason.
There is much interest here today
in the proposed excursion to Nenana
this week and it seems probable that
a considerable number will go if a
special train can be secured.
John Anderson, Circle mining man
who arrived in town several days
ago, has returned to his headquart
ers on Mastodon creek.
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Nenana, Where Bails and Bivers Meet
IASI APPEAL EOS
LEAGUE SUPPORT
WASHINGTON', D. C.. Oct. 28
Addressing a delegation of pro
league Republicans who visited the
W'hite House yesterday afternoon.
President Wilson declared that "so
called Americanism, which we hear
so much prated about, is spurious,
and invented for party purposes
only." Appealing for the completion
of the "great moral achievement”,
he asserted that the "war would be
fought in vain and our immense
sacrifice thrown away unless we
complete the work we then began”.
Members of the delegation, dis
cussing the meeting later, said that
j they felt that “this might be the
President’s'dast appeal to the con
science of his countrymen in the
supreme moral decision they are
about to be called upon to make."'
The delegates said that they were
deeply touched by the physical ap
pearance of the President, who plain
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ly showed the effect of his long ill
j ness and the tremendous strain he
| has been carrying. They added that
"it is evident that he is voicing the
profoundest emotions of his heart
: on an occasion inexpressibly solemn
^ and tender.”
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
CANDIDATES WILL
POLL HEAVY VOLE
CORDOVA, Oct. 28—The tele
graphic press report o!' the recent
| Grigsby meeting here,signed by the
| Cordova Times, was not sent by the
‘Times and authorized, as state
J meats made are at variance with
i the facts. The Times is supporting
Sutherland and a careful poll of
i the voters of Cordova and Copper
j river valley indicate that Sutherland
j will carry this section almost two to
one against Grigsby. Reports from
neighboring towns show that Suth
erland’s majority in the Third divi
sion will be about 600.
II. G. STEEL,
Owner Daily Time
Heckman Betting
JUNEAU, Oct. 28—Senator J. K.
Heckman, of Ketchikan, is offering
to bet a thousand dollars to live
hundred that Dan Sutherland will
be elected delegate. There are no
takers.
JUNEAU CAPITAL
Big Ggigsby Meeting
JUNEAU, Oct. 28—Delegate Geo.
B. Grigsby addressed a record-break
ing crowd in this city on Saturday,
the meeting being the biggest politi
cal gathering ever assembled here
and it was marked by enthusiasm
throughout.
Juneau and the First division are
safe for Grigsby and Jerry Mur
phy, both of whom are regarded
here as sure winners.
JOHN E. PEGUES