where: rails and rivers meet
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II,
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1919.
NO. 181
400.000 COAL WORKERS ANSWER STRIKE CALL
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TROOPS HELD READY TO STOP DISORDER
PERSHING WANTS CHAIR-WARMERS TO VACATE POSTS
WARD SAYS GAP
WILL BE CLOSED
mm WEEK
According to a statement made
at Fairbanks last night by Engineer
' . Ward, who is looking after the
work on the Fairbanks end of the j
Nenana-Fairbanks line, the gap be-!
tween ends of steel will be closed
sometime next Tuesday, following
which it will be possible to run
through trains from Garden Island
to Camp 415. The first through
train, he says, will be sent to the
Nenana end of the road next Friday,
which will be the first regular train
day after the completion of the
work.
For the time being the train'
* schedule now in effect will continue j
in operation, trains leaving the
Fairbanks end on Tuesdays and FtS-’
days, and returning the same day. '
It is expected that the trains will
arrive at Camp 415 about noon, and
make the return trip during the
% afternoon, carrying passengers and
mail and such freight as may be j
offered.
There has been some talk in Fair
banks of an excursion over the line
to celebrate the completion of the
road, but definite plans have not
* been made. And. in the opinion of
Engineer - in - Charge Browne, the
* completion of the road will come at
a time when exeursioning will not
be feasible because of the ice in
the Tanana river. The river may i
be closed by Tuesday, but it is by
no means certain that the ice will
be safe enough for excursionists to
make the crossing.
Oil LEASING MEASURE
NO! HELP 10 ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—!
The oil and coal land leasing bill,
which was passed by the upper
house of Congress several days ago.
was approved by the lower house
^ on Thursday and is now being con
sidered in conference. The house
vote was 169 in favor of the bill
and 39 against it.
NOT FOR ALASKA.
SEATTLE. Nov." 1—J. L. Mc
Pherson has advised the Alaska bu
reau that the land leasing bill ap
proved by the house this week does
not include Alaska in its provisions.
BOMB IS EXPLODED
BY JAPANARCHIST
TOKIO, Xov. 1.—The Japanese
foreign office was partially wrecked
today as the result of the explosion
of a bomb which had been placed
near the entrance to tte building.
Several persons were knocked j
MINERS CALL COURT BLUFF;
REFUSE TO CONTINUE WORK
over by the explosion, J>ut no one
was seriously injured.
The identity of the person re-1
sponsible for the outrage has not i
been discovered.
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PIONEERS 10 MEET
ON MONDAY NIGH!
There will be a regular meeting
of Nenana Igloo, No. 17, Pioneers
of Alaska, on Monday night, at
which time a number of matters
will be up for discussion, one of
which relates to the Pioneers' home.
Following the business session,
there will be a social, with lunch
and a short entertainment, one of
the features of which will be a four
round bout between two local box
ers.
MRS. RUSSEI1 SAGE
ENDS EONG CAREER
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—Mrs. Rus
sell Sage, widow of the multi-mill
ionaire of that name, died here yes
terday, leaving an estate valued at
forty-nine millions. The brother of
the deceased, Joseph Slocum, is the
chief beneficiary, receiving seven
millions as his share of the estate.
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Frank Davis, who has a fish camp
seven miles below Chena, is serious
ly ill, according' to a report re
ceived at Fairbanks yesterday. Billy
Hartwig and another man left the
upper town immediately upon re
ceipt of the news, and will take the
sick man to the hospital at Fair
banks for treatment.
G. A. O’Connor returned to his
headquarters south of town on this
morning’s train, planning to return
within a few days on his way to
the coast by way of the Richardson
trail. *
There were thirty or more pass
engers on the train which left for
the end of steel south of Nenana
this morning. About a dozen of
the number were headed for the
coast by way of Broad Pass.
L. C. Johnson, who came to Ne
nana from Brooks during the sum
mer, left for the coast this morning
by way of Broad Pass. He plans
to see both Anchorage and S#ward
before shaping his plans for the
winter.
CHICAGO, .Nov. 1.—Ignoring the ,
action of Federal Judge Anderson,
who yesterday issued a restraining
order, at the request of the Gov
ernment, in an effort to prevent the j
coal mine strike, over four hundred
thousand coal miners quit work at i
midnight last night, and the num
ber has been increased by many j
thousand during the day. Thus far,
there has been little disposition on
the part of operators to dispute the
figures.
Ten state unions reported this:
afternoon that they have more men ■
striking than the total August paid
up membership reported at the na
tional headquarters. Strike leaders
claim that the number out will
reach half a million by night, out
of a total of 615.000 coal miners,
employed in the nation. The real
strength of the strike, however, will '
not be known until Monday, by
which time probably all those who
intend to strike will have left their
places.
NO ATTEMPT TO OPERATE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.—Thus far no
attempts have been made by the
mine owners to operate their prop
erties, most of them apparently hav
ing decided to await developments.
Troops are ready, however, in prac
tically ever coal district, to give
protection to the mines and to such .
miners as can be induced to take the l
places of strikers.
STRIKERS ORDERLY.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.—Reports re
ceived thus far state that the strik
ers left their places in orderly fash
ion and are now conducting them
selves in an orderly manner. Even
the appearance of soldiers, parading
through the streets of Trinidad, •
failed to disturb the strikers, who j
stood idly on the sidewalks with
their families and watched the1
guardsmen promenade. There was
no jeering or other manifestation j
of displeasure at sight of the sol
diers, four hundred of whom have
been detailed to preserve order.
WATCHING LEADERS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—'
Officials of the Government do not
contemplate that any attempt will
be made by strike officials to vio- 1
late the Anderson injunction, but ;
they are taking no chances. They j
are prepared to act promptly should
there be any disobedience of the :
order.
It is stated that the miners are
negotiating with Alton B. Parker to i
prosecute their fight against the in
junction.
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WHERE THEY’RE OUT.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.—It is esti
mated that 100,000 miners have
.struck in Pennsylvania, 80,000 in
| Illinois, 40,000 in West Virginia,
^6,000 in Washington, 25,000 in In
diana, 10,000 in Kentucky, 40,000
in Ohio, 8,000 in Wyoming, 4,000
in Arkansas, 5,000 in Colorado, 14,
000 in Iowa, 12,000 in Kansas, 4,000
in Montana, and 10,000 in Mary
land.
Fifteen hundred lignite miners
are working in North Dakota on
orders from Indianapolis, and the
work is said to be proceeding with
out molestation on the part of the
strikers.
HEADQUARTERS QUIET.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.—Quiet
prevails at the headquarters of the
mine workers in this city, and it is
stated that union officials are obey
ing the Anderson injunction to the
letter. None of the officials are
making any statements.
COAL IS SEIZED.
DETROIT. Nov. 1.—Acting under
orders of the railroad administra
tion, all coal in transit in this state
is being seized by local officials.
COAST TROOPS READY.
SEATTLE, Nov. 1.—It is an
nounced this afternoon that approxi
mately 6.000 coal miners are strik
ing in this state. The National
Guard is being held in readiness for
active duty, but has not been called,
no disorders having thus far been
reported.
CHURCH TO RESCUE.
NEW YORK, Nov. l.—The Gen
eral Presbyterian assembly has or
dered all Presbyterian churches
throughout the country to read
proclamations tomorrow, urging
Presbyterians and other Christians
to unite in prayer for guidance to
solve the nation’s problem of social
unrest.
AWAITING SIGNAL.
HUNTINGTON, W. Ya.. Nov. 1
—Eight hundred soldiers have ar
rived here from Camp Taylor, as
signed to duty in the West Vir
ginia coal fields. They will make
their headquarters aboard the train
which brought them here, ready to
move on short notice.
FULL POWER OF STATE.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. L—
Governor Sproul ha.s issued a state
ment in which he declares that the
full power of the state will be em
ployed to protect miners desiring to
continue work. Parades of strik
ers and demonstrations of all kinds
have been strictly forbidden.
MORE SOLDIERS.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 1.—
Three companies of federal troops
have been ordered held in readiness
to respond to riot calls in Eastern
Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky.
STILL MORE.
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 1.—Three
companies of state troops have been
ordered to proceed at once to tht
Frederick coal fields and other dis
tricts in the state will also bt
given soldier protection, severa
companies having been ordered tc
entrain for the south.
The governor is authority for tht
statement that all coal not taker
by the Government will be com
mandeered by the state, both it
transit and at the mines.
STOCK EXCHANGE
SEAT IS COSILY
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—Like ev
erything else in the country, th
priee of seats on the New Yori
stock exchange is soaring. Proof o
this was recorded today when th.
sale of a seat was made for th<
sum of $100,000, the highest prici
ever paid for a seat in this city.
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Tht condition of Mrs. S. R. Bred
lie, of Fairbanks, who was takei
to the hospital day before yesterday
critically ill, is somewhat improve:
today. Dr. Sutherland reports tha
she was conscious part of the timi
yesterday.
An army doctor reached Ho'
Springs yesterday afternoon fron
Gibbon to attend Mrs. Dan Green
who was injured by being throwr
from a dogsled. An examinatioi
showed that her only injury con
sisted of a broken leg.
The church fair held in the lobb.v
of the Pioneer hotel, Fairbanks
yesterday, under the auspices of St
Matthew’s guild, netted the sub
stantial sum of $403. The guif
dance held at the Masonic hall las'
night also was a great success.
In spite of the presence of con
Isiderable ice in the river, the steam
'er Shusana continued today to op
crate as a ferry between Camp 41
and Xenana, bringing ties and tini
bers across for use on the roa<
south of town. The work will b<
[cleaned up tomorrow if ice condi
, tions will permit of a continuance
!of ferrying, after which the Shu
isana will go into winter quarters.
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A Gibson auto took four pass
'engers out of Fairbanks yesterday
headed for the coast. The depart
ures were R. J. Richardson, Osca:
Lukuma, J. C. Hungerford, and A
S. McDonough.
Snow on the Valdez trail is sait
to be causing the mail stages con
siderable annoyance, particularly it
the vicinity of Rapids.
WASHINGTON, D. Nov. 1 —
The lower house of Congress adopt
ed a resolution today exempting
from assessment work in 1919 all
mining claims throughout the Unit
ed States and Alaska.
The action of the house was the
result of confusion resulting from
jthe enactment of previous legisla
tion designed to relieve claim own
j ers from the necessity of doing an
j nual labor. The act was not clear.
| The house resolution has been
(sent to the senate for approval.
COMMANDER BELL
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j NEW YORK, Nov. 1. — Colonel
James Beil, commander of the
, Grand Army of the Republic, died
in this city today, his age being 74
years.
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HOT S10VE GANG
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j WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 1.—
General Pershing has recommended
the elimination of what he terms
; dead timber among the officers of
the United States army. Some of the
|officers, he says, have passed their
! stage of usefulness, and to retain
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them in the service longer would
I result in impairing the efficiency of
the army.
SOLONS AUTHORIZE
RETAINING OFFICERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—
The war department has been au
thorized by Congress to retain 18,
000 commissioned officers until the
!end of the fiscal year, and the de
partment has decided, under the au
thorization, to retain 100 general
officers in the emergency grade.
The list will include General
! March and Lieutenant-Generals Lig
, gett and Bullard. Fifty-five major
generals, headed by Leonard Wood,
also will be retained.
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TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation Station, Nenana
Saturday, November 1.
Maximum —. 15 above
Minimum 4 below