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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. Ill
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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1920.
NO. 72
OCEAN CARRIERS MAY INCREASE RATES
RIGGS IS CHA1RMAN_ OF ALASKA ORGANIZA TION
GREEKS CONSOLIDATE FORCES FOR OFFENSIVE IN ASIA
THEATER TONIGHT
Hon. Dan Sutherland, regular Re-1
publican candidate for delegate to i
Congress from Alaska, and Hon. E. i
B. Collins, candidate for senator,
from this division, arrived from Fair
banks today and will address a pub-,
lie meeting at the Coliseum this j
evening, under the auspices of the
Nenana Republican club. The two |
candidates, both of whom are too
well known to Xenanaites to need
introduction, were accompanied by
O. P. Gaustad.
Both gentlemen addressed a big
meeting in Fairbanks several nights
ago and their talks were received
with marked favor. They are thor
oughly familiar with the Alaska situ
ation and knows the needs of the
country well.
Mr. Sutherland says that he has a
lot to tell the people of Nenana, and
the Coliseum probably will be filled
ed with those eager to hear him and
Mr. Collins discuss the campaign is
sues.
The meeting will start promptly
at 8:30 and a cordial invitation is
extended to all Xenanaites to attend,
the committee desiring it understood
that all are welcome, irrespective of
party affiliations. The ladies of Xe
nana are especially invited.
Druggist Frank R. Clark of Fair
banks has been advised of the death
of A. B. Ferguson (Long Fergy),
who succumbed to a pneumonia at
tack in Colorado in March. The
deceased was long known in Alaska
as ‘the lone Democrat,” and is said
to have been the original of the
Flapjack Jim character in "The
Spoilers.”
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COMPANIES ASK COMMISSION
FOR AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29.—
Coastwise steamship companies op
erating on the Pacific coast have
petitioned the interstate commerce
commission for permission to ad
vance their freight rates equivalent j
to those asked by the railroads of j
the West, which are seeking to in-;
augurate an advance of nearly 25
percent.
The petitions filed by the Pacific
Steamship and the San Francisco &
Portland Steamship companies de
clare that the business of those
companies is being conducted at a
loss under existing rates, by reason
of the unprecedented expenses in
connection with the operation of
vessels. It is claimed that there is
no way of increasing the net rev-1
enues except through an increase in
freightage charges. Passenger rates,
they say, are already as high as
competitive conditions will permit.
LIMITED EFFECT.
SEATTLE, June 29. — A local
steamship official, when questioned
this afternoon with regard to the
application for permission to in-j
crease rates, explained that the pe
tition, if granted, would affect only
that portion of the Alaska business
originating: on railroads. It would
have no effect on all-water traffic.
The bulk of the Alaska traffic, he
explained further, is not under the
control of the interstate commerce
commission.
BERLIN, June 29. — Chancellor
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von Stantin Fehrbach, head of the
new German government, declared
today, in an address read before the
members of the reichstag, that Ger
many cannot do other than make
every effort to execute the treaty.
The government must unreservedly
execute the treaty engagements, he
said, and must fulfill the measure
requiring disarmament without fur
ther parley. He admitted that se
vere conditions had been imposed
by the Allies, but pointed out that
Germany could gain nothing by fail
ure to accept and comply with the
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terms of peace.
Germany, he declared further, in
making known the program of the
new government, must devote her
!
self loyally and unreservedly to the
work of reparation. Failure to com
ply promptly with the terms will
retard German recovery and make
it impossible for Germany to re
sume her former status among the
nations of the world.
MRS. GODSKI PASSES; j
HUSBANDDEAD ALSO
Mrs. A1 Godski, well-known old
time resident of Fairbanks, who had
been critically ill at St. Joseph's
hospital for a number of days, died
at that institution at an early hour
this morning, death being attributed
to cancer of the stomach. An op
eration was performed last week in
an effort to give the sufferer relief,
but her condition was such that
little hope was held out for her re
covery. >
The husband of the deceased, who
was taken to the States a number
of years ago for treatment at a
sanitarium, died in Montana on Sat
urday night, just 48 hours before
Mrs. Godski breathed her last.
The son, William Godski, who at
tended school in Fairbanks for a
number of years, is at present in
St. Paul.
The Martin house will be raffled
on the evening of July fourth, at
the Portland.
CONVENTION AWAITS
COMMITTEE REPORTS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—As
sembling an hour later than usual,
the Democratic convention faced a
routine time-killing session today, to
give opportunity for the completion
of committee work. The delegates
were called to order at one o'clock,
followed by a prayer by Rev. Will
iam F. Nichols, Episcopal bishop of
San Francisco. Reports were receiv
ed from the committee on creden
tials and the committee on perma
nent organization, followed by an
address by Senator Joseph T. Rob
inson of Arkansas, who was seated
as permanent chairman. The re
ports of the committee on rules and
order of business and the resolu
tions committee had not been re
ceived up to a late hour this after
noon.
The keynote speech of Chairman
Robinson contained an assault upon
the Republican platform and much
reference was made to the disclos
ures in connection with the pre
convention campaigns of Republican
candidates. He flayed the Republi
can senators who fought the treaty
ratification, and referred in glowing
terms to President Wilson, his ref
erence to the executive being re
ceived with much enthusiasm.
There is promise of a spectacular '
fight on the floor of the convention
over the refusal of the committee
to seat Senator Reed, and there is
considerable uncertainty in connec
tion with the Georgia contest.
The McAdoo supporters made j
their appearance for the first timt*
today with a working organization
and practically every delegate has
been approached by them.
The administration forces appear
to be in full control of the conven- j
tion machinery and in a position to
dictate the platform and nominee, j
The name of McAdoo, it is un- j
derstood, will be placed in nomina-!
tion at the earliest opportunity by
Jenkins.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, ap
peared before the convention , today
and presented labor’s claims, similar
to those offered at the Republican
convention. Gompers scored the Re
publicans and praised President Wil
son. He extolled Chairman Cum
mins and said that labor wanted
only what had been promised by the
Democrats in 1908, 1912 and 1916.
Vice-President Woll, of the fed
eration, read the labor plank, and
when asked if the program provided
for the right of Government em
ployes to strike, he replied that la
bor favored the right of Govern
ment employes to organize and to
have their grievances adjusted, but
striking was not advocated.
Drys Defeated.
Public hearings are being held
this afternoon by the platform com
mittee, for the consideration of the
views of the wet and dry forces.
On the first division the Bryan
forces were forced over their pro
test to present their case in the
committee headings, the vote being
27 to 25. The drys claim, however,
that this first defeat will not influ
ence the attitude of the convention,
where they have much reserve
strength. Bryan is reserving his re
marks also for the convention.
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The commission ferry Midnight
Sun took fit) passengers across the
river today to connect with the train
for Fairbanks. More than forty of
them were arrivals on the steamer
Alaska.
J. R. Fowle, head of the Fair
banks Clothing company, returned to
Fairbanks this afternoon after a
brief visit in Nenana.
George Palmer, who was under
treatment at the Government hos
pital for several days, is on the
streets again and will return to his
Station on the Fairbanks line this
week.
Tom O’Hara, Fairbanks manager
for the Brower stage line that was,
and Mrs. Agnes Bilson were married
at Fairbanks yesterday by Commis
sioner Reed Heilig. They will re
side on Wendell avenue.
The steamer Carl White, which
was scheduled to leave Fairbanks
for the logjam at ten this morning,
had not left at one, but it was ex
pected that a getaway would be,
made during the afternoon. Mrs.!
J. O. Johnson, Mrs. Troseth and N.
G. Cox have engaged passage for the
trip.
GREEKS SLOWING
LONDON, .June 29.—The Greek
offensive against the Nationalists of
Asia Minor has been slowed tem
porarily in order to permit of the
consolidation of the advanced posi
tions of the Greeks advancing front
Smyrna. The advance was more
rapid than had been anticipated an 1
the Greeks now find themselves
somewhat weakened as the result
of scattered forces and inadequate
supplies in the forward lines.
These details of the offensive
movement are now receiving atten
tion and within a few days, it is ex
pected, the army will be ready for
a further forward movement, with
lines of communication well pro
tected and attacking forces i:i po
sition to cut deeper holes in the
ranks of the weakened Nationalists.
POLES WITHDRAWN.
PRAGUE, June 29.—Reports re
ceived here state that the Poles
are preparing for fresh withdrawals
from Eastern Galicia because of the
fear of a Bolsheviki invasion.
MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS.
NATIONALS
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago .
Boston
New York .
Philadelphia
Won. Lost.
31 25
AMERICANS
Cleveland .
New York .
Chicago .
Washington .
Boston . ...
St. Louis .
Detroit .
Philadelphia .
32
31
28
26
26
28
26
28
26
29
29
33
35
Won. Lost.
.40
.. 41
.. 35
.. 31
.. 29
.. 30
21
.. 16
21
23
26
26
29
31
40
47
Deep water is reported from the
North Nenana waterfront today, the
bar which formed yesterday having
disappeared over night.
Joe Wilson, fuel buyer for the
White Pass company, arrived in Ne
nana on the steamer Alaska this
morning and went to Fairbanks this
afternoon. He will return to Daw
son on the Alaska.
CHIEF DELEGATE
SEATTLE, June li'J.—The Sun
Francisco representative of the Se
attle Times reports today that the
Alaska delegation has organized
with Governor Thomas Riggs as
chairman. Marshal L. T. Erwin was
elected member of credentials com
mittee, Charles A. Derry, perman
ent organization; John W. Troy,
rules and order of business, and
notify presidential nominee; Dele
gate Grigsby, notify vice-presiden
tial nominee.
The organization plan will enable
Grig-sby to obtain credit for the
Alaska planks to help him in his
campaign for re-election. Grigsby
is being- sought as a member of the
platform committee by wet leaders,
it being understood that he enter
tains views favorable to more lib
eral dry laws.
Mrs. Troy is Alaska’s national
i committeewoman.
I If the Reed tight is carried from
:the credentials committee to the
floor of the convention, it may cause
embarrassment to a number of oth
ers attending the convention, not
ably Troy and Grigsby, who are in
the same position as Reed. Chair
man Cummins has ruled that an al
ternate cannot give a proxy.
CASH IS AVAILABLE
10 APPLYJJN BILLS
The sum of $3,000 has been
turned over to “flu” committee by
Engineer in Charge Fred’k 1).
Browne, to be applied on bills con
traded during the late influenza
epidemic, and the committee is busi
ly engaged today in getting vouch
ers ready for the signatures of those
having claims against the epidemic.
The distribution of the money prob
ably will commence tomorrow morn
ing, and will be applied in such
manner as to afford the greatest
measure of relief to those who have
money coming for supplies.
The money now in the hands of
the committee represents the major
portion of the amount owed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission.
Additional funds will be raised by
the committee through collections
from flu patients who received treat
ment during the epidemic. The
work of collecting this money will
be started immediately.
Second class and parcel post mail
reached Nenana on the steamer
Alaska.
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TEMPERATURE R
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observation station, Nenana R
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Tuesday,, June 29. R
Maximum .73 above R
R Minimum .52 above R
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