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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. I!.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. MONDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1919.
NO 211
WILSON IS TRYING TO END COAL STRIKE
LODGE PEEVED BECAUSE SENATE EFFORT FAILS
SENATOR "NEWBERRY WILL MAKE FIGHT FOR HIS SEAT
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BERGER TRYING
TO HOLD PLACE
IN VOTE TODAY
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 8.—An elec
tion is in progress today in the
Fifth Wisconsin congressional dis
trict to choose a representative to
occupy the seat in the lower house
of Congress recently vacated by
Victor Berger, who was ousted by
his colleagues because of his con
viction on the charge of violating.
the espionage act.
Berger is a candidate for re-elec- j
tion and is making a hard fight for;
the place, with a large following
lined up solidly behind him. He is
making the race on the Socialist
ticket, with the opposition parties
combined in an effort to defeat
him.
The outcome of the contest is
being awaited eagerly througho tt
Wisconsin and at Washington also.
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PEACE-TIME FORCE
PLAN TAKING FORM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8.—
The house military sub-committee,;
which is now engaged in framing
the army reorganization bill, has
reached an agreement on a peace
time regular army of 300,000 men.
with 18,000 officers.
The force will include 250,000
combat troops and the organization
will be so constituted as to expe- j
dite the addition of fighting units |
should it become necessary at any j
time to raise a large army.
CLUB ENTERTAINS
MANY AT SMOKER
The second annual smoker and'
get-together meeting of the N'enana
Commercial club, which took place'
at Union hail on Saturday night, 1
was one of the most largely at
► tended affairs of the kind ever en- j
joyed in N'enana, and helped ma
terially, it is believed, to enlighten ;
non-members regarding the work
that has been accomplished by the
organization during the compara- j
tively short time that it has been
in existence. That was the object
of the smoker—to let the public
know what has been done and what
the club hopes to do, and those
present were given a very cordial
invitation to become members, in
order that the influence of the club
might be strengthened for the good
of the town and the district.
The smoker was attended by more j
than 200 persons, thoroughly repre
sentative of the community. By \
ten o'clock every available seat in
the hall was occupied, and it was
necessary to bring in a number of
extra benches for the accommoda
tion of those standing. The invita
tion to attend had been general. •<
and it was accepted with a will.
The meeting was opened by Presi- i
dent J. R. Bowen, who welcomed i
the guests in the name of the club <
and called upon former President ;
R. S. McDonald for a resume of'j
the club’s activities. i
Mr. McDonald explained why the ]
club had been organized in the1,
early days of the town. He point- ;
ed out that the regulations of the ,
Alaskan Engineering commission j
had not provided for a governing j
body through which the people j
might express themselves, a condi- ,
tion that made imperative the or- ,
ganization of a civic body of some j
sort, and the Commercial club was ,
the result. ,
The work of the club was re- j
viewed at length, setting forth ini]
detail the various reforms originat-;(
ed by the members and carried M
through, most of them, to a suc-ji
cessful conclusion, resulting, in theli
aggregate, in much benefit to the 1
town and community. One of the .
early undertakings, the speaker j
PRESIDDNT WILSON ASSUMES
CHARGE OF COAL SITUATION
WASHINGTON. D. Dec. 8.—
President Wilson has at last taken
charge of the coal strike situation,
and it is stated this afternoon that
the striking miners probably will be
induced to return to work within a
very short time.
Information coming from the
White House states that the Presi
dent has addressed a persona! ap
peal to the miners, urging them to
resume operations, and it is inti
mated that the plan has a reasona
ble assurance of success.
I What argument was advanced by
j the President has not been disclosed,
i but it is rumored that he has asked
j the men to return to work on the
3 4 percent wage advance suggested
1 by Fuel Administrator Gartield, the
President assuring the strikers that
(he will immediately appoint a spe
; cial commission to adjust the dif
ferences between them and their
former employers.
OPERATORS HOPEFUL.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8.—
The executive committee of the coal
mine operators has issued a public
statement in which the belief is
expressed that the strike will soon
be settled. "The strike situation
appears distinctly near settlement,"
is the way the statement reads.
SETTLED TOMORROW.
WSHIXGTON, D. C„ Dec. 8.—
A White House statement issued
this afternoon expresses the hope
that the coal mine strike will be
settled tomorrow through the ac
ceptance by the miners of the plan
submitted by President Wilson.
MANY TRAINS STOP
CHICAGO. Dec. 8.—Hundreds of
passenger trains have been with
drawn since the commencement of
the coal strike, most of the curtail
ment having taken place in the
Middle West, South, and Southwest
! Three hundred trains are to be can
Reeled in New England on Wednes
day as a means of further conserva
tion of the limited coal supply.
It is estimated that 324,000 train
miles monthly have been saved by
j cancellations since the commence
ment of the strike.
NO GRAFT ON ROAD
SAYS LANE REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8.— i
In his annual report to Congress. 1
Secretary of the Interior Lane as
sures the lawmakers that the Gov
ernment railroad in Alaska has
been built without graft and with
out politics. He also declares that
the men in the employ of the Alas
kan Engineering commission were
selected on their merits alone.
The road, he says, is now over
two-thirds completed.
A Gibson auto, with Bob Sheldon ‘
at the wheel, left Donnellys this
morning enroute to Fairbanks, with
Miss Lucile Diven and three signal
corps men as passengers. The stage
is due at Fairbanks tomorrow night
or Wednesday.
Seuana. Alaska's Interior I*nei Depot
MICHIGAN SENATOR
TO FIGHT CHARGES
DETROIT, Dec. 8.—Senator New
jerry, who is under ind’ctmen: by
:he federal errand jury, charged
■vi th securing his election over
Henry Ford by fraud and corrup
don, arrived in this city today from
IVashington and announces that it
s his intention to enter a plea of
tot guilty, indicating that he will
lght the proceedings to the bitter
?nd. It is expected that the legal
jointed out. was the construction
)f a winter trail between ends of
"eel on the main line and the in
luguration of an advertising cam
Jaign which had resulted in the di
ersion of considerable traffic to
he Xenana-Anchorage short-cut
•oute to the coast. At the present
ime. Mr. McDonald stated, the dis
ance between steel is not much
nore than 100 miles, and on each
md of the trail there has been con
tracted by the Alaskan Engineer
ng commission a considerable ram
>er of miles of good wagon roa 1
vhieh can be used summer and win
er.
Mr. McDonald also called atten
ion to the fact that the N'enana
lommercial club was the first or
ranization to recognize the import
mce of opening up the Happy trail
nto the Tolovana district and took
he initiative in interesting the Alas
;a Road commission in the work,
vhieh is now practically completed,
dore than $2,000 has been expena
:d by the road commission in doing
he necessary work, and it is ex
acted that all winter travel to and
rom the Tolovana district henee
orth will go by way of the Happy
rail, which is the shortest and best
oute into the Tolovana, with de
ided advantages in favor of X'e
lana.
The club, it was pointed out, also
las been for some time and is still
ampaigning for a wagon road into
he Kantishna district, connecting
vith the Government railroad, and
tssurances have been received that
he work will be undertaken by the
Vlaska Road commission as soon as
'unds will permit. The club has a
battle will last fully two months.
NOTHING TO SAY.
GRAND RAPIDS. Dec. 8.—Sena
tor Newberry and thirteen co-de
fendants stood mute here this after
noon when arraigned on the charge
of fraud in connection with the
election of Newberry.
Ample funds are available, it is
stated, for the defense of the en
tire number of defendants.
j standing road committee which is
I constantly at work on road pro!>
I iems.
The extension of the boundaries
'of the Nenana recording district, -o
j as to include the Bonnilield and To
tatlanika mining districts, a change
that is proving mutually advan
rtageous to the mining men of those
sections and to Nenana. was en
tirely the work of the Nenana Com
mercial club.
The club also was instrumental
in bringing about the election first
of an advisory board, and later of
a legally constituted board of town
- trustees, with power to enact laws
for the regulation of town affairs,
in co-operation with the townsite
; management and the Alaskan En
gineering commission, which exer
icises general supervision over all
towns along the Government rail
iroad during the period of railroad
j construction.
| The splendid mail service be
tween the towns of Nenana and
Fairbanks, prior to the completion
I of the Government railroad north
Jof Nenana, Mr. McDonald pointed,
join, had resulted directly from the
efforts of the club, the members of
the organization having supplied all
'of the agitation and most of the
funds required to carry the mail,
launches having provided practically
a daily service during the summer
season, and autos an almost equally
good service during the winter,
months, culminating finally in a per
manent arrangement with the Gov- j
ernment railroad for a twice-a-week ;
service.
(Continued on Page Four.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dee. 8.—
i The name of Judge Charles E. Bun
inell has been sent to the senate by
President Wilson for confirmation
as district jurge of the Fourth ju
dicial division of Alaska.
Bunnell was nominated during the
special session of Congress, but the
lawmakers adjourned without action
Henry Knight came in from the
Toklat country on Saturday with a
load of meat for the Commission,
and will return to his roadhouse
tomorrow. He is a guest at the
Rust house.
H. K. Carlisle, timber cruiser at
tached to the land office at Fair
banks. left the upper town for Cir
cle today to look over the timber
in that section.
MEXICAN SITUATION
IS LEFT TO WILSON
WASHINGTON', D. C . Dec
According to a statement made by
Senator Lodge today, the senate
foreign relations committee will
wash its hands of the Mexican situ
ation as a result of the action taken
by President Wilson, in seeking to
discourage the committeemen from
further activities. Lodge says the
senate wanted to help, but in view
of the fact that their co-operation
apparently did not meet with the
approval of the President, they will
not interfere further. "The entire
situation,” the senator declared, "is
now on Wilson’s shoulders. Let it
rest there.”
The Wilton Letter.
President Wilson has written a
letter to Senator Fall, in which he
stated that he would be gravely
concerned to see Congress pass a
resolution such as the one intro
duced by Senator Fall, directing
the President to break off relations
with Mexico. He pointed out that
such action would be “a reversal
of our constitutional practice which
might lead to very grave confu
Jsion.” H( expi - 1 t ■ nviction
that ho would receive the suppo*'
of every competent federal authori
ty in the statement that the o re -
tion of the Government’s foreign
affairs was assigned by the Consti
tution to the chief executive alone.
Investigation Coming.
Notwithstanding the statement of
Senator Lodge, regarding the aban
donment of the Mexican situation,
it is the intention of the foreign
relations committee to investigate
the entire situaton, and it is ex
pected that Senator Fall will leave
for the border soon to resume hear
ings on the question.
ABOUT THAT BAIL.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 8—J. S.
Hansen, who furnished the bail upon
which American Consular Agent
Jenkins was released from jail at
Pueblo, says that he acted on his
own volition. He feared that war
between Mexico and the United
States would result if Jenkins was
not released, and he sought to avert
a clash by putting up the money.
10 PLEASE HONS
PARIS. Deo. S. — Announcement
is made today that the Allies have
consented to make certain changes
in the terms of the protocol sub
mitted to the Germans last week,
and to which the Germans vigor
ously objected
The clause providing for indemni
ty for the ships sunk at Scapa Flow
has been modified so as to permit
The Hague to decide whether or
not the demanded indemnity in ton
I nage will cripple Germany to the
‘extent claimed by the Germane
[ It is understood the Germans will
'consent to the acceptance of the
protocol if that ar.d other minor
| changes are made, and there is rea
. .-on to believe the protocol will be
[signed at an early date.
BONAR LAW CONFIDENT
I LONDON. Dec. 8. — Sir Bonar
i
I Law expresses the belief that ne
gotiations now pending between
i Germany ar.d ’.he Allies will surely
have a satisfactory result.
OPPOSES SIGNING.
LONDON. De v—Gustav Nos
ke. German, declares that it is h>
intention to recommend that Ger
many refuse to igu the protoc !
Two more employes of the Alas
kan Engineering commission made
application at Fairbanks on Satur
day r..r first citizenship paper
They are: John Ranza. native of
Bohemia, who came to the United
States in 18S8, ar : Mux Behrman.
it ■ K u n ga ry who t m <
America in 19(0.