CELEBRATE THE FOURTH I IN IN EIN AIN A
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Twomember of associated press NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919. Number 62
WIRE OFFICIALS SAY STRIKE IS FAILURE
SENATE COMMITTEE BACKS KNOX RESOLUTION
FEDERATION MAY STRIKE TO SECURE NEW HEARING
WIRE STRIKERS
MAKING FIZZLE;
ENOJN SIGHT
CHICAGO, June 12.—According
to statements given out today by
officials of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies, the
telegraphers’ nation-wide strike,
■which was called for yesterday, is
not meeting with the success antici
pated by the leaders of the move
ment. The strike, say the employ
ers, is a failure from the start and
its early termination is predicted.
The reports received from va
rious sections of the country indi
cate that there are about twenty
thousand men out, which repre
sents about twenty-five per cent of
the strength expected by leaders of
the strike movement. Western
Union officials admit that some of
their lines are working short hand
ed as a result of the strike, but it
is generally admitted that the Postal
has suffered much greater incon
venience.
JAP DIPLOMAT
HUE HOME
WITH REPORTS
SEATTLE, June 12.—Viscount
Ishii, Japanese ambassador to the
United States, has arrived in this
city enroute to his native land to
report on conditions regarding the
relations between America and
Japan. He is scheduled to sail for
the Orient on Monday.
The Japanese diplomat has made
a special study of the American
attitude toward Japan, nationally
and locally, and is sufficiently well
informed to advise his government
of true conditions prevailing in this
country. He has given particular
attention to the situation along the
Pacific coast, where the Japs have
encountered most of the opposition
found in the States.
Beyond admitting the nature of
his mission, the ambassador de
clines to discuss the question of
relations.
FAIRBANKS EAGER
FOR NENANA TEAM
The Fairbanks Park commission
> has wired an invitation to the base
ball players of Nenana to spend
the Fourth of July in the upper
town, where they will be given an
opportunity to cross bats with a
Fairbanks baseball aggregation. The!
invitation is extended also to Ne- :
nanaites generally to participate :
in the upriver celebration.
The invitation, which was ad
dressed to Ike P. Taylor, assistant
to the engineer in charge, reads as
follows: “Cordial invitation extend
ed to Nenana ball team and Ne
nanaites generally to participate in
Fourth of July celebration, Fair
banks. Automobile races and other
j races with attractive prizes offered.I
:Big dance on night of July 3.”
j Signed by R. D. Menzie, chairman,
! Park commission.
MING MOVE
10 AID MOONEY
ATLANTIC CITY, June 12.— !
I The thirty-ninth annual convention j
| of the American Federation of
I Labor, which is in session in this j
; city, has taken up the consideration j
j of the Mooney case and there is a j
strong sentiment among the dele-!
gates in favor of the adoption of 1
, forceful measures to bring about
I the release of the convicted dyna- j
' miter.
The plan under consideration at •
present is the appointment of a i
; committee to take such action as1
| may be deemed advisable to secure :
I a new trial for Moonev. In the i
(event of the failure of this plan,'
the federation will consider the call- ;
ing of a twenty-four hour strike as ^
a protest against the refusal of the,
authorities to give Mooney another
chance to prove his innocence.
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VESSELS COME
10 GRIEF NEAR
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NEW YORK, June 12.—The Am-,
; erican transport Graf Waldersee,
| formerly a crack Ham burg-Ameri
can passenger liner, was beached
yesterday afternoon, following an
encounter with the steamship Re
dondo. The accident occurred close .
to Long Beach, the Redondo ram-1
ming the transport during a dense
fog. The transport put into shore j
to prevent sinking and is now rest
ing on the sands of Long Beach.•
The Redondo escaped with only,
slight damage.
VESSEL SINKS
NEW YORK. June 12.—The ship
ping board's steamship Yankee was
sunk off Fire island at a late hour:
yesterday afternoon, following a 1
collision with the Italian steamship 1
Argentina. The vessel went down 1
within a few minutes after the 1
collision, but not before all the !
members of the crew had been res- 1
cued. 11
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VETERAN CONGRESSMAN ;1
IS DEAD IN MINNESOTA '
WINONA, Minn., June 12.— <
James A. Tawney, who was one of 1
Minnesota’s representatives in Con- <
gress for a period of eighteen years. <
died in this city today. He was I
born near Gettsburg, Pa., in 1855. i
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TEMPERATURE
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CELEBRATION PLANS
INSURE BIG FOURTH
Plans outlined at a special meet
ing of the Nenana Commercial club,
held at the club quarters in the
Union building last night, insure
for Xenana the greatest Independ
ence Day celebration the town has
ever staged. More funds will be
available this year than ever be
fore, and the several committees
which will have charge of the cele
bration are plunging into the work
with an enthusiasm which promises
great results in the way of enter
tainment.
The special finance committee,
composed of Ralph Waechter and
Joe Fisher, reported to the club
that they had secured subscriptions
aggregating $1,004, with the prom
ise of additional donations which
would swell the total considerably.
Their report, they informed the
club, was not to be regarded as a
final one. They merely wanted the
club to know that they had secured
sufficient money to insure a suc
cessful celebration, it being their
in ten; ion to keep the
lists open throughout the remainder
of the month for the accommoda
tion of late subscribers. And in
this connection, the committeemen
desire it known that subscriptions
in any amount can be turned in to
the committee either at the store
of the Fairbanks Clothing company
or the Waechter market, right up
to the commencement of the cele
bration. When the lists are closed,
the names of all subscribers will be
published in the columns of The
N'enana Daily News. And after the
celebration, similar publicity will be
given to the disbursements.
The celebration will be arranged
by a general committee, of which
President R. S. McDonald is chair
nan. This was decided by a vote
3f the club, the motion at the
rame time authorizing the appoint
ment of the members of the vari
ous committees, which will include,
n addition to the general or sports
•ommitee, a. finance committee, an
idvertising committee, and a com
nittee to arrange the patriotic ex
;rcises scheduled for the morning
if the Fourth. There also will be
i treasurer to handle the funds of
he committee throughout the cele
>ration.
While the arrangement of the
irogram was left to the sports com
nittee, there was considerable dis
ussion last night relative to spe
ial features of the celebration,
uch as boat racing, baseball games
nd other contests involving large
irizes. An effort was made to
lave the Fort Gibbon team come
o Xenana for a series of games,
mt it was reported that such an
rrangement would be impossible,
wing to the probable disorganiza
ion of the Gibbon team through
lemobilization. It is believed, how
ver, that two local teams can be
;ot together and a good exhibition
.ssured for the Fourth. With re
■ard to speed boat contests, the
lub believed that races of that
haracter should be arranged, pro
ided the owners of boats would
onsent to compete for a purse
ot in excess of $100. It was also
he opinion of the members that
fforts should be made to arrange
race among local auto owners,
nd there is promise that such an
vent will be included. Several
'horse races are assured, a sleek
;porker has been secured for the
:greased pig event, there will be a
greased pole, and a great variety of
j events not previously seen in Xe
| nana.
The plan this year is to cut down
'the big purses and to increase the
value of prizes offered for the
j smaller events. It is believed that
such a distribution of prize money
jwill insure a greater array of tal
ent and greater satisfaction among
contestants.
The celebration probably will be
a three-day affair, starting on Fri
day, July 4th, and ending Sunday
' night. The funds available are con
j sidered sufficient for three days of
| fun, and it is believed the eommit
' tee will find no difficulty in ar
ranging an attractive program that
will take up that amount of time. |
One of the big features of the
celebration will be the bazaar and
; dance, scheduled for the night of
July 4th, for the benefit of the i
^(gneh Orphan fund, and for which i
tentative plans were made some
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time ago by Mrs. Fred’k D. Brow-ne.
head of the relief work in Xenana.
The Coliseum also has several big
.attractions in store for the public
I for celebration w^eek, and it is j
possible that a dance will be ar
ranged for Saturday night.
The committees which will have
; charge of the various arrange
ments are as follows, R. S. McDon
ald being chairman and Frank
Doner treasurer of the celebra
tion:
General Sports: Q. F. Lehr, Joe
Fisher, Alf Ekeland, Andy Hoey,
Alfred Ghezzi, Ralph Waechter,
William Coutts Ed Brooker. Herman
1 Rosburg, Dr. J. R. Bowen, Harry
Davis.
Finance: H. B. Joseph, Ralph
Waechter, Joe Fisher, M. A. Schaef
fer.
Exercises: Robert Joseph Diven,
|J. A. Slippern.
Advertising: J. A. Slippern, M.
A. Schaeffer, R. G. Southworth.
These committees will meet at
the club quarters on Friday eve
ning, at which time, it is believed,
a general outline of the celebration
can be decided upon.
STOCKTON TO GET
of Stockton, Cal., has been selected
by the Pacific Coast Ad Men’s as-o- .
ciation as the meeting place for the
3 920 convention; this decision hav
ing been reached today, shortly be
fore the close of the annual meet
ing in this city.
Stockton also was honored by j
the selection of David S Matthews ]
as president of the association. i
FAIRBANKS SENDS BID
TO GIBBON BALL TEAM
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According to advices received t
from Fairbanks this afternoon, an 1
unsuccessful effort has been made t
by the up-river celebration com-11
mittee to induce the Ft. Gibbon ball|s
players to celebrate at Fairbanks, j s
A reply, similar to the one received ! j
in Nenana, was dispatched to Fair-1 i
banks by the commanding officer!
of the post, announcing the early -
demobilization of the draft boys. j
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 12—
Canadian strikers are counting j
strongly upon the co-operation of
the railway brotherhoods in the ef- j
fort which is being made through
out the Dominion to suspend in- j'
dustrial activities. The railway)
brotherhoods are taking a vote on i
the strike question and it is con- j
fidently believed by leaders of the j
strike movement that the trainmen i
will decide in favor of walking out.1
The railway strike, it is believed;
here, has been held in reserve by j
the .strikers as their trump eard,i:
with which to enforce their de-;
mands.
It is permissible, under the rules ■ ■
of the railwaymen’s union, to par- j
ticipate in a strike movement only
when it is nation-wide in scope.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 12.1}
—Officials of the navy have an- 1
nounced that plans are being pei- j
fected for a winter cruise of the j
combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets t
of American warships, the outing ,
being in the nature of a reward {
to the men of the navy for their
arduous war service.
l
The vessels will be absent from c
their home ports several months, }
during which time they will visit £
many points of interest, including'
i number of South American ports. t j
The strict rules of the navy will1
i
be suspended sufficiently during the1,
truise to enable the men to enjoy,
themselves to the fullest extent
possible and a most enjoyable out- ,
ng is anticipated.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12. |
-Attorney-General Palmer has sub
nitted a request to Congress for j
he appropriation of half a million:
tollars for the use of the depari
nent of justice in running down ;
.narchist bomb throwers, whose
iresence in the United States lately —
las aroused a storm of protest a
.gainst the department for failure e
o round up those guilty of recent c<
iomb outrages. e:
The attorney-general explains ci
hat the funds at the disposal of h;
iis department are not sufficient a:
o conduct such a search as he tl
eems necessary to apprehend the s<
narchist leaders, and he urges r<
peedy action on the part of Con- al
Tess in order that his men may w
et busy on the case. ,sl
SEW ACTION
ON LEAGUE SILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.
—The resolution introduced by Sen
itor Knox this week, providing for
1 separation of the peace treaty
'rom the League of Nations prop
isition, has been favorably re
>°rted by the foreign relations com
mittee and will be taken up for con
ideration immediately by the sen
ite, it is believed.
The only change made by the
■ommittee was the elimination of
he clause which declared it to be
he policy of the American govern
nent to co-operate to remove any
nenaces threatening European
>eace. Otherwise the resolution is
ra.nsmitted for consideration by the
enate in its original form.
The purpose of the resolution is
o put the senate on record as op
>osed to the acceptance of the
-eague of Nations plan as part of
he German peace treaty.
MHM15 MAKE
READf 10 STOP
VilLISTA ARMY
JUAREZ. June 12.—Elaborate
(reparations are being made by
he federal forces stationed here to
esist the threatened attack of rebel
roops which are now advancing
oward the city under the leader
hip of Generals Villa and An
des.
Couriers arriving here this after
toon bring news of the approach
f the rebel advance guard to a
oint only sixteen miles east of the
ity and it is believed that the main
olumns of the enemy are close
ehind.
Beyond the fact that prepara
ions are in progress to resist an
ttack, nothing is known of the
Ians of the federal commanders,
ut it is believed that a detachment
dll be dispatched to meet the ad
ancing rebels.
American customs officials re
ort having heard shots during the
ight, indicating a possible engage
lent to the east of Juarez.*
JANIELS REPORTS
ALASKA FLU EBBS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.
-Secretary of the Navy Daniels is
ithority for the statement that th<
>idemic of influenza, which re
rntly threatened to wipe out num
•ous native settlements along the
last of Alaska, is now well in
ind, the reports from Unaiaska
id Dutch harbor indicating that
iere have been no new eases for
veral days. The plague, the sec
tary states, is also under control
Bristol bay, where the situation
as regarded as very serious a
ort time ago.