* The Broad Pass Route Is The Short-Cut Route — Saves Mushers Miles and Money
. THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO MEMBER OF ASSOCIATFO PRESS NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDaY, APRIL 4, 1919 NUMBER 4
FILIPINOS ARE PROMISED INDEPENDENCE
GERMANS URGE WILSON TO ADHERE TO POLICY
' ARMY DOCTORS BLAMED FOR SPREAD OF DISEASES
FREEDOM ASSURED
FOR PHILIPPINES
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 4.—Secre-'
tary of War Baker addressed the
members of the special mission,!
composed of the members of the
Philippine Islands legislature today.
The special mission had arrived
here recently for the purpose of
seeking immediate ir.eepn i-nee or
the islands.
Secretary Baker said that he
spoke President Wilson’s mind when
he said that he believed that the
time had now arrived for the grant
ing of complete independence to
the islands, as disired by the Fili-1
pinos.
r He declared that he believed the
mission would be able to carry
home, on their return thither, a
message from the Amercian govern
ment, to the effect that the Ameri
can people loved liberty too dearly
to deny it to others.
f Secretary Baker then read a
letter which President Wilson had
left behind ere he sailed for France
on his mission of peace, expressing'
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In a letter received on the last
mail from Fred Craig, formerly
foreman of the dragline camp, who
is at present at Anacortes, Wash.,
news is contained of his trip Out
side and a stay of three weeks at
Anchorage.
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Fred Craig, some years ago was
a partner with Gus Peterson and
others and mined extensively on 17
Goldstream. The outfit employed
many men during the seasons and
Fred Craig is entitled to know wha*
work means. Prior to coming to
Nenana he mined on various claims
in the Ester district for several ,
years.
While in the service of the A. E.
C. he worked on Piledriver No. 1,
at the big trestle across Lost
Slough as engineer and was after-,
wards foreman of the dragline j
ramp, which included the surfacing
men.
During his stay of three weeks j
at Anchorage, Fred says he looked
over the works there and gathered
some useful data. He says that
the coast division is well equipped
with appliances and machinery to
build the road with and that they;
also have more men there. He says
that they have 16 locomotives of
the “200” class, also one of the'
“fTve-spot” class, 5 steam shovels,
trick laying machines and lots of
cars of all kinds, and more men in *
the tracklaying gang than all the
forces in Nenana put together, and
yet, he says, the best they ever did '
on that division in the way of track j
layin was one mile in one day- j
He thinks that Superintendent i
Packer has the Anchorage bunch I
badly beaten on efficiency, and Fred 1
Craig is certainly in a position'
to judge.
the hope that the visit of the spe
cial mission to Americi would re-!
suit in bringing about the desirable !
ends set forth in the joint resolu- j
don of the legislature of the Philip-'
pine Islands.
Governor Gereril Francis Burton
Harrison, of the Philippine Islands, i
declared that i^e obstacles to the!
granting of full independence to
the Philippine Islands, which existed
a few years a:> .>, have now been
all cleared away.
The people of the Philippine;
the Philippie Islands now have a
stable government, managed en-1
tirelv by the people.
The people of the Phillipine
Islands, through the mission, paid
a very high tribute <lf praise to
America for the manner in which
the Americans handled the affairs
of the islands.
The co-operation of the Ameri
cans and the Fdipitws. the mission
said, had brought unprecedented
progress and prosperity to the;
Philippines. H
HAHN GETS JOB I
ON GOVT. FARM
C. S. Hahn, science teacher at
the Fairbanks school, has been ap
pointed to succeed W. T. White as
assistant superintendent at the gov
erent experimental station, near
Ester Siding.
Mr. Hahn has sent in his resig
ation to the city. The resignation
goes into effect on the first of,
May, on which date he also takes
up his new duties.
TACOMA, April 4.—Wm. M.
Eddy, a well known Alaskan and a
resident of Xome for many years,1
was married here today to Miss
Mildred D. Gear, of Honolulu.
Mr. Eddy was a member of the
last Alaska territorial legislature,
in its lower house.
BRIDGE CLUB MEET TONIGHT
AT THE KESTLY HOME
The members of the Friday.
Bridge club will meet tonight at the j
home of Mrs. J. J. Kestly, on the
Commission reserve.
Play will commence promptly at
8 o’clock, and all members are
urged to be on hand on time.
In order that the tables will be j
complete, members unable to attend j
are urged to arrange for a sub
stitute. .
BROWER STAGE ARRIVED
IN FAIRBANKS LAST NIGHT
A Brower stage pulled into Fair
banks last night with a quantity
of second class mail. There were
no passengers on the stage.
Soul—TU 8rt»way to MoXSalay
■atttaal Vast.
ARE IN ACCORD
IN PEACE MS
PARIS, Apr. 4.—In a statemen'
made for publication today, Pre
mier Lloyd George of Great Brit
ain, dissipated for all time, th<
rumors that had been current foi
some time, to the effect that dis
sentions existed between Englatu
and France, relative to the guar
antees for France as against Ger
many.
Premier Lloyd George said that :
complete understanding existed be
tween the two countries on the peaci
issues, and declared that Grea
Britain was ready to make furthe
sacrifices, if necessary, to secun
an early peace and the independ
ence of France.
ITALIAN VESSEL
IS SUNK BY MIN
PARIS, Apr. 4—According to ;
despatch received in this city today
the Italian transport Umbria, wit]
two thousand troops on board
struck a mine and was sunk.
Several soldiers are reported t<
have been killed and about ;
hundred injured.
The despatch appears to hav
been mutilated in transit insofa
as the scene of the accident i
cocemed. The transport was ap
parently on a voyage across th
Adriatic Sea and either to or fron
the port of Venice.
JUVENILE JUDGE
SERIOUSLY ILl
DENVER, Apr. 4.—Judge Bei
Lindsay, of the Juvenile court o
this city, is lying dangerously ll
in New York, whither he had gom
recently on a visit.
JOHNSON HOUSE WAS
MOVED TO WATERFRON1
One of the houses owned b;
A. G. Johnson, of the A. E. C. ston
department, was moved yesterda;
from the old location at the rea
of the Presbyterian church to th<
lots recently purchased by him oi
the waterfront, near the Lehr saw
mill.
Mr. Johnson is also now buildin)
an up-to-date chicken house on hi
new lot and will go in for poultr;
breeding on a small scale thi
season.
The house was moved by Normal
Campbell, eight horses being usei
for the haul.
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HEALTH SERVICE
CHARGES NEGEECI
! TO ARMY DOCTORS
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WASHINGTON, Apr 4.—The
Public Health Service charge that
many medical men in the service of
the army, have shown carlessness
and neglect in preventing and con
trolling typhoid and Paratyphoid in
the army.
The health service officials stated
that there were many epidemics
among the Americans overseas, es
pecially during the last offensive,
and that many army medical offi
cers failed to grasp the significance
of the reports of illness brought
to them.
ALLIES REPULSE
THE BOLSHEVIKI
i ARCHANGEL, Apr.—A heavy
1 attack by the Bolshevik! troops, de
livered this morning, on the posi
1 tions held by the Allies, at Bolshoi
i Ozea, was repulsed with heavy losses
to the attacking forces. The Allied
losses were slight.
i Otherwise, the situation on the
i Noth Russian front remains un
1 changed.
- ENGINEER KESTLEY
IS BACK IN TOWN
, Resident Engineer J. J. Kestley.
t who went out on the Nenana- Fair
banks line for the purpose of mak
j ig some line changes in the neigh
borhood of Standard creek, return
ed to town yesterday with his party,
The work on which has was detaield
has now been accomplished.
KOLAND AND THELIN
INDULGE IN FIST FIGHT
—
i At about seven o’clock yesterday
■ evening, 'in a mix-up consisting of
| a brief round or two, P. A. Thelin
. was knocked out by Knut Koland.
Thelin sustained a few superficial
cuts about the face and a few
bruises.
A stray dog, that happened to be
around, would appear to have taken
' a hand in the fight on Koland's
■ side, and Thelin is now in the hospi
’ tal nusing a lacerated thigh as the
‘ result of the dog’s share in the
■ mix-up.
i The fight took place near Second
• and C streets, near where both
I Koland’s and Thelin’s bams are
: located.
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r Alaska natives are becoming
; alarmed ove rthe rapid growth of
| the territory’s ever-increasing can
i ine population. A native council at
I Hoonah, an Indian village near
Juneau, recently passed an ordin
: ance levying a tax on all dogs in
1 the village. The marshal was in
structed to shooot all unlicensed
canines.
Albert Lundborg. who has been
in town on business, left for his
!camp near Standard creek this
t morning.
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GERMAN SOCIETIES
APPEAL TO WILSON
BERLIN, Apr. 4.—The leadinf
| ethical, philosophical and religiou;
; societies throughout Germany navi
! combined and have addressed an ap
j peal to President Wilson relativ
i to existing conditions and the futuri
The appeal to President Wilsoi
i sounds a note of warning agains
any disregard of his fourteen point
on which the terms of peace ar
to be based, and which also forme
the main feature of the agreement
in terms of which Germany la:
j down her arms and expressed he
willingness to abide by the term
of a peace, to be arrived at late:
which peace also, as agreed upo:
by both Germany and the Allies
was to be formulated and conclude
well within the scope of the four
teen points referred to.
The Allied powers are now show
ing unmistakable signs of disregard
PRESIDENT M
! HUS SEVERE COLI
WASHINGTON, Apr. 4.—Pres
dent Wilson is confined to his be
with a severe attack of cold. Hi
condition is not at all serious, how
ever.
Premiers Orlando, Clemencea
and Lloyd George continue thei
meetings at the Paris White Hous<
; as usual; very necessary matter
alone be referred to the sick rootr
The conferees also consult th
President personally whenever occa
sion to do so arises.
It is expected that Presiden
Wilson will shake off his cold b
means of a rest. Officials believ
that his illness will interrupt hi
work for a few days only.
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42ND DIVISION
! 10 RETURN M
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 4—Th
famous 42nd army division, bette
known as the Rainbow division, ii
it’s entirety, has been assignee
early convoy home to America.
It is expected that the entir
division will embark at once. Th
men are now awaiting the arriva
of a sufficient number of transport
for their embarkation.
AMERICAN SLAV SOCIETY
TO MEET TOMORROV
—
A meeting of the newly former
American Slav Society of Nenan
will be held tomorow night, imme
diately after the picture show, a
the club rooms in the Bowe:
. building.
All members of the society ar
urged to attend, and an invitatioi
, is extended to all Slavs who ar
interested in the social welfare an.
education of the race in America:
ideals, manners and customs.
Suggestions for the bette.men
of the American Slavs will alway
be welcomed and discussed at th
meetings.
• | ing these terms, and the appeal de
,: dares that if the Germans are
, driven to desperation they would
rather embrace Bolshevism than be
slaves.
The Allies, it says, have pro
voked the anarchistic condition now
1 prevalent throughout Germany, by
: refusing to relax the food blockade
5 In discussing the possibility of a
! revival of militarism, the appeal
I sets forth that only one thing could
• ever again weld the German people
I of every state into a warlike power.
and that is the continuation of the
s policy of hate and annihilation,
» which the Allies are' now pursuing.
1 President Wilson is warned that
■ the United States, with all its bil
1 lion-dollar trusts, is a fertile field
‘ for the propagation of communism.
and the suggestion is made that all
- wealthy Americans had better -up
- port the League of Nations.
The work of loading the coal
from the bunker at the Burns mine
1 into the ears for conveyance to
r town commenced yesterday evening
’ and one car was fully loaded when
5 work ceased for the day.
Several cars capable of contain
; ing about 25 tons of the lignite
■ coal, had been sent on to the mine
earlier in the day. The work of
1 loading them was resumed this
' morning, and it is expected that
- when the train is ready to pull out
s for Nenana, about eight carloads
will be ready for hauling.
As previously stated in these col
umns, the coal from the Burns
mine is older and consequently, is
of a better quality than the coal
used heretofore from Billy Lynn'
mine, and the results obtained from
its use in the A. E. C. power plant
; will be awaited with mteest by
, Nenanaites, who pin their faith on
r file lignite coal as a contributory
, means to Nenana’s future pros
I perity.
John A Davis, of the Bureau of
; Mines, went out to the Burns coal
j mine on the extra train which left
1 this morning. He was accompanied
s by Paul Hopkins and Ben Thomp
so. The party will return on the
train this evening. This train will
bring in three carloads of coal from
r the Burns mine.
1 ATTORNEY COKE HILL
' LEFT FOR RUBY TODAY
1 Advices received from Fairbanks
1 state that Assistant District At
torney E. Coke Hill left Fairbanks
; this morning for Ruby, driving his
1 own dog team- '
■ It is altogether probable that Mr.
* Hill will visit Nenana on his way
1 down river.
t Billy Lynn arrived in town yes
s terday from his coal mine. He
■ will probably remain in town for
• few days.