WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOI- II. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1919.
NO. 150
. GOMPERS CLAIMS LIMIT WAS REACHED
SICKNESS COMPELS PRESIDENT TO HASTEN HOME
' COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY WILL RAISE RATE” AG AIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.
—Speaking in opposition to the
League of Nations covenant today,
Senator Albert S. Cummins, Repub
( lic-an, of Iowa, declared that when
President Wilson concluded his work
in Paris, in connection with the
German peace treaty, America had
no friends in Europe, Asia, or Af
rica.
^ "Our brilliant service in the
war,” continued the senator, "was
almost forgotten in the storm of
protests which followed the Ameri
can President home.”
The people at first welcomed the
League of Nations covenant, ex
plained Cummins, as a means of
preventing wars. But lately they
V are discovering provisions in the
covenant which must inevitably pro
voke wars.
Cummins denied the charge that
the senators opposing the league
are actuated by political ambitions.
The fight is one, he declared, which
involves the future independence of
America, which is safer without
such an entanglement as is pro
posed by the covenant than with it
GAS MASKS PROVE
SUCCESSFUL IN
FIGHTING FIRE
BUFFALO. N. Y. — Army gras
masks will not be abandoned by
the Buffalo fire department. At the
first fire in -which they were used
here, firemen wearing them were
overcome, while others without
l. masks were able to stand the smoke.
It was declared at that time that
masks were useless as fire depart
ment equipment.
Fire Chief Murphy refused to ac
cept this as a conclusive trial, and
since then, he says, the masks have
0 been used with signal success.
“At the recent fire at the Cudahy
packing plant, where the smoke was
very dense, men wearing masks pen%
etrated to all parts of the build'ng,
remained for long periods and suf
fered no ill effects,” Chief Murphy
said. “The army mark has come to
stay in the Buffalo department.”
Val Diebold is among the out-of
town visitors in N’enana today, hav
ing made the trip down river last
night with Carl White.
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING GAINS;
GOMPERS DEFENDS STRIKERS
PITTSBURG, Sept. 26.—Reports
regarding the steel strike situation
vary greatly today, employers claim
ing that the men are returning to
work in increasing numbers, while
strike officials declare that the
strike is becoming more effective
daily. An impartial survey of con
1 ditions warrants the belief that
there has been little change since
yesterday.
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INVASION FEARED.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Sept. 26.—
'Governor Cox has been informed by
'Governor Cornwell of West Virginia
that 5,000 Ohio steel strikers are
planning to cross the state line into
'Hancock county, West Virginia, for
the purpose of compelling worker®
in that district to quit their posts.
; Such an invasion, Cornwell says,
jwill be regarded as an attack on
| the sovereignty of his state, and
: Governor Cox is urged to take some
■ action to prevent trouble.
I Acting on the suggestion of the
West Virginia executive, Governor
Cox has wired the Steubenville sher
iff to take steps immediately to pre
vent a conflict.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 20.
—The steel workers of this district
are considering a proposal to march
jto Weerton, West Virginia, next
week, where it is planned to hold
meetings with a view to inducing
the West Virginia workers to join
I the strike movement.
GOMPERS DEFENDS MEN.
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 26.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, with
| which organization the iron and
j steel workers now on strike are
! affiliated, appeared before the sen
ate strike investigation committee
| today in response to an invitation
| to give testimony before the inves
tigators. The veteran labor leader
spent three hours with the commit
| tee.
1 The paramount issue involved in
the present strike, explained Gom
| pers, is the right of employes to
have some voice in determining the
; conditions under which they shall
work. The steel corporation had
‘sternly opposed the men’s attempts
;to associate and organize. Men
have been discharged, he declared,
for merely talking of an organiza
tion, and they have been dogged by
the company detectives and brutally
prevented from meeting.
In conclusion, Gompers explained
that the men were in such a frame
of mind that they could not post
pone the strike until after the labor
conference, as requested by Presi
dent Wilson. Conditions had be
come unbearable.
STEAMERS ARRIVE
WITH HEAVY TO'
The steamers Seattle No. 3 and
Tanana are in port today with the
last of the season’s freight from
the lower Yukon. The Seattle No. 3
reached port this morning and is
scheduled to get away tomorrow
! afternoon for Dawson, where she
j will go into winter quarters. The
Tanana reached port at 2:30 this
i afternoon and will proceed up river
,to Chena sometime tonight, where
preparations will be made for the
last voyage of that boat, the plan
being to start down river about
Tuesday to connect with the steam
er Yukon, which will leave Dawson
on Sunday.
The steamer Alaska is now en
j route up river and should reach
port tomorrow. The Alaska also
will go on up river to Chena, re
turning from that point the first of
the week on her last voyage to the
upper Yukon, where she will winter.
The Seattle and Tanana had
three barges of freight between
them. The passengers included L.
|D. Henderson, on the Seattle, from
Ruby, and Joseph Pocap and F. W.
Wagner, for Fairbanks, and C. S.
: Smalley, aboard the Tanana, for
, Nenana.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gordon ex
pect to leave Fairbanks for the
i States on one of the last boats.
RATES ARE BOOSTED
BY STEAMSHIP LINES
SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—Claiming a
heavy loss in the operation of
steamships in Pacific coast waters
during the past summer, officials
of the Admiral line have announced
another advance in freight rates on
shipments to points in Alaska and
California. The loss sustained, ac
cording to the statement issued, was
$166,463, covering a period of sev
en months ended July 31.
The loss, explains the statement,
resulted from the increased cost
of operating the boats of the com
pany, due to high wages, increased
fuel costs and insurance rates.
The advance in freightage charges
will be a little under a dollar per
ton on shipments leaving Seattle for
Alaska and California.
SICKNESS COMPELS
! PRESIDENT WILSON
TO CONCLUDE TRIP
WICHITA, Kansas, Sept. 26.—
Physically exhausted from his long
| and hurried trip across the conti
nent in defense of the League of
; Nations proposition, President Wil
^son abandoned his tour today and
is now speeding toward the capital,
funder orders from Dr. Grayson to
seek complete rest until his strength
is recovered. In an explanation
made public here this afternoon.
Dr. Grayson said that the condi
tion of the President is not critical,
but sufficiently serious to warrant
the cancellation of his speaking en
gagements. The doctor describes it
as a nervous reaction affecting the
digestive organs.
President Wilson became ill late
yesterday and suffered most of the
night, but it was not until the train
approached this city, two hours late,
that he consented to abandon the
trip. He wanted to continue the
tour, arguing with the doctor that
he felt well enough to make the
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four speeches necessary to complete
the program.
The condition of the President
improved considerably during his
stay here, so much that he was
able to sit up before his train start
ed for Washington. Before leav
ing, he issued a statement in which
he expressed regret over his ina
bility to address the people of Kan
sas. The presidential train is sched
uled to reach Washington on Sun
day.
One of the things that contrib
uted to the breakdown of the Presi
dent was the tiresome handshaking
at almost every station. Automo
bile parades, in which he was re
quired to remain standing in his
car, waving his hat, also helped to
weaken him, and the audiences
which he addressed were so large
that it required all his strength to
make his voice heard. In all, he
has delivered forty speeches since
leaving Washington.
STEAMER CARL WHITE
ENROUTE TO LOGJAM
The steamer Carl White reached
port from Fairbanks late last night,
er.route to the logjam on the Tolo
vana. The boat remained in port
over night, resuming the voyage
down river early this morning, with
a cargo of perishables for Brooks
and .several passengers.
The passengers in transit include
Theodore Johnson, Mrs. McGarvie.
Deputy Marshal Frank Miller, James
Barrack. The passengers disembark
ing here included R. L. Vining. W.
G. Rodigkeit, Miss Grace Fisher,
Axel Carlsten, and George Markus.
Tom Blaylock is enroute to the
I coast from Fairbanks to do some
bridge work near Cordova. He s
making the trip on a Brower auto
I stage.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
TALKS TO LOCAL PUPILS
L. D. Henderson, territorial su
perintendent of schools, arrived in
Nenana this morning on the steamer
Seattle N'o. 3, and is spending the
day looking into local school condi
tions. He addressed the pupils of
the Franklin K. Lane school this
afternoon.
Mr. Henderson is on a tour of the
Interior country, having come to
Xenana from Ruby. He will re
turn to the coast probably by way
of the overland trail.
M. J. McDermott has furnished
bail bonds for the release of Peter
Ccoper, who is awaiting trial at
Fairbanks on the charge of havifig
alcohol in his possession. Seven
hundred and fifty dollars is the
amount.
BROOKS WILL LOSE
WIRELESS STATION
| According to announcement made
1 at Fairbanks yesterday, the radio
i station at Brooks will be closed at
the end of the present month, be
| cause of insufficient business to
Warrant continuing the station dur
ing the winter months. Should the
outlook be sufficiently encouraging
next spring, the station may be re
Iopened, but it is not known defi
nitely at this time what action will
be taken.
The radio outfit is owned by Fal
con Joslin, who has plants also at
Iditarod ahd McGrath. The Brooks
radio is operated by Raphael Mey
erson. a member of the signal
corps, under an arrangement re
cently made with the war depart
. ment.
Some time ago it was proposed
:by the war department that the op
erators be withdrawn from the pri
vate stations, because of the short
age of men in the service; where
upon the commercial clubs of In
terior Alaskan towns came to the
rescue, at the urgent request of
Mr. Joslin, protesting against the
proposed action with such vehem
ence that the men were permitted
to remain at the Joslin stations.
Murphy Bros. & Cook, contrac
tors near Standard creek, have com
pleted their work and are now
moving their camp outfit to Fair
banks.
I
TREATY BY U. $.
PARIS, Sep-t. 26.—Premier Clem
enceau made a remarkable address
to the chamber of deputies yester
day, in the course of which he ap
pealed to the lawmakers to give
their approval to the German peace
treaty. Ignoring the fact that the
American senate is apparently now
hopelessly divided on the question
of ratification, the premier assured
the deputies that they could firmly
ccunt on America's adoption of the
treaty.
Prior to yesterday's address, it
was believed that Clemenceau had
slighted America in his speech on
Wednesday, but he showed beyond a
doubt yesterday that no slight was
intended. Referring to America's
participation in the war, the pre
mier said that France's friends
; across the sea had flung their men
.into battle with admirable enthusi
arm.
Premier Clemenceau was 77 years
old yesterday.
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LEAVES FAIRBANKS
1 A Gibson mail stage left Fair
banks for the coast at noon today
with the last consignment of out
going mail that will be carried by
ithat line this season. The next
mail will be taken out by a Brower
stage, and thenceforth throughout
the winter the mails will be carried
by that outfit. Commencing next
week, two mails w 11 be despatched
weekly, and after the first of Xo
v< mber there will be three ship
ments a week.
The passengers aboard the Gib
son stage today were: Ben Tetes.
Miss .Jenot. Mary England, and Mrs.
Lawmence Mills and child.
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* TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation station. Xenana
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** Friday, September 26.
Maximum 49 above
* Minimum 19 above
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Hen&ca. Where Kails ard Bivera Meet
ENGLISH TRAINMEN
WILL QUIT TONIGHT
LONDON, Sept. 26. — Having
been unable to adjust their differ
enees in conference with representa
tives of the government, the rail
waymen of this country will go on
., strike tonight, in compliance with
e orders issued by the executive com
mittee today.
It is expected that fully 600,000
men will quit their posts, practical
ly tying up the transportation sys
tems of this country.
In anticipation of the congestion
of traffic, resulting from the walk
out, the government is making prep
arations to handle the mails with
| airplanes.