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WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
TVoIume Two member of associated press NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1919.
Number 85
SENATE IS URGED TO RATIFY TREATY
LANE PLEASED WITH SHOWING MADE A T NEMAN A
PRES1DENTEBERT SIGNS BILL OF TREATY RATIFICATION
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FRANCE AWAITS
U. S. APPROVAL
OF NEW TREATY
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10—
The people of France are eagerh
j/ awaiting the ratification by th<
United States senate of the specia
treaty with France, w’hich was ar
ranged during the late conferenc<
by representatives of the two repub
lies. This was made known b:
President Wilson this morning, dur
ing a conversation with newspaper
men. The treaty is designed to pro
tect France, explained the President
j until such time as adequate protec
tion is assured by the propose<
League of Nations, and the Frenc!
people, who fear that another inva
sion may be attempted by the Ger
mans, will be cut to the heart i.
Americans do not now respond t<
the appeal for aid.
\ similar treaty, between Franc*
f and England, also awaits ratifies
tion.
PRESENT EBERT
HAS SIGNED Bill
^ BERLIN, July 10.—According t
a statement appearing in the Vor
waerts today, the bill ratifying th
peace treaty, which was passed b;
M the German national assembly yes
terday, has been signed by Presi
dent Ebert, and the document i
now on the way to Versailles, a
final evidence of the willingness o
the German government to accep
the terms imposed by the Allies.
The action of the assembly ap
parently has the approval of th
German people, the great majorit
of whom are impatient to sett!
down to the work of making amend
for the havoc wrought by thei
y over-ambitious kaiser.
FUNCHION HEADED
, FOR GOLD STRIKE
According to arrivals on th
steamer Yukon, Jim Funchion an
Bert Johnson, both former resident
of the Interior country, have re
turned North to investigate a re
ported strike in the Chandlar die
g trict. They made the trip dow
river from Dawson on the steame
Yukon, leaving the boat at Beavei
from which point they will trave
overland to the Chandlar. They ar
taking pack-horses and a small oui
fit with them, sufficient to last unt
they have concluded their investige
tions.
Funchion was inclined to be s<
eretive about the supposed find, bi
it was learned that he had bee
informed by letter of the discover
of placer gold in the Chandlar, an
had sufficient confidence in the r<
port that he brought Johnson alon
to help him get into the distric'
PRESIDENT PRESENTS
SENATE WITH TREATY
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‘Johnson is an old packer and will
1 be useful in petting the outfit across
country. The location of the find
! could not be learned.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10.—
» In a conversation with newspaper
correspondents this morning, Presi
! dent Wilson evidenced pleasure over
• the promptness with which the Ger
man national assembly had ratified
the peace treaty.
This action on the part of the
Germans, the President pointed out,
makes possible an early resumption
of trade relations between the Ger
mans and the Allies, and he ex
» pressed the hope that the Germans
would be given the opportunity to
) develop their suffering industries.
Without trade, the President said,
? the Germans -will be unable to meet
their reparation payments.
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MS IS EAGER
10 GET UP RACE
; Frank Jones, winner of the mile
race during the late celebration, is
now trying to get up another race,
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and has authorized the Portland to
issue a formal challenge in his name,
r
Jones is willing to meet anyone in
the district, for any amount, for a
mile run.
Local sport enthusiasts believe
that the action of Jones will result
in a revival of interest in foot
, racing in Interior Alaska, and the
t presence of many runners of local
fame in and about Nenana insures
i some lively contests if they can be
j ' induced to re-enter the game.
. I The hope is expressed that suf
. ficient interest can be aroused to
start the runners training, at least,
in which event a good race meet
can undoubtedly be arranged fot
the celebration planned for Labor
Dav.
1 VACHON IS EXPECTED
^ TO ENTER DEMURRER
1 Advices received from Fairbanks
- this_ morning indicated that the at
torneys for Peter Vachon, charged
- with violation of the territorial fut
t laws, would demur to the complaint
i when the defendant appeared before
v! Commissioner Heilig this afternoon
i for a preliminary hearing. The
- jcase was set for 2 o’clock, pending
i .which the defendant is at liberty on
. ‘his own recognizance.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10 —
■ With the galleries crowded with
spectators and nearly every membet
of the senate in his place. President
I Wilson appeared before the law
imakeis this morning and personally
presented the peace treaty, contain
ing the League of Nations covenant
with the request that the senatt
ratify the document without need
less delay.
League a Necessity.
; In his address to the senators
the President declared that a leagu<
of free nations had become a prac
tical necessity, to which the framer:
of the treaty had been left obligee
to turn as an indispensable instru
mentality for the maintenance o:
the new order they have tried t:
set up in the world.
Mcfatct Won Over.
The most skeptical of the con
ferees at Paris, the President con
tinued, had turned more and mor<
to the league as the discussion pro
gressed, in seeking a solution o
the problem of framing the treaty
The fact that the league covenan
was the first substantive part o
the treaty to be worked out am
agreed upon, he pointed out, whit
all else was in solution, helped ti
make the formation of the res
easier. The agreement on the cov
enant gave the conferees the fee!
ing that their work should be per
manent, and the most practica
among them were at last most read;
to refer to the league the superin
tendence of all interests which dii
not permit of immediate determina
tion and of all administrative prob
lems which required continuing over
sight.
Council of Necessity.
The President informed the sena
tors further that what had seemed
;at first to be a council of per
fection became in reality a council
of necessity. The league was the
practical statesman’s hope of success
in many of the most difficult things
he attempted. The statesmen saw
in the league the hope of the world.
“Dare we reject it,” the President
asked at this juncture, “and break
the heart of the world?”
Crusaders.
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The American soldiers, the Presi
dent said, were recognized in Eu
rope as crusaders, for it was they
jwho had made victory for the Allies
certain.
Regarding the attitude of the
peace delegates the President said
that nearly everyone at the peace
table desired to get away from the
old scheme, and they accepted the
principles upon which America en
tered the war.
i America's principles, the President
isaid in conclusion, speak the con
science of the world. The peace
conference had been charged with
the hope and aspirations of the small
nations hitherto under bondage.
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Broke the Rules.
When the President had finished
- talking, the rules of the senate gov
. erning the behavior of spectators
I were forgotten. A cheer went up
• such as has seldom been heard in
- the capitol, many of the senators
1 joining enthusiastically in the ap
• plause. Some rebel yells were heard.
-:but the great majority of those
occupying seats in the gallery were
i deeply moved by the address.
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10 LAND BUNNELL
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10
President W'ilson has sent the name
of Charles E. Bunnell to the senate
for confirmation as United States
district judge for the Fourth divi
sion of Alaska.
The name of Judge Bunnell was
sent to the senate during the last
session of Congress, but there was
some opposition to the appointment
and the senate finally adjourned
without taking action.
The name of Rinehart F. Roth,
fc-r appointment as district attorney
of the Fourth division, also has been
sent to the senate.
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* TEMPERATURE *
*t As reported by the government R j
*t observation station, Nenana
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Thursday, July 10. I*
Maximum .83 above *t [
Minimum .52 above * j
BIG ALLAN LIB
HAS CLOSE CALL
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Jul>
10.—The big Allan liner Gram pin
enroute from Montreal to Liverpool
das been compeJled to abandon the
voyage temporarily as the result oi
an encounter with an iceberg oil
Cape Race. The vessel was consid
erably damaged by the collision and
compelled to return to port for re
pairs The shock caused the dealt
of two persons and the injury oi
two others.
Luck favored the vessel. A less
fortunate blow might have beer
followed speedily by the foundering
of the ship, in which event the lives
of the 750 passengers on board
would have been in grave danger.
SOUTH DAKOTAN NAMED
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10—
Robert P. Steward of Deadwood.
South Dakota, has been nominated
by President Wilson to be assistant
attorney genera], the name having
jbeen sent to the senate this after
j noon for confirmation.
SEATTLE, July 10. — Alaska'?
special representative at Washington,
J. L. McPherson, has telegraphed
the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
j Chamber of Commerce and Commer
|cial club, of which he is manager,
that he has by no means abandoned
]the hope of securing additional
j funds for the Alaska railroad.
McPherson intimates that a spe
Icial measure will be introduced in
Congress removing the limitation of
the original railroad bill and asking
for an appropriation of ten million
dollars with which to complete the
railroad.
He does not say that such a bill
has been prepared, but it is believed
here that the campaign for the
needed funds has already been start
ed, and it is known that the mea
isure will have the united support of
the Washington delegation.
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As a means of providing enter
tainment for the numerous pass
engers of the steamer Yukon, who
will be in Nenana until an early
hour tomorrow morning, and also
for the purpose of giving the pub
lic an opportunity to say good-bye
jto Kenneth Diven, popular member
of the Commission hospital staff,
| who will leave for the States within
a few days, a dancing party will
be held at Union hall tonight, to
■which the visitors and the pubic
generally are cordially invited. The
affair will be entirely informal and
free to all, and dancing will start
about ten o’clock.
Music will be furnished by Prof.
Berggren, with his combination or
chestra.
JOHNSON ENROUTE DOWN
WITH SIX FOR NENANA
The Johnson launch Peerless left
Fairbanks at 1 o’clock this after
noon with six passengers for N’e
nana and two for way points along
the river. The names of the pass
engers could not be ascertained.
Inui—The Oittnr to Kcllalijr
Vattoul Park.
LANE HOPEFUL;
SAYS NEW BILL
That Secretary Lane is not dis
couraged as the result of the fail
ure of Congress to grant immedi
ately the request of the interior
department for sufficient funds to
complete the Alaska railroad, is indi
cated by a telegram from the sec
retary, which reached the local of
fices of the Alaskan Engineering
commission late yesterday afternoon.
The telegram shows also that the
secretary understands conditions in
Central Alaska and appreciates the
advantage of holding the railroad
forces together pending the granting
of sufficient funds to permit of in
creased activities, such as will be
necessary to complete the railroad
in 1921.
The telegram, addressed to Engi
neer in Charge Fred’k D. Browne
and signed by Secretary Lane, reads
as follows:
j “I have forwarded recent tele
graphic communications between this
office and you and appreciate fine
work by you and your coworkers
under difficult circumstances very
much. Hope that new bill which
Will be introduced shortly, asking
for sufficient appropriation to com
plete road, will be passed. In mean
time do your best to hold organiza
tion and proceed with work as out
lined with necessarily restricted
funds.”
BALM ENROUTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 10.—
The British dirigible R-34, which
reached Mineola from England sev
eral davs ago, and which was de
layed on the homeward start by un
favorable weather conditions, took
to the air at midnight, immediately
following a slackening of the wind.
' Reports received from the balloon
this morning announced that good
progress was being made on the
homeward flight, the craft having
traveled 345 miles between mid
night and 7:30 this morning. #
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FORMER SURGEON COMING;
DUE HERE EARLY AUGUST
According to information received
at Juneau a short time ago, Dr.
Malcolm E. Smith, former surgeon
in charge of the Commission hos
pital at Nenana. expects to leave
^ the States soon to resume his old
position here, and may arrive about
the first of August,
j Since leaving Nenana, Dr. Smith
has been in France as a member of
an American medical unit, and re
turned to the States only a short
I time ago from overseas,
i Dr. More has resigned and will
leave for the Outside as soon as
j Dr. Smith arrives.
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