WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1920.
NO. 22
FRENCH CLAIM HUNS PLANNED ATTACK
VETERAN LABOR LEADER EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS
MEXICANS STRUGGLING FOR POSSESSION OF OIL FIELDS
BLAST IS FATAL
The first fatality to be recorded
in connection with the grading op
erations in Nenana canyon occurred ]
at about 11 o’clock this morning,
near Mile 354, when Herman Nel
son, a station laborer in the em- '
ploy of Contractor Ed Lund, was
instantly killed by a blast. The
unfortunate man was decapitated
and his right arm was also blown
off by the explosion.
Nelson was engaged in “bulldoz- j
ing” and had put in a shot, which,
failed to respond promptly. After
awaiting results for some little time
at a safe distance, Nelson concluded ,
that something was wrong, and went
back to make an examination of1
the charge. When he reached the j
spot the shot went off.
The deceased is quite well known
around town, but very little is |
known of his affairs or of his rela
tives. He formerly mined on Slate
creek, where he had a partner'
named Charles Swanson, and it is
believed that he has funds in the
bank at Valdez.
BUTTE IS QUIETING
AS RADICALS LEAVE
BUTTE Mont,. April 26.—Condi
tions are rapidly becoming normal
here as the result of the departure
of many of the radical leaders who
were instrumental, the police claim,
in causing the men to leave their
work. There have been no disturb
ances during the past couple of days
and mining activities are resuming
gradually.
Dan Leech, superintendent of con
struction, returned today to his head
quarters at the end of steel.
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FRENCH SOLDIERS FIND ARMS
CACHED READY FOR INVASION
NOME BUILDING
SEATTLE, April 26.—Colonel J.
A. Woodrul, district engineer of
the army, says that information
which has come to his office shows
that the trade of Nome with Si
beria is assuming very gratifying
proportions, the business of the past
year aggregating $4,365,551, as
compared with $1,341,312 in 1918.
A still further gain, he says, is ex
pected during the present year.
As a means of giving further
protection to the vessels which out
fit at Nome, the Government is
planning to erect another jetty on
the west side of the Snake river,
the cost of which will be $110,000.
The merchants of Nome, the col
onel says, are preparing to handle
much new business during the com
ing summer, reports from the pen
insula indicating that a number of
new trading boats will enter the Si
berian field this year.
ALLIES ARE AGREED
SAN REMO, April 26.—Accord
ing to information given to the press
by representatives of the supreme
council, the Allied governments have
reached a complete agreement re
specting the attitude of the Allies
toward Germany in connection with
the carrying out of the terms of
the peace treaty.
This agreement is the result of
the conferences of the past several
days between Premiers Lloyd George
and Millerand, and the assurance is
given that complete harmony now
prevails between the two premiers.
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Kenneth Finlayson was an outgo
ing passenger on this morning’s train
for the end of steel, where he is
stationed.
# Resident Engineer H. D. Mills and
the members of his party left for
Nenana crossing this morning to
make surveys in connection with the
proposed bridge at that point.
Chief Accountant J. E. McIntosh
; made a trip out the line yesterday.
—
Stanley Chernaeff, who is inter
ested in a rock contract in the can
yon arrived in town on Saturday on
business, and will return to his
.work tomorrow or Wednesday.
PARIS, April 26.—The war office
is authority for the statement that
large quantities of arms and war
munitions, labeled “Army of the
West,” have been discovered east of
Frankfort, where they are believed
to have been assembled ready for
an invasion of France by German
troops. The discovery was made
by French cavalry stationed in that
district.
It is also claimed by the war de
partment that information has been
obtained relative to numerous plans
purporting to cover operations
against France, the plan of the Ger
mans being to attack through the
zone occupied by the American
forces.
ARMENIA UNSETTLED.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 26.
'—Officials of the state department
^ay that no proposals have been re
ceived thus far regarding the pro
posed mandate for Armenia. The
department has sent a message to i
Congress requesting some action in i
the matter. The lawmakers are on I
record as opposing the mandatory j
policy.
PURCHASE RAILROAD.
BERLIN, April 26.—The German
government has purchased the Fed
erated States railroad, the price be
ing forty billion marks.
STRIKE IN FRANCE.
| PARIS, April 26. — A complete
: paralysis of business is threatened
;on May first as a result of the de
■cision of a large number of unions
to strike on that date. The em
ployes of public utilities have voted
; to stay out 24 hours.
| The government is preparing to
j deal vigorously with the situation.
ALIEN COMMUNIST
WILL GET RATING
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26.
—Hearings are being held in this
city for the purpose of determin
ing whether or not membership in
the Communist party makes an alien
in the United States liable to de
portation.
The hearings are being held be
fore Secretary of Labor Wilson, who
has already ruled affirmatively.
WILSON SIGNS POSTAL
APPROPRIATION BILL
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26.
—President Wilson has attached his
signature to the postoffice appropri
ation bill, which carries provision
for carrying mail by airplane be
tween New York and San Francisco.
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SUGAR MAKERS BOOST
PRICE TO CONSUMERS
NEW YORK, April 26.—The Am
erican Sugar Refining company has
announced an increase in the price
of bulk granulated sugar at Whole
sale from 17V2 to 18 Yz cents per
pound. ,
CANADIAN POPULATION
OVER EIGHT MILLION
OTTAWA, April 26.—Officials of
the bureau of census statistics are
| of the opinion that the returns will
ishow the population of Canada to
ibe approximately eight and three
1 quarter millions.
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KOOTENAY MINES MAY
BE CLOSED BY UNION
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j NELSON, B. C., April 26.—A
l general tieup threatens the Koote
■nay mines as a result of the re
fusal of the owners to grant the
demand of the one big union for an
j increase in wages of a dollar a day.
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AFRICAN NATIVES
FEEL HIGH COSTS
LONDON, April 26. — Lord de
War, who has just returned to this
city from Central Africa,' reports
that the high cost of living among
the natives of that remote region
has forced the price of wives sky
ward. Wives sixteen hands high,
which could be acquired before the
war for four spearheads, now com
mand a value of eight spearheads
or eight cows. Four cows could buy
a good wife before the war.
HINES GOING BACK TO
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26.
—Director Hines, who has tendered
his resignation as head of the rail
road admintstration, to take elfect
on May 15, says that it is his inten
tion to resume the practice of law
in New York. It is understood that
Max Thelin, who is in charge of the
claims department of the railroad
administration, will succeed Hines.
FORMER GOVERNOR IS
DEAD IN WASHINGTON
BELLINGHAM, April 26.—Silas
A. Holcomb, governor of Nebraska
from 1895 to 1899, and a member
of the Nebraska supreme court, died
here today, aged 61.
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MEXICANS FIGHT
FOR POSSESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 2(5.
—Mexican revolutionists under the
command of Arnul Ingomez and fed
eral troops under General Murugia
are engaged in a struggle for pos
session of the Tampico oil fields,
according to advices received in this
city by Salvador Alvarado, local rep
resentative of the Sonora govern
ment. The reports state that Muru
gia is in a dangerous position.
Alvarado also states that Ren
teria, former federal commander,
now serving under Obregon, is ad
vancing on the capital of Colima
with a large force of revolutionists.
Advices received by the state de
partment state that 13 Mexican sen
ators and 52 deputies have been
dropped by Carranza because of
their friendly attitude toward Obre
gon.
Reports in general from the
South are conflicting.
WATER PUIS STOP
10 COAL HAULING
Water on the Xenana river ice
and the near approach of the break
up on that stream have put a stop
to the delivery of coal from the
mine of the Broad Pass Coal ik
Development company, and opera
tions at the mine have been tem
porarily suspended. Knut Koland,
who was engaged in hauling coal
from the mine to the railroad, quit
work last week when the ice became
dangerous, and brought his stock to
town on Saturday, and is now trying
to dispose of the entire outfit, in
cluding a number of wagons and
sleighs and a house and barn in
town.
During the time the mine was in
operation, more than 3,000 tons of
coal was delivered to the Alaskan
Engineering commission for use on
the main line, 2,000 tons for use
on the Fairbanks branch, and a con
siderable quantity to local consum
ers, the operation of the mine hav
ing put a large quantity of money in
local circulation.
A Brower stage is expected at
Fairbanks today with a mail ship
ment. The stage was due last week,
but is reported to have turned back
after reaching Salcha, the nature of
the mixup not yet having been ex
plained.
Miss Queenie Russell went out
the line yesterday on a brief visit.
CLEVELAND, April lit!. In an
address delivered in this city today.
Samuel Gompers, veteran head of
the American Federation of Labor,
referred to the insurgent switch
men’s strike as the biggest kind of
a blunder and a serious menace to
the cause of labor in this country.
He scored those responsible for the
unauthorized walkout, anil expressed
the hope that the men still out
would return to their places without
further delay.
Gompers denounced impulsive, un
timely strikes, but maintained the
right of labor to strike when occa
sion demanded such action. Refer
ring to politics, Gompers, said that
all of the federation's victories had
: been won without a party, and lie
'reasserted his non-partisan policy.
! He denounced the overall and
apron campaign as ostentatious, anti
the advice given workers to cut
1 down the cost of living by eating
cheap meat he branded as an insult.
Workers, he declared, should eat
as good meat as anyone better
meat, if possible to get it.
WORKERS EXPELLED.
XKW YORK. April 2I>.—Edward
McHugh, chairman of the strikers’
committee, has announced the ex
pulsion of 2,000 railroad workers
from the union as a result of their
participation in the unauthorized
switchmen’s strike.
FEAR BLACKLIST.
CHICAGO, April 20. Railway
managers claim that traffic is now
90 percent normal, as a result of
the return of strikers to their
places. The men are .coilin' hack to
work, it is explained, Because of
their fear of the blacklist.
YARDMEN IGNORED, a
WASHINGTON, I). 0., April 20.
-—The labor board has refused t>>
hear the demands of Kansas City
yardmen, which do not conform to
the provisions of law. Other de
mands, made by trainmen, are re
ceiving diligent attention.
SNODGRASS GOES OUT
TO ARRANGE FOR MILL
Superintendent Snodgrass, of the
Fairbanks Government experiment
station, who left for the States last
week, is going out to arrange for
the establishment of a flour mill at
Fairbanks for the treatment of
home-grown grain He will endeavor
to secure federal aid for the mill,
but if that is found to be impossi
ble, the mill be purchased with local
capital, of which there is already
$11,000 available.
Snodgrass will also prehase live
Snodgrass will also purchase live
stock for the farmers of the Fair-'
banks district, it being his intention
to visit the state of Ohio for that
purpose. The purchases will include
a number of blooded cows to take
the places of those killed last year.
They will be landed on the coast
and driven in over the trail.
An effort also will be made to
secure a number of goats.