WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
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NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920.
NO. 85
FUSION PARTY NAMES CANDIDATE
DEPARTMENTSELLS TIMBER FOR PAPER MAKING
REPORT SHOWS BIG SLUMP IN WORLD OUTPUT OF GOLD
PAPER MEN SEEK
PULP Mill SUES;
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
SEATTLE, July 15.—A Washing
ton special to the Seattle Times says
that the department of agriculture
lias informed the forest service that
the Government has entered into a
contract with the California Paper
& Water Power company for one
hundred million feet of pulp-wood
timber at Port Snettisham, about
50 miles southeast of Juneau.
It is intimated, the report says,
that the company is prepared to
spend two million dollars to put its
power plant and mill in shape for
operation. The price quoted for the
timber contracted is one dollar a
cord for spruce and fifty cents for
cedar, hemlock, and Alaska cypress.
The first party of engineers was
sent to Alaska to investigate pulp;
mill possibilities after ithe water
power bill had been signed by the
President. They sailed for the North i
from this city about ten days ago
and are now working in Southeast
ern Alaska. Several other parties
have invaded the Alaska field since
that time.
The paper men are reticent about
their plans, but it is believed that
several advantageous locations have
been made, and it is known that
work is already under way at Snet
tisham, where a dock is being con
structed in anticipation of the early
arrival of machinery.
HELEN VAN CAMPEN IS
MRS. GEORGE COTTER NOW
A recent copy of the Seward Gate
way contains the announcement of
the marriage of Helen Van Campen
and George B. Cotter, of Seward.
The ceremony, which took place in
Seward on June 19, was rcrfo; red
by United States Commissioner W.
H. Whittlesey, witnesses being Miss
Aldoren Judith and Elmer A. Friend.
The bride is well known to Alas
kans and is the author of a number
of Alaskan stories, some of which
appeared in the Saturday Evening
Post. Mr. Cotter is a brother of
Frank Cotter, Alaskan poet, and is
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CHICAGO, July 15. — Following
the adoption of a platform and the
name of Farmer-Labor party, the
fusion party convention this after
noon nominated Perley P. Christen
sen, chairman of the committee of
forty-eight, as the candidate of the
party for the presidency. Max
Hayes of Chicago, national chairman
of the Labor party, was nominated
for the vice-presidency.
The contest for the presidential
nomination was between Christensen
and Dudley Field Malone of New
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York, but Christensen won out on
the second ballot. Others placed in
nomination were: Senator LaFol
lette, Eugene V. Debs, Henry Ford,
Jane Addams, Governor Frazier of
North Dakota, and Herbert Biglow
of Ohio.
After the balloting had started,
Robert LaFoIlette, Jr., announced
that his father had telephoned him
that he would be unable to accept
the nomination, and his name was
then withdrawn.
There were some defections in the
ranks of the delegates when it was
shown that the minority report of
the platform committee had been
overwhelmingly rejected. Former
Governor Ferguson of Texas was the
first to quit the convention, followed
by the delegates of several states,
none of them, however, being mem
bers of the Labor party.
The platform, as adopted by the
convention, demands the election of
federal judges and the establish
ment of an initiative referendum and
recall referendum, especially apply
ing to war, except in the case of
invasion; the withdrawal from par
ticipation in the Versailles treaty;
recognition of the Russian and Irish
governments; public ownership and
operation of public utilities; with
drawal of the “dictatorship over the
Philippines, Hawaii, Hayti, Cuba,
Samoa, and Guam.” The platform
concludes with a radical “bill >f
rights” for labor.
The minority platform report,
which was rejected by the conven
tion, was submitted by George H.
Record of New Jersey. The plat
form draft of the dominant labor
group was then presented and adopt
ed without a record vote. The adop
tion was later made unanimous.
the manager of his brother’s mer
cantile establishment in Seward,
where the couple will make their
home.
TONY BAROJE CALLED;
| WAS ALASKA OLDTIMER
j Tony Barope, well-known resident
jof the Fairbanks district, where he
was engaged in the grocery busi
ness on the Garden island side of
the slough for some time, succumbed
to an attack of stomach trouble at
St. Joseph’s hospital yesterday aft
ernoon.
He was an oldtimer of the North,
having resided in several Alaskan
and Yukon camps. He was located
at Stewart, on the upper Yukon, in
the early days, and afterwards had
a store in Dawson.
No arrangements have been made
as yet for the funeral.
STEAMER YUKON TAKES
FEW PASSENGERS AWAY
| The steamer Yukon, which sailed
from Fairbanks yesterday afternoon
ifor Dawson, reached Nenana during
the early evening and was boarded
here by a number of passenger’s,
outward bound. The steamer re
sumed her voyage after a short stay
in port.
The Nenana passengers were: Mr.
and Mrs. N. P. Martin, Hilda Mar
tin, Olga Martin, Julia Martin, Hel
en Martin, Gilbert Martin, George
W. Coffman, Mrs. R. E. Lambert,
Mrs. Emma Duke, and Mrs. A. G.
! Atworth.
| Those who boarded the boat at
jFairbanks included: Mrs. John C.
Wood and children, Mrs. Rutherford,
;Mrs. M. E. Stevens and son, W. A.
| Watson, J. A. Hngerford, and P. A.
Parr.
Brig.-Gen. Hunter Liggett, Ameri
ca's fighting general during the war,
has arrived at Dawson enroute to
Interior Alaska, accompanied by his
entire staff. He will make the voy
age down the Yukon on the Gov
ernment steamer General Jacobs and
imay visit Fairbanks before return
ing to the States.
Reports from Fairbanks and points
along the Richardson trail indicate
that last night’s rain was general
and very welcome.
ARMY PLANES LEFT
EAST COAST TODAY
MINEOLA, L. I., July 15.—Four
army deHaviland airplanes, com
prising the Alaska flying squadron,
left Mitchell field, Long Island, at
12:33 this morning on a 9,000-mile
flight to Nome, Alaska, and return,
the longest and most difficult aerial
voyage ever undertaken on the
Western hemisphere.
Stops Enroute.
The scheduled stops to be made
by the planes, and the distances be
tween stops, are as follows: Erie,
350 miles; Grand Rapids, 300 miles;
Winona, Minnesota, 310 miles; Far
go, 320 miles; Saskatoon, 280 miles;
Edmonton, 300 miles; Jasper, 200
miles; Prince George, 200 miles;
Hazelton, 220 miles; Wrangell, 210
miles; Whitehorse, 300 miles; Daw
son, 250 miles; Fairbanks, 275 miles;
Ruby, 240 miles; Nome, 300 miles.
Upon reaching Nome, the planes
will make special flights to Cape
Prince of Wales and other points
for the purpose of gathering data
for the use of the war department.i
Object of Flight.
The flight was arranged by the
war department for the purpose of
establishing an aerial route to the
northwest corner of the continent
!for possible military use, and for
conducting an aerial survey of the
territory traversed.
The flight to Nome and return
will consume approximately forty
five days. Each plane carries an
army pilot and mechanician or ob
server, and army photographers will
ride in two planes for the purpose
of obtaining pictorial data of the
trip. Data for estimating the feasi
|bility of the establishment of an.
aerial mail route through Interior
Alaska will be obtained also, and'
information relative to commercial
air routes. 1
Modern Type Planes.
New type deHaviland planes are
being used for the flight. They are
considered better than the war type
machines, being more reliable and
affording greater protection to pilots.
RESOLUTE DISABLED
IN SANDY HOOK RACE
SANDY HOOK, July 15.—After
having obtained a good lead over
the British cup challenger, Sham
rock IV, the American cup defend
er, Resolute, lost part of her sail
ing gear in a gust of wind and was
compelled to drop out of the race,
which started here this afternoon
after months of preparation.
The Resolute led the Shamrock
over the starting line by 40 seconds,
the British boat getting the poorest
start ever made by a Lipton yacht.
The gain at the start |was a dis
tinct advantage for the Resolute and
resulted from poor timing on the
part of the British sailors. The
Shamrock crossed the line ahead of
time and was compelled to make a
new start.
When the race started, the wind!
was blowing from the northeast in
fitful puffs, but a storm developed
suddenly, with lightning and down
pouring of rain, adding to the un
pleasantness and low visibility and
making it dangerous for the yachts.
Approaching the halfway 'turn,
the Resolute led by approximately
half a mile, or four minutes and
[ thirty-five seconds. At half way,
the race was little more than a
drifting match, with the advantage
lying with the Resolute, which prov
ed a big surprise to yachtsmen, as
the Shamrock was supposed to be
a ghost in a light breeze.
When half a mile from the turn,
a squall struck the Resolute and
broke her halyards letting the gaff
come half-way down the mast and
compelling the yacht to withdraw
from the race.
It was officially announced before
the race started that the Resolute
had been given an allowance of six
minutes and forty seconds, due to a
change in measuring the Shamrock’s
sails.
CARSON TO ORGANIZE
ANTI-SINN FEINERS
LONDON, July 15.—Sir Edward
Carson has announced it as his in
tention to reorganize the Irish war
veterans for the purpose of protect
ing Ulster against the Sinn Feiners.
The government, he says, appears
to be unable to handle the situation.
DANIELS WIRES DEAL
CAN’T VISIT INTERIOR
Postmaster T. H. Deal of Fair
banks, who is an oldtime personal
friend of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, received a message from
the secretary yesterday in which he
expressed regret that he and Secre
tary Payne would be unable to visit
Interior Alaska, owing to the limited
time at their disposal.
The message was in answer to
an invitation sent to the secretaries
by the Fairbanks postmaster.
The Fairbanks Commercial ilub
also urged the visitors to come to
the Interior.
GOOD ORE FOUND ON
HYDER SIDE OF LINE'
- i
The mineral belt of the Salmon,1
which some outside knockers would
have people believe is all on the
Canadian side of the line, has been
traced practically into the town of
Hyder by the discovery of good ore
directly across the river from the
townsite, reports the Hyder Min'*r
of recent date. The discovery wras
made by W. M. McElhenney and D.
J. McPhee, who staked four claims
and intend doing some development
work. The ore shows native silver
and silver sulphides. They call the
property the Mountain Top group.
George W. Coffman, who lost a
jortion of each foot last winter as
the result of freezing, left for the
States yesterday aboard the steamer
Yukon. He is headed for his old
home in Tacoma. j
SERB DEW
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 15.—
Less gold was produced throughout
| the world last year than in 1918,
land the indications are that the
(output for this year will also show
!a reduction, according to a state
iment issued by the ideological sur
vey, which places the 1919 produc
tion ait from $345,00.000 to $350,
000,000, compared with $381,000,
000 in 1918.
Reports of (fold production during
the first six months of the present
year indicate that thi^ home produc
tion will be less than $50,000,000
for the year. The reports show a
shortage of water in many of the
placer mining regions and a suspen
sion of many American stamp-mills.
Continued high cost of provisions
and mining supplies contributes in
large measure to the inactivity of
many mining properties.
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' HEART STROKE FATAL
TO FAIRBANKS MAN
Dave Hurwitz, oldtime resident
J of the Fairbanks district, passed
away at an early hour this morn
i
ing, death being due to heart trou
ible. He was taken to the hospital
shortly after two o'clock and died
.within an hour, in spite of all that
| could be done for him.
The deceased was an old land
I
mark of Fairbanks, where he con
ducted a second-hand store for many
years.
Relatives have been advised of
the death and instructions requested
| relative to the disposition of the
body.
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* TEMPERATURE
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H observation station, Nenana
K. Thursday, July 15.
•? Maximum .63 above
*? Minimum .47 above
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