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WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two member of associated press
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NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2. 1919.
Number 105
RAILWAY SHOPMEN DEMAND MORE PAY
STATES START CAMPAIGN AGAINST PROFITEERS
' PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW FLEET ABOARD OLD OREGON
NEW HUNGARIAN
. GOVERNMENT IS
SEEKING PEACE
VIENNA, Aug. 2.—It is officially
reported in advices received in this
city this morning that the Socialist
government which has succeeded So
viet Dictator Bela Kun and his fol
lowers is making overtures for peace
with the Allies.
The resignation of Bela Kun and
his retirement from active participa
tion in Hungarian national affairs
leaves the new government a clear
field, and the hope is expressed on
all sides that the negotiations with
the Allies will result in the speedy
restoration of order throughout the
country and permit of a resump
tion of peace-time activities.
UNIONISTS URGED
' TO OPPOSE PLANS
SEATTLE, Aug. 2. — President
William Short of the State Federa
tion of Labor has issued a state
ment urging all unionists of the
state to cast their votes against
the ‘‘One Big Union” proposition
■Jfnen the question is considered by
them in referendum.
Short says that, if the proposi
tion carries, Washington unions
m^st secede from the American Fed
eration of Labor, which went on
record as being opposed to the one
big union plan at the late national
convention.
State workers will vote on the
question at an early date.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2—Sev
eral lumber and freight carriers
have been tied up here as the result
of a strike of masters and mates,
who are demanding an increase in
th^r wages to meet the increased
cost of living.
There is a likelihood that the
strike will spread to other coast
points.
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FROM COAST HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2—Nine
[| year-old Virginia Byngton, daughter
of a wealthy New York manufac
turer, is reported to have been kid
naped from the fashionable Fair
[ moat hotel in this city. Details of
} the uisappearance of the child have
| not been disclosed to the public, but
jit is understood that the case has
[been turned over to the police and
(that a search is now being con
*-S.^ted.
SHOPMEN CALL STRIKE;
MAY TIE UP RAILWAYS
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—
j In response to a call for a nation
jwide strike, nearly two hundred
thousand railway shopmen have laid
! aside their tools and joined in the
1 ,
l general demand for an increase m
| wages. One hundred and thirty
i thousand men went out yesterday,
and several thousand more joined
the strike today.
Realizing the seriousness of the
situation, President Wilson has
asked Congress to create a special
investigating commission to pass on
the wage increases asked by the
shopmen and other railway-men. In
the event that the demands of the
workers are met, it probably- will be
necessary to increase passenger and
freight rates to cover the addition
al cost of operating the railroads
of the country.
CHICAGO WORKERS OUT.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. — Approxi
mately one hundred thousand rail
way shopmen throughout the Chi
cago district went out on strike yes- j
terday for an increase in wages,
and they have since been joined by
about thirty thousand shopmen of
the Southeastern states and nearly
a thousand at Des Moines.
OTHERS ARE OUT.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.—It is report
ed here this afternoon that 30,000 !
car repairers, inspectors, machin
ists. blacksmiths, metal workers and !
electricians have quit their places in
the Middle West, and the prediction j
is made by local union officials that
every railroad in the country will i
feel the effect of the strike before
night. •
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I CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—Half a dozen
; fires, believed to have been of in
1 cendiary origin, have caused the de
struction of nearly one hundred
homes in the foreign quarter, with
in an area of six blocks, since yes
terday. The fires followed each
'other in rapid succession, keeping
* the fire departments in that part
: of the city constantly on the go,
i the situation becoming so serious
!last night that a number of addi-i
itiona! hose companies were called
into action. Fully 3,000 persons
are homeless today.
The ruins of the burned buildings
are being guarded today by troops
and guards have been stationed
throughout the foreign quarter to
prevent, if possible, the burning of
additional buildings.
Negroes Suspected.
Information made public late this
afternoon indicates that the fires
were started by negroes. Several
automobiles carrying negroes with ,
flaming torches are reported to have
been seen in the foreign quarter
during the night before the fires
were started.
It has also been disclosed that
telephone wires connecting the
burned district with the rest of the ,
city were cut early in the night.
OLD FAIRBANKSAN
DIES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.—Miner Bruce,
for a number of years a resident
|of Fairbanks, Alaska, died here to-:
day. The deceased was variously
engaged in newspaper work, trad
j ing, and seafaring. He was em
ployed as a newswriter on the Fair
banks Times part of the time that
he resided in Fairbanks. Mrs. Bruce
was formerly principal of the Fair
banks schools.
Funeral arrangements have not
I yet been made, but it is expected
^ the body will be laid at rest in a
local cemetery.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. — Streetcars
are running on regular schedule
again today, following an interrup
tion in the service of several days.
; during which time the carmen were
out on strike for an increase in
wages. The return of the strikers
this morning is the result of a com
promise accepted by them late last
night.
It is understood the companies
are planning to increase fares on
all the systems in order to meet the
advance in wages granted to the
employes.
FEDERAL OWNERSHIP
OF RAILWAYS URGED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.— '
Representative Thetus W. Sims,
Democrat, of Tennessee, introduced
a bill in the lower house of Con
gress today, proposing Government
ownership of the railroads of the
country. In introducing the mea- j
sure, Sims argued that the enact
ment of such a bill would establish
harmony between the public, the
wage-earner and the capitalist, and
prove a long step toward the abol
ishment of the high cost of living
through a reduction of transporta
tion charges.
CAMPAIGN STARTED
TO REDUCE PROFITS
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 2.—Of
ifieials of this state are taking steps'
to prosecute food profiteers as a
means of reducing the cost of liv
ing. The governor has named a
committee to conduct an investiga
tion of food conditions and prices,!
and every means possible will . be
used to reduce food costs to the
consumer.
The attorney-general announces
that he will compel rigid compliance
with the state law limiting the stor
age of meat to 30 days, believing
th&t such action will force the cold
storage companies to release meats ■
iin quantity, thus forcing prices
down.
STATES IN LINE.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 2—State
officials are conducting a thorough
investigation with a view to ascer- ,
taining the cause of the existing
high prices, and it is the hope of
the attorney-general to organize aii
the Western states in the campaign
against high prices. Michigan was
one of the first states to pledge co
operation.
Considerable information desired
by the investigators will be obtained
through the various judges, it is be-,
lieved.
SENATE GETTING BUSY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.—
The senate has adopted a resolu
tion requesting the senate banking
committee to report whether or not,
in their opinion, legislation to re
duce the amount of currency in cir
culation would help to reduce the
cost of living.
Senator Myers, Democrat, of Mon
tana, sponsored the resolution.
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FOR HONOR POST
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2.--j
The historic old battleship Oregon,!
!which was recently retired from the'
I
navy, after many years of honor
able service, is to be put into full
commission again for special ser
vice as the presidential review ship.,
Orders have been issued to the com
mandant of the Bremerton navy 1
iyard to take steps immediately to
i prepare the vessel for a voyage to j
San Francisco, where it will occupy!
a position of honor as the new Pa
cific fleet enters the Golden Gate.
Admiral Clark, who commanded
the Oregon during the Spanish-Am
erican war, will again take charge
of the old fighting craft and remain
with the vessel until after the re
view.
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LANE’S FARM PLAN
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Aug. 2.—
Representative Nichols J. Sinnott,;
Republican, of Oregon, chairman of
the house public lands committee,
this afternoon submitted a favorable
report recommending the passage of
the Mondell bill, embodying Secre
tary Lane’s project for providing
farm lands for discharged soldiers
and sailors. The measure carries
an appropriation of five hundred
million dollars.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—One hun-!
dred and fifty-five liquor dealers of
this city have surrendered their
licenses, declaring that the public
does not like the brand of beer per
mitted to be sold under the war
time prohibition law. Sales have
decreased to such an extent that the
renewal of licenses is not warranted, j
GOING 10 HELP
C01 §0 COSI
WASHINGTON', D. C.. Aug. 2.—
Officials of the war department are
authority for the statement, made
public this afternoon, that plans are
being formulated for the disposition
of all the department's surplus food
stock direct to consumers.
The sales are to be made through
postmasters throughout the country,
and it is expected that the unload
ing of large quantities of supplies
in this manner will have the effect
of causing a sharp decline in prices.
Originally it was the intention of
the department to dispose only of
canned and cured meats and canned
vegetables, but the later decision
includes stocks of all kinds.
FITZGERALD SAYS
WASHINGTON, D. C\, Aug.
Representative John J. Fitzgerald,
Democrat, of New York, has re
quested President Wilson to advo
cate an increase of wages for all
Government employes, who, he says,
are notoriously underpaid.
GIRLS SELL MANY
BENEFIT TICKETS
The Hooter girls of Fairbanks
have disposed of 500 tickets for the
benefit ball game tomorrow, the pro
ceeds of which are to be turned
over to Jack WenzelT, the injured
Fairbanks pitcher.
As a side feature at the ball park,
there will be a 15-mile auto race
between Eob Sommers and Tom
Marquam, to settle an old-standing
dispute as to their respective racing
abilities. They are to go 15 times
around the track and then change
cars for the finish.
LARGE SUM IS SAVED
BY REDUCING AMOUNT
OF CLOTH IN KILTS
LONDON. — Curtailment of the
amount of cloth used in the kilt
worn by Scottish troops has saved
$115,000 to the government. The
Scottish troops did not resent the
innovation, and to all appearances
their kilts are as full and as pictur
esque as ever.
JAPS CONTEMPLATE
CONSTRUCTION OF
BIG SUBMARINES
TOKIO.—Japan will make seri
ous efforts to improve her navy by
building seven submarines of 1,000
tons each. Several German .subma
rines have fallen to Japan as a re
sult of the peace arrangements and
are expected soon to arrive in Jap
anese ports.