WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920.
NO. 9
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GAIN GROUND IN STATES
PASS PEACE RESOLUTION
URGKS GOLD BONUS
NEW REVOLT IS
BERNE, April 10—While order j
is being restored by the Ebert troops ■
in the Ruhr district, new trouble is i
said to be making its appearance
in another part of Germany, the
seriousness of which has not yet I
been disclosed.
The reports state that Commun- j
ista in Saxony attacked the police.
and, after hard fighting, took pos- j
session of the police posts, barracks
and railroad stations, where they are j
now firmly established.
GERMANS PLEASED.
BERLIN, April 10. — England’s!
disapproval of the French occupa- j
tion of German cities is hailed with ‘
moderate expressions of satisfaction
by the German press. The Vor
waerts says that France is in the
thrall of chauvin militarism, which
leads to perdition.
SOURDOUGH PHYSICIAN
DIES IN SPIRIT CITY
SEATTLE, April 10.—Dr. E. E.
Becket, who had practiced medicine
in this city for a quarter of a cen
tury. died here today, aged 48 years.
The deceased participated in the
Klondike rush.
THIEF IS CAPTURED
AFTER LONG CHASE
NEW’ YORK, April 10.^-James
E. Foye was placed under arrest in
this city today on the charge of
stealing valuable jewelry from Mrs.
Clarence Millhiser, of Richmond.
The search for Foye was conducted
in every comer of the nation, the
authorities having been encouraged
in their efforts by offer? of hand
some rewards in the event of the
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TRAFFIC OF IN
AS SWITCHMEN LEAVE POSTS
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NEW YORK, April 0.-—It is gen
erally admitted in this city today
that the striking: switchmen are
gaining ground. The seriousness of ■
the situation was further indicated ;
today by the issuance of an order i
placing a general embargo on ex
press matter, and it is understood
that the passenger service on many '■
lines is being crippled. It is con
sidered possible that, a passenger i
embargo will be ordered before to- j
night.
Thouands of commuters were de
layed in reaching their homes yes
terday afternoon, and this morning
still more of them were unable lo
reach the city, owing to the spread
of the strike.
MAIL IS STALLED.
CHICAGO, April 10.—Large ware
houses have been rented temporarily
by the postoffice for the storage of
mail which has accumulated in this j
city since the commencement of the
switchmen’s strike.
It is claimed today that fully
35,000 switchmen are striking thru
out the nation. Eight thousand are
out here, 5,000 in St. Louis, 4,000
in Toledo, 3,500 in New York, 1,400
in Los Angeles, and 400 in San
Francisco.
COAL IS LOW.
CHICAGO, April 10.—The .strike;
has had the effect of cutting off this j
city’s coal supply and there is now
not more than a week's fuel on
hand.
COAL MINES CLOSE.
PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 10.—
Inability of the railroads to han
dle the output of coal mines has
caused many of the collieries to'
close down temporarily. Four \
thousand men are now idle, and i
more will be laid off if the strike!
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continues. About forty mines are j
involved, with a total of about 12,-j
000 employes.
GOMPERS ENROUTE.
WASHINGTON, O. C., Aprii 10.!
—Samuel Gompers, president of the i
American Federation of Labor, is j
in this city today enroute from New j
York to Cleveland, presumably in
connection with the switchmen’s
strike. Gompers refuses to discuss
the object of his trip, but it is un- j
lerstood that he will confer with |
:he officials of the brotherhood, rel- j
itive to the unauthorized action of
the switchmen.
A FEW RETURN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 10.—
One hundred and twenty-five strik
ing switchmen of the Rock Island
railroad returned to work today, ac
cording to a statement issued by
officials of the company this morn
ing. They also report that 65 fire
men have returned to their places
on Kansas City Terminal company
locomotives.
GOVERNMENT READY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April Hi.
—It is understood that the Govern
ment will intervene if the strike of
the switchmen becomes so serious
as to threaten a transportation par
alysis. It is believed, however, that
the union leaders will be able to
handle the situation.
President Wilson Is watching de
velopments closely.
SEATTLE SAFE.
SEATTLE, April 10.—There are
no indications that the strike is
spreading toward Seattle, and it is j
believed that the yardmen here and j
in Tacoma and Spokane will eon
tinue at work. They are not organ
ized.
The strike is being here, how
ever, through inability of the rail
roads to make delivery of garden
truck from San Francisco.
STRIKERS IGNORED.
CHICAGO, April 10.—Railway of
ficials refuse to deal with the strik
ing switchmen, basing their refusal
on the fact that the strike was not
authorized. They state that they
will deal only with brotherhood offi
' vials.
SHOWS WEAKNESS. •
j LOS ANGELES, April 10.—The
strike is weakening here today, a
number of the striking switchmen
j having returned to their places dur
j ing the day.
MANY ARE IDLE.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 10.
j—It is estimated that the strike has
thrown half a million workers out
i
iof employment, in addition to those
jwho are on strike.
recovery of the stolen riches, valued j
at several hundred thousand dollars, j
When arrested, Foye had in his j
possession a $20,000 pawnshop tick- ’
et for nine pearls which once adorn
ed the neck of Mrs. Millhiser as
part of a necklace valued at $275,-;
000.
FLEET IS COMING
TO ENFORCE UK
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 10.
—Announcement has been made that
the waters of Alaska will be pa- i
troled during: the coming season by
| a variety of Government vessels,1
representative of several depart
ments and bureaus, the purpose or'
the patrol being to insure the en
; forcement of laws relating to the
■fisheries, game, and the liquor traf
. fic.
The patrol is to be undertaken
jointly by the navy, the coast guard
and the geodetic survey.
HOOVER CLUB FORMED
BY SEATTLE BOOSTERS
i SEATTLE, April 10.—Scott Cal
jhound, a classmate of Hoover at
; Stanford, has been elected president
jof the new Hoover club formed in
I this city this week. Robert H. Paris
jis first vice-president, and George
j B. Littlefield is second viee-presi
|dent. The club plans to send Hoov
er delegates to the county conven
tion on April 17, and steps may be
(taken to follow the suggestion of
;the national Hoover headquarters
:for a consolidation of the non-par
■ tisan Hoover and local Republican
j clubs.
MINING DELEGATES
SCORE AT MEETING
SEATTLE, April 10.—Resolutions
pledging the support of the Inter
national Mining congress to the Mc
Fadden gold bonus bill were passed
during the closing hours of the big
convention which terminated its de
liberations in this city late yester
day afternoon. Two days of the
session were devoted to the consid
oration of the gold question, and
such a volume of illuminating in
formation regarding gold produc
tion and the possibilities of stimu
lated production through the medi
um of a bonus was presented by
supporters of the proposition that
many of the delegates, who came to
the convention opposed to the plan,
changed their views during the con
ference. One of the leading op
ponents who were won over to the
side of the bonus advocates was
Governor Boyle of Nevada, who
cast his vote in favor of the bonus
(resolution. In announcing his change
of attitude, he said that while the
bonus plan, in his opininion, is not
perfect, it is the best solution of
fered. Gold production, he pointed
out, must be stimulated in some
manner, and the bonus seemed to
him to be the only practical way to
do it.
Frank A. Vanderlip, of New York,
and other bankers in attendance at
the convention opposed the bonus
[plan on the grounds that there is
already enough gold in circulation
and the production of more than is
being produced now would result in
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| the greater inflation of credits. They
admitted that a bonus would stimu
late production.
Portland was selected as the next
1
! meeting place.
The delegates went to Tacoma
jthis morning to inspect the smelter
j in operation there.
HOUSE RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZES PEACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10..
—At a late hour yesterday after
i
noon the Republicans in the lower
branch of Congress were successful
in securing the approval of their
resolution declaring war with Ger
many at an end. The vote was 242
in favor of passage, and 150 op
posed. The measure now goes to
the senate for final consideration.
Twenty-two Democratic members
of the house cast their votes with
the Republicans, and two Republi
cans opposed the passage of the
resolution. Representatives Champ
Clark and Claude Kitchen took the
leading part in the fight against the
resolution, and Republican Leader
Mondell closed the debate for the
Republicans.
It is believed the resolution, it’ it
1 is approved by the senate, will be
i vetoed by the President, but Chair
jtnan Porter, of the foreign relations
' committee, thinks the Republicans
! will be able, in the event of such
• action, to pass the measure over the
jveto. Only twenty more votes are
needed to do that.
The John Lindgren case, which
occupied the attention of Judg
, Bunnell and a jury at Fairbanks
this week, came to an end at eight
o’clock last night, when the jury
.returned a verdict of not guilty,
•after deliberating hours.
Lindgren was tried and found
• guilty of embezzlement about a year
: ago, and an appeal was taken to
jthe higher court, where an order
; for a retrial was secured.
The verdict of the jury is quite
jpopular about Fairbanks, there be
! ing many there who believe Lind
igren should never have been brought
Ito trial in the first place.
JOHNSON CLUB FORMED
BY SEATTLE ADMIRERS
' SEATTLE, April 10.—A Johnson
presidential club has been organized
• in this city, with Henry Denton
Moore as temporary chairman, Paul
. Shaffrath, secretary, and William
Phelps Totten, treasurer. Delegates
to the county convention want.
: Johnson for second choice if Poin
dexter withdraws from the race.
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WaMoml Park.
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O. S. NAVAL QUIZ
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April lo.
— In spite of the protests of the
Democratic members, the senate
committee which was appointed to
investigate the Sims-Daniels row
has decided to broaden the scope
of its inquiry, with possibly sugges
tions for a reorganization of the
navy department.
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada
object on the ground that the com
mittee has no authority to recom
mend such a reorganization. In re
ply to Pittman, Chairman Hale said
that the committee had been au
thorized to investigate anything con
nected with the navy department,
anu he saw no reason why the com
mittee should hesitate to make such
recommendations as seemed to be
warranted by the conditions dis
closed by the inquiry.
HOOVERBOOSTS
! LEAGUE IN TALK
10 CHURCHMEN
KINGSTON, N. V., April 10. In
an address delivered in this city
today before a church conference,
Herbert Hoover made it plain that
he favors a League of Nations and
regrets the failure of the United
States senate to ratify the document
which was presented to that body
by President Wilson.
America’s failure to join the
League of Nations, he said, is like
silently watching Rome burn. The
league idea, he pointed out, is fit -
ting to American character .and Am
erican civilization.
CORONER WILL PROBE
F1RETRAP CHARGES
SEATTLE, April 10.—A coron
er’s inquest has been started in this
city in connection with the Lincoln
hotel lire, for the purpose of inves
tigating reports that the hotel was
a firetrap and that the fire-escapes
were blocked when the fire occurred.
BARKENTINE IS LOST;
ABANDONED BY CREW
! SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.—
1 The barkentine Retriever, enroute
| from Aberdeen to Peru, is reported
: to have b'een abandoned in a wa
terlogged condition off the Mar
quesas islands. The members of the
i . .
jerew reached Tahiti.
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MAINE METROPOLIS HAS
GAINED IN POPULATION
! WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.
j—A census bureau report shows that
the population of Portland, Me., is
: now 69,106, an increase of 10,000
j since the last count of noses. The
j population of Quincy, Mass., is. giv
len as 47,611, an increase of 14.000.
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