WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1920.
NO. 56
CONVENTION READY FOR NOMINATIONS
REPUBLICANS CLEAR DECKS FOR FINAL CONTEST
SUGAR RATIONING TO START SOON IN UNITED STATES
mDl IRKING
10 OBTAIN IIP
Territorial Road Commissioner
Robert E. Sheldon is in Nenana on
his way to Fairbanks, from the Kan
tishna district, where he made a
thorough investigation of road con
ditions and needs with a view to
enlisting the support of the Gov
ernor to some feasible plan for the!
betterment of transportation facili
ties in that much-neglected section
of the Territory.
Some time ago, Mr. Sheldon ap-i
plied to the Governor for an al
lotment of the sum of $10,000 for
road work in the Kantishna, but in
stead of getting the money, a reply
was received from Juneau demand
ing full details as to the manner
in which the money was to be used.
Under the old law, the expenditure
of money was left to the discretion
of road commissioners, but under
the present law, which places such I
matters almost entirely in the handsj
of the Governor, road commissioners!
cease to be the servants of the peo-!
pie who elected them. They must '
do as the Governor says or go with- ■
out funds.
So, in order to get the money
needed, Mr. Sheldon made a special ;
trip into the Kantishna to make a
!
study of road needs. He went in
by way of the river route to Roose-j
velt, from which point a winter,
road extends to the Aitken -mine, a :
distance of 30 miles, and returned i
by way of the Singleton route,
which comes out at Lignite, on the
Government railroad.
Considerable money already has
been spent on the Roosevelt road,
and it is the opinion of Mr. Shel
don that this road should receive
further attention, instead of under
taking a new project connecting with
the railroad. Ten thousand dollars,
Mr. Sheldon said, would put the
Roosevelt road in fair condition for
summer use and would make of it
an excellent road for winter hauling.
In his opinion, it is the only prac
tical hauling route to the Kantishna
mines and will meet the require
ments of the district until such time
as there has been sufficient develop
ment to justify the building of a
spur of the railroad into the dis
trict.
Convinced that he has the right
solution of the Kantishna road prob
lem. Mr. Sheldon will make another
request for funds, and will accom
pany the request with the informa
tion desired by the Governor. There
is still time for the work to be
done, although it really should have
been started weeks ago.
Mr. Sheldon says that the road
for a distance of about eight miles
out from Roosevelt is now almost
impassable, even for a packhorse.
Beyond that point, there is consid
erable gravel and it would not re
quire a great deal of work to put
the remainder of the road in first
class condition. If the Governor
will permit the use of the necessary
funds, Mr. Sheldon w^ll ditch the
bad portion of the road and throw
FACTIONS REACH AGREEMENT;
VOTING TO START TOMORROW
CHICAGO, June 10.—All threa
of party split over the League o;
Nations question appears to hav<
been averted by the adoption toda;
by the resolutions sub -committee o:
the Republican national conventioi
of a League of Nations plank whicl
party leaders declare is acceptabh
to everybody.
Announcement of the agreement
which was unanimous among th<
committee members, was receivei
with applause when the conventior
resumed its deliberations this morn
ing, and the settlement has put nev
life into the delegates.'
The session was opened by an in
vocation by Cardinal Gibbons, wh<
was generously applauded. At the
close of the invocation, Senator Me
Cormick reported that a unanimous
agreement had teen reached on th(
convention platform, and his an
nouncement was received wit!
cheers. The senator then movec
that a recess be taken until foui
o’clock this afternoon, and the con
vention adjourned until that hour
the object of the recess being t(
give the platform committee time tr
perfect its report.
up the grade sufficiently <to afforc
the necessary drainage. The wort
contemplated will make the Kan
tishna region accessible by wagor
during the summer months, and wit!
additional work next season it car
be transformed easily into a ser
viceable truck road.
TURK GOVERNMENT
GETS SEVERE BLOW
PARIS, June 10.—According to
dispatches received by local news
papers from Constantinople, Turk
ish Nationalists have defeated the
government forces and are now ad
t-ancing on the city of Ismid, being
)nly a few miles distant.
The engagement is reported to
lave lasted several days, during
ivhich time the fighting progressed
fiercely and without letup. Both
?ides are said to have suffered heavy
losses.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
WILL RUN FOR OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9 —
Breckenridge Long, third assistant
secretary of state, has tendered his
resignation to the President in or
der that he may be free to make
the race for nomination as United
States senator from Missouri. The
resignation has been accepted.
Engineer in Charge Fred’k D.
Browne, who went to Fairbanks on
Tuesday’s train, is looking over the
:reek line today, having left the
upper town on the regular creek
train this morning.
The Platform.
The platform bitterly denounces
the Wilson Mexican policy and de
clares against the recognition of any
Mexican government until proved
responsible and able to give a suf
1 ficient guarantee that the lives and
1 property of Americans will be re
spected and protected, wrongs cor
rected and just compensation given
■ for injuries sustained.
The platform also declares strong
ly against the Armenian mandate
proposed by President Wilson. Such
mandate, according to report, would
require the use of 59,000 American
soldiers and entail an expense of
$276,000,000 annually, provided no
trouble occurred.
The tentative draft of the plat
form, which probably will be ap
proved by the full committee, in
cludes industrial relations declara
tions, without reference • to anti
strike legislation. It contains a
plank blaming the depreciation of
' money values for the high cost of
living, opposing government owner
ship and operation of railroads, and
pledging gratitude and the generosi
ty of the Republican party to former
service men, but without mention of
the proposed cash bonus.
Another plank asks the prompt |
ratification of the woman’s suffrage j
amendment. The sub-committee |
voted against the inclusion of any ;
reference to prohibition.
Banker! Defeated.
Following the announcement that
an agreement had been reached. Sen- '
ator Johnson declared that the “first
assault of internationalism and inter
national bankers on the Republican
party had been met and defeated.”
He predicted that there would be
a second assault with the object of
nominating their candidate, and he j
i expressed the hope that that also j
would be defeated. He said further
i
that he believed it unnecessary now ,
to carry the league fight to the floor
of the convention.
The headquarters of Wood, Low
den. Butler, ^and Harding have re
fused to issue a statement on the
Root plank covering the League of
Nations question. Ogden Mills has!
issued a statement in which he says '
that Crane is perfectly satisfied with
the agreement, which is taken to j
indicate that the anti-Johnson forces ;
have been placated.
The agreement has started a lively j
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10.—
| As a result of the acute sugar short
age existing in the United States,
I _
it has been decided to resort to
iwar-time rationing pending the res
toration of normal conditions.
BAR SUM DOWN ”
ON LONDON WIRE
NEW YORK, June 10.—Bar silver
declined about ten cents an ounce
on the local market today, following
the receipt of reports from London
announcing a decline there of six
pence. The London slump is at
tributed to the heavy selling of
East India and Chinese interest.
Silver closed at 84.
VANITIE TAKES RACE
FROM THE RESOLUTE
NEWPORT, June 100—The cup
defender Vanitie defeated the Reso
lute today in the fifth trial race to
I determine which of the two yachts
| will try conclusions with Sir Thom
jas Lipton’s Shamrock. The tests
will continue for a number of days.
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; Armin W. Riley, special assistant
; to Attorney-General Palmer, issued
an announcement today in which it
is directed that hotels and restau
rants throughout the country place j
their sugar consumption on a war-j
time basis, commencing June 21.
OVERHEATED KILN !
IS CAUSE OF FIRE
SEATTLE, June 10.—The plant,!
of the Seattle Box factory was prac- : ]
tically destroyed by fire yesterday,!]
with a loss estimated at $75,000. M
The fire is said to have been caused |
by an overheated kiln, in which
large quantity of lumber was being j i
prepared for use. ;'
The fire had gained such headway
before the department arrived on
the scene that it was impossible to j1
save the plant. 1
ITALIAN MINISTERS <
QUIT THEIR PLACES «
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ROME, June 10.—Premier Nitti ;s
appeared before the chamber of j
deputies today for the purpose" of ,
announcing the resignation of the|,
Italian cabinet. ,
STEAMER CARL WHITE j,
STOPS ENROUTE DOWN ,
The steamer Carl White arrived
in port late yesterday afternoon, en- s
route from Fairbanks to the logjam jj
on the Tolovana river. The steamer]
discussion telative to its probable
effect upon the chances of the vari
ous candidates, but the belief is
general that it will affect none, with
the possible exception of Johnson,
who is claiming a victory today.
Otherwise, conditions respecting the
various candidates are unchanged.
All are now anxiously awaiting
the first ballot, and strong claims
are being made by all the candi
dates, but there is nothing tangible
to indicate that any one of them has
improved his chances of nomination.
Drafted by Root.
When the convention assembled
this morning. Senator Borah an
nounced that the irreconcilables had
accepted the League of Nations
plank drafted by Elihu Root, who
is now in Europe, and he added that
Senator Lodge had taken a stand
opposed to ratification, and would
so inform the convention. The Root
plank provides for an agreement
with other nations which shall in
dude a tribunal for the settlement
of international questions. It omits
all endorsement of the pending
league covenant.
It is expected that nominations
will be made tomorrow.
had a considerable quantity of
freight for the Tolovana and a num
ber of passengers, the list including
George Wombold, Tony Zuber, Wal
ter Pratt, and Gcorgie Lee.
The boat was in port about an
hour.
HUN GOVERNMENT
READY 10 VACATE
BERLIN, June iO.—Members of !
he German government have ten-!
iereil their resignations to President i
Sbert as a result of the outcome of
he elections held on Sunday. There j
lave been no retirements as yet, :
lowever, all of the ministers having !
•etained their posts provisionally at j
he urgent request of Ebert.
Announcement has been made j
hat the reiehstag will be summoned •
mmediately for the purpose of can
vassing the returns.
—
Commissioner R. S. McDonald is j
n receipt of a letter from the Mod-j
rn Woodmen of America, request
ng information and proof of the
leath of the late Harry Weber, one
if the Xenana victims of the flu
pidemic. The lodge requires con
iderable information and Mr. Me- ‘
)onald believes the statement of;
ome member of the organization,;
vho knew the deceased, will help
naterially to satisfy the lodge offi
ials, who are withholding the pay
nent of death benefits pending the
eceipt of the desired information.
The livestock ordinance is to be
trictly enforced at Seward this
ear. No livestock—including dogs
—will be allowed to run at large.
COMMISSION IS
MAKING CHANGE
As mentioned in these columns
some time ago. a new standard
I gauge roadbed, to meet the require
ments of both heavy and light traf
fic. is now in course of construction
'from Happy Station to Fairbanks,
ja distance of 7.3 miles.
| When completed, the Alaskan En
gineering commission will lay a
;three-rail track on the new roadbed
'to admit of heavy traffle from the
coast on standard-gauge rolling stock
as well as light traffic to and from
Chatanika and way points being
hauled over this line.
; The new roadbed is being con
structed on ground higher than the
'old Tanana Valley line, paralleling
jit for some distance and crossing it
near the (Government farm at Ester
[Siding, with the Fairbanks terminal
near the Tanana Lumber Company's
j mill.
I It is believed that tentative plans
| have been made for the conatruc
ition of new, up-to-date terminal
building near the mill site, to ade
quately take care of the volume of
traffic from the coast and way points
'which the completion of the (iov
Ieminent railroad is expected to de
velop.
Preliminary work in the way of
clearing, stripping and grubbing has
now been almost completed, and it
is expected that within a few days
the grading contractors will he hard
at work all along the new location.
Supervising Engineer (ieorge Ab
bott is in charge of the work on
the new location, in addition to hi«
other duties on the T. V. R. and the
N’enana-Fairbanks line.
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