WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920.
NO. 24
MORE MEXICAN TROOPS JOIN REVOLT
WASHINGTON DELEGATION BACKS POINDEXTER
PRIMARY REPORTS INDICATE LANDSLIDE FOR M’BRIDE
CASES CONIINIJf
TO GAIN RAPIDLY
IN UPPER TOU
The number of flu cases in Fair
banks continues to increase steadily,
reports from the upper town this
afternoon indicating that there are
more than 250 cases there now. An
effort was made by The News to
ascertain the exact number, but it
was impossible, the Fairbanks rep
resentative of The News stating
that no further effort is being made
in the upper town to keep track of
the number. The increase has been
so rapid that the records first be
came confused, and then were aban
doned altogether. Ten new eases
were reported in a single hour this
morning, and nearly two-thirds of
the business places have been closed
by the epidemic. The places which
are still open are running short
handed.
Only one barber shop is working
in Fairbanks now, the others having
been closed by the flu. The Model
cafe is still doing business, but the
service is rather limited, five of the
force having been taken ill yes
terday, Tom Youle being among the
number. The N. C. store is still
open also, but numerous of the
clerks are absent from their posts.
Alex Simson's store was closed yes
terday and fully half of the Pioneer
hotel force are on the sick list.
In fact, the increase in the num
ber of cases has been so rapid since
yesterday that it is possible the
Shaw house will be opened for the
purpose of accommodating new
cases. All the other places are now
filled to overflowing.
The Keel i;ross drug store _ nas
been turned into flu headquarters,
and two or three men are kept con
stantly on duty there answerin';
phone calls. The calls are listed in
the order received and responded to
by the doctors as soon as possible.
Drs. Sutherland, de la Vergne and
Hall have divided the day into short
shifts, each being; on duty for a
period of two hours, and each hav
ing an auto at his disposal. They
are kept on the go constantly.
Steps were taken yesterday to
make the rounds of cabins in the
outlying districts of the town, and
several cases were discovered. A
lone occupant of one of the cabins
was found prostrate on the floor, in
delirium, and the indications were
that he had been ill for two or
three days, without attention.
Courthouse employes appear to
have escaped the flu thus far, with
the exception of Hjalmar Nordaie
and Judge Bunnell. Young Nor
daie was first to leave his work, and
Judge Bunnell, who was to have left
for the coast last night, became ill
yesterday, shortly after he reached
the courthouse.
Russell Bellerby, who began his
naval examination yesterday, was
compelled to quit his work after he
had been at it only a short time.
The report this afternoon is that
none of the cases are serious and
all are responding promptly to treat
ment. The few pneumonia eases
MEXICAN REBELS REINFORCED
BY RECRUITS FROM FEDERALS
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28.
—According to official advices re
ceived in this city from Mexico,
rebel troops have occupied Alvara
do, on the Gulf coast, south ot
jvera Crux, and Carranza is rushing
! a large federal force there to re
jgain the position, which is regarded
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as of strategic importance.
The federal garrison at Salinn
Crux, on the Pacific coast, is report
ed to have revolted and is now
ready to fight with the revolution
ists against the remaining Carranza
forces.
The revolting soldiers are report
ed to have looted the postoffice,
customs office anil stores in the city,
disannul the police and other offi
cials loyal to Carranza, cut wires in j
all directions, and taken possession
of all the horses in the vicinity.
Mexico City newspapers confirm
the report of the disaffection of
many generals and troops, the list
of revolting- generals including Gen
erals Rafael, Garza, and Guajardo. |
Four thousand federal troops st.i i
tinned at Parral and J inline/., in the!
State of Chihuahua, are among- the :
latest to join the rebels.
The Mexican consul at El Paso
has confirmed the report of the ^
revolt at Chihuahua City, where j
considerable fighting is reported to
have taken place,
details, however.
There are
which developed earlier in the week
are also improving and no serious
results are anticipated.
HEARINGS Will
BE CALLED SOON
TO HEAR KICKS
SEATTLE, April 28.—A special
Washington dispatch to the Posit
Intelligencer states that the interior
department’s committee on . Alaska
transportation will leave the capital
!on May 2 for the Pacific coast, 't
being the intention of the commit
tee to hold public hearings in this
[city for the purpose of considering
rates and the improvement' of the
present poor service.
The message states that the com
mitteemen are anxious to meet Al
askans from outlying districts where
improved transportation is needed.
The hearings will extend over a
period of at least a week.
REPORT OF LOSSES
WAS EXAGGERATED
PARIS, April 28.—According to
late information received by the
French war office, the French losses
at Urfa, northwest of Mesopotamia,
were less serious than lirst report
ed. A large detachment of the im
periled troops returned to Urfa, and
others are reported to have escaped
in another direction.
BODIES OF SOLDIERS
ARRIVE IN AMERICA
NEW YORK, April 28.—The bod
ies of 358 American soldiers who
lost their lives overseas arrived from
France today, and the caskets are
being prepared for shipment to vari
ous parts of the country, each body
to be accompanied by a guard of
honor.
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REPUBLICANS GIVE
M’BRIDE BIG VOTE
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| According; to such information as
[The News has been able to obtain
from the various districts, the pri
mary election held yesterday thru
| out the Territory resulted in a
• landslide for .John C. McBride, of
Juneau, for Republican national
Icommitteeman, for George C. Haze
t let, of Cordova, for delegate to the
Republican national convention, am
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for John Rusfgard for territorial at
torney general. The reports also
indicate that Marshal Erwin made
a much better showing than his local
j opponent, J. Harmon Caskey, for
i delegate to the Democratic nation
1 al convention.
| Fifty-six Republican votes were
'cast in Nenana, and of that number
'Hazelet received 40, McBride 44,
and Rustgard 43. Finnigan received
four votes, Hubbard five, Chovin
ifive, Herron three, Reed 17, and
j Valentine 15.
Local Democrats cast 45 votes, of
[which number Marshal Erwin re
jeeived 30 and Caskey 13.
Only about 125 votes were cast al
Healy, and it is reported that the
voting there was much more even
than in town. Definite information
I was not obtainable today.
1 It was also impossible to secure
definite information from Fairbanks,
owing to the confusion caused by
the flu epidemic. But it is known
that there were about four times
as many Republicans voted as Dem
ocrats, and the result was a land
slide for McBride, Hazelet and Rust
gard. Erwin beat Caskey about
three to one.
Ketchikan also gave McBride a
substantial mafgin, and so did Sew
ard, Cordova, McCarthy, Kennecott
and Eyak. Valdez gave Herron 53,
McBride 29, and Chovin 1.
The five candidates seeking nom
ination for representatives in this
division ran fairly close in Nenana,
the vote ranging from 25 to 31,
and the successful ones will not be
known until other districts have
been heard from.
The reports received by The News
thus far are as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
JUNEAU, April 28.—The com
plete returns from Juneau give Mc
Bride 283, Herron 330, Chovin 45, ,
Hazelet 225, Reed 477, Valentine
451, Finnigan 112, Hubbard 20.3,!
[Rustgard 322.
Gastineau Channel, complete,
gives Chovin 61, Herron 509, Mc
Bride 430, Hazelet 332, Reed G'J5,
I Valentine 705.
Sixteen precincts. Southeastern
Alaska, including Gastineau Chan
nel, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wran
[gell, Skagway, Sitka, and Chicagoff.
give McBride SG7, Herron 723, Cho
vin 94; the same without Ketchi
kan, Sitka and Chicagoff give Haze
let 300, Reed 831, Valentine 843.
Hazelet was running four to one
in Ketchikan when 100 votes had
been counted.
THIRD DIVISION.
CORDOVA, April 28.—This city
gave McBride 370, Herron 15, Cho
vin 18, Hazelet 406, Reed 73, Val
entine 49, Rustgard 109, Finnigan
85, Hubbard 37.
Eyak grave McBride 129, Herron
8, Chovin 15, Hazelet 137, Reed 57.
Valentine 30, Finnigan 32, Hubbard
24, Rustgard 89.
Katalla grave McBride 34, Herron
2, Chovin nothing:, Hazelet 37, Reed
15, Valentine 5, Rustgard 2, I'inpi
gran 28, Hubbard 1.
Cordova and Kyak cast Gi l votes
and the count shows a landslide
locally for McBride and Hazelet.
McCarthy grave McBride 23, Her
ron 5, Chovin 7, Hazelet 32, Reed
19, Valentine G, Rustgard 19, Hub
bard 7, Finnigan 8.
Strelna gave McBride 4, Chovin
2, Herron nothing, Hazelet 5, Reed
2, Rustgard 4, Finnigan 2.
Kenneeott gave McBride 55, Her
ron 9, Chovin 12, Hazelet 51, Reed
54, Valentine 20, Rustgard 14, Fin-j
nigan 23, Hubbard 20
Valdez gave Sutherland 55, Fin-;
nigan 16, Hubbard 3G, Rustgard 20,
Chovin 1, Herron 53, McBride 20,,
Hazelet 34, Reed 52, Valentine 37. i
GUATEMALA REBELLION j
KILLED EIGHT HUNDRED
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SAN SALVADOR, April 28.— 1
Eight hundred men, women, and j
children were killed during the re- \
cent fighting in Guatemala City,'
which resulted in the overthrow of j
President Estrada Cabrera.
JOHNSON QETS TWELVE, I
WOOD FOUR DELEGATES ]
LINCOLN, Neb., April 28.—It has j
been officially decided that Senator 4
Johnson will fret twelve of the dele- '
jxat.es of this state to the Republican
i
national convention, while General
Wood pets only four, as a result j
of the recent primary election.
REPUBLICANS OF
i
BELLINGHAM, April 2K. Ten;
district delegates and four dele- '
gates-at-large have been selected by
the Republican state convention to
attend the national convention at
Chicago, with instructions loyally to
use all means within their power
to secure the presidential nomina
tion for Senator Miles Poindexter.
The delegates are not bound to
any candidate for second choice, but
Wood supporters claim that twelve
of the fourteen delegates will give
their support to the army candidate, :
Oiie of the delegates is openly for
Hoover, and the other one has not.
made his attitude known.
Guy Kelly of Tacoma was select
ed to succeed S. A. Perkins as na |
tional committeeman.
The convention platform calls for
the eradication front the schools of;
agnostic, materialistic and socialistic '
teachers and teachings; it urges th
passage of a criminal syndicalism
act; it opposes the League of Na
tions unless safeguarded by proper
reservations; demands protection of
Americans in Mexico and condemns
the administration's Mexican policy;
declares against autocracy of either 1
labor or capital; urges the adoption'
of the budget system; the repeal of i'
the Underwood tariff law and the j
enactment of a protective tariff law;!
the adoption of a universal military !
training law; more strict naturaliza-1'
tion laws; soldier bonus.
LIVING COSTS HAVE
BOSTON, April 28.- -The Nation
al Industrial Conference board,
which has jusit concluded an inves-1
tig-ation of living costs in the United 1
States, has issued a report in which ;
it is shown that the cost of livintr |
amontr watre earners of the country ;
advanced seven percent between No-1
venjber and March. J
TOWN PREPARES
10 HANDLE FLU;
WILLUSE HOTEL
Should the Hu epidemic develop
in Nonana as rapidly as it has in
Fairbanks, the town and commission
authorities will be prepared to cope
with it in a very efficient manner,
notwithstanding the fact that Fair
banks has a slight advantage in the
number of doctors available. The
fact that there are several cases of
llu now here in a mild form justi
fies the belief that others will de
velop, and steps already have been
taken to cope with any emergency.
The members of the local health
board, members of the board of
town trustees and a number of
other citizens met at the fireball
building last night, at the request
of Engineer in Charge Fred’k I).
Browne, and constituted themselves
a general committee to take charge
of the situation under the super
vision ol the health board, which has
absolute control over the Nenana
school district in such an emergency,
or any emergency wherein the
health of the district is concerned.
Mr. Browne acted as temporary
chairman and explained the purpose
of the meeting. Hubert Joseph Div
L‘n, who is chairman of the health
hoard, was then elected permanent
hairman of the committee, Mayor
Oscar Rothenhurg was elected viee
•hairman, and R. (i. Southworth
•ecietary, following which Health
Officer M. K. Smith, F. I). Browne
aid Ralph Waec'hter were appointed
is special comminee, wim m
itruetions to take all necessary steps
o put the Franklin K. Lane school
wilding in shaps for immediate oc
•upancy by flu patients, it having
>een decided by the committee that
he schoolhouse can be used to ad
vantage as a temporary hospital,
hould there he more cases than can
>e accommodated at the Govern
nent hospital. And should addi
ional room be required. Dr. Diven
nformed the committee that they
vould be at liberty to use the chapel
if Grace church, which is close to
he school. And Mr. Waechter has
ilaced a vacant cabin, opposite the
ichocl, at the disposal of the corn
nittee for use as sleeping quarters
'or the volunteer nurses engaged in
•aring for such patients as may be
ilaced in the school building. The.
looney hotel annex, or the entire
•stablishment, for that matter, is
ivailable should the need for addi
ional quarters arise.
Nearly all of those present at the
nesting promised to lend the com
nittee beds, mattresses, springs and
ither equipment necessary to fur
lish the shod building as a tem
lorory hospital, and it is believed
-hat all that will be needed can be
ibtained in that manner, thereby
•educing the cost of the emergency
rction.
Dr. Smith informed the cornmit
:ee that he had five flu patients in
he Government hospital last night.
»nd accommodations for five more
n the ward which has been set
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