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WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1920
NO. 151
HARDING LEADS IN EARLY COUNT
FAVORABLE WEATHER INSURES BIG VOTE
IRISHMEN REQUEST PRESIDENT TO HELP OLD ERIN
NIGHT RIDERS ARRESTED
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Oct. 30
Officials of the state law enforce
ment department are authority for
the statement that 43 night riders
have been taken into custody dur
ing the past several days.
WOMAN IS INDICTED
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30—Mrs.
Louise Peete has been indicted by
the grand jury, charged with the
murder of Jacob Denton, on June 2.
The arrest of the suspected woman
came as the last step in an investi
gation which covered many West
ern states.
SOUTHERNERS RESTLESS
BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 30—Acts
of violence are reported from scores
of points throughout the country,
the disorders being the result of
labor troubles. The situation is
said to be assuming a serious as
pect.
GUILTY OF MURDER
BOLOGNA. ITALY, Nov. 2—A1
rod^ Coochi, on trial here on the
charge of murder in connection with
the death of Ruth Cruger, New York
high school student, was found
guilty here yesterday.
NO ONE WANTS PLACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2—
Martin J. Gillen, of Wisconsin, has
telegraphed President Wilson declin
ing to serve as members of the
Shipping board. He is the third to
decline of seven recently appointed.
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The last mail of the season, per
haps forever, by way of the Richard
son trail, reached Fairbanks from
C’hitina on Sunday night, terminat
ing the special contract awarded to
Tom Gibson. The mail stage also
brought Marshal Erwin and Deputy
Marshal James Hagan to town.
Superintendent Dan Jones, of the
Alaska Road commission, has arrived
from the co ist. having made the tr.p
in by way of the Richardson trail
in a road commission car.
Captain Jules Oliver and a num
ber of other steamboatmen who left
for the coast some time ago, have
not yet reported their arrival at
Chitina and it is feared that some
difficulty was experienced in getting
over the summit.
The Republican spell-binders who
went to Nenana on Friday, returned
to Fairbanks on a fuel train which
arrived here late Saturday. The
party included E. B. Collins, Thos.
A. Marquam, Cecil H. Clegg, O. P.
Gaustad, H. H. Ross and P. J.
Rickert. Ben Simson and Dave Pat
Patterson were also among the ar
riving passengers.
Charles Fowler and wife arrived
from the Beaver district late Sun
day night, having made the trip
over with a dog team.
Two four-horse sleighs went out
to the Government experimen farm
on Saturday night with a crowd of
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EARLY RETURNS FROM STATES
INDICATE REPUBLICAN VICTORY
NEW YORK. Nov. 2—With the
! odds ranging from six to one on
j Harding for the general result, to
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' two to one that there will be a
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; Harding victory in Ohio, the voting
i started briskly in all sections of the
i country as soon as the polls opened
i this morning, and the indications
early today were that' a record vote
would be polled, exclusive of the
women’s vote.
The early returns also point
io a Harding victory although the
! result cannot be definitely fore
| casted until some of the big centers
j have been heard from. Moit of the
! town reporting during ' the early
I afternoon showing large Harding
| majorities.
Kmhi for Harding
, PARSONS, KAN., Nov. 2— The
i first incomplete returns give Harding
I 32 and Cox 22.
TOPEKA. Nov. 2—The first re
^ turns from four incomplete city
•precincts give Harding 109 and Cox
; 99. There are still 32 precincts to
hear from.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2—Sixty
nine widely scattered precincts, all
that had reported up to three this
afternoon, gave Harding 3,836 and
Cox 1.804. Governor Allen. Repub
lican, has 3,286 and Davis, Demo
cratic candidate for governor, 2,119.
Senator Curtis is leading his Demo
cratic opponent by two to one.
| LEAVENWORTH. Nov. 2—Incom
plete returns from thirteen precincts
pive Harding 450 and Cox 250.
SALINA, Nov. 2—The first re
turns show Harding 63 and Cox 30.
j WICHITA, Nov. 2—The first in
| complete returns from six precincts
give Harding 168 and Cox 90.
Massachusetts Safe
BOSTON, Nov. 2—The town of
Norwell, in Plymouth county, gave
Harding a splendid vote, the results
being, Harding 409 and Cox 48.
New Ashford, the first town in
Massachusetts to report, gave Hard
j ing 28 and Cox 6. Four years ago
: this town gave Hughes 16 and Wil
1 son 7.
The town of Mashpoe, Cape Cod.'
gave Harding 43 and Cox 4. Four
years ago this town gave Wilson 21
and Hughes 12.
Safe for Democracy
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 2—In
complete returns from three out of
58 city precincts give Cox 222 and
Harding 87. The home precinct of
J. W. Herald, Republican candidate
for senator, gave Herald 11 and
his Democratic (jppontent 54.
MUSKOGEE, Nov. 2—Incomplete
1 returns reported up to noon today
'from 11 out of 19 precincts gave
Cox 1,875 and Harding 367.
Before the dawn of another day
j probably the country will know the
result of the election beyond any
doubt. Barring a miracle, it is con
ceded that none of the five candi
dates opposing Harding and Cox
has a chance to win. It is predicted
that the nation's vote will be be
tween 20 and 30 million, many of
whom will be women enfranchised
since the last election.
Second of interest to the presi
dential contest is the tight of the
two major parties to secure control
of the senate.
Harding Not Worried
MARION’. Nov. 2-—After Senator
Harding has cast his vote this morn
ing, he put politics in the back
ground and sought relief on the
golf links, where he played for an
hour or more. Tonight, with Mrs.
Harding and a party of friends,
I the senator will receive the returns
at his home by leased wires.
He wears the same confident
smile that characterized his manner
throughout the campaign.
Still Confident
DAYTON, Nov.2—Governor Cox
returned to town today from Toledo,
where he made his last speech last
night. “Cast your vote for the
League of Nations” were his parting
words. The governor will receive
the returns at his newspaper office.
Heavy Vote
SEATTLE, Nov. 2—Reports re
ceived in this city from many parts
of the country indicate that a re
cord vote is being cast in all the
states, in spite of inclement weather
in the East and Middle West. Fine
weather prevails throughout the
West except in a small section of
j Washington. It is reported that the
! women are casting a heavy pro
portion of the votes in the West.
Drizzling rain in Ohio, it is feared,
will cut the vote somewhat in that
state, although the interest there
may be sufficient to overcome the
j handicap.
Next to the presidential con
test. interest in this state centers
in the gubernatorial race, in which
Hart is opposed by Robert Bridges,
former land commissioner, nominee
of the Farmer-Labor party, and by
W. W. Black, Democrat. Both old
parties concede that Bridges will
make a hard tight and a bitter con
test at the polls is expected. Interest
also is displayed in the senatorial
contest in which Senator Jones is
opposed by former Mayor Cotterell.
Democrat, and C. J. France, Farmer
Labor.
Nome for Sutherland
Nome. Nov. 2—The Second divi
sion will vote a protest against
Delegate Grigsby, the same as was
done at the special election. Con
servatively estimated, Dan Suther
land’s majority here will be not less
than 250. Both Sutherland and
Rustgard will poll a big vote.
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! young folks and a most enjoyable
time is reported. The merry-makers
returned to town about four o’clock
Sunday morning.
The town is filled with people to
day, everybody with a vote having
put in an appearance to take part
in the choice of divisional and terri
. torial officers. The indications are
that an unusually heavy vote will
be polled.
Al. Cosslett and W. L. Burke
leit for the Toiovana on Friday’s
train. They are going in by way of
Dunbars.
A Karstens auto left for the
coast this morning with the follow
ing passengers: George A. Aarons,
head of the Fairbanks creek dredge,
Ed. Holbrooke and A. Hanot. The
car probably will make Millers by
dark, but the trail beyond that
point is somewhat of an uncertain
quantity.
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Supt. Dan Jones, of the Alaska
Road commission, who arrived from
the coast last night, reports that
it is the intention of the commis
sion to build a permanent wagon
road between Chatanika and Circle,
and that the work will commence
in the spring. He expects to build
about 15 miles of the new road
during the summer. The new- road
will follow the present winter trail.
IRELAND IS UPSET;
DISORDER GENERAL
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 2—
: A large delegation of Irish sympa
thizers called at the state depart
ment offices yesterday and presented
Secretary Colby with formal argu
ments favoring the recognition of
the Irish republic. The secretary
listened without making any com
ment, but cautioned the chairman of
the delegation, Frank Walsh, that he
could only hear the delegation with
the understanding that they came
as American citizens and not as
representatives of Irish officials.
Body Arrives
CORK, Nov. 2—Tl^ body of Ter
j ence Mac Swiney arrived here on
i Friday aboard a British admiralty
i tug, which steamed into the harbor
jwith flags flying at half mast. The
quays were lined with thousands of
admirers and it was with the great
est difficulty that order was pre
served by the police and military.
Memorial Services
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2—
Memorial services for the late Ter
ence Mac Swiney were held in
many parts of the United States on
_ Sunday, under the auspices of the
Friends of Irish Freedom. Bishop
i Shanahan, rector of the Catholic
: university declared, in a sermon de
I lived in this city, that never in the
I history of mankind had there been
, individual action of self sacrifice
1 that would compare with that of
the lord mayor of Cork, whose
death for an ideal had won the ad
miration of all, even that of his
enemies.
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South in Mourning
DUBLIN, Nov. 2—Southern Ire
land is in deep mourning' in respect
to the memory of Terence Mac
Swiney. Tramways were stopped
yesterday and hotels and shops
closed, and thousands assembled in
the streets and attempted to form
a procession. They were prevented,
however by soldiers in armored car3
and tanks.
Shops are Wrecked
THURLES, IRELAND, Nov. 2—
A large amount of 'damage is re
ported to have resulted from dis
turbances at Templemeore, nearby.
A large number of shops were
wrecked and scores of residents in
j jureil.
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Prisoners Weakening
\ CORK, Nov. 2—Bishop Cohalan
! has issued peremptory orders for
; all hunger strikers in this city to
take food, and ail of them have re
fused to do so. The bishop also
; has issued an appeal to the Sinn
i Fein to release the hunger strikers
; from their starvation campaign.
Three of the prisoners are said to
be very low.
Military Attacked
DUBLIN, Nov. 2—Official re
ports received in this city this morn
ing state that there were 14 sep
arate attacks on the military last
night in West and South Ireland.
The attacks resulted in the death
of nine persons and the injury of
more than 30. It was reported early
yesterday that every soldier seen
on the streets would be attacked.
More Reprisals
DUNGANNON, Nov. 2—The resi-'
dents of this city, in the center of
Ulster, spent a terrifying night as
a result of reprisals following the
wounding of a constable. Policemen
armed and disguised hurled bombs
and discharged firearms with reck
less abandon, and many Sinn Fein
business houses were demolished,
families fled to the country for
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GOTHAM BUILDERS HELD UP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2—
| Attorney General Palmer has an
I nounced the appointment of Joseph
j Kauffman as special assistant to the
j New York district attorney for the
| purpose of conducting a federal in
j ventilation of alleged combinations
| for the control of the building ma
I terial market.
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i SUTHERLAND CONFIDENT;
TELEGRAPHS GAUSTAD
While O. P. Gaustad was in Ne
> nana last week he received the fo!
lowing wire from Dan Sutherland:
‘‘Outlook is splendid. Reports from
all sections indicate sure election
j of Rustgard and self. I feel sure of
j a strong majority in the First divi
! sion."
The wire was sent from Juneau.
CHANGE IN LITHUANIA
LONDON, Oct. JO—A Central
j News agency dispatch from Riga
| says that the Lithuanian govern
: ment has resigned and that a pro
! Bolshevik regime is being installed.
TRACTOR SALESMAN BURNS
' MOUNT VERNON, Oct. 30—L.
j E. Morris, a tractor salesman, was
| burned to death in this city on
| Thursday in a fire which destroyed
I the Osterman building.
MURDERER IS HANGED
; SAN QUENTIN, Nov. 2—Arthur
j Collins, convicted of the murder of
Donald Hathaway, in Los Angeles,
was hanged here last week.
PERSONAL
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Tony Tate, who has been oper
, ating an auto stage on the Richard*
i son trail during; the past season,
i arrived in N'enana Saturday with
his car and will start an auto stage
line between ends of steel. He
I brought the machine . ver on the ice
, opposite the mission
[ J. H. Miles was a returning pas
• senger on last night’s train from
the end of steel, back from an out
; ing in the hills in the canyon dis
i trict for the benefit of his health.
Deputy Marshal James Hagan re
! turned to town today, after an ab
i sence of several weeks, during
which he visited the States on oflfi
! cial business. He made the trip in
i by way of the Richardson trail, ar
! riving home just in time to vote.
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You can hear the election re
turns at the dance tonight.
Captain Ed. Baker, Clair Mar
ciel, E. G. Smith and C. Ihrig,
members of the crew of the White
Pass gas boat Kestrel, frozen in on
the upper Yukon, came down from
Fairbanks on today’s train, enroute
t* the States by way of the popular
Broad Pass trail. They reached the
upper town via the Circle winter
trail.
Captain Julius Spankus, pilot for
the White Pass on the Yukon flats,
arrived in Nenana today enroute to
the States for the winter.