WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921
NUMBER 206
SOVET TROOPS JOIN REVOLUTIONARIES
NEWS COMING FROM RHINE WILL BE CENSORED
GOVERNOR RIGGS MAKES PLEA FOR UNITED ALASKA
GOVERNOR URGES ALASKANS
TO BURY POLITICAL HATCHET
JUNEAU, March 10—Governor
Thos. Riggs, in his message to the
territorial legislature, pleads for the
cessation of political and factional
fighting in the territory, and for
unity of effort to secure the enac,
ment of helpful legislation for tlie
territory, “that representatives of
states naving power over the terri
tory may see that the people of
Alaska may safely be entrusted with
increased powers of government
rightfully theirs.”
The message points .out that the j
mining industry is beginning to re
vive; oil land activity is increasing;!
the pulp industry has started and
the future along those lines looms'
encouragingly.
The fisheries are becoming deplet
ed, and only about fifty per cent of;
the 1918 salmon pack is expected1
this year and only slight increase j
in 1922. j
Lumber production decreased last.
year and “generally speaking, 1921
will be the low valley of the past
^ four year*.”
It is estimated that the revenues
for this year will be considerably \
under those of last year.
1 he governor sees no need for;
any great amount of legislation
during the present session of the,
legislature, and suggests a “very:
small tax” on all ores other than
gold, with a graduated tax on gold (
ores. He does not favor a general j
property tax on real and personal
property, and recommends a reduc- j
tion of the tax on meal oil manu- •
factured from herring. “The great
est care must be exercised,” the i
message says, “to avoid overtaxa-'
tion of individuals or industry.”
The governor recommends a simple j
budget system and the consolidation j
of various boards and commissions ■
under one general board; the repeal .
of the primary election law; suspen-1
sion, at least temporarily, of the1
eagle bounty law; passage of model;
bills for validation by Congress, on j
the game, fisheries and shipping\
questions.
WIRELESS RECORD BROKEN
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10—
The world’s long distance wireless
record was broken this week by the
navy, with the sending of a three
minute message from the Philippine
station at Cavite, to the radio sta
tion at Washington, a distance of
10,000 miles.
KIDNAPER ADMITS GUILT
TACOMA, March 10—Hugh Van
Amberg, former soldier and holder
, of numerous war medals, has con
fessed that he recently kidnaped
Arthur, the young son of W. R.
Rust, millionaire resident of this
city, and held him for a $25,000
ransom. Young Rust escaped before
the ransom was paid. Van Amberg
declares that several men forced him
to commit the deed, but the names
of the men have not been revealed.
COLUMBIAN TREATY UP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10
In his first formal message to the
senate, President Harding has asked
for the immediate ratification of the
Columbian treaty. The senate went
into executive session to consider
Vi the message, which has not yet been
made public.
SCANT FOOD RATIONS DRIVING
BOLSHEVIK SOLDIERS TO REBS
SEATTLE CHAMBER SEEKING
ASSAY OFFICE BETTERMENT
SEATTLE, March 10—The Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce has tele
graphed the Washington congress
ional delegation, requesting that .»
concerted effort be made to put
Seattle’s assay office on the same
basis as the Denver and San Fran
cisco offices.
It is explained that the Seattle
office is now paying the market
price for metals, while the other
offices pay the price fixed by the
Government. Under existing con
ditions, the local office is working
under a handicap.
ELDRED WILL PLAY
SACRAMENTO, March 10—Brick
Eldred, center fielder of the Seattle
club, who announced yesterday that
he would not play with the club
this season, has changed his mind
and has left for Pomona to join
the team.
OIL REGULATION PROVIDES
FOR CONDITIONAL PERMITS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10—
The board of appeals of the interior
department has announced that per
mits for the location of oil land in
Alaska will be granted only on con
ditions that will permit of the ad
justment, withing six months,, of
conflicts with prior applicants.
Because of the absence of sur-!
veys it is difficult to ascertain exact;
locations on ground, but, it is point
ed out, to suspend applications pend- ■
ing the completing of surveys would j
delay development.
BY PANAMA FOREIGN OFFICE
COLBY PLAN IS REJECTED
PANAMA, March 10—Officials of
the foreign office of the Panama
government announce that notes i
have been received from former j
Secretary of State Colby and from i
the new secretary, Charles Hughes, j
dealing with the Panama-Costa Ri- j
can.
Replying to the Colby note, the
foreign office says that it apparently
implies the acceptance by Panama,
of the boundary decision of Justice
White, as preliminary to the final
agreement with Costa Rica. Should
such condition be essential to United
States mediation, the note said, such
mediation would be a moral, legal
and constitutional impossibility.
BRAKEMAN IS KILLED
TACOMA, March 10—Charles
Barton, a railroad brakeman, was
killed by a pair of robbers early
this week, his assailants having com
mitted the murder while wearing
the uniform of the U. S. army.
Three soldiers are under arrest at
Camp Lewis on suspicion that they
were implicated in the robbery.
Chief Steward A1 Clarno returned
yesterday afternoon from an official
trip to the canyon.
RIGA, March 10—Three brigades
of Bolshevik troops stationed at
Moscow have joined the revolution
aries, according to dispatches re
ceived in this city from the sovied
capital today. The action of the
troops is attributed to the acute j
food situation, which is said to have
reached very grave proportions.
Deported Radical* Helping
THE HAGUE, March 10—Accord
ing to advices received in this city
from Reval, the Russian radicals
recently deported from the United
States are playing a prominent part
in the new Russian revolution. One
correspondent asserts that the de
portees had great expectations be- j
fore they arrived in Russia, but'
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were bitterly disappointed when they
found the communistic regime con
stituted of “nothing but a sentence
of an an indefinite term, at hard;
labor and without food."
Ruthenians Withdraw
WARSAW, March 10—The White!
Ruthenians have proclaimed their in
dependence from Russia, according
to advices received in this city from
Minsk today.
—
Siberia Is Shut Off
LONDON, March 10—Communica
tion between Russia and Siberia
has been cut for more than a fort
night, according to official Moscow
wireless advices.
SEATTLE TO URGE TARIFF
TO SAVE FISHING INDUSTRY
SEATTLE, March 10—The Alas-1
ka bureau of the Seattle Chamber of,
Commerce announces that a com
mittee has been appointed to make
a careful study of the question of
a proper tariff for the protection of
herring and other fish caught on
the Pacific and Alaska coasts. The
committee also will investigate the
international questions involved. It
is pointed out that Japanese fisher
men are beginning to work the Si
berian fisheries and threaten serious
competition with Alaska.
WILSON MEMORIAL PLANNED
NEW YORK, March 10—A nation
wide tribute to Woodrow Wilson is
proposed by numerous of the former
President’s admirers. The tribute is
to take the form of a half-million
dollar fund to be contributed to
the greatest service to humanity, the
nature of the service to be defined
by Wilson, who is said to have ex
pressed appreciation of the honor.
He has also expressed himself as
pleased with the manner in which it
is proposed to spend the money.
TREATY ACTION DEFERRED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mar. 10—
The senate has agreed to defer ac
tion on the Columbian treaty until
the April session of Congress. The
matter will be taken up on the
eighth day after the lawmakers
convene.
Bantam, WM» Balls ut Btvars Mast
Bombardment Is Explained
LONDON, March 10—The bom
bardment of the workmen’s quart
ers at Moscow this week, is reported
to have followed a call for a general
strike and a demand for the immed
iate convocation of the constituent
assembly. The call was issued by the
leaders of the workmen.
Fighting Continues
LONDON, March 10—A Helsing
fors dispatch received here yester
day afternoon says there has been
no abatement of hostilities at Petro
grad. It is also reported that Trotsky
and other soviet officials, have tak
en refuge in the fortress of St.
Peter and St Paul, where they are
being protected by a large number
of soviet troops.
A Moscow wireless dispatch says
friction has developed among the
mutineers at Moscow.
Reports Are Conflicting
COPENHAGEN, March 10—News
of the Russian situation is conflict
ing. Advices received late yesterday
stated that the fortresses of Kras
nova, Gorko and Systerbak had been
recaptured by the soviet forces and
the big guns turned on Kronstadt,
where fires were later observed.
A soviet infantry assault on the
fortress was repulsed with enorm
ous Bolshevik losses.
Thousands of refugees from Pet
rograd are clammoring for admission
into Finland.
NEW SECRETARY APPEALS
TO PUBLIC FOR REFORMS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10
In his first official statement since
assuming his place at the head of
the treasury department. Secretary
Mellon appeals to the people gener
ally to stand for rigid economy in
Government expenditures. He also
urges the immediate establishment
of a national budget system.
MONEY FOR ALASKA GAME
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10—
The sundry civil bill, which was
signed by President Wilson shortly
before he retired from office, con
tains an item of $25,000 for the
protection of game in Alaska, but
makes no mention of money for the
fisheries.
RED HATS FOR CARDINALS
ROME, March 10—The red hat
was presented to a number of new
cardinals today, by Pope Benedict.
The list included Cardinal Daugh
erty, who afterwards received many
friends at the American college.
Herman Magnussen, who returned
to Nenana on Tuesday from a stay
of several weeks at the Chena hot
springs, went out to Healy this
morning in quest of a grading con
tract
Acting General Storekeeper E. J.
Cronin returned to town yesterday
afternoon from an official trip tc
Healy.
{RAILROADS ARE PREPARING
FOR GENERAL WAGE CUTS
CHICAGO, March 10—According
to information received at the local
headquarters of the railway labor
department of the American Federa
tion of Labor, virtually every large
railroad in the country is preparing
for a general lowering of wages in
all departments.
The Southern Pacific company
has already announced a cut in the
wages of unskilled labor.
PREMIER ASSASSINATED
MADRID, March 10—Premier Da
to was assassinated last night while
being driven through the city in his
auto. The premier’s chauffeur was
also killed. The assassin made his
escape on a motor-cycle.
The police later arrested a youth
on suspicion.
GOVERNMENT CAN’T STOP
MANUFACTURE OF LIQUOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10—
According to announcement made
by the internal revenue bureau yes
terday, the attorney general has
made a ruling to the effect that the
Government is without authority,
under the national prohibition law,
to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of liquor, wines and beer for
non-beverage purposes.
The ruling is characterized as one
j of the most comprehensive thus far
: made, dealing with the question of
; prohibition, and expressly states
| that there must be no limitation in
t the use of liquors for non-beverage
* purposes, except that prescribed by
Congress in limiting sales to one
pint within a period of ten days.
j ROOSEVELT GETS THE JOB
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mar. 10—
The senate has confirmed the nomin
ation of Theordore Roosevelt, who
was selected for the position of as
sistant secretary of the navy.
WE’RE WITH ’EM
MONTREAL, March 10—The In
dustrial Conference of Printers, in
session in this city, has adopted a
resolution demanding the adoption
of a 44-hour week in all commercial
printing shops in the United States
and Canada, effective on the first
of May.
FRIENDS ARE REMEMBERED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mar. 10—
The senate has confirmed the nomin
ation of Dr. C. E. Sawyer, of Mari
on, to be brigadier general of the
reserve corps. Dr. Sawyer is the
Harding family physician.
The President has nominated Dr.
Crissinger, of Marion, to be comp
troller of currency. He is a lawyer
and banker and a life-long friend
of the President.
WIFE OF AGUINALDO IS DEAD
MANILA, March 10—The wife of
Aguinaldo is dead.
Vamaaa, Alaska’s Xatartar mal Bayat
CENSORSHIP IS ORDERED BY
INTERALLIED COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10- -
Official advices received in this city
from the American headquarters at
Coblenz, state that the inter-Allied
commission has ordered a strict
censorship over wire communications
for a period of eight days, and it is
stated that the order may be ex
tended for an indefinite period. The
chief object is to prevent publica
tion of news regarding troop move
ments in the occupied area and on
the German frontier.
Americans Not In It
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 10
American troops on the Rhine art
standing pat, according to announce
ment made by Secretary Weeks to
day. He says that no additional in
structions have been issued to Gen
eral Allen, and explains that Un
American soldiers are holding their
position under the terms of the arm
istice and are not there to see that
the treaty terms are carried out by
the Germans. The secretary consid
ers it unlikely that the Americans
will participate in the movement,
i in connection with the tariff barrier.
Ebert Objects To Move
! BERLIN, March 10—President
i Ebert has issued a proclamation in
which he protests against the Allied
invasion of Germany, declaring that
the action is contrary to the terms
of the Versailles treaty.
—
France Talking League
PARIS, March 10—It is stated at
the foreign offices that negotiations
are under way between the French
embassy and the American state dc
partment, with a view to inducing
President Harding to favor the ac
ceptance of a modified League of
Nations.
Will Not Discu»* it
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1U
Officials of the Harding administra
tion will not discuss the statement of
the French foreign office. The im
preseion is given, however, that the
matter has not yet reached a state
of negotiations.
Germans May Strike
DUISBURG, March 10—It is hint
ed here that work throughout the
Ruhr district will cease within a few
days as a result of the Allied in
vasion and occupation of the dis
trict. The hints are made by mine
operators and civil officers, but there
appears to be little unrest among
the workmen.
Most Surrender Material
VIENNA, March 10—Allied repre
sentatives have demanded the im
mediate delivery of all military ma
terial not previously surrendered
under the treaty of St. Germain,
and it is understood that the cabi
net has voted to comply with the
demand unreservedly.
STANDARD OIL HAS FIRE
NEW YORK, March 10—Four
tanks of oil, part of the Standard
Oil plant in the Green Point section
[of Brooklyn, exploded today, en
dangering the entire plant. The ex
plosions were caused by a fire which
broke out in the plant. The extent
of the damage has not yet been as
certained.