THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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WILL HARMONIZE IRELAND
Efforts are being made to find a
basis on which the divergent in
terests of Ulster and Southern Ire-.
land may be harmonized, says a ,
correspondent of The Associated
Press, writing from Dublin.
Impetus has been given this move
ment, which is regarded as an es
sential preliminary to any nego
tiations between the government
and Sinn Fein, by the Irish Domin
ion league whose executive commit
tee is engaged in sounding the sen
timent of both sections with a view
to reporting its findings to the
British government.
It is understood there have been
sufficient modifications of the views
of politicians as well as business
men of both Ulster and the South- i
ern counties to inspire confidence
that their conflicting aspirations can
be reconciled.
The chief difficulty in the path of
peace, it is believed, is to discover
a common ground for discussion
between the government and Dail
!
Eireann. The refusal of the Dail
to announce its minimum terms has
given a setback to the attempt to
bring the government and Sinn
Fein together.
The general feeling here appears
to be that Dail Eireann will stand
pat on its demand for a republic
and will await definite proposals'
from the government.
Military authorities take any but
an optimistic view of the situation
saying the forces now available are
entirely inadequate to do more than ;
hold their own while the Irish Re-1
publican army leaders boast of con-;
tinued improvement in the work of
their organization.
It is understood that the military
is counting on the exhaustion of Re
publican funds as the only certain
means of gaining the upper hand.
They admit, however, that much
time must elapse before even that
hope is realized.
Up to the present about $8,000,
000 has been subscribed to the Re
publican loan, of which approxi
mately $5,000,000 came from the
United States. Dail Eireann is under
heavy expense, the cost of propo
ganda alone running into big figures.
Only about $500,000 of the loan
remains, it is asserted, hence ener
getic efforts are now being made to
increase the amount by subscrip
tions at home.
Queensland has artesian wells
yielding water so hot and alkaline
that it is used as it comes from
the ground for wood scouring with
out soap.
The total damage done by rodents
every year to crops and grain in the
United States is estimated at 300
millions.
The New York City subway is To
miles long and has 220 miles of
track.
The Alaska headquarters of the
Salvation Army, now located at
Ketchikan, will be moved back to
Wrangell, according to announce
ment made recently.
:HINA AND GERMANY DELAY
RESTORATION OF RELATIONS
BERLIN, May 1—China and Ger
nany are apparently no closer to
in actual restoration of diplomatic
•elations than they were six months
igo in spite of the fact that un
iflicial delegations are at work in
)oth countries trying to perfect a
;reaty.
Herr von Borch heads the Ger
nan delegation which is working In
Peking, and Dr. Chang is chairman
>f the Chinese delegation which is
iving at the Chinese legation In
Berlin.
Although China passed a resolution
ieclaring it was at peace with Ger
many, following the refusal of the
Phines to sign the Versailles treaty
because of the disposition made of
Shantung province, the Chinese gov
ernment has not abrogated its legis
ation forbidding Germans to carry
)n business in China.
Consequently, German firms are ‘
unable to conduct business with the
Chinese in the name of German citi
zens. While the Chinese war legis
lation is not rigidly enforced, it
still stands on the Chinese statute
books, and German trade is not re
garded as safe until there is some
svritten agreement between China
and Germany which will prevent
legal complications.
It now seems unlikely that China
will sign a treaty with Germany
until the United States devises some
plan of restoring diplomatic rela
tions with Germany. China follow
ed America’s lead in breaking off
diplomatic relations with Germany
and did not enter the war against
the Central powers until the United
States had done so.
When China entered the war it
was as an associated power, and not
as an allied power of the Entente.
And now it stands with the United
States as non-signatory to the Ver
sailles treaty and critical of the pro
visions of that treaty. China is a
member of the League of Nations,
however, having gained admission to
that body by signing the Austrian
treaty.
Theoretically, China is at peace
with Germany. It has so declared
itself by legal enactment. But all
the legal steps necessary for the re
storation of diplomatic relations!
must be taken before peaceful re-'
ations and commercial interchanges1
ire possible.
China and Germany have not ex
changed ministers and consuls. Dr.
"hang has the same uncertain po-1
sition in Berlin that Ellis Loring!
Dresel, the American commissioner,
rolds. Both the Chinese and Ameri- j
tan representatives are in Germany
merely through courtesy of the Ger
man government. And Dr. Borch is
In Peking merely as a recognized ne
gotiator without any diplomatic
rights or privileges.
Dave Sweet was a returning pas
senger on the Fairbanks train to
iay, after a short holiday spent in
the upper town.
Charley Irish returned to Nenana
today from a brief visit to Fair-1
janks.
SOVIET THIRD DEGREE BAD
FEATURE OF IMPRISONMEN1
REVAL, Esthonia, ~ May 15—The
worst phase of imprisonment in
Moscow is not the possibility or pro
bability of execution but the daily
attempts made to wring confessions
from the prisoners, according to Dr.
Morris Zuker, a Brooklyn communist,
who arrived here recently after hav
ing served four months in the Rus
sian jails. Some of his experiences
and observations have previously
been made public. Zuker was given
a sentence of 60 years in New York
in 1019 for sedition, but was de
ported instead.
Speaking of the life of the prison
ers in the principal political prison
at Moscow, which is called the “O.
O. V.” he said, ‘‘the daily third de
gree to which prisoners are sub
jected if they are suspected of a
serious political crime is worse than
execution. These prisoners are tak
en every day, if their captors think
there is a chance of wringing a
confession from them, into the ques
tioning room. There, whether they
have anything to confess or not,
they are commanded to ‘reveal the
truth.’
“The commissar puts a revolver
to the prisoner’s head and commands
‘confess, or I'll shoot.’ The prisoner
waits for the shot. He never knows
whether it is coming or not.
“This process is often repeated
until the prisoner will confess
rather than undergo any further or
deals, in which case he is shot any
way.”
The mental condition of these
prisoners becomes such, Dr. Zuker
says, that they would prefer death.
The Brooklyn communist says that
he met in the various prisons of
Moscow a score of the radicals de
ported from America and that he
could well understand why the Bol
sheviki arrested them, for they were
chiefly anarchists who did not be
lieve in any government, “partieu;
larly in a government so dictatorial
as that maintained by the Bolshe
viki.”
Zukor says he found in prison al
so the president of the Turkestan
soviet republic, Mohammed Hadjiz,
General Alex Gerter, once command
er of the Russian Southwestern
front, eight members of the ex
ecutive committee of the right wing
of the Social Revolutionist party
three members of the executive com
mittee of the left wing of that
party, including MayoriefT, who was
commissar of agriculture in 1918
and also a former minister of ec
clesiastical affairs, M. Samaun.
Zuker described the summoning
of prisoners for execution in much
the same way as did Schwartz, the
San Francisco communist, who came
out of Russia some months ago. He
added that executions were going
on as late as March 27, and de
clared there had been no diminution
of the “red terror” in Russia.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the matter of the Estate of
Herman Nelson, deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Account
Notice is hereby given that John
E. Lund, the administrator of the
estate of Herman Nelson, deceased,
has rendered and presented for set
tlement, and filed in said Court, his
Final Account, of his administration
of said estate; and that Saturday,
the 9th. day of July, 1921, at 10
o’clock, a. m., at the Courtroom of
said court, at Nenana, Nenana pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, has been
duly appointed by the Probate Judge
of said Court, for the settlement of
said account, at which time and
place any person interested in sail
estate may appear and file excep
tions in writing to the said account,
and contest the same.
Dated this ninth day of May, 1921
JOHN E. LUND,
Administrator of the estate of
Herman Nelson, deceased.
Date of first publication May 10.
It is reported that one line of
the plant of the Valdez Packing
company will be operated this sea
son, employing local labor.
PLANS FOR CELEBRATION
TO BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT
The businessmen of Nenana and
others interested in the proper ob
servance of Independence Day are
invited to attend a public meeting
to be held at the Coliseum tonight,
immediately after the conclusion of
the show. The meeting has been
called by Mayor Joe O’Connor and
The X’ews has been requested to
urge everyone to be on hand in
order that no time may be lost in
making preparations for the cele
bration. There is much to be done
and the time available is limited.
The meeting tonight will be for
I the purpose of organizing the cele
j bration committee and discussing
the principal program features.
PIEROLA GETS SIX MONTHS
JOSE Pierola, wielder of the
knife in a cutting affray which oc
curred at Camp 310 several weeks
ago, was given a sentence of six
months by Judge David, of Anchor
ago. Pierola, who is a Mexican,
came over the “hump” after he
i had stabbed Charles Wagner, and
was picked up at Healy by Deputy
Marshal Bill Butler, and taken back
to the Southern division, where he
was turned over to Deputy Jake
Hepfinger.
In the Probate Court, Territory of
Alailca, Fourth Judicial Division,
Nenana Precinct.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Andrew Sidback, Deceased.
Notice of Settlement of Account
Notice is hereby given that Aug
ust Sandeen, the executor of the
estate of Andrew' Sidback, deceased,
has rendered and presented for set
tlement, and filed in said court, his
final account of his administration
of said estate; and that Saturday,
the 28th. day of May, 1921, at tw-o
o’clock, p. m., at the Courtroom of
said Court, at Nenana, Nenana Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, has been
duly appointed by the Probate Judge
of said Court, for the settlement of
said account, at which time and
place any person interested in said
estate may appear and file excep
tions in writing to the said account,
and contest the same.
Dated this 28th. day of Mar., 1921
AUGUST SANDEEN,
Executor of the estate of Andrew
Sidback, deceased.
CIRCLE
Hot Springs
Best of the known medicinal
springs in Alaska according to
U. 5. Geological Report, 1917
First Class Hotel Accommodations
Terms $3.50 per day
Including all bath privileges
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT 1917
Mineral analysis of water from 3 Hot Springs most used.
PARTS PER MILLION
Circle Tenakee
Silica (Si 02) . 82. 94.
Iron (Fe) . 1.3 1.0
Aluminum (Al) . 3.7 2.4
Calcium (Ca) . 29. 35.
Magnesium (Mg) . 2.1 2.8
Sodium (Na) . 248. 201.
Potassium (K) . 8.6 4.0
Carbonate radicle (CO 3) . .0 24.
Bicarbonate radicle (HCO 3) . 173. 26.
Sulphate radicle (04) . 98. 302.
Chloride radicle (Cl) . 252. 99.
Nitrate (NO 3) .... 0. 0.
Borate radicle (B4 07) . Present
Total dissolved solids at 180 0C . 816. 787.
Chena
77.
al.2
2.3
1.2
b94.
0.
118.
78.
26.
388.
Temperature (F) .. 134. 106.
Chemical character . Na-Cl Na-SO
a—E2 03 plus A12 03
b—Calculated
149.
Na-C3
Mail stage between Chatinika and
Circle, Alaska, connects with Cir
cle Hot Springs stage weekly in
winter; with mail stage from Cir
cle three times a month in summer
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ending May 31, 1921. Mention
letter advertised when you c” 11 for
same.
Mrs. E. A. Williams, •
Acting Postmaster 1
Gaston Barmore
Kenneth Dobbins
Meuter Ourlich
Iver Risdall
Arthur Olivier, son of Captain!'
Jules Olivier, of the steamer Tan
ana, arrived in town from Lignite
yesterday and left for Fairbanks
on the train this afternoon, to visit
his father.
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vhen the doctor told him he was
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