WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANADAILY NEWS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1920
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NO. 259
EXCHANGE SLUMP STOPS COTTON SALES
PETROGRAD POPULA TION IS DWINDLING RAPIDLY
PALMER TELLS SOLONS FIRM STAND REDS’ DEATHBLOW
RIGGS 111 ASK
SHIMS FOR LAW
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4.—
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., who
has just arrived here from the North
to back up recommendations which
he outlined in his annual report to
the secretary of the interior, says |
that it is his intention to ask Con
gress for a new fisheries law for
Alaska whicK will provide for the
limitation of catches and prohibit
river fishing altogether, as a means
of preventing the extinction of sal
man, which are rapidly disappearing
from many Northern streams.
The Governor also says that he
will ask the national lawmakers to
provide Alaska with a constabulary
to curb the activities of radicals,
who threaten the demoralization of
Northern industry. Alaska, he says,
is becoming the headquarters of the
radical element.
DESCENDANTS OF JAPS
SIT ON AMERICAN JURY
HONOLULU, T. H. — American
citizens of Japanese descent were
selected here the other day to serve
on a trial jury. This, according to
officials, is believed to be the first
instance of its kind in the history
of American courts.
The follow-ing are the four men
selected: Y. C. Yamashiro, clerk;
Asaichi Horibe, bank clerk: Nobu
toshi Hasegawa, dentist’s assistant;
H. Arube, clerk.
Mike Yakivich left Fairbanks this
week with eight passengers for
Chena hot springs. A number of
those making the trip are going to
the springs for the benefit of their
health, and others for a pleasure
outing.
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ENGLAND WILLING !
10 ACCEPT LODGE !
| NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—In a let-!
; ter published in London recently,;
i Earl Grey makes the statement that ■
I it is by no means certain that Eng- '■
; land will reject the treaty reserva
tions proposed by Senator Lodge.
The letter comes as a surprise to
: those Democrats who have been op
posing the reservations on the
.ground that England would refuse
[ to agree to them. And it is be
: lieved that the statement of Earl
Grey will strengthen the Republi
cans in their determination to pre
tvent the ratification of the treatv
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until their reservations have been
| accepted by the Democratic sena •
tors.
CORDOVA.—Radicals are barred
and the law and order element rules
with a firm hand in the Eskimo
village of Noatak, north of Kotzebue
sound and within the Arctic circle,
according to the annual report of
James H. Maguire, teacher of 'the
village school, recently forwarded to
the bureau of education.
Early in November, the village
native electorate held a reorganiza
tion meeting, Mr. Maguire said.
Seven men were chosen to conduct
and adjust native affairs, differ
ences and disputes, and "again af
firm that a village without a gov
erning council is not progressive.’’
The council met at stated periods,
listening to suggestions of their con
stituents, and putting into effect
measures for village improvement.
Dogs were chained to prevent
jthem from chewing sled lashings,
inferior dogs were destroyed, and
measures taken to insure the pro
tection of property. Old people
were urged to make wills, to avoid
disagreements among their relatives
'after death, and young men were
sent into the timber land to secure
'fuel for old women and for fami
lies whose adult members were on.
I the trapping grounds. Examinations
j of flues and chimneys were made to
; avoid the possibility of fire. And
I now attempts are being made to!
! cultivate the soil.
! From their wandering propensi- j
(ties, the Noataks have acquired the!
| name of “Arabs of the North,” Mr. j
Maguire said. The adults spend
little time at the village, making I
long trips to the sealing or trapping!
grounds. i
MEW YORK, Feb. 4.—The con
tinued decline in the value of the
English pound sterling as a medium
of exchange in foreign trading has •
caused general alarm in British •
financial circles and there is the
danger that many large manufac- i
turing concerns, dependent upon
American raw materials, will be
compelled to suspend operations un- j
til more satisfactory exchange con-.
ditions are restored.
There was a slump of 15 cents
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in the value of the pound in today’s ;
trading, the closing quotation being
$3.19, which is $1.67 under nor
mal pre-war value.
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There also has been a sharp do- j
preciation in the exchange value of!
Canadian currency since yesterday, i
checks being- discounted todav at IT
t
percent.
IMPORTS CEASE.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 4.—The de- j
preciation of British exchange has
virtually stopped the importation of
cotton, the financing of purchases at
existing high prices having become
extremely difficult.
Manufacturers and the trade gen
erally are appealing for relief from
the unusual conditions, which many :
regard as threatening to the British )
financial structure.
DRIVE SUCCEEDING
PALMER DECLARES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4—.
In a statement made, before the:
house judiciary committee today, At- j
torney-General A. Mitchell Palmer
informed the lawmakers that condi
tions throughout the country are
much improved as a result of the
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nation-wide arrests of radicals, the
deportation of many of them and
the vigorous enforcement of exist-!
ing laws relating to radicalism.
The firm stand taken by the Gov-;
ernment Palmer says, is equivalent
to serving notice that America in-,
tends to keep order, and has already j
resulted in checking radical activi
ties throughout the country.
Palmer said that it is the inten
tion of his department to continue
its campaign until radicalism is j
stamped out completely, and thence
forward to maintain a close watch
on conditions to prevent a recur-!
renee of radicalism.
PETROGRAD FACING
GRAVE CONDITIONS
LONDON, Feb. 4.—Famine, ex- i
treme cold, disease, and robbery are
combining to make the city of Pe- ’
trograd uninhabitable, according to
a statement of the president of the
Russian Red Cross society, who re
ports that conditions in the former
Russian capital have reached an
acute stage.
Food supplies, the report states, j
are extremely limited and prices
prohibitive, with the result that
suffering among the people is in
tense. The extreme cold has been
intensified by a shortage of fuel,1
compelling many residents to desert
the city to escape death by freezing.
These conditions, the report con
tinues, have resulted in the spread
of disease and the death of many
hundreds of people, chiefly women
and children. And as a crowning
feature of the unfortunate situa
tion, the city is overrun by rob
bers, who do not hesitate to kill in
their lust for gold and other valu
ables, including food supplies of all
kinds.
Conditions are chaotic and the
city is rapidly becoming deserted.
KELLUMS SELL HOME
ON UPPER A STREET
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kellum have
disposed of their home on upper A
street and Mr. Kellum is planning
to leave for the coast at an early
date, to look over conditions at;
Hyder and other towns along the
Alaska coast.
The new owner of the home is
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Alfred Linder, who will take pos
session on March first.
World War veterans of the Fair
banks district are planning the or
ganization of a post of the Ameri
can Legion, to replace the post of
World War veterans.
NORTHERNER SHOOTS
HIMSELF IN STATES
Harry Monroe, well-known oldtim
er of Iditarod and Kuskokwim, com
mitted suicide in the Ferry building
in San Francisco on Friday, ac-1
cording to information received in
Farbanks early this week. A re
volver was used.
Tom Aitken has been appointed '
administrator.
—
J. B. Schoser, oldtimer of Fox,
has moved into Fairbanks with his
family and xfcll reside there per
manently. They have taken the Tom
McGowan residence on Third ave
nue.
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PEACE DELEGATE
REFUSES TO SEND
LIST TO BERLIN
PARTS, Feb. 4.—Kurt von hers- j
ner, head of the German peace i
delegation, tendered his resignation '
today, explaining that he would
ra.ther give up his post than com
ply with the Allied demand for the
extradition of Germans wanted for
trial. A list of those wanted by
the Allies was handed to the-chief
delegate, with a demand that tho^
named be delivered into the hands
of the Allies.
Von Lersner told Millerand that
tno German official would be instru
mental in helping the Allies realize
their demand for extradition.
It has not been announced by th?
Allies uhat further action they plan
to take in the matter, but it is un
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derstood they will resort to force if.
necessary to bring the German of
fenders to trial.
TEXCHOWFU, Shantung, China.
— Bands of kidnapers recently have
caused much alarm in this district.
Operatin.it in groups of from 30 to
50. they have carried away and held
for ransom wealthy Chinese, for
whose release they have obtained
as much as $50,000 in some cases.
Ten citizens were kidnaped in one
month recently. Promises to pay
ransoms have been exacted by tor
ture. Troops have tried to capture
the bandits, but have failed. It is
believed the kidnapers come from
Dalny, crossing the Gulf of Pechili
in boats, in which they escape with
their captives.
MARSHAL ANNOUNCES
HE IS UP FOR SEAT
United States Marshal L. T. Er- •
win, who is now in Seattle on his
way to Washington, wired to Fair-,
banks yesterday announcing himself
a candidate for delegate to the
Democratic national convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Aitken were
outgoing passengers on this morn
ing’s train, headed for the Kan
tishna. They will leave the train
at Kantishna station and hit the
trail at that point, traveling with
a dog team across country to the
diggings.
The Alaskan Engineering commis- j
sion is trying to get a crew of men ^
together to resume operations at the
Banks sawmill, on Goldstream.
PLACE 10 STAY
Writing from his old home at
Azusa, California, Dr. H. J. McCal
lum, former oldtime physician of
Fairbanks, says that the scarcity of
Alaskans in that part of the state
makes him lonesome for the North.
It was not so bad when he first ar
rived in the States, for he was on
the go much of the time, and fie
met so many oldtimers in Seattle
and San Francisco that he felt quite
at home in those cities. But the
quiet life in the old home town,
without a sight of a t'imiliar Aba
kan face, is getting on his nerves.
He found considerable sickness
among his relatives in Azusa.
“Wherever I went,” the letter
[says, “I suffered from cold. Thi
has been the coldest winter in
years. The orange growers here
are suffering some losses from frost,
and if it were not for the oil pots
which they burn at night, they
,\vou!d have some small crops to
dispose of.
j “The country is beautiful, but
taking everything into Consideration,
Alaska is as good a place as any,
and most people might as well stay
[there. After the railroad is built
and things get normal, 1 believe
they will be more contented.”
In conclusion, the doctor says that
his plans are uncertain and that he
does not know when he will start
back.
The letter was written to All
Ekeland, of the Portland.
COSTUMES DISAPPEAR;
PRODUCTION DELAYED
EISENACH, (iermany. The run
of “Parsifal” at the Eisenach City
theater was -adly handicapped re
cently when it was discovered that
the costumes tor the play had been
stolen and could not be replaced.
All efforts to trace the thief b'#
means of the historic costumes
failed, and the play was -about t->
be postponed, when the theater man
ager strolled through the house, and
discovered the wardrobe mistress
dressed up like a peacock, with some
of the stolen finery. Her husband
was arrested and all the stolen cos
tumes were recovered, somewhat the
worse for wear.
Ole Jacobson, of the Middle Fork
roadhouse, will leave the end of
steel for Talkeetna after the arrival
of the train on Saturday and will
have accommodations for two pass
engers and some baggage. He has
a fast dog team and expects to
make a quick trip to the coast end
of steel.
As reported by the government *
observation station. Nenana R
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Wednesday, February 4. *
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