WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1920.
NO. 65
IRELAND CANNOT HAVE INDEPENDENCE
VILLA ORDERS EXECUTION^ OF CAMP FOLLOWERS
HEARST ISSUES CALL FOR REFORM PARTY CONVENTION
ELWELl MYSTERY
BAFFLES GOTHAM
PUCE SLEUTHS
NEW YORK, June 21.—Repre
sentatives of the local police depart
ment declare that the Elwell mur
der mystery is the most baffling of
any which the New York depart
ment "has ever undertaken to solve.
Clews are almost entirely lacking
and witnesses who might be able to
assist in solving the mystery have
disappeared from the city and can
not be located.
Elwell’s housekeeper gave the au
thorities some help when she in
formed the district attorney this
morning that she had removed a
woman’s slippers and boudoir cap
from the Elwell room when she dis
covered the body of Elwell. She
explained that she had hidden the
articles in the cellar, hoping thus
to protect the woman, of whose
identity she appeared to know prac
tically nothing, beyond the fact
that she was about 25 years of age
The police have also learned tha1
Elwell telephoned to a close frienc
early on the morning that he mel
his death, but this friend cannot be
located. The names of several prom
inent society women are being men
tioned in connection with the case
including a former princess.
The police have decided to hole
the housekeeper and Elwell’s chauf
feur as material witnesses, but the
examination of scores of sociall>
prominent friends of the dead mar
has thus far failed to yield a clew
Elwell was a prominent clubmar
and whist expert, and was founi
dead in his apartments a week ag>
last Friday. He was shot to death
and the absence of a weapon of anj
kind in the room points clearly tc
murder.
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LLOYD GEORGE SAYS IRELAND
MUST REMAIN BRITISH WARD
LONDON, June 21.—In a state
ment made to a delegation of rail
way workers. Premier David Lloyd
George declared on Saturday that
he would never consent to the inde
pendence of Ireland unless abso
lutely beaten to the ground. He
reminded the delegates that Presi
dent Lincoln had faced a million
casualties and five years of war
rather than acknowledge the inde
pendence of the Southern states,
and Britain, he said, would do the
same, if necessary, to retain Ireland
as part of the empire.
LONDONDERRY RIOTS.
LONDON, June 21.—Conditions
bordering: on civil war prevail in
Londonderry, according to reports
received in this city today. Severe
rioting is reported to have occurred
last night and this morning, but de
tails of the fighting are unobtain
able. One dispatch says that sev
j eral persons were killed this morn
! ing and that the authorities are
powerless. One fatality occurred
{last night.
SCENE OF STRIFE.
LONDONDERRY, June 21.—Seri
ous rioting-, which started last night
has resulted in a number of death
in this city and the authorities ap
pear unable to cope with the situa
tion, which is becoming more alarm
ing hourly: The shops and school
are closed today, houses are barri
caded, and the streets are deserted
except for those engaged in tht
disturbances, the riotehs including
unionists, striking dock workers and
Sinn Feiners.
The chief encounter thus far re
corded occurred on Bridge street,
where one of the Sinn Fein strong
holds is located. The Unionists
charged down Carlisle street and
fired a volley into the Sinn Fein
| headquarters, the Sinn Feiners
! promptly returning the fire. The
two factions then maneuvered be
tween the streets, keeping up a
! steady fire until ten o’clock last
| night, when troops with armored
icars broke up the fight temporarily.
The fighting was resumed this morn
ing and continued for two hours
1 before quiet was restored by the
: soldiers. The police are powerless.
VILLA EXECUTES
WOMEN IN SOUTH
IN FII OF FURY
MEXICO CITY, June 21.—The
Newspaper El Democrata is authori
ty for the statement that Francisco
j Villa recently ordered the execution
of 300 camp followers attached to
;the government forces. The paper
says it obtained its information from
| a wealthy merchant of Jiminez. A
, similar story also was printed by
El Excelsior, but without the source
of the information being made
known.
They Were Women.
j The unfortunate camp followers
'were encountered by a Villa cavalry
regiment between Parral and Jim
i inez and were ordered lined up for
review in order that it might be
! ascertained if there were any sol
diers among- them masquerading as
'women. As Villa rode in front of
the line of women, one of them dre •/
a revolver and fired twice at him,
: but missed.
I Being unable to learn which of
the women did the shooting, the
brigand leader ordered the entire
lot of them herded into a nearby
i
corral and shot to death.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., June 21.
j—Forty-eight loaded cars attached
to a Milwaukee freight train were
I burned, one of the trainmen killed
and the track and power wires dam
aged near here yesterday as the
result of the train running away.
After running about 17 miles at
i tremendous speed, the train jumped
ithe track and crashed into the pow
er wires, where it was destroyed
j quickly by fire. The runaway re
sulted from the electric locomotive
getting out of control.
In addition to the death of the
chief brakeman, two other trainmen
i were injured, and it is estimated
.that the property loss will run into
.hundreds of thousands.
JAPANESE MINERS KILLED
TOKIO, June 21.—Two hundred
miners employed in the Yubari coal
mine, near Sappora. on the island
of Yesso, have been entombed by
an explosion and it is believed that
i most of them have perished. The
! explosion, which was caused by fire
i damp, set tire to the mine and pre
sented rescue work which might
otherwise have been undertaken
I with success.
SEATTLE, Jane 21.—According
to figures made public, by W. T.
Lopp, chief of the Indian bureau
of the bureau of education, de
partment of the interior, who is in
charge of the Alaska census, the
populations of Alaska towns for
which returns have been compiled
are as follows: Anchorage 1,856,
Seward 652, Latouche 505, Valdez
466, Kodiak 370, Afognak 308, Sel
dovia 258, Katalla 84.
Superintendent Lopp is being as
sisted in checking returns by Ar
thur H. Miller, census chief of
Southwestern Alaska, whose terri
tory embraced 125,000 square miles,
which was covered during the
months of January and February,
with the assistance of a score of
enumerators.
The population of other Alaska
towns will be announced within the
next day or so.
CALIFORNIA LIMITED
HAS SERIOUS WRECK
LA JUNTA, June 21.—At least
two persons were killed and 40 in
jured yesterday when the California
Limited was wrecked near Rene,
Colorado. Doctors who were rushed
to the scene to render assistance
report that most of the injured
passengers will recover.
The steamer Carl White was in
port Saturday r.->ht, enroute from
Fairbanks to the upper Tolovana
river. John Mihalcik was a through
passenger. Several passengers left
the boat at Nenana.
CONVENTION WILL
STAND BY WILSON,
LEADERS ASSERT
SAX FRANCISCO, June 21
Members of the Democratic nation
al committee are authority . for the
statement that “whatever stand is
taken by the Democratic conven
tion on the League of Nations
question, it will be an endorsement
of the President’s course.”
I The resolutions committee, it is
claimed, will make clean-cut deci
sions on prohibition and the Irish
question and there will be no equivo
cation on suffrage and labor issues.
Shortly before the convention
there will be a conference of West
;ern governors and delegates for the
purpose of considering the further
reclamation of the Imperial valley,
mining problems, and the disposi
tion of oil and mineral lands.
CZECHS SELL SUGAR;
MAY RELIEVE STRAIN
PRAGUE, June 21.—The Czecho
slovak government has just com
pleted the sale of 15,500,000 pounds
! of spgar to the United States and
J negotiations are now in progress for
[the sale of a large additional
amount, said to approximate 17,
500,000 pounds.
Jake Henfinger, former Fairbanks
I barber, is now a deputy marshal,
■ with headquarters at Ta'keetna.
D. L. (“Doc”) McGinnis, former
Fairbanksan, has a dancing acade
my in Anchorage.
SUSITNA BRIDGE
15 NOW ENROUIE
! FROM GARY SHOP
GARY, Ind., June 21.—The sec
ond largest steel bridge span ever
produced here was shipped to the
Pacific coast last Thursday for re
shipment to Alaska, where it will
be erected at Susitna river crossing,
on the line of the Government rail
road. The span is 504 feet in
length and a score of cars were
necessary for its shipment across
the country.
Lieut.-Col. H. P. Warren, chief'
iof the supply division of the Alas
kan Engineering commission, gave
the directions for the shipment, and
a number of bridge experts front
all parts of the country were here
to inspect the big structure before
it left for the coast.
The bridge will be reassembled at
Susitna under the direction of ex
perts from the plant of the Ameri
can Bridge company.
SEATTLE, June 21.—The steam
ship Victoria has reported its safe
arrival at St. Michael with the first
;of the season’s freight for Seward
1 peninsula and upper Yukon river
points. The report states that con
ditions in the bay at the time of
the arrival of the vessel were bad
for discharging cargo.
| In the absence of advices from
the Elihu Thompson and the Cor
dova, it is believed that those two
. vessels are still icebound in Bering
sea.
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ANOTHER EAGLE BOAT
MAY COME TO ALASKA
BREMERTON, June 21.—Eagle
boat No. 57 is undergoing repairs
here preparatory to a detail to
| Alaska waters to assist Nos. 294 and
1310 in the protection of Alaska
Tishtraps.
HEARS! CALLS
REBEL PARTY LO
CHICAGO, June 21.—A call to
citizens to "assemble at a new Inde
pendence hall for the purpose of
framing a new declaration of po
litical independence" has been is
sued by William Randolph Hearst.
The call says that the Republican
party has "straddled on almost ev
erything,” and the Democratic pat
ty offers "no refuge for independent
American citizens." The call de
clares further that there is no
choice left but to form a third
party.
Hearst praises Senator Johnson
as a “safe and sane progressive."
THE DEMOCRATS.
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo., June
21. — According to announcement
made today by Judge Emil Rosen
berger, delegate from the Ninth
Missouri district, Congressman
Champ Clark will be placed in nom
ination for the presidency at the
San Francisco convention. Thu
judge says that if Clark's name s
not proposed earlier, he will nomi
nate him when the rollcali reaches
Missouri. Thus far, Clark has re
fused to enter the race formally.
COX NOT AMBITIOUS.
DAYTON, O., June 21.—Gover
nor Cox declares that he is not a
candidate for the nomination as
vice-president.
NO VACATION.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21.
Senator Harding has announced that
he will not take a vacation before
the commencement of his campaign.
Ho explains that it is his intention
to remain here for the purpose of
holding further conferences with
Republican leaders.
BRYAN TO RESCUE.
FARGO, .June 21.—William Jen
nings Bryan, "ho is in this city
enroute to the Pacific coast, de
clares that the "wet governor” of
New Jersey will never be the can
didate of the Democratic party for
the presidency. He has also brand
ed Governor Cox and Senator Hitch
cock as “wets.” Bryan says he is
taking a dry plank and a “prison
|term for profiteers” plank to San
Francisco vvith him.
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KNUD RASMUSSEN WILL
INVADE ARCTIC REGION
COPENHAGEN, June 21.—Knud
| Rasmlissen, the explorer, and Peter
■ Frenchen, his cartographer, are or
ganizing an expedition to visit th<
northernmost Eskimos.’ They will
■take provisions for five years and
may be gone seven years.
SEATTLE DOG DEALER
IS HELD FOR MURDER
SEATTLE, June 21.—C. Davis, a
local dealer in dogs, shot and killed
Peter Angel, butter-cutter, here yes
terday, during a quarrel over the
ownership of a dog. Angel leaves
a widow and six children. Davis is
being held on a charge of murder.