WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1920
NO. 131
SURVEY SHOWS LIVING COSTS SOARING
WASHINGTON PRIMARY ELECTIONS HELD TODAY
TIME HAS COME TO TAKE RESTRINT OFF ALASKA COX
WASHINGTON HAS
ELECTION TODAY;
INTEREST GREAT
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—With a reg
istration of more than 300,000 in
this state, primary day opened fair
and with interest keen, owing to the
large number of candidates seeking
nominations for various posts. Par
ty leaders predict an unusually heavy
vote.
There are a large number of can
didates entered on the Republican
ticket for important state offices and
there is keen rivalry between can
didates for gubernatorial and sena
torial honors. The big light of the
day is between William Inglis, for
mer National Guard commander, who
is opposing Senator Wesley L. Jones
for the Republican nomination for
senator. Georg.e Cotterill, former
mayor of this city, is unopposed for
the Democratic nomination.
There are seven Republican and
four Democratic candidates for gov
ernor, and Republican contests in
three of the five congressional dis
tricts.
The Farmer-Labor party is hold
ing a convention here today for the
purpose of either endorsing candi
dates named at the primaries or
naming regular candidates to repre
sent the hyphenated party at the
polls next month. The Prohibition
ists are holding a convention at Ta
coma for the same purpose.
TRAINMEN AT MARION
WILL BACK HARDING
MARION, Ohio, Sept. 14.—A del
egation of railway employes living
in this vicinity marched to the Har
ding residence yesterday and there
staged a demonstration of allegiance
to the Republican nominee, at the
same time proclaiming their disa
greement with labor leaders oppos
ing Harding because of his support
of the Esch-Cummins railroad act.
The delegation presented a resolu
tion to Harding declaring their visit
to be in the nature of a protest
against the misrepresentation of his
attitude toward railroad labor.
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Jacobs, Reliance, Tanana and Lou
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Pelican, up Birches, 7:30 a. m.
Washburn, enroute to Dikeman,
arrived at Holy Cross 1 p. m., 13th.
Davis, up Holy Cross, 4:15 a. m.,
12 th.
Kotlik, down Holy Cross, 1:30 p.
m., 13th.
Seattle No. 3, up Holy Cross, 1:30
p. m., 13th.
Quickstep up McGrath for Nixon
Fork, 10 a. m., 13th.
Alaska, up Circle, 3:15 p. m., 13th.
Yukon, up Hot Springs, 1:15 a. m.
Carl White, in Kantishna river.
Flying Cloud, at Chena.
Pioneer, at Fairbanks.
Victoria expects to leave Seattle
for Nome, last trip, Sept. 23; re
turn last outward voyage fro.. Nome
Oct. 15.
INDUSTRIAL BOARD REPORTS
FINDINGS OF PRICE INQUIRY
HARDING SAYS 1). S.
MUST SUPPORT WEST
MARION, Ohio, Sept. 14.—Ad
dressing a delegation of Californi
ans here today, Senator Harding de
clared that the nation must stand
behind the people of the Pacific
coast and relieve them of the diffi
culties resulting from immigration.
The nation, he said, must see that
only such aliens are admitted as can
be assimilated and imbued with Am
ericanism.
The dangers of racial conflict
must be recognized, he said, and
provision made to reduce them to a
minimum. He suggested that such
steps be taken without offensive "re
flection on any race and ®^hout
raising the question of inequality.
COMING WEST.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Chairman
Will Hays has announced that Sen
ator Harding may visit the Pacific
coast late this month, with speeches
probably in Spokane, Seattle, Port
land, and other Western cities. The
senator also is scheduled to make
four or five speeches in the East
late in October.
Hays says there will be no “barn
storming” in connection with the
projected trip, and absolutely no
change in the plans as announced a
month ago. Regarding the W7estern
trip, Hays said he did not believe
Harding would enter all the states
where senatorial contests are to be
held. It is even possible, he said,
that Harding will hot visit either
Washington or California, both of
which states are regarded as Re
publican strongholds and do not re
quire the presence of the presiden
tial candidate.
PALMER SAYS CASES
WILL GET ATTENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 14 —
Attorney General Palmer, replying
to labor leaders who have requested
amnesty for political prisoners, says
that the Government will continue j
its policy of considering all such
cases individually.
TROLLEY CARS CRASH;
30 PASSENGERS HURT
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Another ^
serious accident occurred on the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Saturday
afternoon, when two loaded trolley
cars collided when going at a high
rate of speed. Thirty passengers
were injured, some of them serious
ly, and the cars were badly smashed.
Most of the passengers were base
ball fans, the accident having oc
curred during the rush of traffic to
the ball park.
The accident is attributed to in
experience on the part of the em
ployes of the tractior company, the
regular employes still being out on
strike.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Reports
of a survey of the cost of living,
which have just been published by1
' the National Industrial Conference
board, show that the increase in liv
ing costs during the six-year period
ended July 31 was 104.5 percent.
It is shown further that the in
crease last year was 19 percent, and
a percent from March to June, this
year.
Food prices have increased 119
percent during the six-year period;
shelter, 58 percent; clothing, 166
percent; fuel, heat and light, 66
percent; sundries, 86 percent; sugar,
382 percent; potatoes, 164 percent.
SUGAR PRICE DROPS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14.—-Lo
cal jobbers have announced a re
duction in the selling price of re
fined sugar, the new quotation being
115 cents per pound. On that basis,
the retail price should be 18 cents
per pound, plus freight charges to i
the point of sale.
NO BAR TO BIRTHS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14—In spite
of the high cost of living, shortage
of housing facilities and scarcity of
domestic servants, the actual birth
rate in New York is going up rapid
ly, according to statistics just issued
by the city health authorities.
The figures show that the birth
rate per thousand for the first seven
months of 1920 was 22.34, against
the rate of 21.90 in the same period
last year.
While the birth rate is on the in
crease, the health department statis
tics show that the death rate of
children in the city is on the de
cline. The rate of infant mortality
for the past year on each 1,000
births was 83, while the preceding
years show a much higher figure.
The decline in the death rate is j
attributed by the authorities to bet-<
ter sanitary conditions and to health
ful living.
MAINE REPUBLICAN
BY BIG PLURALITY
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 14.—With
the eyes of the nation upon them,
watching for traditional indications
of the political sentiment of the
country, the men and women voters
of the state of Maine gave the Re
publican ticket an overwhelming plu-1
rality at yesterday’s election, at
which were chosen state and county
officers, members of the state legis
j lature, and representatives in Con
gress. The total vote was larger,
by more than 55,000, than the high
est ever previously cast in the state
Frederick H. Parkhurst, Republican,
of Bangor, was elected governor by
a margin of 65,000 over Bertrand
G. Mclntire, of Norway, the plurali- J
ty of Parkhurst being 17,000 more
than the largest ever obtained by a
gubernatorial candidate in the his
tory of the state.
Four Republican congressmen
were elected with overwhelming plu
ralities, and every member of the
state senate will be Republican as
a result of the election. With a
membership of 151, the state house
of representatives will have only 13
Democrats.
CLUBS GIVE WARNING;
BAN BAD ADVERTISING
TACOMA, Sept. 14.—The execu
tive committee of the Pacific Coast
Association of Advertising Clubs has
adopted resolutions warning the pub
lic against all forms of questionable
advertising, including all forms of
industrial securities and promotion
schemes in which the element of
chance is obvious enough to impair
public confidence in legitimate ad
vertising.
AMERICAN JUNKETERS
ARE HOMEWARD BOUND
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 14.—The Am
erican congressional party, which has
been visiting the Orient, sailed for
San Francisco today, returning via
Honolulu.
JACK JOHNSON MUST
SERVE YEAR IN JAIL
CHICAGO, Sept. 14. — Federal
Judge Carpenter has sentenced Jack
Johnson to serve a year and a day
in the federal penitentiary at Leav
enworth for his violation of the
white slave act.
AD SANTEL DEFEATED
IN UNOFFICIAL BOUT
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14.—Ad
Santel, light heavyweight champion
wrestler, whp has been throwing all
comers here during the past several
months, was defeated last night by
Jim Londos, the champion going
down in two of the three falls. The
match, however, was not a cham
pionship affair.
ATHLETES MAKE KICK;
SAY TREATMENT ROUGH
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Ameri
can athletes who participated in the
Olympic games are making vigorous
complaint against the members of
the United States Olympic commit
tee, declaring that the team was the
victim of gross neglect at Antwerp
at the hands of the committee.
Upon their arrival here on Saturday
from Europe, the athletes made for
mal charges and asked for the dis
missal of the committee.
A portable moving picture outfit
recently visited Hyder, giving that
town its first screen entertainment.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—W. J. Jor
dan, assistant supervising prohibi
tion director, who has just returned
to this city from an inspection trip
to the North, declares that liquor s
being run, almost without opposi
tion, from British Columbia into
Alaska.
Jordan intimates that a large
force of special agents will be sent
to the border country to put a stop
to the illegal Jraffie.
ADMIN 1ST RATION BAD,
t-gftlS G. O. P. NOMINEE
MARION, Ohio, Sept. 14.—-In
speech made here on Saturday, Sen-1
ator Harding attacked the adminis
tration, charging it with reckless,!
inefficient conduct of the nation’s
business affairs. The Democrats, he j
declared, through duplicity or mis
understanding, would have the Unit
ed States surrender the Monroe Doc
trine by becoming a member of the
League of Nations.
VOLSTEAD AND KVALE
ARE OUT OF RUNNING;
ST. PAUL, Sept. 14.—The Min-j
nesota state supreme court has af-1
firmed the disqualification of Rev.
O. J. Kvale as Republican nominee
for Congress from the Seventh Min
nesota district. The court also has
eliminated Congressman Volstead,
who was declared by the district
court to have been nominated overj
Kvale. I
STEAMER YUKON WILL
BE HERE IN MORNING !
The steamer Yukon, which is now
enroute from Dawson, is scheduled
to reach Nenana at an early hour
tomorrow morning, probably before
five o’clock.
The steamer passed Hot Springs
shortly after midnight last night.
BASEBALL STANDINGS.
AMERICANS— Won. Lost.
Cleveland . 82 50
Chicago .84 52
New York .84 53
St. Louis .64 66
Boston .63 72
Washington .59 69
Detroit .52 81
Philadelphia .44 89
NATIONALS— Won. Lost.
Brooklyn- .78 57
Cincinnati .74 55
New York .74 59
Pittsburg .69 62
Chicago .^.67 67
£5t. Louis . 62 71
Boston .51 75
Philadelphia .52 81
Vonana, tlia O ta-way to KcXinlay
Vattuaal Park.
10 FODOE AHEAD
PORTLAND, Sept. 14. — "The
time has come to take the restraints
off Alaska so as to permit the de
velopment of the resources of that
Territory,” declared Governor Cox
m ail address made in this city yes
terday noon. "This should be done,”
he explained, "under government
supervision and in a way which will
guarantee benefits to the domain
and to the American public, and
insure forever against the capitaliza
tion of any portion of Alaska's re
sources by selfish and sinister in
terests. Jt is appalling to think that
the population of Alaska has de
creased in the face of the construc
tion of the Government railroad.
There is something radically wrong
with our treatment of the Territory.
This must be remedied. I am not
sure bnt the public domain of
j Alaska offerrf the means, in some
measure, of enabling the Govem
I ment to pay its debt to American
soldiers.
“No plan of development should
be undertaken haphazard. Log
rolling methods of securing regula
tions are no longer to be condoned.
A readjustment of affairs must con
template a readjustment at the
head.”
Governor Cox urged the develop
ment of the Territory, and was
heartily applauded when he declared
that “the strait-jacket should be re
moved from Alaska.”
SIXTY THOUSAIND ARE
HOMELESS IN ITALY
FLORENCE, Sept. 14. — Official
reports received in this city from
the earthquake zone show that 60,
000 persops were rendered homeless
by the recent disturbances.
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Miss Nunevillar, who recently re
signed from the nursing staff at the
Government hospital and left for
the Outside, is enroute back to In
terior Alaska, her destination being
Tanana, where she will visit with
Miss Mabel H. Pick.
J. Bitsoff came down from Fair
banks yesterday on the gascar.
Alex Simson returned to Fair
banks yesterday after a brief visit
in Nepana.
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