WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1920.
NO. 284
SEATTLE CLERK MURDERED BY BANDITS
STATE SPRINGS SURPRISE AT MONTESANO TRIAL
LLOYD GEORGE WILL ADVOCATE SALE TO AMERICANS
EXCHANGE JUMPS
ON GOLD PROMISE
Ml OVER SEAS
LONDON, March 5.—There was a
sharp rise in exchange to $3.60 to- J
day, following the receipt of in-'
formation from New York to the
effect that large shipments of gold
are shortly to be made from Eng
land to the American metropolic.
HELPING CANADA.
NEW YORK. March 5.—Arrange
ments have been made for the ship
ment of three million dollars in
gold to Canada for the purpose of
stabilizing exchange. This amount,
it is understood, is to go forward
immediately, and is to be followed
by more within a short time.
SENATOR JOHNSON
JOLTED IN WRECK
SIOUX FALLS, March 5.—Sena
tor Hiram Johnson, who is cam
paigning in South Dakota, was
caught in a train -wreck today as a
result of a collision between a Chi
cago & Northwestern train and the
Great Northern train on which John
son was a passenger. The accident
occurred at a point 30 miles north
of this city.
Considerable damage resulted from
the collision, but none of the pass
engers was injured.
AUSTRIAN CHILDREN
WINTERINC IN ITALY
VIENNA.—Ten thousand Austri
an children are now going to Italy
as guests of various municipalities.
They will remain for the rest of
the winter. Many thousands more
are in Switzerland, Germany, Hol
land and the Scandinavian countries.
PHILADELPHIA MAKES
FINAL SETTLEMENT
—
PHILADELPHIA. — Payment for
building the Philadelphia city hall
has just been completed, although
construction was started in 1872. t
The cost was $26,000,000.
The city hall was built by a pub
lic building commission, authorized
SEATTLE OUTLAWS
SHOOT AERO CLERK
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SEATTLE, March 5.—The body
of Walter Arthur Bagnall of this
city was found concealed in a thick
woods between Kent and Des Moines
this afternoon by two surveyors who
were working in that vicinity. An
examination^ of the body showed a!
bullet wound in the head, and it is
the opinion of Coroner Tiffin that
the young man was murdered.
Bagnall. a youth of 21 years, was
employed as a clerk in the office of
by the legislature in 1870. A four
mill tax was levied on all taxpayers
in each of the following six years.
At that time, however, the city did
not have the power of lien for
taxes, and as a result part of the
building taxes remained delinquent.
10 CUT EXPENSE
RICHMOND, Ya., March 5.—Offi
cials of the Southern railway are
authority for the statement that the
company has under consideration
plans for a general curtailment of
expense in connection with the op
eration of the system. The curtail
ment will include a considerable re
duction in forces and it is under
stood that all department will feel
the ax.
The first cut already has taken
place in the release of 140 shopmen
here, the men having been informed
that their services are no longer re
quired. Three hundred also have
been laid off at Knoxville, and fur
ther cuts are expected within the
next few days.
SEATTLE 10 FORM
LEAGUE FOR HERB
SEATTLE, March 5.—Plans are
being formulated for the organiza
tion of a Hoover league here dur
ing the coming week. The prelim
inary meeting has been called by
Herman Ross and there are assur
ances that the movement will be
very largely supported.
A special to the Post-Intelligencer
says that former United States Sen
ator Clapp has endorsed the can
didacy of Senator Poindexter for
the presidency.
BERRY FUNERAL SUNDAY
UNDER LODGE AUSPICES
The funeral of the late Mrs. Hen
ry Berry, who died at rhe Govern
ment hospital in Xenana on Sunday,
will be held in Fairbanks on Sun- j
day afternoon, under the joint aus-j
pices of the Eastern Star, Rebekahs
and Pioneer Women. The services
will take place at Masonic temple. \
a local aero company. He received
his pay check on Monday morning
and left the office at noon to deposit
the $60 to his credit in a downtown
bank. He did not return and a
search for him. which was insti- j
tuted by the police, failed to find
any trace of him. The missing man ,
left a half-finished letter in his type-.
writer, indicating that he intended,
to return to the office without de- j
lay. Bagnall was formerly a sailor, j
DAMAGING LETTER
WEAKENS DEFENSE
MONTESANO, March 5. — The;
most dramatic incident of the Cen-!
tralia murder trial, now in progress j
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in this city, occurred today when
the prosecution introduced a letter j
written by T. E. Edmonds, Presby- •
terian minister, in which the writer,
who was employed by the defense1
to investigate the Armistice day i
shooting, virtually admits that he
was unable to find any evidence |
connecting Grimm with the alleged
raid on the wobbly hall.
The letter was read by Prosecu
tor Abel While Edmonds was on the
stand as a witness for the defense.;
and came as a surprise to the de- j
fense, the possession of it by the
prosecution not having been known j
by Attorney Vandeveer. The letter;
was admitted as part of the record, j
after Edmonds had admitted having
written it. Abel said that he ob
tained the letter several weeks ago
and had been holding it until Ed
; monds appeared on the witness
stand.
The letter, which was addressed
to Attorney Vandeveer, suggested
that the wobbly defense be based
on the famous John Brown case,
and argued that the Western law of
reaching for a gun should apply.
After Edmonds had admitted writ
ing the letter, Abel asked him if
he meant that Grimm was reaching
for a gun when he was shot, to
which the witness replied that he
was merely trying to convey what
SEATTLE LAWMAKERS
SEATTLE, March. 5.—King coun-1
ty members of the state legislature
are planning a meeting for the pur '1
pose of discussing the duration of)
the forthcoming special session of ‘
the lawmaking body. Those at the j
head of the movement are in favor1
of limiting the session to the busi-:
ness included in the call and will
oppose the consideration of any ad-:
ditional questions. They want a
quick session.
It is believed that the old officers;
of tihe legislature will retain their1
positions, including Fred Adams, of:
Spokane, who was speaker during'
the last session, and Dr. P. H. Car-1
lyon, of Olympia, who was presi-:
dent of the senate.
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ENGLAND IS RENEWING
FIGHT AGAINST RATS
LOXDOX.—The people of the
United Kingdom, young and old,
have embarked on another vigorous;
campaign against rats with the be
ginning of the new year, under the
provisions of the Rats and Mice act. j
This law compels the occupants of *
land to keep their premises free of
these rodents, a penalty of £5 being I
provided for failure to do so. The,
law applies also to ships in port. j
Kenan*. tb« Ottmj to VcXinloy
Xatloaal Vark.
a former sen-ice man had told him.
Judge Wilson has rendered an
other ruling to the effect that the
defense has failed to show an overt
act on the part of Grimm, or a
plot against the wobbly hall. The
evidence thus far introduced, the
judge said, has fallen far short of
showing such a conspiracy. During
the arguments, Vandeveeer declared
that persons defending property
have a right to shoot at attackers
and also at members of the attack
ing party or assemblage.
John Patterson, of Centralia. was
another witness called by the de
fense today. He testified that he
saw the body of McElfresh carried
from the doorway of the wobbly
hall, which is a contradiction of the
evidence introduced by the state,
witnesses for the prosecution having
sworn that McElfresh was slain at a
considerable distance from the hall.
Patterson also said he had heard the
door of the hall broken in, and then
shots.
Mr. A. Martina said she viewed
the parade from Tower avenue, and
the head of the Centralia contingent,
was not in sight when the shooting
started. The witness admitted that
her husband, who is a coal miner,
was on strike on Armistice day. The
testimony of Mrs. Martina was cor
roborated by her two daughters.
It is expected that the defense
will close tonight and that a recess;
of a week will be declared for the'
preparation of the arguments. j
SAYS YAKIMA Mi
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SEATTLE, March 5.—Mrs. .lack '
Dempsey, wife of the champion, who j
is in this city enroutc from her
mother’s home in Yakim to Tia
luana to take in the races, de-1
dares that Yakima is the slowest!
olace she ever visited.
Mrs. Dempsey will be a witness.
it the trial of her husband when he .
s arraigned on the charge of evad
ng the draft. She says she can’t ‘
land Jack much as ^ husband and
:ells of having: blacked his eye once
in play.
EDDIE SHANNON WINS
DECISION OVER BAIRD
TACOMA, March 5.—Eddie Shan-j
ion of San Francisco, who claims
the coast lightweight title, was given ■
i decision here last night at the |
conclusion of a meeting with Lieut.
Earl Baird of Seattle. The Seattle
nan was outweighed.
£OSSlPERS IN STATES
ARE GIVING MARY HERS
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5—
Mary Pickford, who arrived here
yesterday from Nevada, where she
vas granted a divorce from Owen
Moore, left for Los Angeles today.
During her brief stay here she de
fined to discuss personal matters
in connection with her separation.
Mary’s name was mentioned prom
inently in connection with the di
vorce proceedings which were insti
tuted some time ago by Mrs. Doug
las Fairbanks.
OVER SPREAD OF
BOLSHEVIK ROLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.
—Information received by the state
department indicates that the Jap
anese government is much concern
ed over the eastward spread of
Bolshevism. Dispatches from Tokio
indicate that the government is de
sirous of creating a buffer state be
tween Japan and Soviet Russia as
a means of confining Bolshevism to
Russian territory.
TO WITHDRAW FORCES.
HONOLULU. Marc h-l.—Advices
received in this city from Tokio
state that Japan has decided to
withdraw Japanese troops from Si
beria, in line with the American
policy. Japanese troops, it is state J,
will begin leaving Siberia on March
20th.
DRINK IS DECREASING
IN GREAT BRITAIN NOW
LONDON'.—Great Britain’:* drink
bill for 1918 is estimated to have
reached the record figure of i-259,
000,000. yet statistics just issued
show a decrease in consumption and
an increase in sobriety.
In 1905 the convictions for drunk
enness in England and Wales to
taled 207,171; in 1910 they were
161,407, and in 1914 they numbered
188,877. but from then onward the
convictions dropped sharply to 185.
Sll in 1915; MJVf f- v*16; 46,410
in 1917, and 29,075 in 1918.
The number of public-houses has
also decreased from 103,341 in 1895
to 84,644 in 1919.
Kir^t and second class mail reach
ed Nenana today from Fairbanks.
Part of the first class matter ar
river in the upper town last evening
from the coast.
Slim Packard, oldtime Fairbanks
an, writes that he reached San hYan
cisco recently from the «Kast and is
thinking of coming up to the Alaska
coast.
PREMIER WILL URGE
SALE OF WEST INDIES
LONDON', March 5.—Announce
ment is made here today that it is
the intention of Premier Lloyd
George to appear before the house
of commons on Monday for the pur
pose of discussing a proposal to
transfer the British West Indies to
the United States as partial pay
ment of England’s war debt to
America.
The plan of sale will be presented .
OLDIIMERS MAKE
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MERRY AI DANCE
SEATTLE, March 5.—The first
annual dance of Seattle lodge of the
Yukon Order of Pioneers, whicn
took place in this city last night
as one feature of the lodge's cam
paign to stimulate membership, was
one of the most largely attended
Northern affairs ever held here.
There were more than five hundred
present and the number included
many well-known present and for
mer Northerners from both the Yu
kon and Alaska sides of the boun
dary.
E Past President B. H. Behrends
made the principal address of the
' evening, reviewing the history of
the sourdough organization. Other
speakers included George Snow, Al
aska's first actor, and Dr. Benton
Wood, pioneer dentist.
CHAIRMAN WANTS
HOOVER 10 MAKE
POLITICS KNOWN
ST. PAUL, March o.—Chairman
Linquist of the Republican state
committee has announced that the
name of Herbert Hoover must not
appear on any of the ballots in this
state unless the former food ad
ministrator comes out with an open
declaration that he is a Republican.
In spite of this announcement, how
ever, Hoover’s name will appear on
several county ballots.
The Hennepin county committee
has announced that the ballots of
that county will contain the nam-s
of Wood, Harding, .Johnson, Poin
dexter, and Lowden.
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to the lawmaker? and their approval
sought for the transfer, it being
understood that the plan already has
been suggeste4 to the United States
and given encouragement by that
nation.
When the proposal was first made
public some time ago, loud protest
was made by the islanders, and it is
considered probable that much diffi
culty will be experienced in getting
their assent to the sale.