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WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. III.
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1920.
NO. 37
PRICES IN STATES ARE GOING DOWN
FINANCIAL EXPERTS URGE MONETARY REFORMS
REPORT SAYS CARRANZA GIVEN ESCORT TO COAST
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—
Representative Edward J. King, Re
publican, of Illinois, a member of
the house committee on banking and
currency, has prepared a financial
plank for submission to the Repub
lican convention, and read it to his
colleagues this afternoon.
Representative Fowler, of New
Jersey, who is also a recognized au
thority on finance, obtained the floor
after King had read his proposed
plank, and spoke at some length on
the question of sound money. “Last
year," he said, “four hundred and
thirty million gold 100-cent dollars
left this country, and five hundred
and sixty million federal reserve
note 40-cent dollars were added to
the sodden mess of I O U’s, making
the present system dangerously un
sound.”
BLUEBEARD IS SAFE
BBMDmSON BAR!
SAN QUENTIN, Cal., May 19.—
James P. Watson, better known a:
“Bluebeard Huirt,” who was sen
tenced in Los Angeles to life im
prisonment following his confessioi
of the murder of nine wives, ar
rived here from the South today am
is now safely behind the bars, when
he is secure from harm and when
he can do no further injury t<
women.
The prisoner is very weak an<
nervous, not yet having fully recov
ered from the effects of his self
inflicted injuries.
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WEARING APPAREL LOWERING;
CORN TAKES SHARP DECLINE
BERING MINE IS
READY 10 SIM!
COAL SHIPMENTS
Bering: river coal, equal to semi
anthracite, and which has more heat
units than any other coal in the
United States, is to be marketed in
Cordova during the coming summer,
says the Cordova Times.
In a telegram received at Cordova
by George C. Hazelet from Falcon
Joslin, president of the Bering River
Coal company, who is at present in
New York, he states that it has been
arranged to deliver coal for com
mercial use during the development
work of ;the mine, which is now pro
gressing in a most satisfactory man
ner.
An auto-truck road will be built
from the mine to Canoe Landing
on Bering lake, where tunnel-boat;
^will be used to take the fuel ovei
; | the lake to barges, which can b<
■! either towed to Cordova or to steam
I ers at Controller bay.
: | Three 2,000-ton barges are beint
. purchased, and a small washing
I plant will be installed to clean th<
coal of all slate and rock. It is be
lieved that the Bering River Coa
company will be ready to ship coa
to market in July.
Mr. Hazelet also states that th<
- Chilkat Oil company expects soon ti
open its oil wells on a more ex
tensive scale.
. APPEAL COURT KNOCKS
IDAHO MINE DECISIOf
11 SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.—Thi
’circuit court of appeals has reversed
the decision of the Idaho ‘district
court which pave the Federal Min- ,
ing & Smeltinp company title to;
half a million dollars’ worth of sil
ver-lead ore alleped to have been
extracted from beneath the holdings
of the Star Mining company, in the
Coeur d’Alen^ district.
BOND PURCHASE BILL
APPROVED BY HOUSE
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j WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19—
| The lower house of Congress has
adopted a resolution authorizing the
treasury department to buy federal
land bank bonds which were issued
against loans approved prior to the
first of last March.
Reports from up the river state
that seven natives have died re
cently at the village just below
Chena.
Billy Gagnon, who closed his place
in the Union building to become a
nurse, and who was himself a pa
tient later, resumed business at the
old stand today, and announces that
he will make a specialty of fresh
ice cream daily.
CHICAGO, May 19.—Reports re
ceived in this city today from many
sections of the country announce a
sharp decline in the price of wear
ing apparel, the reductions ranging
from 20 to 50 percent, with the
promise of still greater reductions.
The price of shoes has been cut a
fifth in some cities.
CORN GOES DOWN.
CHICAGO, May 19.—Sensational
breaks in the local market sent corn
tumbling yesterday. afternoon, the
close of business finding quotations
7 It cents lower than when business
opened for 'the day. The breaks
were indicative of great financial
| strain and there is much talk today
I of drastic measures to relieve the
widespread railway congestion.
| There was a further lowering of
i prices today, the closing quotations
showing corn from 2 Vs to,. 514
lower than yesterday, due to in
creased receipts and to a general
.business curtailment. July corn is
quoted' this afternoon at $1.0714
and September at $1.57%.
I Recent failures of Kansas banks,
as a result of excessive loans on
grain, are said to have been par
itally responsible for yesterday^
flurry.
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LIBERTY BONDS DOWN.
NEW YORK, May 19.—Extensive
liquidation of the past several days
has had the effect of forcing Lib
erty bonds down to new low record
prices.
RICE IS SEIZED.
MANILA, P. I., May 18.—The
.Government has ordered the seizure
of all rice on the islands as a mean;
of preventing hoarding.
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[ WHEAT PRICE FIXED.
j HUTCHINSON, Kan., May 19.
iThe Wheat Growers’ Association of!
the United States has fixed the
basic price of the 1920 wheat crop
at $3.12 a bushel.
PROFITEERS.
NEW YORK, May 19.—Indict-:
ments have been returned by the ^
federal grand jury against Meat
Packers Morris and Cudahy, on the
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charge of profiteering.
DOLLAR AN OUNCE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—j
Officials of the treasury department 1
express the belief that the purchase ;
iof silver at $1 an ounce will soon
be resumed by the Government.
FURS DECLINE.
ST. LOUIS, May 19.—The sale of
furs at the annual spring auction in
this city showed a marked decline,!
the prices ranging from 20 to 30 j
percent lower than in February, i
Most of the skins disposed of were :
purchased for rugs and leather j
goods.
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SUGAR SITUATION. I
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.— j
According to a statement made by I
Herbert Hoover before a special in
vestigation committee of the lower
i house of Congress, it will be two
jor three years before the sugar simu
lation will be normal again. He said
I that no one could tell w hat might
happen in the meantime.
BRITISH POLICY.
| WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—
The policy of Great Britain with
reference to world petroleum sup
plies, according to a report submit
Ited to the senate today, is to ex
clude aliens from the control of
supplies w’ithin the empire, and to
endeavor to exert a control over
properties in foreign countries.
COAL SUPPLY LOW;
NO CARS ON HAND'
CHICAGO, May 19.—This city is
threatened with a serious fuel short
age in consequence of the congested
condition of the railroads of the
country, which now find themselves
unable to make deliveries on ac
count of the congestion and short
age of cars.
Local dealers estimate that the
supply of coal on hand now will
hardly last the city five dfcys.
SENATE WILL PROBE
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—
The senate auditing committee has
ordered a favorable report on the
Borah resolution providing for an
investigation of presidential cam
paign expenses.
Chief of Police Sanderlin, of
Fairbanks, is making inquiry for
I Frank Pires.
PATNE APPOINTED
TO DIRECT ROADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—
Secretary of the Interior John Bar
ton Payne has been nominated by
President Wilson to succeed Walker
D. Hines as federal director of rail
roads, and it is understood that he
will assume his new duties immedi
ately, in addition to his regular du
ties as secretary of the interior.
I Hines resigned some time ago and
was released on Saturday.
SALT LAKE FIGURES
SHOW BIG INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—
The census bureau announces that
the population of Salt Lake City is
now 118,110, an increase of 27 per
cent in ten years.
Joe McClure, who was among the
first in Nenana to go down with the
flu, resumed his duties as a member
of the train crew this week.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 19.—
Associated Press dispatches which
have reached this city from Moscow
state that the Russian soviet has
decided to recognize the Eastern
democratic republic of Siberia, and
steps are now being taken to open
diplomatic relations with the new
government.
It is also reported that the nego
tiations between Japan and the re
public will continue and will hinge
around the status of the Eastern
Manchurian railroad, in which the
soviet government probably will in
sist upon retaining its interests.
The rights of foreign bondholders
in the railroad will be given tilt
fullest protection, it is announced.
CHICAGO, May 1 *>.—The railroad
labor board has refused to hear the
petitions for increased wages pre
sented to the board by John Grunau,
president of the Yardmen’s assoca
tion, and the officers of other un
ions which were recently involved
in the unauthorized strike. Chair
man Barton announced that the
board would not hear parties who
had disregarded the law.
JUDGE GREEN NAMED
BANKRUPTCY REFEREE
Judge Bindley Green has been ap
pointed referee in bankruptcy for
Anchorage and vicinity.
Judge Green has the deserved
|reputation of being a very compe
tent official and has held important
'positions, namely: United States
’commissioner at Rampart in the
early days, and later assistant Unit
ed States district attorney at Sew
ard. He is a member of the Pio
neers of Alaska. /Judge Green’s
good judgment is shown, says th<
Anchorage Times, by the assertior
made as early as 1912 to the presi
dent of the Alaska Steamship com
| pany that the largest town in Alas
|ka would be on Ship creek.
Ben Johnson, whose death was re
| ported from the end of steel earl)
yesterday, and later denied, finallj
j passed away toward the end of th<
'afternoon, a victim of pneumonia.
R. M. Brown, who came dowr
| from Fairbanks a fortnight ago t(
help with the nursing in Nenana
| did not return to the upper towr
[yesterday with the other volunteei
; nurses. He is still on the job here
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CAM MUST
LEAVE COUNTRY,
REBELS REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.—
According to advices received from
Houston this afternoon, an uncon
firmed report has reached that city
from the South to the effect that
President Carranza has been cap
tured by the revolutionists and is
being given safe conduct to Vera
Cruz on condition that he is to quit
Mexico .immediately. The report
was received at Houston by a local
newspaper.
VILLA SUMMONED.
! MEXICO CITY, May 19.—Fran
I
cisco Villa, brigand leader, has been
(summoned by General Callas, pro
| visional minister of war, to appear
at Chihuahua City for the purpose
(of making explanation of his report
led action in holding an American
official of the Alvarado Mining com
ipany for ransom at Boquillas.
CARRANZA’S FAREWELL.
! WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—
i An Associated Presse report from
. Mexico City says that Carranza’s
final message, uttered on the eve
'of his flight, was, “We are lost.
; Good-bye, gentlemen,” after whicn
ihe took to his heels, deserting his
; besieged trains and heading for the
!northeast, toward the coast, with a
Ismail following and all the treasure
he could load onto his motor-ears,
with the evident intention of reach
ing the coast and boarding a small
steamer.
An inventory of the republic’s as
sets shows that Carranza quit the
capital with, nearly all the coin of
the realm, but left most of the
gold and silver bars behind. One
'of the motor-trucks which he loaded
I with gold broke down belore it had
I progressed far and most of the trea
sure was appropriated by the Car
ranza soldiers.
Mexico City newspapers of Mon
day reported Carranza moving south
into Pueblo.
YUCATAN IN LINE.
i The state department has been
advised of the adhesion of the state
of Yucatan to the new provisional
government, with the governor and
military commander in flight in the
[direction of Cuba. The revolt of
.Yucatan gives the revolutionists ali
! of the important Mexican ports.
| LOOT IS RECOVERED
BY SPOKANE POLICE
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i SPOKANE, May 19.—Announce
ment is made at police headquarters
here today that $6,700 of the $!0,
■000 stolen from the Great North
■ern Express office last Friday has
ibeen recovered. The money was re
covered following the confession of
! A. B. McGirth, under arrest at
; Yakima, and the arrest here today
■ of George H. Cole on the charge of
(complicity
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Two natives—an aged woman and
a child—died at the village yester
jday, following an attack of the flu.
There are a number of other seri
'ous cases there.