WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920.
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NO. 290
MANAGERS SURE WOOD WILL GET VOTE
COAL BARONS OBJECT TO ’ADVANCE IN WA~GES
WORRIJES TO ANSWER FOR DEATH OF SECOND VICTIM
PROBE OF WHEAT
TRUST DEALINGS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.
—The senate has adopted a resolu
tion ordering an investigation of the
United States Grain corporation.
The resolution was introduced by
Senator James A. Reed, Republican,
of Missouri, and resulted from the
Spokane grand jury’s report on
wheat, pools. Max Houser, of Port
land, who was named in the grand
jury report, wrote a letter to Sen
ator Chamberlain, requesting an in
vestigation.
Protiteering and megai siietuw
tions in grain were charged by the
Spokane grand jury apainst milling
companies of the Northwest, includ
inp three in which Max Houser, vice
president of the Grain Corporation
of the Northwest, is alleged to be
interested. The indictment of the
grand jury declares that, through
manipulation of the market, the
price of flour was advanced one
dollar above the Government price.
The jury further alleged that the
plan to appropriate money for Euro
pean famine relief, urged by Food
Administrator Hoover, was really
designed to purchase wheat now
owned by speculators, and in some
instances the interests connected
with the grain corporation.
At the time the indictment was
returned, Houser declared there was
no basis for the allegations and
promised a complete statement to
the public.
alki point veteran
SUMMONED BY DEATH
SEATTLE, March 12.—Mrs. Lor
ena M. Smith, who had lived at
Alki Point for 63 years, died in
this city today.
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CONVENTION SAFE FOR WOOD
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS CLAIM!
SEATTLE, March 12. — Special
advices received today by the Seat
tle Times state that the men who
are managing the presidential cam
paign for General Leonard Wood
claim that they are already certain
of 300 convention votes on the first
ballot, and they predict the nom
ination of General Wood on the
third ballot.
The special says that it is diffi
cult to get a line on the strength
of any of the candidates, because
of the fact that many of the state
delegations will go to the conven
tion uninstrueted.
The claims of the Wood managers
are disputed by the managers for i
Senator Johnson and Governor Low
den.
WOOD ON ISSUES.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.—In
an address delivered here today at a
Republican luncheon. General Wood
said that fostering of domestic busi
ness and world commerce is one of
I the paramount obligations of Ameri
cans. lie advocated careful train
ing of diplomats and cQnsular of
ficer's, and went on record as favor
ing a treaty with such reservations
as would Americanize it.
LA FOLLETTE DELEGATES.
MADISON, Wis., March 12.-—Pro
gressive Republican candidates who
are seeking election as delegates to
the Republican convention as sup
porters of the candidacy of Senator
LaFollette, are making the race on
a platform favoring freedom of
speech and of the press, defeat of
the peace treaty and League of Na
tions covenant, and the repeal of
the espionage law.
SUPPORTING HOOVER.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.—
Republican supporters of Hoover are
meeting in this city for the purpose
of considering the instruction of
delegates for Hoover. This action
may be taken in spite of Hoover's
announcement that he does not want
la delegation so instructed.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12. j
—Frank Keech, a New York broker,
land formerly a lieutenant in the j
!
'army, testifying before the house j
ways and means committee today,!
Igave it as his belief that former j
soldiers do not need or desire the
.bonus suggested in pending legisla-j
tion. He suggested that those mem
bers of Congress in favor of the j
bonus plan were actuated by a de- j
sire to attract votes in the forth-.
.
coming campaign.
* The suggestion of the witness i
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| brought Chairman Fordney to his j
| feet with a denial that such a
! thought had entered into the con-j
sideration. He declared that it;
;was an insult for anyone to say
[that he would spend two billions of
I the public money to insure his elec
tion.
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TEACHERS SHORT
THRUOUT NATION;
WAGE 100 SMALL
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i WASHINGTON1, L). C„ March 12.
j—The bureau of education has
| made public a report in which it
, is claimed the country is facing a
i serious shortage of school teachers
in consequence of the low salaries
paid. Conditions improved slightly
in February, the report says, but
the shortage is still acute and relief
'may not be expected until salaries
are increased.
I.ast month there were IS,000
schools closed because of the scarci
ty of teachers, and 41,000 schools
were taught by teachers below the
standard.
The average grade salary of
teachers now employed throughout
the country is $606 per annum,
while that of high school teachers
| is $1,041.
Henana. the Gateway to McKinley
Katloaal Park.
INFORMATION FILED
IN M’ELFRESH CASE
MONTESANO, March 12.—A i.*. i
information, charging Centralia wob
blics with the murder of Arthur
McElfresh. victim of the Centralia :
shooting affray, was filed this aft-1
ernoon at Chehalis, the document
bearing the signature of Herman j
Allen, prosecuting attorney of Lewis!
county.
Warrants in the new ease are to
i be served here before the verdict is
I rendered in the Grimm case, now
I
drawing rapidly to a close. Those1
charged with the death ol' McEl
fresh include all the defendants in
the case now on trial, and two oth
ers not yet in custody, and the in
formation is almost identical with
that of the Grimm case.
The closing arguments in the
Grimm case are being made this
afternoon and may extend into a
night session, but it is considered
certain that the case will go to the
jury tonight. The court is jammed
by the man who are eager to hear
the court’s instructions to the jury.
OWNERS SAY MINES
CANNOT PAY RAISE
SEATTLE, March 12.—Coal op
erators of the state of Washington
i declare that they cannot stand a 25
percent increase in wages and con
tinue to compete with lower priced
Canadian coal. They contend that
many of the coal mines on the Am
erican side of the line are now
losing money as a result of being
compelled to pay the temporary 14
[percent increase in wages, agreed
' upon at the time the coal miner*
returned to work. A further wage
advance will put many of the mines
out of business altogether, they say.
I The hope is expressed that the
:coal commission will make a distinc
tion between the mines of the Hast
and those of the West.
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MINERS DISAPPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.
!—There is general disappointment
, in union circles because of the fail
ure of the coal commission majority
I report to recommend an improve
ment in working conditions.
President Wilson, it is under
j stood, will attempt to compose the
differences between the majority and
; the minority of the coal commission.
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TAKES SEN DIP
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NEW YORK, March 12.—Foreign,
(exchange took a sudden and unex
i peeted slump this morning, the Eng
lish pound sterling opening at $3.66,
•la decline of seven and one-half
' points since the close of business
' I yesterday.
;! Yesterday’s transactions were
, j marked by an upward tendency in
> i nearly all foreign exchange, the
i English pound reaching $3.76, the
[highest in several week, and the
German mark climbing to .162.
BODIES ARE COMING
FROM BATTLEFIELDS
WASHINGTON, I). C\, March 12
—Secretary of War Baker has an
nounced that the bodies of 50,00(1
American soldiers, now buried ii
France, will, be brought to the Unit
ed States soon for permanent burial
About 25,000, the secretary says
will remain buried abroad perma
nently.
Petit Juryman Fred Mann wai
amonj; the Nenanaites who jour
neyed to Fairbanks today on court
business.
LEAGUE ARTICLE
WASHINGTON, I). C.. March 12
—Senator Lodjje, chairman of the
senate foreign relations committee,
introduced a substitute today for
ithe Republican Article X reserva
tion to which the Democrats ob
jected. The substitute follows eren
erally the form of the substitute
the bi-partisan conference agreed
upon previously.
In presenting the substitute, the
senator said he did so in the inter
ests of a compromise, and not be
cause the new draft represented any
substantial change in the meaning
of the reservation. It merely mod -
ties, he said, the meaning of the
substitute, reserving the riyrht 10
Congress to make war.
EXODUS GRFA1ER
! NOW TUAN INFLUX
LAWMAKER AVERS
WASHINGTON, D. March 12.
—More foreigners are leaving the
United States at present than are
arriving, according to Representa
tive Isaac Siegel, Iiemocrat, of New
York, who produced iigures during
a discussion of the immigration
question to show to what extent tit
I population is being affected by the
| departure of natives of foreign
lands. The increase in departures,
the lawmaker declared, is the direct
result of prohibition in this eoun
* Fifty-three thousand foreigners
i have arrived in the United States
i since the first of the year. Siegel
stated, while the departures have
. totaled 61,000.
- ! Siegel is a member of the house
immigration committee.
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s J. C. Jacobson, member of the
- ; petit jury, went to Fairbanks today
t I to be present when court opens on
Tuesday.
oaniels FOUGHT
WARSHIP cony
AS UNIMPORTANT
WASHINGTON, D. C., March Id
—Testifying before the senate spe
cial investigating committee today.
Admiral Sims, whose charges of in
efficiency against the navy depart
ment caused the investigation to be
started, said that the navy dejiurt
ment’s disregard of his recommend
ation of the adoption of the convex
system was infinitely more serious
in its bearing on the war than
other cases of alleged inefficiency.
| Secretary Daniels, the admiral de
clared, had contended for months,
iafter the convoy plan had been sug
gested, that vessels with armed
'guards were safer when sailing alon>
then when accompanied by warships.
HE CAN GO ABOVE
SCIENTIFIC ROOF
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i NEW YORK, March 12.---Major
Schroder, who has recentlj been
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'engaged in investigations of the
higher altitudes in his airplane. iv
ports that he found west trade
winds blowing at a high rate ot
speed at a height of 30,000 feet
He says he believes it possible
to go beyond the 48,000-foot limit,
which scientists claim is the roof
of the world and beyond which it is
impossible to penetrate.
I Schroder says that he i- no.
through with his investigations, and
! intimates that he will make another
, attempt soon to fly to a greater
!height than any yet attained.
i ALEXANDRIA, Minn., March 12
!—tlustaf Nelson, son-in-law of Unit
ed States Senator Knute Nelson,
was acquitted here today of tin
charge of assault in connection with
the death of Joseph Middleton, a
farmer, who was shot during a
struggle with Nelson. Nelson claim
ed during the trial that the shoot
ing was accidental.
; A crowd of half a hundred per
: sons gathered outside the court
I house and, when the verdict was
i
■ made known, made a rush on young
Nelson, intending to mob him. The
, I attitude of the crowd was so threat
jening that the officers took the de
fendant back to jail for safe-keep
■ ’ ing.
! There is much indignation thru
i out the community over the ac
j quittal.