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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1920.
NO. 276
WOBBLY TRIAL RESUMED AT MONTESANO
PRESIDENT SIGNED OIL LAND LEASING BILL TOD A Y
BAINBRIDGE COLBY IS SELECTED TO SUCCEED LANSING
COAST VESSELS
ARE UNDER LAW
OFFICIAL RULES
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—Col
lector of Customs Davis has an
nounced that vessels engaged strict
f ly in coastwise trade will not be
permitted to sell liquor, ' even
though they may be beyond the
three-mile limit during part of their
voyages between ports. The prohi
bition law, the collector declares,
eovers them as effectually as it does
boats plying rivers within the United
States, and any infractions will be
prosecuted.
It has come to the attention of
the authorities that steamers plying
between Portland and San Francisco
have been in the habit of selling
liquor to passengers during the time
they have been more than three
miles from shore enroute north and
south.
PRESIDENT URGING
OKLAHOMA SUPPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C... Feb. 25.—
President Wilson has sent an ap
peal to the Oklahoma legislature
urging the ratification of the wom
an’s suffrage amendment.
George Gotto & Co., who have a
rock contract in Nenana canyon, set
off a large shot at nine o’clock this
morning, the explosion moving ap
proximately 6,000 yards of material
in » manner that is said to have
been very gratifying to the contrac
tors. J. H. Russell is a member of
the company.
A score of well-known Nenana
bachelors have announced their in
tention of replying to the letter
written to The News by Miss Peggy
Robinson.
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TROOPS SENT TO MONTESANO
AT REQUEST OF PROSECUTOR
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MONTESANO, Feb. 25.—Prose
cutor Allen is authority for the
statement that General Hunter Lig
gett. commander of the Western
department, has been urged to send
regular army troops to Montesano
for use in preserving order should
an emergency arise requiring such
action. In explaining the request
today, Allen said that he had re
quested Governor Hart to appeal to
the general for the soldiers, theii
presence here being deemed advisa
ble to prevent the increasing drift
of radicals to the city, coupled with
vague threats which have reached
the ears of the prosecutor.
The action was dictated, said Al
len, by a desire to secure a fait
trial of the Centralia wobblies and
for the purpose of protecting the
interests of both prosecution and
defense. There has been no evi
dence of trouble thus far, he ad
mitted, and there is reason to be
lieve the rumors of trouble are idb
and unfounded, but he is taking
proper steps to forestall possible
trouble.
READY FOR CALL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—
General Liggett has authorized the
despatch of federal troops from
Camp Lewis to Montesano, the num
ber of men so transferred being
left to the judgment of the com
mander of the camp.
WHEN REQUIRED.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—When in
terviewed over the phone today by
a representative of The Associated
Press, Governor Hart said that
troops would not be sent to Monte
sano until the situation there war
ranted their presence. He said that
he would ask the commander at
Camp Lewis to send the men when
ever they might be needed.
TROOPS ENTRAIN,
TACOMA, Feb. 25.— Contrary to
the general expectation, a detach
ment of federal troops has already
left Camp Lewis for Montesano, the
I soldiers having been despatched th.s
morning by special train, under the
command of Major Arthur Casey.
Officers refuse to give any informa
tion regarding the size of the de
tachment, but it is known that the
men are equipped with ball am
munition, and significance attaches
to the fact that the troops are ac
companied by a medical detachment,
with medical supplies, and that the
men selected for the trip have had
riot experience.
It is understood here that Prose
cutor Allen, at whose request the
troops have been sent to Monte
sano, fears outside wobblies may at
tempt to rescue the Centralia pris
oners.
TRIAL RESUMED.
MONTESANO, Feb. ‘do.-^James
A. Ball, the thirteenth juror select
ed, has beau seated in Juror Parr’s
place and the trial, it is expected,
will be resumed immediately.
In a statement made here this
morning, Prosecutor Allen said, re
garding the coming of federal
troops, that he requested the sol
diers to insure peace and a fail
trial for both sides. The presence
of the troops, he says, will quiet
rumors of a jail delivery which haw
been in circulation during the past
several days, but which he does not
regard seriously.
Attorney Vandeveer says the re
quest of Prosecutor Allen for troops
is propaganda. The soldiers are not
needed here, he says, and there are
no signs of trouble.
Defendant Barnette was recalled
to the stand this morning and tes
tified regarding his movements on
the day of the Centralia shooting.
He said he was in the hotel lobby
and had no time to hide a rifle
under a billboard half a mile from
town, as charged by the state. S.
A. Hand, who walked down the
street with Barnette after the shoot
ing, testified that the defendant ap
peared calm and gave no evidence
of having been concerned in the
shooting.
FIGHTERS MEET
IN COAST TINS
H EAST BOUTS
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—Billy Shade
of San Francisco a’-d Morris Lux of
Kansas City fought a draw in this
city last night.
Alex Trambitas of Portland wa3
awarded a decision last night at Los
Angeles over Buck Holly of San
I Francisco.
In San Francisco, last night,
Frankie Denny of Seattle won a de
cision over Jack Robinson of the
Bay City.
Carl Craddock and Gus Karavaris
met at Sioux City, Iowa, in a wrest
ling bout, the former winning the
match with two straight falls.
BRAZIL ENCOURAGING
TRAVEL FROM EUROPE
RIO DE JANEIRO.—The Brazil
ian government is endeavoring to
facilitate the coming of immigra
tion from Europe to Brazil. It has
directed that government-owned ves
sels in European service shall bring
on their return voyages such immi
grants as have been vouched for by
Brazilian consuls. Immigration has
j recently been checked because of
jhigh rates' for third class passage
| from Europe.
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ONE BID RECEIVED
FOR HARBOR REPAIR
i RAYMOND, Wn. — One bid has
been received by army engineers
who are handling the letting of a
contract for the task of widening
the main channel of Willapa harbor
to a width of 200 feet. The bid
was from a San Francisco firm.
OIL LAND BILL IS
SIGNED BY WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—
The oil, coal and pas land leasing
bill, which was approved by Con
gress several days ago, was signed
by President Wilson this morning,
thereby opening for location and
lease millions of acres of Govern
ment land in many sections of the
country, including Alaska.
Authority for the administration
of oil lands released by the Presi
dent’s signature will be placed with
the secretary of the interior. On
oil lands the leasing rate will be
five percent of the oil produced, and
the royalty may be demanded in oil
or cash, at the option of the secre
tary, and it is believed that during
the present year, at least, the Gov
ernment will insist on taking oil in
stead of cash.
Wyoming and California naval oil
reserve lands are not open to loca
tion under the terms of the leasing
bill, unless the President so pre
scribes.
The geological survey estimates
that the bill covers six million seven
hundred thousand acres of oil land.
PRESIDENT MAKES
COLBY SECRETARY
j WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—
[Bainbridge Colby of New York, a
former member of the United States
| Shipping board, has been selected
! by President Wilson to succeed
Robert Lansing as secretary of state,
according to announcement made at
the White House this morning. Col
by was one of the leaders of the
Roosevelt Progressive wing, but de
serted Roosevelt to give his support
to Wilson when Hughes became the
candidate of the united Republican
I
party.
The selection of Colby comes as
a surprise to many in local official
circles, the general belief being that
James A. Polk would be promoted
to the head of the department.
Colby is 51 years of age.
Polk May Quit.
There is a report in circulation
''this afternoon that Polk will resign
'from his present position at an
Nearly date, on account of ill-health.
Colby Flattered.
In commenting on his selection,
'Colby stated this afternoon: “The
i President has impressed me with the
i great confidence he has reposed in
’me and I hope I will not prove in
adequate to these great duties.”
RUM REBELLION WILL
BE SUBJECT OF QUIZ
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.—
The'bureau of internal revenue will
soon start an investigation of the
reported rum rebellion in Michigan,
concerning which there has been
I considerable discussion during the
past several days.
, Kansas, Alaska’s Interior Fuel Sopot
ARMY FLYER 10
TRY FOR RECORD
SEATTLE, Feb. 25. — Major
Smith, army flyer, who arrived here
,ast Friday from the South, is plan*
ling to try for a record on the
•etum flight- It is his ambition to
iy from Seattle to San Diego be
tween suns, a distance of 1,200
miles by the aerial route which he
traversed on the northern flight.
He will leave here either Friday
>r Saturday of this week and plans
:o make stops enroute at Eugene,
Red Bluff, San Francisco, and Fres
10.
He expects to average more than
100 miles an hour.
I APS DISCOURAGING
TRAVEL TO AMERICA
SYDNEY, Australia. — The Jap
anese are now discouraging emi
gration to America and Brazil, ac
cording to R. Yamashina, vice-presi
Jent of the Tokio Chamber of Com
merce. “We are now a manufactur
ing nation,” he explained, while on
a visit to Sydney, “and we do not
want our people to emigrate. There
will not be much of it in the near
future.”
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I COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 25. In
!an address delivered in this city this
:
; week before the Republican state
(committee. Chairman Will Hays of
i the Republican national committee
(declared that everywhere throughout
! the nation people are seeking a Re
publican success in the approaching
campaign. The stampede, he said,
includes' many who were formerly
supporters of other parties.
The money saved by the Repub
licans during the special session of
!Congress, aggregating nearly a bill
ion dollars, is enough, in the opinion
of the chairman, to warrant an
overwhelming Republican victory
next November.
IFIRE THREATENS
i YACHTS OF NOTE;
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.- Eight pri
vate yachts were destroyed by lire
on City island last night, together
j with three buildings belonging to
(the Robert Jacobs shipyards, the de
struction entailing a loss estimated
'at more than a million dollars.
The flames approached closely to
the ways on which rests Sir Thomas
jLipton's cup challenger, Shamrock
IV, and also close by was the Am
jerican cup defender Vanitie. Both
yachts undoubtedly would have been
burned but for the fact that the
'wind shifted before the fire reached
' them.
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 2o.
; Notwithstanding: the fact that sugar
was short in the United States last
^year, exports exceeded those of the
^ previous year by more than a billion
pounds, the exports aggregating
nearly a billion and a half pounds
during the year just ended.
Of the amount exported, France
'took nearly half, England ranked
second, and Italy came third.
VANCOUVER RESIDENTS
WANT NAME CHANGED
! VANCOUVER, Wn. — Vancouver
I needs a new name, according to
;Clement Scott, president of the Van
couver Chamber of Commerce. A
campaign to change the town's name
may soon be started,
i People in cither sections always
! confuse Vancouver, Washington,
with Vancouver, British Columbia,
. Mr. Scott said recently. Hundreds
of letters intended for Vancouver.
I Washington never arrive here until
jthey are sent to the Canadian city
j by mistake, he added.