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VOL. 111. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA, SATURDAY. JANUARY 8. 1921
NUMBER 180
BIG SUM NEEDED TO MAKE NATION DRY
TEXAS SERVICE MEN WANT BAN ON ORIENTALS
DEPARTMENTS CLASH OVER CASE OF LORD MAYOR
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OUTSIDE ALASKANS ENJOY
GOOD EATS FROM ALASKA
Clam chowder from Cordova, rein
deer meat from Nome, potatoes from
Matanuska, cranberry sauce from
St. Michael flats, pickled beets from
Skagway and hot biscuits made of
Tanana valley flour.
That was the menu, says a Seattle
► paper, of the big annual banquet of
the Yukon Order of Pioneers, Seat
tle lodge No. 2, which was held at
Masonic temple.
More than 314 sourdoughs mushed
in from all parts of the Northwest
to attend the 26th. anniversary of
the order.
Speakers included Delegate-elect
Dan Sutherland, Mayor Hugh Cald
4. well, former U. S. Senator Samuel
Piles, Charles H. Miller, George T.
Snow, the oldest actor in the North,
and Major John C. Gotwals, en
gineer officer of the Alaska Road
commission.
SNOWSL1DE WRECKS CABINS
SALT LAKE, Jan. 8—Two cabins
at the mouth of the tunnel at the
Emma silver mine, in the Alta dis
trict, were swept awaV this week
by a snowslide a mile wide The
slide passed over the bunkhouse in
which a score of men were asleep.
The miners were badly fright" ied
but all escaped death.
DEBS TO GET INQUIRY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
Officials of th# department of jus
^ tice have announced that they have
started an investigation of the cases
of all persons now serving sentences
for violations of the espoinage act,
including Eugene V. Debs, who has
a ten-year sentence hanging over
his head. This action is taken, it is
explained, to determine whether or
not the facts warrant recommenda
tion for pardons.
JONES ADDS TO LIST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
Senator Jones, of Washington, has
offered an amendment to the Ford
ney emergency tariff measure, add
ing canned salmon, herring, cherries
and apples to the protective list.
He proposes to increase the salmon
^ rate 20 per cent and to make the
herring rate four cents a pound.
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KRAMER SAYS LAWBREAKERS
TOO MUCH FOR DRY SQUADS
MAIL BOAT IS MISSING;
RIGGS ASKS FOR HELP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
Governor Riggs has advised Secre
tary Payne that the mail boat Pul
itzer has been missing since Decem
ber 15, and requested that steps be
taken to institute a search for the
vessel, which has at least seven men
aboard. Secretary Payne has accord
ingly appealed to the navy and
coast guard to send vessels out on
a hunt for the Pulitzer.
Owner U Not Worrying
PORTLAND, Jan. 8—Dr. Andrew
Smith, owner of the Pulitzer, says
he has no fear for the safety of the
boat. He says she is a seaworthy
craft and probably put into some
sheltering harbor during a storm.
Snohomish To The Rescue
SEATTLE, Jan. 8—The coast
guard cutter Snohomish has left
Port Angeles for the North to hunt
for the Pulitzer, which was last re
ported at Uyak on December 15.
Naval radio stations are broadcast
ing the fact that the vessel is miss
ing.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSES
HOUSE WITH ADDED ITEMS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
carrying approximately $383,271,000
was approved by the lower branch
of Congress late yesterday after
noon, with very little opposrrition.
Before passing the measure, the
house restored the appropration for
the emergency fleet corporation,
which had been eliminated by the
committee.
The sundry civil bill is the first
of the big appropriation measures
to go to the senate for final action.
LOWERING TEMPERATURES
CHECK FLOODS ON COAST
PORTLAND, Jan. 8—Lowering
temperatures have had the effect of
checking the floods in Northern
Oregon and Southern Washington
and it is believed that normal con
ditions will be restored shortly.
Train schedules are considerably up
set as a result of wash-outs and
slides, but repair gangs are already
at work on all the roads which were
damaged by the floods.
PENROSE IN LINE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
Chairman Penrose, of the senate
finance committee, has announced
that he will support the Fordney
emergency tariff measure, although
he hopes that it will be modified to
some extent, some of the rates, in
his opinion, being objectionable.
DISCUSS DISARMAMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
After a further discussion of plans
for world naval disarmament, the
senate foreign relations committee
has adjourned, to meet again with
in a few days.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan.
The revenue officers of the federal
government are ‘‘up against a tough
proposition in thc'r e‘.forts to en
force the Volstea.l act” according to <
a statement made to the house com-1
mittee yesterday by Paul Myers, as
sistant commissioner of internal
revenue. He declared that his de
partment is dealing with the worst
element of crooks in the country
and is meeting with considerable
difficulty finding men who will not
fall for the tempting bribes offered
by those desiring to evade the dry
law.
Briber is Arrested
' NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Lawrence
Malawista, agent of the National
Surety company, has been placed
under arrest in this city on the
i charge of offering Government pro
hibition agents bribes for assistance
in connection with liquor permit
frauds. Bribes totaling $100,000 are
said to have been offered.
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Ten Million Needed
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
, The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, carrying a
total of $112,728,488, has been re
ported out by the house appropria
tions committee. As presented to the
j house for consideration, the bill pro
i vides for the appropriation of near
ly $24,000,000 less than was re
i quested by the various departments
and ne*”iy $6,000,000 under the
amount appropriated for the cur
rent year.
The sum of $10,000,000 is re
quested by the internal revenue
bureau for use largely in the en
forcement of the prohibition amend
ment.
Home of Officer Wrecked
PITTSBURG, Kan., Jan. 8—The
home of O. M. Lamb, under sheriff,
in Crawford county, near Girard,
was wrecked by an explosion this
week. The officer has been active
lately in raiding dry law violators.
Dry Sentiment Growing
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
Prohibition Director Kramer admits
that the United States will never
become literally “dry", but he says
the sentiment in favor of prohibi
tion is growing. He predicts that
real prohibition will come after the
passing of the present generation,
when the sons and daughters now
growing up, without a taste of
liquor, will have charge of the
affairs of the nation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8—Nearly
twice as many men and women
have been treated in the hospitals
of this city, for alcoholism, during
the past four months, as were ad
mitted during the same period in
the years before the country went
dry. This announcement is made by
the commissioner of public welfare.
TEXAS POSTS OBJECT
TO JAP COLONIZING
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 8—
American Legion posts, representing
five Texas town along the Ivwer
Rio Grande, met hire this week and
formed a valley council, the pur
pose of which is to inaugurate
systematic opposition to Japanes
colonization in this district.
Turned Them Back
HARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 8—
A Japanese family arriving here on
Thursday was met at the station by
a delegation of citizens and in
formed that their presence here was
regarded as undesirable. No threats
were made, but the arrivals were
told that they would be expected to
leave the city promptly, being per
mitted only to remain over night.
Californian* Busy
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8—The up
per house of the state legislature
has unanimously adopted a resolu
tion requesting the national govern
ment to refrain from agreeing to
any treaty with Japan which would
nullify the anti-alien land law or
granting the right of citizenship to
Japanese.
Want Same Law in Texas
AUSTIN, Jan. 8—Reports from
American Legion posts throughout
the state of Texas claim that agita
tion is running high for the enact
ment of legislation prohibiting Ori
entals from colonizing in any part of
the state.
RECOMMEND HOUSE LIMIT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
The house census committee has
agreed to report favorably the Seigel
Jrill. fixing the new membership of
the lower house of Congress at
483, an increase of 48 per cent of
the present membership. The com*
mittee recommends the adoption of
a constitutional amendment limiting
the membership to 500.
Alex Adoff and partners expect
to leave for the canyon on Mon
day, to begin work on a new con
tract.
ROCKEFELLER CUTTING WAGES
PUEBLO, Jan. 8—By agreement
between employes and the manage
ment, wages at the local plant of
the Colorado Fuel & Iron corpora
tion will be reduced 15 per cent
on January 16. The company has
agreed to resume operations in a
number of idle mills on the reduced
wage scale, giving employment to
many men now out of work.
Andrew Tueif left for the end of
steel on this morning’s train. He
has been awarded another grading
contract.
SOCIALIST MAYOR REVOLTS;
IS DRIVING RADICALS OUT
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 8—With
one I. W. W. in jail and four more
at work under the direction of the
town authorities, Mayor C. L.
Bareald, who caused a sensation
several days ago by announcing his
resignation from the Socialist party,
has issued an order to the police
to clear the town of radicals—“use
riot guns and give them a recep
tion of hot lead’’ if necessary
The mayor declares that every
radical ia insane and should be in
an asylum because he is a menace
to society.
BRITISH BANK GOES UNDER;
LOANED MONEY TO CANADA
LONDON, Jan. 8—The British
American Continental bank has been
compelled to close its doors, pay
ments having been suspended on
Thursday afternoon. Very little is |
known publicly regarding the sus
pension but it is believed to be the
result of loaning money to the
provinces, especially Canada, and the
inability now to realize on the loans,
owing to the general trade stagna
tion.
FRANCE SERVES NOTICE
WILL INVADE RUHR VALLEY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—
The state department has been in
formally notified by France that it
is the intention of that nation to
send an armed force into the Ruhr
valley because of the failure of the
Germans to carry out their agree
ment regarding disarmament in that
district.
It is- known that officials here (
have not altered their opinion that
such action on the part of France
is not calculated to improve the
future relations between the Allies.
BIG OFFER REFUSED
ORANGE, Texas, Jan. 8—Branch
Rickey, manager of the St. Louis
Nationals, has confirmed a report
I to the effect that an offer of $300,
1000 and four players in exchange
j for Rogers Hornsby has been turn
ed down. This is said to be the big
gest price ever offered for a single
player.
WANT DICTATOR RECALLED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8—Dis
trict Attorney Silva has advised
the attorney general that the citizens
of San Francisco demand the re
moval of Col. John Jordan, head of
the air mail service on the coast,
because of “dictatorial and ineffi
cient conduct”.
AFTER CROWN JEWELS
LONDON, Jan. 8—The London
Sketch claims the discovery of a
Sinn Fein plot to wreck the Tower
of London, where the crown jewels
are in safe keeping.
Victor and Ole Jacobson reached
Nenana this afternoon from Nome.
DEPARTMENTS QUARRELING
OVER CASE OF O’CALLAHAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8
Conflic* between the state anti labor
departments over the jurisdiction of
the case of Lord Mayor O’Callahan
reached an open break today when
the labor department denied the
statement of Assistant Secretary
Smith, to the effect that the case
had been referred to his department
by Secretary Wilson.
Lord Mayor Paroled
NEWPORT NEWS, Jan. 8—Lord
Mayor O’Callahan has been given
his liberty on parole, pending the
disposal of his case by the Govern
ment. He left immediately for Nor
folk, where he is the guest of the
Friends of Irish Freedom.
Exclusion Ordered
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8
The exclusion of O'Callahan has
been ordered by a board of special
inquiry at Newport News. It is ex
pected that he will appeal his case
and that it will be referred event
ually to the state department lot
final action.
GOVERNOR SAYS PRIMARY
SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
DENVER, Jan. 8—In his message
to the Colorado state legislature.
Governor Shoupe criticises the direct
primary law as “too unweildy aVd
too expensive to be continued.”
He recommends a return to the old
time party convention system, unless
the existing law can be improved
so as to prove more satisfactory.
The governor declared that the
primary “place^ a premium on finan
cial standing, rather than capacity
for public service”.
HARDING BACKS SENATE
MARION. Jan. 8—President-elect
Harding has given his hearty in
dorsement to the senate resolution
directing the secretary of war to
stop recruiting, and the proposal
for a further reduction of the army
to 150,000. The attitude of Mr.
Harding was made known today in
a statement given to the press by
Representative Kahn, of California,
after a conference with the presi
dent^elect.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. VV. A. Coghill is under the
care of Dr. Lake.
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