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VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1921
NUMBER 214
UNEMPLOYMENT PEAK PASSED IN WEST
COMMUNISTS STAGE UPRISING IN OCCUPIED AREA
SECRETARY FALL PREPARES TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNISTS STAGE REVOLT
WHERE YANKS ARE ON DUTY
COBLENZ, March 29—A com
munist uprising occurred yesterday
morning in (the American bridge
head area, at Montabaur, northwest
of Ehrenbreitstein. The provost
marshal and American military po
lice answered a riot call in an en
deavor to restore order.
Communist* Disponed
HALLE, March 29—The commun
ists who were grouped on the hills
overlooking the city, were shelled
by the federal artillery yesterday
and driven from their positions.
Federal forces have also occupied
Sangerhausen, from which place the
communists were driven in haste.
Concentrate at Bittenfeld
BERLIN, March 29—Reports re
ceived in this city from Bittersfeld
state that the communists have tak
en possession of the public buildings
there. Disorders are general through
out that region.
Fifteen Rioters Killed
ESSEN, March 29—Fifteen riot
ers were killed here today and forty
injured in a clash with thepolice.
The attempt to bring the general
strike to this district has failed so
far.
REVOLUTIONARIES GET MINSK
LONDON, March 29—Reports re
ceived in this city state that the
revolutionaries have captured Minsk
and a Copenhagen dispatch says
the Eighth Bolshevik army has join
V ed the revolt and helping to form
a democratic white republic. Th«
communists are adopting terrorisl
measures in several districts in ar
effort to check the revolution.
Street Is Closed
Berlin, March 29—The prineipa
street of this city has been closet
to traffic as a means of preventing
disturbances during the proposei
general strike. The government ha:
stationed troops at the approaches
to all public buildings.
STATE HOLDS OIL LANDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 29
The supreme court has upheld th<
claims of the state of Wyoming t<
title to 80 acres of oil lands whicl
were acquired for schools when thi
state was admitted to the union. Oi
was discovered on the land later am
the department of the interior rt
jected the claim of the state.
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CHICAGO FACTORY WRECKED 11
BY EXPLOSION; TEN KILLED t
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CHICAGO, March 29—Ten per- j,
sons were killed today by an ex- s
plosion which wrecked a factory j
building at 779 Barbour street. t
Several scores of persons were in
jured. s
The explosion was felt for blocks t
and a panic resulted in a nearby de- c
partment store when the concussion ■
shattered the windows and shook ]
the building. The confusion immed
iately following the explosion great
ly hampered the firefighters and
police until fire lines were estab- i
lished. ]
The explosion reduced the factory •
building to a mass of ruins and it ]
was nearly an hour before any of :
the victims could be removed. Many 1
of the injured were,rushed to hospi- ■
tals and nearby drug stores. ;
Much of the excitement was oc
casioned by the belief that the build
l ing had been wrecked by bombs.
LABOR BOARD DENIES PLEA
FOR ADVANCE IN WAGES
CHICAGO, March 29—The rail- j
way labor board has dismissed the j
appeals of fifteen railway labor
unions for increased wages on 67
short lines throughout the country.
The board also holds, however,
that all short lines which accepted
the wage award of July cannot now
go back on the scale.
HARDING NAMES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 29—
i President Harding has appointed a
1 committee of eleven, headed by j
■ Charles Dawes, to conduct an in
quiry into, the abandonment of the j
war risk bureau, the federal board I
of vocational training, and the'
• treatment of wounded service men
■ generally.
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MANILA HAS BIG STRIKE
| ...MANILA, March 29—Police arm
j ed with riot guns have been station
ed around all the cigar factories
in this city, at the request of the
owners, who charge that ithe strik
ing cigar makers have threatened
violence to workers desiring to re
turn to their jobs. There are ten
thousand idle men here in conse
quence of the strike.
Writing to Dick Morris from Coal
Creek, in the Matanuska district,
George Martin says that he changed
his mind about going Outside, after
he had talked with a number of
men just arrived from the States.
“I was on my way to the States”,
he says, ‘‘but I met a bunch of old
timers coming back and they say
everything is pretty tough Outside,
so I decided to stay around here
awhile.” Martin is working on the
new coal property 'which is being
developed by the navy, and he says
it looks very promising.
luut, the Gateway to Xextalsy
■attoaal Park.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29—
n a review of general conditions
iroughout the Twelfth reserve dis
rict, the federal reserve board has
sued a statement in which it is
hown that the prospects for this
ear’s crops of all kinds are excep
ionally favorable.
Lumber mills are beginning to re
ume operation and, while 'produc
ion generally is only fifty per cent
f normal, the peak of unemploy
ment has passed and it is predicted
that conditions will improve steadily
from now on. The beginning of
seasonal agricultural work is rapid
ly relieving the congestion in the
cities, and the resumption of mill
work is helping materially to take
care of those who are left.
Business failures during the month
of February showed an increase of
ten per cent over January, but the
liabilities were fifty per cent less.
HG COPPER PROPERTIES
ARE CLOSED BY OWNERS
NEW YORK, March 29—The min
ng properties of the Utah Copper,
lay Consolidated, Shino Copper arid
Nevada Copper companies have com
>letely suspended operations, accord
ng to announcement made here to
lay. The announcement says that j
arge stocks of unsold copper, to- j
jether with small demand at home j
ind abroad, are responsible for the \
jurtailment. It is not indicated how!
;oon operations will be resumed.
BRITISH FLAG TRAMPLED
BOSTON, March 29—Marchers j
who were parading in this city yes- j
terday in honor of Lord Mayor O’- j
Callaghan, of Cork, hauled down aj
British flag which was encountered
enroute, and trampled it in the
street. The owner recovered the
flag with considerable difficulty and
restored it to its place, alongside th^
Stars and Stripes.
FORMER SENATOR LOW
WALLA WALLA, March 29—
The condition of former Senator
Ankeny has taken a turn for the
worse and hope for his recovery
has been virtually abandoned.
Died Thi* Afternoon
Later—Death occurred shortly
after noon.
FORMER EMPEROR RETURNS
VIENNA, March 29—Former Em
peror Charles, of Austria, was in
Vienna on Sunday and was in con
ference with leading monarchists,
according to reliable information
just made public. He went to Buda
pest later but left there hurriedly
at the request of the Hungarian
government.
ST. PAUL BANK ROBBED
ST. PAUL, March 29—The, City
Bank of St. Paul was robbed short
ly after noon today. Five bandits
entered the building at a favorable
opportunity, struck down the cashiei
and woman teller, and helped them
selves to cash and securities valued
at $20,000, with which they es
caped.
SEARS ROEBUCK FEELS STRIKE
CHICAGO, March 29—The Sean
Roebuck company has passed thi
usual quarterly dividend on commoi
stock, the directors explaining tha
lack of business is responsible foi
a falling off in profits.
Charles Mayben is among today’
arrivals in Nenana.
SENATORS DEBATE POLICIES;
RUSSIAN TRADE POPULAR
NEW YORK, March 29—During
the progress of a debate in this city
on Sunday night, between Senator
French, of Maryland, and Senator
King, of Utah, on the question ol
the American attitude toward soviet
Russia, the crowd became demon
strative at the mention of the names
of Wilson and Colby, and hissec
both of them, because of the anti
Russian policies of the Wilson ad
ministration.
Senator King, who spoke in sup
port of the Wilson policy, was in
terrupted frequently and finally los'
his patience, denouncing many 01
those present as Bolsheviki, and re
commending that they study Ameri
canism.
Senator France argued that th<
policy of the Wilson administrate;
is un-American.
ANACONDA SUSPENDS
NEW YORK, March 29—Official
of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
announced late this afternoon tha
operations of the company’s mine
would be entirely suspended im
mediately because of the unfavor
able copper situation.
CASTLE OFFICIAL KILLED
DUBLIN, March 29—Captain Ree
one of the officials of Dublin Castle
was shot and killed today.
ENTOMBED BODIES FOUND
DOWELL, 111., March 29—Th
■ bodies of seven miners, who wer
, entombed in the Kathleen mine o
February 23, when a fire broke ou
in the mine, were recovered todaj
The bodies were not burned, thei
appearance indicating that the me
were asphyxiated, following th
sealing of the mine to6 prevent
spread of the flames.
MURDER SUSPECT RELEASED
NEW YORK, March 29—Form<
Captain Robert T. Rosenbluth, wh
is charged with the marder of Ma
Cronkhite, has been released on ba
in the sum of $26,000 and will lh
in Tacoma until called to trial.
Another In Custody
TACOMA, March 29—It has be<
, learned from reliable sources th
,' Roland Pothier, charged with ti
, murder of Major Cronkhite, is e
. route to this city to face his trial.
•j The mail arriving last night w;
! second class and parcel matter.
t shipment of first class mail will a
rived from the coast on Thursda
JOHN BURROUGHS PASSES;
WAS FAMOUS NATURALIST
NEW YORK, March 29—John
Burroughs, famous naturalist, died
this morning aboard a New York
Central train while hurrying home
to die. Death occurred at Kings
ville. *
Burroughs was enroute from Cal
ifornia to hia home at West Park,
and was eager to arrive home in
order that he might celebrate his
84th. birthday at home, on April ‘1.
His last words were: “How near
home are we?” He had been suffer
ing for six weeks from abcess ci
j the chest, with heart and kidney
i complications.
IRISH IN LONDON DESTROY
ENGLISH FARM BUILD1NC
LONDON, March 29—The Even
ing Standard asserts that discovert
has been made of additional Sin*
Fein plots to destroy farm building'
in the outskirts of London.
The paper announces that a seor<
of farm buildings in the Newcastle
district were burned last night am
others in other districts. Oil can
were found near the ruins of sever
al of the buildings.
( TRUST FUND PROFITS TAXABLI
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 29
The supreme court has handed dowi
a decision in which it is held tha
( profits realized from the sale o
assets of trust funds are taxable
. under the excess profits law. Th
. ruling affects thousands of trus
funds in the country.
COLD WAVE INJURES CROPS
CHICAGO, March 29—The col
wave, which is moving eastward ove
i: the Mississippi valley has cause
, i widespread damage in the frui
sections of the Middle West. Th
temperatures were especially low i
Southeastern Missouri and Souther;
t Illinois.
l WANT HART RECALLED
t SEATTLE, March 29—Josep
’• Manning, a Seattle undertaker, an
r Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin, a Seattl
n club woman, have made formal r<
e quest of the secretary of state fc
a the preparation of a recall petitio
seeking the removal of Governc
Hart because of his action in a
taching his signature to the poll ta
bill, designed to provide funds fc
the payment of the soldier bonu
!| The petitioners allege that the go'
ernor is guilty of malfeasance <
office in signing the bill.
Eric Nelson, who was compelW
n by deep snow to abandon his cu
^ vert contract out the line, return*
ie to the canyon yesterday to mal
t preparations for the completion <
his work.
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Telephone communication betwe<
Nenana and Fairbanks, which w
interrupted by the storm of la
week, has been resumed.
SECRETARY FALL TO GRANT
( MORE PROSPECTING PERMITS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 29- -
As many as five prospector’s permits
may be filed by one individual ac
cording to a ruling made today by
Secretary of the Interior Fall.
In explaining his act or,. the sec
retary says that mineral develop
ment is being retarded by the rule
allowing only one permit for 2,50 i
acres.
Under the new ruling the depart ■
ment reserves the right to rofus ■
permits when such action i; con
sidered in the public interest.
GREEKS CAPTURE STATION
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 29
Advices received in this city today
state that the Greeks have captured
Afiun Karshissar, an important junc
tion point on the Bagdad railway,
where the Smyrna branch joins th-1
GREEK STATESMAN TO HELP
JAPAN AND U. S. BE FRIENDS
ATHENS, March 29—Former Pre
mier Venizelos is going to Japan
soon as the guest of the mikado,
by whom he has been requested to
arbitrate the difficulties pending be
tween the United States and Japan.
i OTTAWA HOCKEY TEAM LEADS
VANCOUVER, B. C., Mar. 29—
' In the third game of the series for
I the hockey championship of the
5 world, the Ottawa players defeated
■ Vancouver three to two. The game
score now stands Ottawa two,; Van
j couver, one.
NEVADA WILL USE GAS
i CARSON CITY, March 29—The
t governor of Nevada has attached
f his signature to a bill for the use
; of lethal gas in executing the death
* penalty in this state. Nevada is the
t first state in the union to pass
such a law, under the terms of
which condemned prisoners will bo
asphyxiated while asleep.
TONGS ACTIVE AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29
The discovery this morning of the
bodies of two unidentified Chinese
in the Chinatown district is regarded
by the police as indicating that an
other tong war is imminent. Pro
cautions are being taken to pre
vent an outbreak.
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