WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1920.
NO. 261
STORM DAMAGE GREAT ON EAST COAST
LIGHT SNOWFALL IN SIERRAS CAUSE OF WORRY
GERMANS SUGGEST HEARINGS BEFORE NEUTRAL COURT
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.— ;
Officials of the department of jus- j
tice are authority for the statement,!
made public today, that 895 arrests j
have been made throughout the i
country since the commencement of ■
the department’s campaign against j
food profiteering. Of those who j
have been brought to trial, more
than 28 have been convicted and
have either paid fines to the Federal
Government or are now serving time
for their offenses.
More than 100 of those arrested
were taken into custody on the
charge of sugar profiteering.
The department drive, it is claim
ed, has had the effect of consider
ably lessening the profiteering evil.
EGG FREES DROP
IN COKE MARKET
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—For the first
time in many months there has been
a sharp decline in the price of eRRS
on the local market. The slump in
price is attributed to steadily in
creasing production, and a still fur
ther decline is predicted.
Errs are sellinp today at 4"
cents a dozen.
ROBBERS MAKE BIG
HAUL IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.—The office
of James R. Deerinp, on Broadway.
ATLANTIC SUMMER RESORTS !
BADLY BATTERED BY WAVES
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NEW YORK. Feb. 6.—Damage
to the extent of more than $2,000,
000 has been suffered along the
North Atlantic coast as a result of
the severe storm which has been
raging during the past two days.
The gale is the worst recorded in
recent years and has been accom
panied by unusually high tides.
Waves of gigantic size and force
have been swept high up on the
beaches, wrecking buildings which
were considered beyond the danger
zone.
Atlantic City, Seabright and other
resorts along the coast have been
hard hit by the storm. Buildings
are battered beyond recognition, and
in some cases houses were washed
from their foundations and carried
out to sea. A number of vessels
;are in distress and it is feared that!
isome of them will be unable to!
j reach port.
I,arge quantities of snow have ■
| fallen here and elsewhere along the
coast, and it is now piled into deep!
j !
! drifts by the stale. The streets of i
■ (
ithis city are completely blocked by j
j the snow and traffic throughout the j
‘entire storm zone is demoralized.
ROLLED OVER TOWN.
j OCEAN CITY, Feb. 6. — This
town was completely submerged by
l the ocean for a brief period during
;the storm, waves rolling completely
;over the town and causing damage
| to the extent of more than $300.
j 000.
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STEAMER ON ROCKS.
j NEW YORK. Feb. 6.—The storm j
las sent the steamer Princess Anne,
if the Oh.l Dominion line, aground
at Rockaway Point, Long Island,
where relief is being awaited. Sev
eral army tups have responded to
the distress calls and it is believed
all those on board the disabled craft
can be transferred safely. The Anne
is in no immediate danger, but is
leaking badly and may founder if
the storm continues. There are 32
passengers on board, and a crew
of 70.
. In attempting to go to the relief
of the grounded vessel, a coastguard
boat was battered to pieces by the
waves before it could be launched.
The captain af the Anne has re
quested that his passengers and
crew be taken off before night, if
possible.
MORE WIND COMING.
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Feb. 6—j
The weather bureau forecast for the j
next 24 hours predicts more wind ;
and snow alone; the Atlantic coast. :
Snow has already fallen to a depth
jof 20 inches in New England, caus
ing the delay of passenger trains
| far behind schedules.
SIGNS FALL DOWN.
NEW YORK, Feb. 0. — Falling j
' Signs and other advertising devices.;
j which were loosened by the storm,'
have injured many people in this
city during the past 24 hours. Col.
i Frederick Davison was severely in
jured last night by a glass awning
I which collapsed as he was passing
beneath it.
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was entered by robfjer* last night
and bonds to the value of 500,000
stolen. The safe in ‘which the
bonds were deposited was cleverly
opened by the thieves, who made
their getaway without detection.
Most of the securities stolen are
negotiable and will prove a heavy
loss unless speedily recovered.
No trace of the robbers has been
found thus far.
LABOR 10 ENTER
CAMPAIGN ARENA
TO BEAT ENEMIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6 —
The executive council, with the
heads of all departments of the
American Federation of Labor, has
formulated plans for the most ag
gressive general political campaign
the federation has ever waged.
It is unofficially stated that the
campaign is to be conducted in con
j nection with the general election
| in November and will be aimed at
all candidates for president, con
gress, governors, and others who are
unfriendly to labor. Every trade
and craft affiliated with the federa
tion will be asked to carry the fight
into every section, with a view to
bringing about the election of those
only who are known to be’ friendly
to labor. A vast army of organ
izers and workers is to be recruited
| for the campaign.
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George Hutchinson, cashier of the
i First National bank, was an arrival
| on today’s train from Fairbanks,
'having come to Nenana to have a
| look over the district. He is taking
a brief Vacation and will visit the
Healy River Coal corporation’s coal
mind and the end of steel before
returning.
Frank Kern, who worked for the
cannery outfit at the mouth of the
Yukon last summer, has started a
trading post at Kugruk mission, in
the lower Yukon country.
SHORTAGE OF SNOW
I THREATENING WEST
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. tj.—Cali
jfomia is facing the most serious
: situation in many years, on account
of the shortage of snow in the
Sierras, according to an official
statment issued today by the weath
ler bureau. The bureau reports that
jthe fall of snow in the mountains
■ thus far has been only 30 inches at
! the 7,000-foot mark, as against 130
inches ordinarily at this time of
the year. The result of this light
•snoafall, it is pointed out, probably
will be an acute shortage of water
•during the spring and summer.
t Sufficient snow may fall during
■ the early spring to relieve the situa
tion, but the bureau is not predict
: ing such relief. In fact, it will be
regarded as most unusual if the re
iquired amount of snow falls by the
time it is needed to insure a norma!
.water supply for the summer sea
son. The bureau believes it is now
too late to hope for relief from that
' source.
Rains later may save the state
considerable loss by partially re
lieving the threatened drought, but
it is feared they will come too late
to do a great deal of good.
! OF NEW MACHINE
i GEIINIO THOUBLE
| SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—Demonstra
jtors in charge of the exhibition of
the new voting machines which are
jto be used at the forthcoming elec
tion have been ordered not to use
the mayoralty column any more
when demonstrating the use of the
machines for the enlightenment of
voters. When the machines were
first placed on exhibition, the dem
onstrators cast the sample ballots
:for mayoralty candidates, whereupon
there was loud protest on the part
of friends of the candidates not
voted for. The demonstrators were
charged with favoritism and with
the use of the machines as propa
ganda. The matter was taken up
with the authorities and the order
' eliminating the use of the mayoralty
column issued.
The machines are on exhibition at
ithe public library, the city hall and
: various of the department stores.
>rau>, Alaska's latsrtor nil Bspot
10 LOCATE BERT;
Chief of Police Elmer Sanderlin,
of Fairbanks, is in receipt of a let
ter from a young lady of Peoria,
Illinois, who is making; a search for
a former sweetheart, and the letter
indicates that she is really in ear
nest about it. The missive speaks
for itself:
“Would you kindly help me in
locating a party by the name of
Albert Burges, also called Dutch
Bert or Snow Bert? We were
sweethearts, but somebdy told him
I was not true to him. But I was
as true as any woman could be.
So he went to Alaska to forget ard
I have not heard from him in about
three months. I am worrying.
“Would you have this printed in
the newspapers, on the first page:
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of
Albert Burges, will please write tn
Miss Tillie Baer. He used to live
up there. He was one of the pio
neers. And would you advise me
bow I could loco'e h«* mines. *r> the
[Northern part of Alaska? Also
istate, if he reads this he should
■ please write me and I will brave all
! dangers and c ome to him, for I
'know he needs me and I don’t want
:him to be so lonely.
“Very respectfully,
"MISS TILLIE BAER.”
READY TO START
i MONTESANO, Feb. 6.—The se
lection of the twelve permanent
'jurors to try the Centralia wobbly'
j cases was completed late yesterday .
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'afternoon, and with much less difii
'culty than was anticipated. The
j defense did not use its last peremp
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story. The alternates will be named
today.
I The trial will have its formal
i start tomorrow, when the opening
, statements will be made. The jury- •
men were released today in order to
attend to their personal affairs be
fore beint; locked up. The jury is
composed of five farmers, one car
penter, one laborer, one teamste'-.
one pastor, one fisherman, one real
estate dealer, and a logging engi
neer. The apes of the jurors range
from 32 to 66.
J. F. Emigh, a Butte lawyer, who
is acting as counsel for the Mon
;tana I. W. W., sat with Attorney
Vandeveer all day yesterday for
the purpose of watching the pr >
ceedings.
TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation station, N'enana
Friday, February 6.
Maximum .4 above
Minimum 2 below
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BERLIN, Feb. 6.--In a discussion
of the Allied demand for the extra
dition of Germans for trial before
an Allied tribunal for alleged crimes
committed during: the war. Field
Marshal von Fluolow characterized
extradition as an ignominy to which
no German voluntarily would sub
mit. The Germans wanted by tin
Allies, he says, are not guilty of
any crimes. The worst that can be
said of them is that they did their
duty to the fatherland.
IMPOSSIBLE.
TFIK HAGUE, Feb. It is the
opinion of newspapers, very gen
erally expressed, that the extradi
tion of Germans for trial by the
Allies is impossible.
ALLIES PLAN MOVE.
'PARIS, Feb. G.—It IS considered
likely that the Allies will exercise
their privilege, under the treaty
terms, of occupying the left bank
of the Rhine for an indefinite period
if the Germans break the treaty
clause by refusing to surrender the
men demanded for trial.
SUGGEST COMPROMISE.
BERLIN, Feb. t>.—-According t<>
the Zeitung, the Herman government
probably will try to reach a com
promise on the extradition issue, by
consenting to the surrender of the
men wanted, provided the Allies will
agree to their trial by a neutral
tribunal. The Swiss government,
the paper states, is willing to ar
range for such a tribunal.
CONFESSES 1HEFE
SEATTLE. Feb. 0. F. E. Water
house, bookkeeper in the employ of
the National City bank, entered a
plea of guilty today when arraigned
on an indictment charging hint with
the embezzlement of beion -
ing to the bank. In admitting the
theft, Waterhouse said that he was
compelled to take the money be
cause of his inability to make both
end* meet on the salary paid hint.
Waterhouse is .'42 years of age
and has a wife and three children.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McQueen left
Fairbanks this week for Gold King
creek, in the Bonnitield, where they
own some ground. They' were ac
companied by Rudolf Wolff and
wife, Wolff having decided to spend
the summer mining, instead of re
turning to the States as he had
planned to do
John Gibson, of Alicia, Ark., is
trying to locate his brother, Mur
ray C. Gibson, supposed to be in
Alaska.
Mails which left Fairbanks on
January 5, 7, and 10 reached Se
attle in a bunch on February 2.