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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1920.
NO. 262
• WOBBLY TRIAL STARTS AT MONTESANO
LOYAL RUSSIANS ARE ABANDONING SIBERIA NOW
WILSON ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY LANE
GRIGSBY 10 RUN;
According to information received
in Fairbanks today, it is ttie inten
ds
tion of Delegate George B. Grigsby
to seek nomination for re-election j
in the forthcoming primaries. He •
has mailed his formal declaration j
of intention to become a candidate j
for the Democratic nomination for
delegate, and upon receipt of the
letter at .Juneau, the declaration will
be filed in the manner required by
the Alaska primary law.
There is a report in circulation!
in Juneau to the effect that Terri
torial Attorney-General Jerry C.
Murphy also will try for the Demo- j
cratie nomination for delegate, but:
his declaration has not yet been j
filed and his plans, in consequence. 1
are not definitely known.
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SECOND CLASS MAIL
REACHES FAIRBANKS
A Brower mail stage, with John
Brower at the handlebars, reached j
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Fairbanks late yesterday from the1
coast end of the trail. The mail i
shipment consisted of a large quan-;
tity of second class matter.
BUNNELL WILL ACT ON
APPLICATIONS MONDAY
The first regular naturalization
hearing since the return of Judge
Bunnell will be held at Fairbanks
on Monday night, and the court has
issued a request that all those
whose names appear on the list
make their appearance in court if
possible.
There are a considerable number
of applicants on the waiting list,
but Andrew- l.oken is the onlv Ne- i
nanaite.
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PROSECUTION STATES PLANS
TO PROVE WOBBLIES GUILTY
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MONTESANO, Feb. 7.—The se
lection of a permanent jury to try
the Centralia wobblies was complet
ed late this afternoon, with the
choice of two alternates, and the
openinp statement of the prosecu
tion was made by County Attorney
Herman Allen before the adjourn
iment of court for the day.
Allen informed the jurors that j
he would endeavor to show, during j
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the trial, that the defendants had !
participated in a conspiracy to kill
former soldiers; to show that they'
ihad attended J. W. W. meetings at
| which the proposed shooting was j
planned, and that all of the defend
ants, except Elmer Smith, were in
the I. \V. W. hall or on Seminary
hill during the shooting. An at
tempt would also be made, he con
tinued, to show that Smith, who is
an attorney, aided and counseled the
others, and that all the defendants
had held a meeting on the Sunday
iprior to the% shooting, and planned
ithe distribution of men who could
; shoot. In conclusion, the prosecu-j
I tor said that he would show that i
the soldiers had not contemplated a
raid on the wobbly hall as claimed
by the defense.
It is expected that the taking of!
j testimony will start on Monday.
SEPPELA ARRIVES
FROM BERING SEA
Leonard Seppela, prominent in !
Nome dog racing circles, reached
Fairbanks last night direct from
Seward peninsula, having made the
long trip up river with his racing
team, with Thorulf Lehmann, presi
dent of the Nome Chamber of Com-,
merce, as a passenger. They reach
ed Dunbar’s yesterday and com
pleted the journey to Fairbanks by
train.
Lehmann met with the members
of the executive board of the Fair
banks Commercial club this morn
ing, for the purpose of discussing'
with them matters of importance to
Seward peninsula and to the Terri
tory generally, and left for the
States shortly afterward, aboard a
Brower stage.
Seppela will remain in Fairbanks
several days before starting on the
return trip to Nome. Seppela’s team
is one of three entered in a race
scheduled to take place in the lower
river camp later in the spring, and
it is his desire to return in time
to give his dogs a chance to re
cuperate from their long river trip.
The Aires team, another entry in
the race, is also at present on a
long trip, being now either at Tal
keetna or on the way back from
there. The dogs were brought up
river recently by Dan Crowley ami
will be met at the coast end of the
trail by their owner, who will drive'
them back.
YANKEE AVIATORS WERE
NOT SLAIN IN SOUTH
MEXICO CITY.—The American
aviators, Connelly and Waterhouse,
who met death at Las Animas,
Lower California, were not killed
by Mexicans, according to the re
port of the judge of the primary
court of claims at Ensenada, L. C.,
just received at the capital. The
judge asserts they died from thirst
and hunger, that no wounds were
found on their bodies, and that
messages scrawled on the wings of
their plane told of their slow death
from exposure.
Adolf Olson and Alex Larson left
for Lignite with their teams on
this mornin’s train, to haul coal
for the Broad Pass Coal & Devel-,
opment company. (
SECRETARY LANE RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 7.—
The resignation of Secretary of the
Interior Franklin K. I.ane is in the
hands of President Wilson, accord
ing to official announcement made
today. The. announcement comes as
no surprise, however, as it has been
generally believed for some time
that Lane planned to leave the cab
inet. It is stated today that he will
retire as soon as it is convenient
for President Wilson to release him.
The many reports to the con
trary notwithstanding, the plans of
the secretarv for the immediate fu
ture are not fully matured as yet.
It is understood that he has a num
her of propositions under consider
ation, but has not decided definite
ly which he will accept.
The resignation of Secretary Lane
terminates a s-core of years of pub
lic service. Politicians agree that
his Canadian birth is the only thing
preventing him from becoming a
presidential possibility.
Resignation Accepted.
At a late hour this afternoon it
'was announced that President Wil
lson had accepted Lane’s resigna
tion. Alexander T. Vogelsang, of
California, first assistant secretary
of the interior, is mentioned as one
of the possible successors to Secre
tary Lane.
AMERICAN MARINES
RESTRAIN JAPANESE
LONDON. Feb. 7.—The interven
tion of American marines at Vladi
vo.stok recently prevented a clash
between Japanese forces and Rus
sian revolutionists who entered the
city and sought to take Governor
Rozanoff and the members of his
staff prisoners, according to advices
which have just reached this city
from Siberia. The Reds entered the
city in considerable numbers and
seized the streetcars, on which they
rode to the Rozanoff headquarters.
At this juncture. Japanese soldiers
stepped in and blocked the Reds
when they attempted to surround
the building, and a clash was immi
nent w-hen an American officer ap
peared on the scene and announced
that interference on the part of the
Japs would not be permitted. He
was backed by a considerable force
of marines. The Japs withdrew with
the promise that strict neutrality
would be observed thenceforth.
While these negotiations were in
progress, Rozanoff and a number of
his officers slipped from the building
and escaped to a Russian warship.
RUSSIANS LEAVING.
TOKIO, Feb. 7. — Two Russian
warships have reached Japan with
Russian officers who have been serv
ing under General Rozanoff at Vlad
ivostok. Their departure from Si
beria indicates that it is the inten
tion of the loyal Russians to leave
Eastern Siberia to the Bolsheviki,
without further attempting to check
their advances in that section of
Russia. The Bolsheviki already have
gained control of a large part of
• the country around Vladivostok.
HERB WILSON ENROUTE
TO MEET BETTER HALF
Among the outgoing passengers
on this morning's train for the eml
of steel was Commissioner Herb |
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Wilson, of the Kantishna, who is '•
enroute to Seward to meet Mrs. !,
Wilson, who is now on her way^,
back to Alaska after a winter spent
in the States with relatives. They (j
will return to the Interior immedi- ;
ately.
Mrs. Wilson contracted the flu re-1
cently, but she had fully recovered
at the time her last letter was writ- 1
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WHITE FUNERAL WILL
TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
The funeral of the late Mrs.
rhomas H. White, who died in Fair
>anks last month, will take place
;omorrow afternoon, under the aus
)ices of the Pioneers. . The services
vill be held at Eagle hall, Rev. Mar
>le officiating.
The funeral was to have been
leld last Sunday, but was postponed
>n account of the illness of Mr.
White.
Three teamsters left for the Kan
ishna on this morning’s train, to
Irive for Ed Bartlett.
IN PRIZED ARIS
CHICAGO. Feb. 7.—The unpre
tentious home of Mrs. Evaline Kim
■hall, aged widow of W. W. Kim
i ball, founder of the Kimball Piano
company, contains art treasures val
ued at more than a million dollars.
! The discovery was made today when
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relatives and representatives of the
i court visited the house to make an
appraisal of its contents, following
the issuance of an order adjudging
the old lady incompetent.
The house is filled with rare tap
estries, Chinese and Japanese jade
and porcelain, and paintings by
Rembrandt, John Constable, Sir
Joshua Reynolds, Millet, Gainsbor
ough, Corot, and Bristol.
STRAY MINE BREAKS
YANKEE SHIP IN TWO
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N'KS, Ameland Island, Holland.
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The American steamer Liberty Gin. i
which was blown up by a mine ir
Ameland Island channel while en
route to Germany recently, was
torn almost in two parts by the
explosion. Eventually her al ter part.
broke away and went on the beach,
while the forward part was held at
anchor. Captain J. Stomsland and
two of the crew were left on the
forward half and were saved. The ;
other members of the crew left the ,
wreck in the small boats and all but
four of them reached land. The
four perished at sea.
The Liberty Glo was the third
American steamer sunk by mines in
these waters within a few weeks,
the others being the West Armada
and the Kemwood.
“The mine cut the Liberty Glo
completely in two up to the water,
line,” said Captain Stomsland, tell
ing of the disaster. “She was held,
together by the deck and uppe>
plates. After I had anchored, the
after half twisted itself free, the
iron deck plates, beams and girders
breaking like sticks of wood. I and
two others were left on board the
forward half. A few hours later
we were taken oflf by a Dutch
motorboat.”
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Wensnn—Th* *»a»ow»y to KcXinlay j
JTmttomal Park. i
ISON TOES
10 ACCEPI PLAN
WASHINGTON, I). C\, Feb. 7 -
In a letter addressed to Democratic
leaders of the senate. President
Wilson reaffirms his stand attains;
the acceptance of any but inter
pretive reservations to the peace
treaty. The letter was read at a
conference of Democrats today, and
after hearing its contents, it was
decided by those in attendance to
proceed with the plan to help briny:
up the treaty debate on Monday,
with a view to effecting a reserva
tion compromise.
None of the senators in attend
ance at the conference will talk for
publication, but it is understood
that some of them are very much
in favor of assuming a less deter
mined attitude on the treaty ques
tion.
PRESTON TO ADJUST
LOSSJY LATE FIRE
George Preston, manager of the
N. C. store at Fairbanks, has been
appointed adjuster to appraise the
damage done by last week’s tire on
Garden island. The insurance com
panies wanted to send an adjuster
in from the States, but the expense
incident to such a plan of settle
ment was objected to by those who
sustained losses, and the companies
finally agreed to the appointment
of a local adjuster.
Losses were sustained by J. 11.
Caskey, Peter Dragovich, and 11. C.
Davis.
BOB TAYLOR SPRAINS
ANKLE IN FAIRBANKS
R. \V. Taylor, of the Northern
Commercial company office force in
Fairbanks, had the misfortune to
fall yesterday while walking down
the bridge approach, and is now in
the hospital with a severely sprained
ankle.
SHANGHAI IS GATEWAY
FOR DRUG OPERATORS
SITAXGTTAL— Huge quantities >f
opium and morphia are smuggled
into China through this port, say
authorities of the International Set
tlement, who urge that some form
of customs barrier be provided at
the waterfront. It is charged that
large quantities of narcotic drugs
are being brought to Shanghai in
European and Japanese steamers.
In cine raid $40,000 worth of mor
phia was seized from the Japanese.
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