WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1921
NUMBER 198
SOVET LEADERS PLAN DRIVE ON PERSIA
HUGHES ACCEPTS POST AS SECRETAR Y OF STA TE
CROWNTROQPS LAUNCH DRIVE ON SINN FEIN FORCES
CHARLES E. HUGHES NAMED j
STATE DEPARTMENT HEAD
ST. AUGUSTINE. Feb. 19—An
nouncement was made today by
President-elect Harding of his se
lection of Charyes E. Hughes to
be secretary of state in the Hard
ing cabinet. The post, it is under
stood, was offered to Hughes some
time ago, and was under consider
ation by him until yesterday before
he finally consented to accept.
TEXAS SENATORS APPROVE
ALIEN LANO LEGISLATION
AUSTIN, Feb. 19—The upper
branch of the state legislature has
given its approval to the Texas alien
land bill, patterened after the Cal
ifornia act and intended to prevent
the acquisition of land in this state
by Japanese. The bill, which was
prepared by the American legion,
was passed by the senate without a
dissenting vote.
SOVIET STAGING PLAYS;
PUBLIC FORCED TO GO
PETROGRAD, Feb. 19—Compul
sory play-going is the latest thing
in Russia, an edict having been is
sued in which it is announced by
the soviet authorities that persons
failing to attend performances after
having received formal invitation to
do so, will be punished by a fine.
The government is producing a
series of Bolshevik plays.
QUICK COUNT ASSURED
SALEM, Feb. 19—The Oregon
legislature has passed a double elec
tion board bill, the purpose of the
measure being to expedite the count
of ballots following an election.
One of the boards will start count
ing after 20 ballots have been cast,
thus making it possible to know the
final results within a very short time
after the polls are closed.
WOMEN TEACHERS KILLED
CLEVELAND, Feb. 19—Louise
Wolf and Mabel Foote, school
teachers, were found beaten to
death, at a lonely spot on the road
on Parma Heights, a suburb of
this city. A bloody stick, found be
side the mutilated bodies, indicated
the manner of their death.
STORM HITS WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG, Feb. 19—Communi
cation is being restored here, fol
lowing tile winter’s most severe
blizzard. The storm has been follow
ed by clear- cold weather.
REAR ADMIRAL HAS STROKE
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19—Wire
less advices received in this city
state that the hospital ship Mercy
is headed for this port with Rear
Admiral Joseph Jayne, who is re
ported to have suffered a stroke of
paralysis while on duty with the
Pacific fleet, returning from South
America.
WOMEN ENTER ARENA
WASHINGTON, D. C.t Feb. 19—
A fight has development in the rank;
of the National Women’s party, the
cause of trouble being a proposal
that the organization launch a cam
paign for immediate world disarm
ament. The suggestion was embod
ied in the minority report of the
resolutions committee.
PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS
FOR BOLSHEVIK ADVANCES
TEXAS DEPOSITORS CAUSE
BANK TO QUIT BUSINESS
RANGER, Texas, Feb. IS—The
First National Bank of Ranger, with
deposits aggregating half a million
dollars, failed to open its doors
yesterday and steps have been taken
to turn the institution over to the
federal bank examiner for an adjust
ment of its affairs.
Reports of financial difficulties,
circulated earlier in the week, re
sulted in a run on the bank on
Thursday and there was not suffi
cient cash on hand to weather the
storm. The cause of the bank's
trouble, according to officials of
the institution, was inability to re
alize on loans.
PAYNE DENIES COMMISSION
HAS JUNKED R. R- MATERIAL
SEATTLE, Feb. 19—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Times quotes Secretary of the In
terior John Barton Payne as say
ing: “Statements to the effect tha1
two million dollars worth of Alaska
railroad material, or material oi
!any value whatever, has been junk
jed as worthless, is without a ves
itige of truth whatever.”
Senator Poindexter, with whom a
copy of the charges is said to have
been filed, informed the correspond
ent that no charges had reached his
office.
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WALL STREET EXPLOSION
INTENTIONAL AVERS JURY
NEW Y'ORK, Feb. ID—The spe
cial grand jury which investigated
the Wall street explosion of las1
; September, has submitted its final
i report in which it declares the ex
; plosion was a “dastardly crime in
tentionally committed.” The theorj
of an accident was discarded bj
the investigators.
STORM CAUSED BIG LOSS
TO NORTHWEST FORESTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19
Eight billion feet of timber on th«
Olympic peninsula was destroyed bj
recent Pacific coast storms, accord
ing to reports received in this city
The storm is characterized as “the
greatest disaster ever recorded ir
the annals of forestry andlumber
ing.”
PRIVATE SECRETARY IN BAE
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 19—<J
W. Brinton, former private secretary
to A. C. Townley, president of thi
Non-Partisan league, has been place(
under arrest on the charge of per
jury in connection with his recen
testimony given before the stati
senate committee which was en
gaged in an investigation of Nortl
Dakota banks. F. W. Cathero, direct
or general of banks, whom Brintoi
accused of embezzling bank funds
swore to the complaint upon whicl
Brinton was arrested.
Vnus, the Sitmr to MnUnlsy
Watlonal Park.
Constantinople, Feb. It is believed
here, in view of recent events, that
it is the intention of the Bolshevik
leaders at Moscow to retain posses
sion of Tiflis for use as a base from
which to direct the Bolsheviki march
throug Persia, which is expected to
start in the very near future.
.. May Pillage Capital .
The Russian Bolshevik army in
Armenia is reported to have threat
ened to pillage the capital of the
Republic of Georgia, and officials
of that government are said to have
OLDTIMERS WILL ENTERTAIN
LADIES ON MONDAY NIGHT
The members of N'enana igloo,
No. 17, Pioneers of Alaska will be
host on Monday night at another
one of those enjoyable Ladies’
Nights, to which all the ladies of
Nenana and vicinity, and their es
corts, are invited.
| The affair will start at 9:30, fol
the conclusion of the regu
hour dance.
Much business of importance to
members of the Pioneers will be
transacted at the business meeting
of the igloo, starting at eight. One
of the important matters will be the
; election of delegates to the grand
i igloo session, to be held at Seward
: during the coming month.
: lar business meeting. There will be
! a short program of musical and
other numbers, followed by a two
• TEXANS FIGHT IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19—
The deliberations of the national
lawmakers were enlivened on Thurs
day by the staging of a near-battle
on the floor of the house, between
: Representatives Blanton and Sum
mers, both of Texas. Summers
started the trouble with a wordy at
tack on his colleague, and the two
men undoubtedly would have come
to blows but for the intervention of
the rest of the house. After the
Texans had passed the lie several
times, they were howled off their
feet and the session proceeded.
AIR MAIL SERVICE CONTINUES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19—
: The senate has authorized the con
tinuance of the aerial mail service
between New York and San Fran
cisco by the adoption of an amend
ment to the postal appropriation
bill, the amendment authorizing an
expenditure of a million and a half
for aerial transit.
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C. W. Fuller, a resident for many
. years of Cleary creek and Chata
, nika, came down from Fairbanks
yesterday and will enter the em
, ploy of the Alaskan Engineering
commissiorf if he can find a suitable
, opening in his line. Regarding con
ditions on Cleary and Chatanika, Mr.
; Fuller says there is very little do
ing in a mining way at this time,
Commissioner Sam Weiss being the
only operator at work.
taken flight in consequence.
Russians Buying Clothes
CHICAGO, Feb. 19—Two men,
who claim that they are represent
atives of the Russian soviet govern
ment, have attracted much attention
i in this city by placing huge orders
for clothing with garment manu
facturers.
One of the men claims to have
been reliably informed that it is
the intention of President-elect
Harding to recognize the soviet
government on March 18.
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS BATHS
j POPULAR WITH OLDTIMERS
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! According to Fred Miller, well
known oldtimer, who returned to
i
; Nenana yesterday, the baths a*. Cir
jde Hot Springs are attracting many
sourdoughs to Frti/k Leach's hotel
this winter. Miller and Ben Allen,
both of whom came down from Fair
!
, banks on yesterday’s train, spent
some time at the springs and both
are greatly improved in health in
consequence of their outing.
The number of guests at the hotel
was reduced to three by the depart
ure of Miller and Allen, but they
met one or two on the trail, headed
for the popular resort, and four
more were just leaving Chatanika
when the two Nenanites reached that
point. There are usually quite a
number of guests at the hotel, sum
mer and winter, from all sections
of Interior Alaska.
The resort is within easy reach
of Chatanika, by way of the old
Circle trail, with roadhouses at
convenient stages. The springs are
about nine miles from the Central
house, over toward Deadwood.
; The accommodations, Miller says,
are excellent, and the cost moderate,
the rate being $3.50 per day for
meals and baths and the other things
that go with them, including a daiiy
telegraph report of world happen
ings, received by phone from the
Circle wireless station, and the use
of the old Circle library, which has
become a part of the health resort.
Moose are plentiful close to the
springs, but Miller did not see any
rabbits and but very few birds dur
ing the time he was there. He also
reports that mining is at a stand
still on the oldtime creeks of that
once rich district. Most of the claims
are deserted this winter, about the
only activity being a little sniping
on Deadwood.
j The trail out from Chatanika is
kept in fairly good condition by
Mail Carrier John Palm, who makes
regular trips between Chatanika and
Circle.
Weather conditions at the springs
| are very enjoyable, there being very
little wind and the temperature
being about fifteen degrees higher
than in the country surrounding.
A. A. Lyden, who came down
from Fairbanks yesterday, went out
to Healy today.
LOST AVIATOR OF TEXAS
HAS UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE
SAN ANTONIO. Feb. 19—Luck
and determination enabled Lieut.
Pierson to land 'his crippled plane
in the wilds of West Texas, and
make his way back to civilization,
after he had been given up as lost.
He arrived at Sanderson on Wed
nesday night, after a most remark
able escape from death.
He says his machine failed him
while he was flying over Ranger
canyon, far frpm a landing place.
He nursed the plane along and fin
ally landed in the desert, and then
wandered for two days, without
food and with very little water, un
til he reached the Rio Grande. He
swam down the stream for some dis
tance and then, after more wander
ing, came across a cattle ranch.
POINDEXTER MENTIONED AS
POSSIBLE CABINET MEMBER
ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 19—The
name of Senator Miles Poindexter,
of Washington, is being mentioned
here today in connection with the
talk of possible cabinet appoint
ments. The latest report is that he
is under consideration for appoint
ment as secretary of the navy, fol
lowing the refusal of Lowden, of
Illinois, to accept the place. Poin
dexter has been indorsed for the
post by numerous members of the
naval committees of the house and
senate.
MORE PROTECTION PLANNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19
Chairman Fordney, of the house
ways and means committee, author
of the emergency tariff measure
which passed this week, is enroute
to St. Augustine to confer with
President-elect Harding relative to
the passage of a secondary tariff
measure at the special session of
Congress. This measure will provide
protection for all the products of i
American industry.
WALTER GOYNE WILL ENTER
FAST DOG RACE IN CANADA
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THE PAS, Feb. 19—A dozen;
entries have been received thus far!
for the annual Hudson Bay Dog
derby, which is to be staged here j
on March 1. Walter Goyne, of Ruby,
Alaska, who won the race last year,
will make a try for this year’s
honors and is the only American
thu9 far entered.
WAGON ROAD RIDER ROUTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19—
Efforts to attach a rider to the post
office appropriation bill, making the
sum of one hundred million dollars
available for general road construc
tion, were defeated in the senate
yesterday.
BOILER FACTORY BURNS
PORTLAND, Feb. 19—The main
boiler factory of the Williamette
Construction Works was wrecked by
fire this week, with a loss of $100,
000.
CROWN FORCES ROUNDING
UP REBELS IN OLD IRELAND
DUBLIN', Feb. 19—The most ex
tensive series of raids in the history
of Dublin, have been launched by
the crown forces in an effort to
round up the rebels and put a stop
♦o the ambushing of troops. One
thousand soldiers are taking pan
in the raids, armed with machine
guns and equipped with arm ore 1
cars.
The approaches to the Mount Joy
section of the city have been bar
ricaded and an area of two square
miles isolated for the purpose o*'
making a house to house search for
Sinn Feiners. Other districts are
to be treated in a similar manner
later.
PREMIER TELLS COMMONS
GERMANS MUST PAY BILL
LONDON, Feb. 19—In a state
ment made to the house of commons
yesterday, Premier Lloyd George
assured the lawmakers that the go\
ernment stood by its pledge and
would insist upon Germany making
payment to the Allies to the limit
of her capacity. He said the Allies
were carrying out the peace term
to the utmost of their power and
pointed out that Germany had de
livered bonds in compliance with
demands made upon her. The value
of the bonds, however, is based upon
the value of German securities ;• t
the present time.
LEADERS DISCUSS PLANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19
Reorganization of the Democrat!
party machinery, preparatory to tin
launching of next year’s congress
ional campaign and the next presi
dential campaign, topped the di
cussion at Thursday’s meeting of
Chairman George White and the re
cently-appointed members of the ex
ecutive committee of the Democrat
ic committee. The forecasted at
tempt to unseat Chairman White
did not materialize.
SICKNESS TAKES PUGILIST
FORD CITY, Ont., Feb. 19
Arthur Pelky, former heavyweight
pugilist, succumbed here today to
sleeping sickness. Pelky, it will be
remembered, participated in the
bout in 1913 which resulted in the
death of Luther McCarty.
ARGENTINE IGNORES ALLIES
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 19—The
Argentine government has refuse I
the request of the Allies that step
be taken to prevent German expor
tation of war materials to Argentine
in violation of the treaty of Ver
sailles. Argentine takes the position
that she is not concerned in the
stipulations of a treaty between
other nations.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19—Enrico
Caruso, whose life was despaired of
yesterda, was considerably better to
day and it is now believed that he
has won his fight against death. The
tenor’s secretary expressed the opin
ion this afternoon that the crisis
had been passed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19—
Announcement has been made that
the impeachment charges preferred
against Federal Judge Landis will
be heard by the house judiciary com
mittee on Monday.