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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
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NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1920.
NO. 128
POLAND MAY MAKE WAR ON LITHUANIA
DEMPSEY KNOCKS MISKE OUT IN THIRD ROUND
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PLEAD FOR LABOR VOTE
DEIfSEY STILLS
WOULD-BE CHAMP
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BENTON HARBOR, Sept. 7.—
Billy Miske, aspirant for heavyweight
championship honors, went down for
the count here yesterday in the
third round of his match with Cham
pion Jack Dempsey. The fight was
scheduled to go ten rounds, but the
finish came after the third round
had progressed one minute and 13
seconds. Miske took the count of
nine and then struggled to his feet.
But as he arose to resume the bat
tle, Dempsey sent him to the floor
again, this time for keeps.
Seventeen thouusand fans wit
nessed the fight, the gate receipts
being estimated at between $150,
G00 and $200,000.
The main event was preceded by
three heavyweight preliminaries, in
the first of which Bill Tate, of New
York, Dempsey’s sparring partner,
outboxed Sam Langford. They went
six rounds.
The arena where the titular bat
itle was fought was a steaming va
por bath when the gates opened.
An all-night rain gave way during
the afternoon to blistering heat, j
which rolled the moisture up in j
waves from the sand floor.
Both men were examined closely j
before entering the ring and were
pronounced in fit physical condition
for the encounter. Dempsey weigh- j
ed in at 187 pounds and Miske
tipped the scales at 189.
The local police force was aug
mented by a detachment of state
constabulary as a precaution against'
disorder, but the large crowd was
handled without difficulty of any
sort.
Before the fight, Dempsey declar
ed that he felt as fit as when he
entered the ring against Jess Wil
lard, and could go 50 rounds, if
necessary.
Also before the fight, Miske de
clared that he had no fear of the
champion’s knockout punch. He
said he would carry the fight to
Dempsey instead of backing away,
and would match Dempsey’s speed
with boxing skill.
The fight was a disappointment
to Dempsey. He entertained seri
ous respect for the ability of Miske
before the fight, and went into the
ring expecting a hard contest.
CHICAGO PROFITEERS
MUST ANSWER CHARGE
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—The officials
of Bunte Brothers, confectioners,
and the heads of three wholesale
grocery establishments were indicted
here today by the federal grand
jury on the charge of profiteering in
the sale of sugar. The defendants
have been released on bail pending
their appearance in court.
Billy O’Brion was seriously in
jured on Friday as the result of i
getting caught by the trip line used
in scraper operations on the Harry
Atwood claim, near Fairbanks. The
injured man was thrown a distance
of 30 feet by the cable, and when
picked up was unconscious.
ALLIES WILL ASK GERMANS
TO DISARM SLAV REFUGEES
PARIS, Sept, 7.—Officials of the
French foreign office are authority
for the statement that the Allies are
not satisfied with the terms of in
ternment of 128,000 soviet soldiers
and refugees who were driven into
East Prussia by the Poles. The Ger
mans, it is stated, have been asked
to disarm the Russian troops within
German territory, and it is under
stood that the request is to be fol
lowed shortly by a demand. The
Russian soldiers, it is reported here,
have continued fighting the Poles
from the German side of the boun
dary.
HAWA1IANS ADVOCATE
BAN ON IMMIGRATION
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.—The
Hawaiian delegation to the Ameri
can Legion convention will advocate
complete stoppage -of immigration to
Hawaii from Japan, but will oppose
action to disfranchise Asiatics now
resident in the islands. The delega
tion has just arrived here from
Hawaii.
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S. N. Beatty and Bert Wilson
were among the passengers leaving
for Fairbanks on today’s train. They
plan to return during the week.
The gascar arriving from Fair
banks yestei’day was laid up for re
pairs upon arrival at North Nenana.
Delegate George B. Grigsby, who
arrived at Fairbanks from the coast
last week, will address the people
of Nenana probably on Saturday
night, at the Coliseum. Arrange
ments are now being made for .the
meeting.
John W. Spencer and Thomas Cor
bett were admitted to membership
at the regular meeting of Nenana
igloo. No. 17, Pioneers of Alaska,
held at Union hall last night.
Mark Manson has returned to his
station at Dunbars, after a brief
holiday in - Fairbanks. He was a
passenger on today’s train.
Bertram Moody has returned from
Fairbanks, enroute to the Haslem
residency to resume his duties with
the survey party.
Alex Kalisoff, Dan Geroff and Bill
Temoff were returning passengers on
today’s train from Fairbanks. They
will leave for the end of steel to
morrow morning to begin work on
a new contract which }ias been
awarded them and their associates.
Stay Brooks, who was sent to
Morningside asylum from Fairbanks,
is reported to have recovered.
J. D. Guthrie, of the coast for
estry service, is a recent arrival in
Fairbanks, having made the trip in
by way of the Richardson trail. He
will spend some time in the In
terior.
The American commissioner at
Berlin has been asked to join with
the Allies in their protest, the sug
gestion being made that. Washing
ton be asked for instructions.
MAY DECLARE WAR.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The League
of Nations is considering the ap
peal of Poland for intervention in
the Polish-Lithuanian dispute, which
is assuming a grave aspect. The
appeal to the league says that, un
less conditions improve, Poland will
be compelled to declare war on the
Lithuanians. It is claimed that the
Lithuanians made an unprovoked at
'tack upon the Poles and are assum
ing a warlike attitude.
DRIVEN ACROSS RIVER.
SEBASTOPOL, Sept. 7. — The
Fourteenth Bolshevik army has been
driven across the Dneiper river by
the Polish forces, the Russians hav
ing suffered severe losses in their
retirement, hard pressed by the
Wrangel forces.
POLES ATTACK LITHUANIANS.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The foreign
office has been informed of an en
counter between Poles and Lithu
i anians near Augustowo, the clash J
CANDIDATES TALK
FOR LABOR VOTES
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MARION, Ohio, Sept. 7.—Preach
ing the gospel of understanding be
tween employes and employers, Sen
ator Harding declared, in a speech
delivered here yesterday, that while
he believed in unionism and collec
tive bargaining, he opposed labor’s
domination of business or govern
ment as determinedly as he would
oppose domination by any other
class. Voluntary arbitration, he said,
is the solution of the nation’s la
bor troubles.
Harding endorsed the Esch-Cum
mins law and said that he could not
approve the “socialistic plan” of
placing the railroads under the con
trol of the employes.
He assailed profiteering and re
ferred to the “stage assaults” with
out action which had characterized
the so-called anti-profiteering cam
paign of the Democratic administra
tion.
Addressing a committee represent
ing the National Board of Farm Or
ganizations, Senator Harding advo
cated associations for the distribu
tion of farm products and declared
that producers and consumers must
be brought closer together.
Addressing a delegation of four
teen Republican governors, the sen
ator advocated more federal aid for
reclaiming and conserving the nat
ural resources of the country, espe
cially in ithe West. He suggested
that former service men be provid
ed with homes on reclaimed lands.
“As I see it,” Harding said, in
speaking of his campaign plans, “I
must not seek to gain votes for the
party by yielding to the temptation
which often comes to make false
appeals, thought to be successful
for ithe moment, but which do not
serve the truth or meet the require
ments of the national dignity.”
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COX TALKS LEAGUE.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7.—In his
Labor Day address delivered at the
Fair grounds yesterday, Governor
Cox declared that the interests of
both labor and agriculture would be
served the League of Nations.
He advocated measures that will in
crease farm production, acreage and
labor supply. He reiterated his be
lief in collective bargaining and
pledged himself specifically to se
cure increases in the salaries of
postal employes.
GERARD TO HELP.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Former
Ambassador Gerard has accepted the
post as chairman of the finance
committee of the Democratic na
tional organization and will exercise
supervision over the collection of
campaign funds.
ROOSEVELT IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7. — Theodore
Roosevelt has arrived here to begin
his Western speaking tour for the
Republican party. He declares that
the Republicans will carry the state
of Maine by 25,000.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, sister of
Roosevelt, is also preparing to take
the stump.
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WHAT THEY ANSWERED.
CHICAGO, Sept. .—The Ameri
can Association of Engineers has
published letters received by the as
sociation from Governor Cox and
Senator Harding in reply to a ques
tionnaire. Cox wrote “unequivocal
ly yes” after each question, while
Harding went more into detail.
Among the questions asked were:
Do you favor a department of pub
lic works to reduce the co-ordinate
work of many bureaus and the ap
pointment of engineers as members?
A progressive program of conserva
tion? Development of public re
sources? Budget system? Reclama
tion of waste lands?
With regard to the creation of a
department of public works, Hard
ing said that he could not answer
without a study of the question, but
he favored all the other suggestions.
Henry Gohres, chief of the Fair
banks fire department, has been
granted a leave of absence and
plans to leave for the States within
the near future on a vacation trip.
Chief of Police Sanderlin will be
boss of the fire department during
the absence of Gohres.
being the outgrowth of the boun
dary dispute which is now agitating
both governments. The Poles are
reported to have attacked the Lithu
anians.
PEACE DELEGATES QUIT.
BREST LITOVSK, Sept. 7.—
Tired, dirty and disgusted, the Pol
ish peace delegates have arrived
here from Minsk. They were wel
comed by Prince Sapiesa, Polish for
eign minister, who assured them
that they would have been recalled
sooner had he known of the indig
nities to which they were subjected.
VACATION WALKOUT TIES
UP PENNSYLVANIA MINES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 7.—
The complete tie-up of 52 collieries
in the Pennsylvania anthracite field
is reported as a result of a vacation
walkout of coal miners. Twenty
eight mines are operating with re
duced forces
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Resident Engineer Huston D.
Mills was engaged this morning in
remarking the boundaries of the
Catholic church property at the cor
ner of First and B streets. The
original stakes were lost and a new
survey was requested in order that
a fence might be built on the prop
erty.
J. H. Day has resumed his old
post as janitor at the Franklin K.
Lane school. He spent his vacation
out the line helping to build the
Government railroad.
The shower of last evening was
followed by a sharp drop in the
temperature later in the night, the
sidewalks being slippery with the
frost during the early morning
hours.
George Hunter, Fairbanks clothier,
is among the out-of-town visitors in
Nenana, having arrived on the gas
car yesterday. He is a guest at
the Southern.
J. Fred Struthers, general man
ager of the Waechter Bros, com
pany, with headquarters in Fair
banks, is paying Nenana a business
visjt.
J. R. Fowle came down from Fair
banks yesterday on business in con
nection with his local store.
AI Goodwin is among the out-of
town guests registered at the South
ern.
The new steamer Nabesna, which
was recently launched at Fairbanks,
is loading supplies today for a trip
to the upper Tanana waters. Cap
tain Flannigan is master of the
craft.
Mrs. Robert Joseph Diven is con
fined to her bed by a severe cold.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The condi
tion of McSweeney, lord mayor of
Cork, who is killing himself by
starvation in a London prison, was
somewhat worse at noon today, pris
on physicians reporting that the dis
tinguished patient showed signs of
greater weakness, but still retained
consciousness. They say that there
is no chance to save the life of the
prisoner, who has not tasted food
for 26 days.
The government has issued an of
ficial statement giving reasons for
the refusal of the government to
liberate McSweeney. It is explained
that should the prisoner be released,
fresh attacks would be made on the
government, with increased activity,
and it would open the way for any
person accused of a similar otfense
to make use of the McSweeney case
as a precedent, to secure release and
the opportunity to continue law
breaking.
UNION MEN HELPING.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 7. — The
Trades Union consrress, now in ses
sion here, has adopted resolutions
expressing horror and indignation at
the government’s treatment of Me.
Sweeney and calling upon labor to
hold the government responsible in
the event of McSweeney's death.
APPEAL FROM GOTHAM.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. — Mayor
Hylan has wired Lloyd George, ap
pealing for the release of McSwee
ney.
DEPARTMENT SILENT.
NEW YORK. Sept. 7.—Peter Mc
Sweeney, brother of the imprisoned
lord mayor, has published a letter
received by him from the state de
partment, in which it is explained
that the department is not in a po
sition to protest against the action
of the British government, for the
reason that the hnuger striker is not
a citizen of the United States, and
there is no diplomatic precedent un
der which a protest might be made.
FORMER GOVERNOR WILL
START CAMPAIGN SOON
DENTON, Tex., Sept. 7.—Former
Governor Ferguson, head of the
Texas American party, will open his
campaign for the presidency here on
September 11, according to an an
nouncement made today.
OIL TANKERS COLLIDE;
ONE IN BAD CONDITION
SEATTLE, Sept. 7.—Wireless re
ports received in this city state that
the oil tinkers Richmond, of the
Union Oil company, and the Lyman
Stewart collided near Fort Bragg,
California, during the night, with
the result that ithe Richmond is put
ting back to nort in a badly dam
aged condition, with four feet of
water in the hold.
Ben Simson went ;o Fairbanks
this afternoon on a brief business
trip.