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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEK AN A, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1921
NUMBER 39
>BILL BRENNAN SEEKS CHANCE AT TITLE
PRESIDENT HARDING SIGNS PEACE RESOLUTION
WETS STAGE PARADE AS PROTEST AGAINST DRY LAW
* PRESIDENT HARDING SIGNS
RESOLUTION ENDING WAR
WASHINGTON, P C., July 2—
(Delayed)—The Congressional reso
lution declaring the state of war at
an end between the United States
and Germany, and the United States
and Austria, which was approved
by the national lawmakers during
the week, was signed by President
Harding today, the official signature
having been attached to the import
ant document at 3:10 this after
noon.
HOT STORAGE IS LATEST;
HAS USE AS WELL AS COLD
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., July 1
—“Hot” storage, as opposed to
“cold” storage, for many things
affected by insects but not by heat,
may be realized soon if the experi
ments of Professor L. M. Peairs,
of the department of entomology
of the University of West Virginia
prove entirely satisfactory. Professor
Peairs has met with a great degree
of success in showing the practi
bility of hot storage for such arti
cles as carpets, clothing, particular
ly woolens and furs, as well as
cereals, dried fruit products and
other materials unaffected by dry
heat.
Professor Peairs has used grain
and carpet beetles and other insects
of a similar nature in demonstrat
ing that they do not develop at a
constant temperature of 100 degrees 1
Farenheit, and in some cases at 98
degrees. Even such forms of insect
life as could endure higher temper
atures could not survive a constant
temperature of from 95 to 100 de
grees, he says. Thus, he has con
cluded that hot storage with a uni
form and constant temperature of
100 degrees would prove more
effective than cold storage in many
cases.
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SPOKANE COMPANY STARTS
SILVER FOX ENTERPRISE
SPOKANE, July 5—Incorporators
of a company to operate a silver
fox farm has recently purchased
twenty acres of land six miles east
of this city, where they plan to
I erect a complete plant for the rear
ing of the valuable animals. They
have 31 pairs of foxes, which have
been housed on rented land in that
vicinity.
Sixty-nine additional pairs are to
be purchased, it is announced, and
100 kennels will be built in a cir
cular area with a three-story watch
tower at the hub. As accessories to
the farm, the company is to import
several Belgian police dogs for guard
duty, six Swiss milch goats to sup-j
ply milk for the pups, and 2001
white Leghorn chickens to furnish!
an egg a day for each of the nurs
ing mother foxes.
Some of the animals now owned
,by the company are said to be worth
(1,500 each.
CANADIANS CROSS TO U. S.
SEATTLE July 5—One hundred
Canadians from across the border,
celeb'ated the Fourth in thi city,
with six Scottish piper bands to
compete for honors. Governor Davis
was a guest of the city.
Hmuwa, Alaska's Interior ruel repot j
HEAVYWEIGHT ASPIRANT MAY
FIGHT MATCH WITH DEMPSEY
PRESIDENT SPENDS FOURTH
AT HOME OF SENATOR
RARITAN, July 5—The residents
of this city fpaid their respects to
| President Harding yesterday. He
I was invited to review a big parade
and later several thousand visited
the distinguished guest of the city
and shook hands with him. Early
in the day the President received a
silver cup from the Raritan Valley
Country Club.
The President spent the holiday
at the home of Senator Frelinghuy
sen
DELAY AT CAPITAL PUTS
NAVY YARD ON ROCKS
VALLEJO. Cal., July 5—Failure
of Congress to act on the naval ap
propriation bill before the end of
the fiscal year has resulted in a
suspension of all activities at the
Mare Island navy yards.
Over 8,000 employes of the Gov
ernment have been laid off until
such time as funds are made avail
able, and work on the dreadnoughts
California and Montana has come to
a halt. A large amount of repair
work also has come to a halt.
DESCENDENTS HOLD MEETING
PHILADELPHIA, July 5—Five
hundred descendents of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence
held their Fourteenth Annual con
vention in this city yesterday, at
Independence Hall.
OLD MINING CLAIM FIGHT
SETTLED BY COMMISSION
HELENA, July 5—A controversy
which has survived two generations
over the site of the mining claim
in Last Chance gulch, later the lo
cation of Helena, where gold was
discovered July 14, 1864, has been
settled through the investigations of
a commission appointed last year
by the Historical Society of Mon
tana and the Society of Montana
Pioneers. The location was proven
to be where the Montana club
building in this city now stands,
and stone masons have completed
the work of setting a tablet com
memorating the fact in one of the
pillars of the club building.
The commission gathered its in
formation from persons conversant
writh early history of Montana, many
I of them residents of Last Chance
| gulch and Helena shortly after the
discovery. Histories of Montana al
so were consulted.
In its findings the commission
states that “John Cowan and John
Crab, of Georgia, Reginald (Bob)
Stanley, of London, end D. J. Mil
ler, of California, a party of pros
pectors returning from a stampede
in the Kootonai country and known
as ‘the G >rgians’, discovered the
first gold in L .st Chance GuLh on
July 14, 1864, on ground now cov
ered by the Morgana club building.”
Henaaa, the Gateway to McTlilty
Hatton*] Vara.
JERSEY CITY, July 5—Bill
Brennan, aspirant to the heavy
weight title, has formally challenged
the -winner of the Dempsey-Carpen
ter fight, but Dempsey has not in
| dicated whether or not he will meet i
him.
Carpentier Was Game
After Dempsey has left the arena
on Saturday, he was as happy as a
school boy and did not appear at all
as if he had been in a fight. There
were no marks on his face or body.
Referring to the Frenchman, he
said: “Carpentier is a good, game
fellow, but I think 1 have it on
him.”
Carpentier took his defeat gamely
and praised Dempsey as a great
champion. “I staked my all to win
and in the second round I hit him
hard but could not drop him. 1 tried
again in the third but a right in my
neck dazed me. I don't know how
hfs, got through my guard in tire
fourth. America should be proud of
Dempsey.”
The Preliminaries
Jackey Curtin, featherweight, was
given the popular decision in the
first preliminary staged before the
main event. He boxed with Mickey
Belmont.
The second bout was between
Packey O’Gatty and Frankie Burns,
the latter hating the better of it.'
The referee stopped the Herman
Metianga bout in the fifth round
when Metianga clung to the ropes
in an effort to save himself from
l going down for the count
The Griffin-Coster bout was stop
ped in the sixth round, when Coster
found himself unable to rise from
a kneeling posture, dazed by a
rain of heavy blows.
The other preliminaries were call
ed off, owing to the lateness of the j
hour.
Weights Of The Fighters
Dempsey fought at 188 pounds, j
and Carpenter tipped the scales at
172.
Some Big Bets Made
NEW YORK. July 5—It is esti
mated that more than $200,000 was
wagered on the big fight, with the
American a two-to-one favorite. The
largest single bet recorded here was
$30,000 to $10,000 that Dempsey
would win.
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Legions Backed War Hero
JERSEY CITY, July 5—The state
American Legion conventions in ses
sion in Tennessee and Oregon wired
Carpentier on Saturday, wishing him 1
success, and American Legion fans
supported him warmly throughout
the brief struggle for the champion-;
ship.
DANGER OF RAILWAY STRIKE
IS REMOTE SAY OFFICIALS
CHICAGO, July 5—While there
has been no definite announcement
relative to the attitude of the rail
way brotherhoods toward the wage
reduction ordered by the Railway
Labor Board, President Lee, of the
trainmen, and Chairman Jewell, of
the Railroad department of the
American Federation of Labor, ex
press the belief that the possibility
of a strike is remote.
The matter has been placed in the
hands of a committee, and while
there appears to be a very general
sentiment in favor of rejecting the
proposed reduction, there is very
little talk of striking.
FRANCE SHOWS BIG LOSS
AS RESULT OF LATE WAR
PARIS, July 2—The population of
France shows a decrease of nearly
two and one-half millions, as com
pared with the figures of 1911, ac
cording to an official statement
made public yesterday. The present
population is 36,084,206. The de
crease is attributed to the late
war.
FIGHT IS STOPPED
BENTO .V HARBOR, .' jly 5—The
scheduled fight for the lightweight
championship, which was to have
taken place here yesterday, between
Benny Le onard and Sailor Fredman,
was p’■■•'vented by the State Boxing
Commissic a following the discovery
that I\ r .ij was not in condition
to fight on account of an attack
of rheumatism.
FIREMEN AND OILERS VOTE |
TO REJECT RAILROAD CUT]
CHICAGO, July 2—Ninety-five
per cent of the membership of the
International Brotherhood of Fire
men and Oilers have voted to reject
the wage cut ordered by the Railroad
Labor Board, and effective on all
railroads in the country yesterday
The announcement was made by
the president of the organization at
a conference of 1,500 union leaders,
held here yesterday for the purpose
of passing on the order.
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CHINKS AND HUNS AT PEACE
PARIS, July 5—A message re
ceived in this city yesterday from
Peking states that China and Ger
many have exchanged ratifications
of a treaty which restores the state
of peace between those countries. |
The treaty went into effect on the i
first of July.
COMMANDER HAS CLOSE CALL j
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5—The'
motor gig of Commander Perry
Foote, of the U. S. S. Salem, was
burned to the water’s edge yes
terday, and Commander Foote and
several others narrowly escaped dy
ing in the water, having been com
pelled to jump overboard. Several
of those on board were burned
more or less seriously.
STEEL WORKERS’ PAY CUT
HAPRISBURG, July 2—The big
Bethlehem Steel corporation has an
nounced a wage reduction of fifteen
' per cent, to become effective on
I July 16.
UNION FISHERMEN ATTACK
ON WASHINGTON STATE LAW
SEATTLE, July 5—The provision
of the new state fish regulations
prohibiting the importation of sal
mon when the season is closed in
the state, has been attacked in the
federal court by the Union Fisher
; men’s Fishing and Packing Company
j of Port Angeles.
The regulations prevent the bring
] ing of fish caught outside the three
' mile limit during the closed season.
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SOUTHERN IRISH CONFER
WITH HEAD OF REPUBLIC
DUBLIN, July 5—Representatives
of the Republicans and Unionists
of Southern Ireland conferred with
President Devaiera yesterday, at his
invitation, for the purpose of talk
ing over the Irish situation.
Newspapers regard the meeting as
of great importance as a movement
toward peace.
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WAR BRIDES GET HOMESICK;
I MANY VISIT OLD COUNTRY
CHICAGO, June 23—Many of the
French brides of American soldiers
i are taking wing back to Sunny
France, according to the late re
cords of the local passport office.
“Presumably they are going home
to visit,” said an officiel of the pass
I port office recently. “At least that
is the reason most frequently as
signed on applications.”
I Swedish girls, too, are making the
I pilgrimage to the land of their
! birth, and, in fact, the number of
‘ women of all nationalities now ap
! plying at Chicago for return to j
! Europe decidedly exceeds that of'
(men. American school teachers are!
1 also swelling the flow to foreign1
! shores.
The hegira to Sweden is believed
to be largely traceable to the hand
some wages paid domestics during'
120, which gave them funds suffi
cient for the trip.
But by far the largest number
of passports now being issued here
have Germany as destination. Since
the United States is still technical
I ly at war with Germany, however,
passports cannot be issued by this
office. Invariably though, the appli
cants for German passports go to
the office first and in that w^ay the
number is known to the officials.
The applicants are sent to the local
Swiss consul, who has charge of
German affairs pending the declara
tion of Peace; he issues the pass
ports without further formality.
The flow toward Germany is
largely women who are returning to
visit relatives or seek them in case
they have not been heard from.
Very few men are returning—in
fact practically none on business
missions.
Special Disbursing Officer and Mrs
Frank Doner spent the Fourth in
Nenana.
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WETS STAGE BIG PARADE
IN APPEAL FOR CHANGE
NEW YORK, July 5—A monster
parade was held on Fifth avenue
yesterday by the “wets” of this
city, the procession being in the
nature of a protest against the dry
law, and an expression of hope for
a return to the days of safe and
sane liquor. The parade was re
viewed by Mayor Hyland.
The drys also were to have held
a parade, as a counter movement,
but it failed to materialize.
Mayor Hyland also reviewed a
parade staged by Irish sympathizers.
15,000 of whom were in the line
of march, the number including
many women and children and form
er service men.
FOREST FIRES ARE OUT
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5—The
numerous brush and forest fires of
Northern and Central California,
which caused damage estimated at
a million and a half, are reported
to have been extinguished.
YOUNG WOMEN STEAL RIDE;
POLICE TAKE THEM IN
MISSOULA, Mont., June 24—
Riding on a freight train without a
ticket brought three young women
into the custody of the county
authorities here recently. The girls
were on their way from Long Beach
jCal., to their homes in Wisconsin,
they told the sheriff, and had been
j“hiking” or riding in automobiles
as the opportunity might determine.
They told Sheriff Houston that
they had decided to ride across the
Rockies in a refrigerator car, the
first time they had taken to that
sort of conveyance. They were al
lowed to proceed with their journey
upon promising- that they would not
attempt to use freight trains for
traveling.
The young women, Florence John
son and Anna and Agnes Norris,
said they left Wisconsin two years
ago to hike to California. They
wore khaki trousers and hiking boots
SIME SAYS AMERICAN RULES
ARE HURTFUL TO SERVICE
NEWPORT, July 3—In an ad
dress delivered in this city yester
day, Admiral Sims, who was recent
ly publicly reprimanded by Secre
tary Denby for talking too much,
contrasted the American attitude
which, he said, forbids public criti
cism by officers of the armed forces,
with the attitude of some of the
European leaders. He declared that
the American people know less about
warfare and the actual conditions
of their military forces than the
people of any other great power.
This ignorance, he asserted, miti
gates against efficiency.
PARIS CELEBRATES FOURTH
PARIS, July 5—The Fourth of
July was celebrated here yesterday
in the usual American manner. A
beautiful wreath was laid on the
tomb of Lafayette by American
visitors and President Millera: d
sent a message to Pr sident Harding,
while Premier Briand expressed, on
behalf of the French people, best
w’ishes to Americans.
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