WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920.
NO. 2S5
SENATORS WARNED OF HIGHER PRICES
SLUMP IN BRITISH EXCHANGE ALARMS OBSER VERS
FAIRBANKS NEWSPAPER PLANT IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.—(De
layed.)—Chairman Will Hays, of the
Republican national committee, has
announced the names of those who
will compose the committee on plat
form and principles. In a state
ment accompanying the announce
ment, Hays says there rests on the
Republican party the tremendous
responsibility of ascertaining fully
the needs of the nation, and frank
ly, honestly and definitely stating
the fundamentals of the party's
plan for the solution of national
problems in a comprehensive pro
gram of progressive measures.
George C. Hazelett, of Cordova,
is a member of the committee.
Some of the other members are
W. H. Taft, W. H. Cowles of Spo
kane, Henry Suzzallo. Daniel Jaek
l ling, Elihu Root, Hughes, Roosevelt,
Pinchot, Vanderlip, Lodge, and
Gillett.
CALLED BY DEATH
A telegram received at Fairbanks
yesterday from Circle announced
the death of Anton Sather, whose
body was reported to have been
found on Ship creek, near the cabin
occupied by the oldtimer When
death overtook him, Sather had a
pail of pay dirt, which he was ap
parently carrying to his cabin to
pan.
The authorities are of the opin
ion that death resulted from natural
causes.
SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—A special
dispatch received in this city today
from the national capital says that
the President has issued a proclama
tion creating- three small military
reservations in Alaska, to cover the
ground occupied by the privately
owned wireless plants at Brooks,
Iditarod, and McGrath, which were
recently turned over to the Govern
ment.
SEATTLE MAN NAMED
ASSISTANT MANAGER
ST. PAUL, Jan. 29.—Charles O.
Jenks of Seattle has been appointed
assistant federal manager of the
Great Northern. He will be in
charge of operation.
SEATTLE POLICE PUT
SUSPECTS IN COOLER
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.—The police
have six men under arrest, here on
suspicion that they were concerned
in holdups staged in Seattle recent
ly.
PRODUCTION OUTLOOK GRAVE;
FARMERS ARE DISSATISFIED
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TEN JURORS NOW
MON'TESAN'O. Jan. 30. — Judge
Wilson has issued an order barring
| guns from the courtroom during the
j trial of the Centralia wobblies. The
j order includes attorneys, witnesses,
'and spectators, but has resulted
ithus far in disclosing only one
jweapon, which Chief Counsel Van
deveer, for the defense, produced
! when the court issued the order.
: Two additional jurors were ob
:tained today, making a total of ten.
jail of whom, however, are still sub
jject to peremptory challenge.
iWENATCHEE MAYOR
| MAY BE GOVERNOR
, SEATTLE, Jan. 30. — John A.
Gellatly, mayor of Wenatchee dur
ing four terms and a member of
the last state legislature, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for governor.
KEICHIKAN STORM
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Tongass Narrows and Ketchikan
were visited on the night of De
Vem’oer 17 by one of the worst
southeasterly storms ever seen in
that vicinity. The wind, estimated
to be blowing at from 30 to GO
miles an hour, came from the south
: east by south, which gave it a clean
.sweep up the harbor. It was ac
companied by a heavy fall of rain,
which, driven by the wind, found
its way under shingles and through
cracks to the discomfort of many
citizens.
While the total damage caused by
the wind and rain ran into the
thousands of dollars, the loss was
I
Scattered over almost the entire
| town, and with few exceptions the
individual losses were pomparatively
. small.
BOB SHELDON TAKES
FULL LOAD ON AUTO
l
j Bobby Sheldon left Fairbanks for
. Ghitina this afternoon with a full
| load of passengers, headed for the
States. The list includes Dr. and
(Mrs. R. R. Myers, H. B. Avakoff,
Mrs. M. H. Nelson, Mrs. Belle Camp
bell, and former Engineer H. K.
Ward, of the A. E. C.
Sheldon arrived from the coast
,end of the trail yesterday afternoon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—
In a statement made today before
the senate postal committee, James
I. Blakeslee, fourth assistant post
master general, declared that the
country might expect increased
prices next year in consequence
of decreased production. The de
creased production, he explained,
would result from dissatisfaction
among the farmers of the country
Two hundred thousand question
aires. he said, had been sent to the
farmers of the country by the post
office department, and, of the an
swers received, more than 40,000
indicated disquieting conditions, por
tentous of disastrous consequences.
Many of the farmers complain of
having been compelled to dispose of
their stocks at abnormally low
prices, while everything purchased
by them required the expenditure
of more money than ever before.
As a result, crops which failed to
bring good returns last season will
not be planted again, and the indi
cations are that large areas of land
will be idle. The result, in the
opinion of Blakeslee, will be a fur
ther increase in prices, beyond any
thing thus far experienced.
NEWSPAPER PLANT
BURNS TO GROUND
FAIRBANKS TODAY
The building and plant of the
Fairbanks Daily Citizen was com
pletely destroyed by fire this after
noon, together with several small
structures adjoining and close to
the Citizen building, practically all
of the river side of the Citizen
' block being in ashes, with the ex
ception of the Davis building, which
is considerably damged by fire and
water. The tire started shortly aft
er three o’clock, and within a re
markably short time the Citizen
• building was burned to the ground,
practically nothnig having been
saved. The efforts of the firemen
were directed chiefly to saving the
rest of the block when it was seen
that the Citizen building was doom
ed.
The fire started in the business
office of the Citizen, presumably
from the heater. Mr. Caskey was
in the printing department at the
time, running one of the presses,
and did not discover the fire until
it had obtained a good start. In
fact, the blaze was seen first from
the Fairbanks side of the river and
the alarm turned in from there.
When the department reached the
burning; structure it was a seething
mass of flames. Mr. Caskey re
; ceived several burns on the face
while trying to rescue some of his
| property.
None of the buildings facing the
depot were burned, although it is
believed the Kennedy store was
slightly damaged. The building oc
cupied by the Home restaurant was
burned, and one or two other struc
tures in the center of the clock.
The Citizen plant was one of the
most complete in Alaska, and in
addition to much costly machinery,
Mr. Caskey had a large amount of
paper stock in the building, and
elaborate household furnishings. Th<
value of the building and contents
is estimated at $36,000, on which
there was some insurance.
The Citizen has been offered the
use of the News-Miner plant until
such time as other arrangements
for publication can be made, and
the Citizen force, accordingly, will
take possesison of the News-Miner
office tonight, after the Thompson
paper is off the press.
CRISIS THREATENS
AS POUND WEAKENS
LONDON, Jan. 30.—Local news
papers express the belief that the
slump in British exchange indi
cates financial chaos, and some edi
tors speak of it as a crisis the
gravity of which has no equal in
British financial annals. The slump,
it is pointed out, threatens even
to halt international trade.
Some of the papers suggest that
the only solution lies in an inter
national conference of bankers, and
it is urged that some such action
be taken immediately.
The exchange value of the Brit
ish pound sterling experienced a fur
,ther decline in New York today,
;the latest quotation being $3.49%,
;a drop of four cents since yesterday.
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Henana—Til* Gateway to McKinley
MaMonal Park.
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TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation station, Nenana
Friday, January 30.
:•* Maximum .20 below X
|*t Minimum ...39 below *t
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1WEN1V PUSHES
TO ENTER FIRST
SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—Twenty air
planes are scheduled to leave this
city between May 15 and June 1
in a 2,000-mile race to Alaska and
return. On the northern flight the
planes will make direct for .Juneau,
without stops, but on the return
flight they will touch at Skagway,
Sitka, Petersburg, Ketchikan, Ryder,
and Wrangell, where landing places
will be prepared as soon as snow
conditions will permit.
The course will be patroled by
Government vessels.
The prizes range from $23,000
down to $2,500.
Among the entries are Arthur
Whitten Brown, transatlantic flyer,
William Boeing, and Cliff Durant.
The military telegraph line, which
had been out of commission since
the morning of January 13, as the
result of a break near Ptarmigan
Drop, and a later break in the land
cable north of Valdez, resumed busi
ness at 1 1 :30 this morning, and op
erators at all stations along the line
have been busy all day trying to
catch up with their work. The
greater part of the day was taken
up with the despatch of messages,
so that the press news did not begin
coming in until a late hour.
Most of the news appearing in to
day's paper was routed via wireless
to Xulato. from which point it was
relayed to Xenana. Some of it ar
rived yesterday too late for publica
tion.
NEWBERRY HEARING IS
PROGRESSING SLOWLY
GRAXI) RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 30.
—The selection of a temporary jury
for the trial of United States Sen
ator Xewberry on the charge of
election frauds was completed yes
terday, but it is considered doubt
ful if the taking of testimony will
begin for several days. It is be
lieved that a number of the present
jurymen will be disqualified.
JIMMY WILDE KNOCKS
ERTLE OUT IN THIRD
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29.—Jimmy
Wilde, flyweight champion, and Mike
Ertle, of St. Paul, fought a- fast
three rounds in this city last night.
The bout was to have gone ten
rounds, but Ertle went down for
the count in the third round.
SPOKANE, .Ian. 20.—The flu epi
|domic maiic it^ appearance in ‘his
I city this week and the number of
• cases is inei casing daily. Ninety
leases were reported to th • health
jauthorities yesterday,
j The old ice rink is being con
j verted into an influenza hospital and
doctors and nurses are making prer
' .".ration - to care for a large numbe‘
! of eases.
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MAY STOP HEARING.
‘ MO XT ESA NO. Jan. 20. Ten
'.members of the American Legion,
who were in attendance at the wob
bly hearing, are now confined in
the barracks, as the result of con
itracting the flue, which has made its
j appearance in tilts city. Sheriff Jeff
Dartell also is ill. The appearance
,of the epidemic has not yet intei
fered with the selection of jurors,
but may, it is believed, unless the
wave passes
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DECREASE IN EAST.
i CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—The flu epi
idemic is still on the decrease here,
according to a statement issued by
I the health authorities this morning.
Only 08 died yesterday of the flu,
:and 82 of pneumonia.
HONOLULU GETS IT.
\ HONOLULU. T. H . Jan. 20.
There are 01 case* of flu »n this
city. Twelve have died since me
'first of the year, three "f the vie
tims having succumbed ye-terday
The spread of the disease has been
rather slow, and of a mild type.
MENAIGR GIVES
GOOD REPORT OF
TACOMA, Jan. JO. Testifying at
the trial of alleged wobblies, nov
in progress in this city, Edgar Sny
der, former Progressive candidate
for United States senator, and Fed
eral mediator for the department
of labor, said that his investigations
had failed to disclose anything of a
destructive character in the litera
ture of the wobblies.
He had failed to find a single
'scrap of paper, be said, in which the
alleged wobblies had advocated vio
lence.
CANADIAN TRAIN HITS
MUD BANK BUT ESCAPES
VANCOUVER, B. C.. Jan. 29.—
The Canadian Pacific Kettle Valley
.limited collided with a mud bank
j last night, 50 miles east of this
j city, and the locomotive and five
cars were ditched. All of the pass
engers escaped injury.
Roadmaster W. L. Packer left for
Fairbanks on this afternoon’s train
on a general 'inspection trip.