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NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1920
NUMBER 165
COUNCIL VOTES TO TAKE AUSTRIANS IN
* PAYNE WANTS TO KNOW WHY DOLE IS ON SHELF
M’PHERSON GOES EAST TO HELP CURRY PUT BILL. OVER
M'PHERSON GOES
.. 10 CAPITAL WITH
DOPE FOR CURRY
SEATTLE, Dec. 4-J. L. Mc
Pherson, manager of the Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, left for Washington this
week, at the request of Congressman
Charles F. Curry, chairman of the
house territorial committee. Mr. Mc
Pherson is wanted at Washington
when Congress begins work so that
he may attend the hearings on the
Curry development board bill, which
may begin very soon after the open
ing of the congressional session.
Reports from the capital indicate
that it is the desire of both Senator
New, of the senate committee on
territories, and chairman Curry, to
report out the Alaska bill immediate
ly in order to permit the start of
early development in the Northern
territory.
WHEAT IS RECOVERING;
PRICE JUMPS TEN CENTS
CHICAGO, Dec. 4—There has
been a sharp recovery in wheat
quotations on the local exchange
this week, and one of the results
has been a resumption of brisk
trading. Gains of ten and eleven
cents a bushel have been recorded
since the market began recovering.
AUTO PLANT BURNS
RAYMOND, WN., Dec. 4—The
plant of the Rose Motor company
was practically destroyed by fire
yesterday, together with 14 auto
mobiles which were in the building.
Several firemen had narrow escapes
from death when the second floor
of the building collapsed, followed
by the explosion of oil and gas tanks
The loss is estimated at $50,000.
ANOTHER STORM COMING
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4—Trans
pacific vessels which sailed for the
Orient early this week were noti
fied by the weather bureau to be on
the lookout for a storm in the
North Pacific area toward the end
of the week, but storm warnings
were not posted locally .
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ARGENTINE PEEVED AT ACTION;
THREATENS TO QUIT LEAGUE
BARGE PIRRIE FOUNDERS;
NEARLY ALL ARE DEAD
SEATTLE, Dec. 4—The barge
Pirrie, which was cut adrift during
last week’s storm, and for which a
diligent search was made by rescue
vessels during the days that follow
ed, broke in two at Cape Rock
and went down with nearly all on
board, including the wife and baby
of the captain. The story of the
disaster is told by Ernest Aravena,
a Chilean sailor who drifted ashore
after the wreck and who was found
on the beach several days later,
nearly dead from exposure. There
was one other survivor.
When the fatal moment came, the
wheel was in charge of Chief En
gineer Crosslan-1, who refused to
leave his post. Captain Jensen was
on deck directing the abandonment
of the craft.
Aravena reached shore on a piece
of board and after vandering along
the beach near Lapush, for three
days, came across another survivor,
Carlos Peterson. They were later
discovered by searching parties and
taken to Lapush, where they were
revived. Neither was able to walk
when found. The bodies of twelve
others were found later in the same
locality.
Buried On Beach
LAPUSH, Dec. 4—The bodies of
the victims of the Pirrie wreck have
been buried on the beach where they
were found, within half a mile of
the spot where 22 victims of the
wreck of the Norwegian ship Prince
Arthur were buried 17 years ago.
EMPLOYERS ARE INDICTED
NEW YORK, Dec. 4—Sixteen
members of the Employing Furring
and Lathing association have been
placed under arrest in this city on
the charge of destroying evidence
needed by the committee which is
engaged in investigating the activit
ies of the alleged building trust.
NORWEGIAN TRAINMEN ARE
DEMANDING HIGHER PAY
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 4—The Nor
wegian railroad system is complete
ly tied up today in consequence of
a strike among the workers on the
various lines, who are demanding
an increase in wages. It is estimated
that fully ten thousand employes
have joined the strike movement.
IRELAND IS BURNING
BELFAST, Dec. 4—According to
reports received in this city, fires
have been started in several parts
Ireland during the past few
days, with very serious results. The
docks at Cork were among the big
structures destroyed and the Sinn
Fein club at Charlotte was also
burned.
Mrs. T. J. McCrosky went out
to Healy on today’s train to join
her husband, who has charge of the
Commission store at the end of
steel.
GENEVA, Dec. 4—The committee
of the council of the League of Na
tions for the admission of new
states, has voted unanimously to
admit Austria as a member of the
league and it is confidently expect
ed that the assembly will ratify the
action.
WiUon'a Offer Accepted
The council of the league has
drafted a letter to President Wil
son accepting his offer to mediate
the Armenian question. His note to
the council was read this morning
and was received with evidence of
much satisfaction.
Racial Equality Delayed
Viscount Ishii has informed the
| league assembly that the Japanes
| delegation will not make any pro
i posal for racial equality at this
' session.
Coita Rica Favored
The league committee for the ad
mission of new states has unani
mously recommended the admission
of Costa Rica.
Argentine May Withdraw
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 4—As a
result of the action of the assembly
of the League of Nations in re
jecting the proposal of Argentine
that all countries be admitted as
members of the league, this govern
ment may decide to withdraw from
the world organization.
Greece is Warned
LONDON, Dec. 4—The Allied
premiers, who have been in confer
ence in this city, have decided to
send a note to Greece to the effect
that the elevation of Constantine to
the throne, as has been proposed,
would be regarded by the Allies as
a ratification of Constantine’s un
friendly attitude toward the Allies,
and liable to create new and un
favorable relations oetween the Al
lies and Greece.
GOTWALS OUTLINES
ALASKA ROAD PLAN
SEATTLE, Dec. 4—Major Got
wals, engineer officer Alaska Road
commission, has arrived in this city
enroute to Alaska for an extended
inspection trip through the terri
tory, it being his intention to make
a 7,000-mile journey over the winter
trails before the end of the closed
season. He will start North on Mon
day.
In an interview given to a repre
sentative of a local newspaper, the
major outlined the road program of
the organization of which he is a
member, saying, among other things:
“Alaska primarily is a mineral pro
ducer and may be developed to the
| point where it will be self support
ing agriculturally; but it will never
I become an exporting country in that
| respect. Its minerals are capable of
I supporting a population of half a
I million people.
“Our program contemplates open
| ing the country so that it may be
| brought to a profit-producing basis.
| We are praying Congress for the
i appropriation of a million dollars a
; year for a period of ten years, so
: that we can connect the present
: roads to form a complete system.
| touching every part of the territory.
, This road system will act as a feed
er to the railroad and waterways.”
HOOVER MAKING APPEAL
FOR AID FOR EUROPEANS
BOSTON, Dec. 4—“I would
rather have the American flag im
planted in the hearts of the child
ren of Europe than flying over any
citidel of vistory” declared Herbert
Hoover in an address delivered here
last night which opened a nation
wide campaign for three million dol
lars for the relief of European
children.
NEARING THE END
DOORN, Dec. 4—Hypodermic in
jections of heart stimulants are be
ing used to conserve the fast wan
ing strength of the former German
empress. Hope for her recovery has
been abandoned by the doctors in
attendance.
QUIZ TO CONTINUE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4—
The senate committee which ha3
been engaged in investigating cam
paign expenditures, will ask Con
gress for authority to continue the
work until the fourth of March.
TACOMA IS PLANNING BIG
WAR VETERAN BUILDING
TACOMA, Dec. 4—Announcement
has been made by the representat
ives of several local veteran organ
izations that plans have been com
pleted for the erection of a War
Veterans’ building, which is to cost
approximately $600,000. The build
ing will include a huge auditorium
and a number of smaller meeting
halls, which will be for rent.
COLLINS PLEADS GUILTY;
GETS LONG PRISON TERM
DES MOINES, Dec. 4—Keith Col
lins, confessed mail car robber, en
tered a plea of guilty this week
when arraigned and was promptly
sentenced to a term of fifteen years
in the penitentiary. He pleaded
guilty to six separate indictments
charging him with the theft of mail
pouches at Council Bluffs recently.
It is claimed that Collins led the
officers to a cache near Counsil
Bluffs where he had concealed loot
valued at $23,000.
PROMOTER PONZI PLEADS
GUILTY TO GRAFT CHARGE
BOSTON, Dec. 4—Charles Ponzi,
Italian fruit peddlar who startled
the financial world last summer by
the promotion of his international
exchange get-rich-quick scheme, is
now confronted by the prospect of
a lifetime in jail, instead of in the
costly mansion which he built while
on the top of his short financial
career.
Ponzi pleaded guilty today to the
charge of using the United States
mails to defraud, and was sentenced
to a term of five years in Plymouth
county jail. And this i3 only the
first of 44 counts of a similar
character, the specific charge being
that Ponzi falsely represented to
hU dupes that he was able to pay
fifty per cent interest in 4o days.
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REVISED FIGURES REDUCE
NUMBER OF WAR DEATHS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 4
The surgeon general of the United
! States army has prepared a revised
list of battle casualties, suffered
by Americans during the late war
showing a total of 34,249 killed
and 224,089 wounded, the propor- j
tion of killed to wounded being ap-'
proximately the same as that of the
Civil war, but the mortality from
gunshot wounds during the world
war was only 8.26 per cent as com
pared with 13.6 for the Civil war.
MANY FOREIGNERS EAGER
TO COME TO THE STATES
—
NEW YORK, Dec. 4—The re»- j
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resentatives of 17 trans-Atlantic;
steamship lines have reported to,
the immigration officials at Ellis j
island that they are confronted
with a tremendous demand for trans- j
portation to the United States from ■
countries on the other side of the'
Atlantic.
The reports show an approximate
total of fifteen million persons of
all nationalities and stations in life!
are fighting for passage to Ameri- i
ca. The passport offices are swamped !
with applications. j
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ITALY AND FIUME AT OUTS; j
STATE OF WAR EXISTS |
TRIESTE, Dec. 4—A state of j
war between Italy and Fiume began i
at midnight last night, but thus fan
there is no visible evidence of hos
tilities. The city has been cut off
from communication with the out
side world but it is believed that
Italy does not desire to reduce the
inhabitants to starvation.
PASSENGER IS ROBBED
ASHTABULA, OHIO, Dec. 4—
Upon arrival here this morning of
a New York Central train, R. C.
Kargner, of Cleveland, was found
bound and gagged in the vestibule
of one of the sleepers. He informed
the police that he had been robbed
enroute.
IN RAILROAD CUT
SEATTLE, Dec. 4—A special dis
patch to the Post-Intelligencer from
Washington says that Secretary of
the Interior John Larton I’ayne was
greatly surprised and not a little
displeased to learn ot the removal
of Purchasing Age:.t Dole, of the
Alsskan Engineering commission.
! 1 oe information cam: to the secre
tary ;n the form i f a private tele
gram from unuitietni sources, and
immediately upon learning of the
cction he issued orders suspending
the removal pendirg an explanation.
It is reported that Chairman K.
Mears is now enroute to Washing
to report to the secretary and to
explain estimates submitted for the
completion of the railroad.
Major Dole, when interviewed by
a representative of The Associated
Press today, said that he had known
of the removal order for a number
of days, but denied that any fric
tion existed between himself and
Chairman Mears. He says that Coi
Mears has simply decided to cut
down the expenses of the depart
ment.
BROTHER OF MRS. WILSON
DECLARES CHARGE FALSE
NEW YORK. Dec. 4—K. W
Bolling, brother of the wife of
President Wilson, appeared before
the congressional committee which i>
investigating the activities of the
United States Shipping board and
made emphatic denial that he had
ever taken money for influencing
the disposition of contracts for ma
chinery for the Shipping board, .i
intimated by T. K. Sands, who ap
peared before the committee some
time ago. ‘‘Both for my own and
for my family's sake”' he declared,
all of his personal records are open
to investigation.
BOMB FOUND IN ENGLAND
NEWPORT, ENG., Dec. 4—The
police are reported to have found a
small bomb near this place, and an
other near Rumney, in the borough
of Cardiff.
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