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WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
N Eh ANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921
NUMBER 199
. PARKS SAYS ALASKA TO GET HEARING
BOLLING EXONERATED BY SHIPPING BOARD QUIZ
DAUGHERTY NAMED DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HEAD
< DAUGHERTY IS SELECTED
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 22—It
has been definitely announced by
President-elect Harding that Harry
Daugherty, of Ohio, has been select
ed as a member of the cabinet as
head of the department of justice.
It is also announced that Senator
Chamberlain can have the chair
manship of the Shipping board if
he will accept it.
Fletcher Under Secretary
Henry H. Fletcher, former am
bassador to Mexico, will be under
secretary of state under the Hard
ing administration. Fletcher was
offered an appointment as ambassa
dor to Japan but expressed a pre
ference for the under secretaryship.
^ Secretaries Are Suprem
When President-elect Harding was
asked on Saturday, following the an-j
nouncement of Hughes’ selection as'
secretary of state, if he could go in
to details regarding the consultation
on diplomatic and state department]
. affairs, he replied: “You must ask
Mr. Hughes. That is goin to be an
other policy of this administration
from the beginning, that each secre
9 tary shall speak for his .department.”
Hughes declined to comment, be
yond expressing appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him.
WORK WILL BE RESUMED
ON HUDSON BAY RAILWAY
WINNIPEG, Feb. 22—The Can
adian government has practically
promised the early completion of
the Hudson Bay railway from The
Pas to Port Nelson, according to an
nouncement made here on Satur
day. The project was started before
the war but was abandoned later
because of the heavy cost of mater
ial. The road will be part of the
national system.
SOLDIER SHOT AS SPY
< CHICAGO. Feb. 22—Mrs. Frank
Kendall, of this city, has just been
informed by the Red Cross that her
son, Lieut. Oliver Kendall, was shot
by the Germans as a spy just before
the battle of Cantigny, because he
refused to give the Germans in
formation regarding the American
^ forces. His execution was ordered
in spite of the fact that he wore the
full uniform of an officer when tak
en captive by the Germans.
GOMPERS MAKES PROTEST
WASHINGTON', D. C., Feb. 22
In a statement here today, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
federation of Labor, declared that if
the New York and other state legis
latures enacted legislation for the
censorship of the movies, they “will
add one more to the long list of
repressive and coercive measures tc
the statute books.*'
PREMIER WINS IN WALES
CARDIGAN, Wales, Feb. 22
Captain Ernest Evans, a Coalition
Liberal who was supported by Pre
mier Lloyd George, was elected tc
the house of commons last week
over Lowell Williams, Independent
The outcome of the by-election wai
watched by the entire country, ai
indicating the present strength oi
the premier.
Woaana, the Oitmy to MnKIaley
Vsttoaal rut.
ALASKA INTER-DEPARTMENTAL
CHAIRMAN TALKS HOPEFULLY
SHIPPING BOARD OFFERS
TO GIVE ALASKA BOATS
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SEATTLE, Feb. 22—According to
reports received from Astoria, the
Shipping board has offered to allo
cate drips at that port for operation
on Alaskan routes providing a mark
et is found in the Columbia river
district for the product of Alaska
coal mines. The Astoria port com
mission has taken the matter under
advisement.
It is also reported that agitation
has been revived for a direct line
of boats between San Francisco
and Alaska.
MAIL CAR IS ROBBED
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 22—Three
clerks in a Northern Pacific maii
car were held up on Saturday near
St. Cloud, the bandits escaping with
registered mail containing several
thousand dollars. Two of the clerks
were wounded while trying to pre
vent the robbery.
RUSSIANS HAVE MALARIA;
QUININE SUPPLY LIMITED
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LONDON. Feb. 22—Wireless ad
| vices received in this city from j
; Moscow state that ther} are ten i
million cases of malignant malaria,
I in Russia, with a mortality of three
per cent. The situation is rendered
; grave by a shortage . f quinine, tne
, reports stating that the present suj:
i pV will not exceed five thiusand
i '
i pounds in the whole country.
FORMER ALASKAN MISSING
RAYMOND, Feb. 22—Fear is en
tertained for the safety of William
Desmond, former Alaskan, who dis
appeared on January 24. It is be
lieved That he had a large sum of
money on his person at the time
of his disappearance.
RESERVE BRANCH ROBBED
MEMPHIS, Feb. 22—A branch of
the Federal Reserve bank was held
up and robbed on Saturday, the
bendits getting away with approxi
mately a thousand dollars.
WINTER ARRIVES IN SOUTH
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22—A touch
of belated winter hit the Southwest
on Saturday, when snow ranging
from four to 15 inches covered
parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
and Arkansas. In some sections the
fall was the heaviest recorded in
many years.
INFLUENZA CLAIMS VICTIM
SEATTLE, Feb. 22—Advices re
ceived in this city from New York
last week told of the death in that
city of A. J. Rhodes, former presi
dent of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce and a director of the
Chamber of Commerce of the U. S.
i' Death was caused by influenza.
The Government has offered 900
; blue fox and 10,000 seal skins for
' sale at the midwinter fur sale at
i
St. Louis.
JUNEAU, Feb. 22—All officers
>f the cabinet are giving the Alaska
nter-departmental board the strong
:st kind of support, every recom
mendation of the board, thus far
made, having been accepted, accord
ing to George A. Parks, chairman
of the board, who recently returned
to Juneau from the National capital.
“The thing that most impressed
me as containing the greatest prom
ise for Alaska,” said Parks, “is the
desire of every Washington depart
ment to have representatives here
on the ground with absolute author
ity to deal with any questions aris
ing. In nearly all the departments
a separate desk has been created,
where one man is placed in charge
of Alaska matters.
“Three bills which were recom
mended by tire board, probably will
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be passed before the present Con
gress adjourns. The first is primari
ly intended to give relief to home
steaders in the Cook Inlet country,
as the measure authorizes the is
suance of patents to surface lands to
Alaska homesteaders, retaining title
for the Government to minerals
beneath the surface of the ground.
The second bill provides that from j
1921 to 1930, Alaska is to receive j
a substantial increase in revenues j
from Alaska National forests, 25j
per cent of the gross revenue now j
being Alaska’s share. The third bill
aims at stimulating the development
of Alaska through the issuance of
prospecting permits, covering 2,500
acres of coal lands and allowing
four years for thirough prospect
ing.”
BANK TELLER TELLS POLICE j
BOOTLEGGERS FAILED HIM
SEATTLE, Feb. 22—Paul Schaef-|
fer, teller of the defunct North Side j
State bank, who was sentenced lastj
week to a term of from five to fif
teen years in the penitentiary for
embezzlement, has confessed to the
authorities that he took the bank’s
money and loaned it to bootleggers
who failed to repay him. The pro
secuting attorney ha3 intimated the
confession of the teller will result
in the arrest of several others.
SENATE CUTS PERCENTAGE
OF IMMIGRANT ARRIVALS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 22—
An amendment to the immigration
bill, reducing from five to three
per cent the number of aliens to
be admitted during the next year,
was adopted by the senate on Sat
urday without a dissenting vote.
As finally approved by the senate
the immigration bill limits immigra
tion next year to approximately
354,000. The"“measure now goes to
conference for final consideration.
FREIGHTER ALASKAN ASHORE
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22—The
freighter Alaskan, bound from New
York to San Francisco, went ashore
800 miles south of this port early
yesterday morning, but was floated
later in the day and headed for San
Pedro for repairs.
WELTY GETS HEARING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22—
Stormy scenes featured the pre
sentation, before the house judici
ary committee, of Congressman Ben
Welty’s impeachment charges which
he has preferred against Federal
Judge Landis. Shortly after the pro
ceedings had started, Chairman Vol
stead cautioned the Ohioan to “give
us not so many speeches.” Welty
then declared that there are 900
criminal and 300 other cases pend
ing before Landis and he afterwards
asserted that he would show that
baseball players have been trying to
bribe the judge.
gMcat, waste Balls sad Siren Meet
SEATTLE HAVING TROUBLE
OVER TRACTION PURCHASE
SEATTLE, Feb. 22—Tfie munici
pal railway system, already subject
to complicated litigation in the
state courts, came into the federal
court yesterday when the Puget
Sound Power & Light company filed
suit for specific performance and to
restrain the taxpayers of the city
of Seattle from taking further ac
tion in the state courts that might
lead to a breach of contract of the
$15,000,000 bonds for which the
system was purchased.
The federal court has granted a
temporary restraining order prevent
ing the city from setting aside any
revenues of the lines for any pur
pose other than stipulated, until
after the payment of interest on the
bonds.
WILSON TO URGE CONGRESS
TO ACCEPT GERMAN BONDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22—
It is expected that President Wilson
will recommend to Congress, before
he retires from office, that author
ity be granted for the acceptance
of German bonds to be applied on
the debt owed by Belgium to the
United States.
NEBRASKA AFTER ALIENS
LINCOLN, Feb. 22—The lower
house of the state legislature has
given its approval to the anti-alien
bill and the measure now goes to
the senate for final approval. The
bill is patterned after the Californ
ia law.
HOPE FOR RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22—
There is hope for the establishment
of a constitutional monarchy in the
in Russia, declared John Hays Ham
mond, before the houre foreign af
fairs committee. He said that with
Prussian pressure removed, the pyra
mid built by the Bolsheviks would
fall and the sane people of Russia
would be able then to organize a
better government. He said he did
not thing the Russians would ever
go back to czar rule.
HARDING APPROVES PLANS
FOR TARIFF LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22
Chairman Fordney, of the house
ways and means committee, who
has just returned from St. August
ine, where he conferred with Presi
dent-elect Harding, has announced
that Mr. Harding approved the pro
gram for tariff and tax legislation
which has been prepared for the
special session of Congress to be j
called shortly after the close of. the
present session. The program con
sists of two tariff bills, one a temp
orary and the other a permanent
measure, •with tax legislation sand
wiched in between.
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SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED
LITTLE FALLS, Minn., Feb. 22
Two suspects have been arrested
here in connection with the robbery
of a Northern Pacific mail car. The
I arrests were made after a running
fight with the suspects.
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VILLA IS MAKING SEARCH
FOR HIDDEN TREASURE
—
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22—Accord
ing to travelers arriving inthis city,
Francisco Villa, former rebel lead
er, is searching the mountains of
Durango for loot which he buried
three years ago, while operating
the Mexican federal government.
He has a large force of men with
him and they are making a minute
search of the country, covering an
area of many spuare miles.
PARIS MUTUALS APPROVED
SALEM, Feb. 22—T h e lower
house of the Oregon state legisla
ture has given its approval to a bill
providing for the creation of a rac
ing commission and legalizing Paris
mutual betting.
TWO MARINES FALL IN PLANE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22
Sergeant Donald Mack, of Seattle,
and Pay Clerk Douglas Booth, of
Key West, were killed on Saturday
in Haiti as the result of an airplane
accident, according to announcement
| made by the navy department.
I
| BURNED AT THE STAKE
j ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 22—John
Aberhart, a negro under arrest in
this city on the charge of the murd
er of a white woman, was taken
from the jail by a mob numbering
fully 6,000, and bunted at the stake.
IDAHO SENATE PASSES BILL
TO PUT BAN ON CIGARETTES
BOISE, Feb. 22—The Idaho state
senate has passed the Harding anti
cigarette bill prohibiting the inport
ataon of cigarettes and cigarette
papers for sale within the state.
The National Women’s party has
disbanded and steps are now being
taken to organize a new party, the
aim of which will be to secure full
political rights for women.
BOLLING EXONERATED BY
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C\. Feb. 22
The house committee which has been
engaged in investigating the Unite,!
States Shipping boarj, has issued a
formal statement clearing R. W
Rolling, brother-in-law of President
Wilson, of the charges preferred,
against him as treasurer of the
board. Bolling was accused of par
ticipating in bribes given to mem
bers of the board by contractors.
The investigation of the committee
ended with the examination of John
Barton Payne, secretary of the In
terior, and the report, it is under
stood, will be submitted just before
the end of the present session of
Congress. Payne criticised the pr<
vision of the mercantile marine act
creating a board of seven members,
arguing that a single executive
should be placed in control of tin
board. He said that he was con
vinced that the Government could
not successfully operate passenger
lines in competition with private in •
terests. He also declared that Amer
ican liners could not compete with
foreign ships selling liquor aboard
i Payne said that when he becamt
J chairman of the Shipping board he
j found the accounts in bad shape.
| with no records of voyages. The
[general comptroller and the treas
! urer, he said, had lost their jobs :e
| a result of this lax method of hand
ling the affairs of the board. He
■also informed the committee that
! he had abolished several bureau
i because he regarded them as un
I necessary .
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TURKS ARE GETTING READY
TO MAKE WAR ON GREEKS
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LONDON, Feb. 22—A dispatch
from Constantinople says a new
Turkish National offensive against
the Greeks on the Smyrna front is
expected shortly. The Nationals arc
concentrating in great strength and
hostilities will begin, it is believed,
as soon as preparations for the cam
paign can be completed.
ACCOUNTING IS WANTED
NEW YORK, Feb. 22—The Gov
ernment has started suit against the
Postal Telegraph company to obtain
an accounting for money paid the
company as agent of Government
while operating the system during
the war. The amount in dispute is
approximately $2,000,000.
SALMON DUTIES PROPOSED
OLYMPIA, Feb. 22—A bill has
i been introduced in the Washington
■ state legislature providing for excise
■duties ranging from one and one
half to seven and one-half cents on
salmon.
DRY OFFICERS INDICTED
RICHMOND, Feb. 22—State Pro
hibition Inspector H. D. Broun
and Agent Harry Sweet have been
indicted on a charge of stealing
liquor and transporting it in viola
tion of the law.
TRANSPORTATION ACT HOLDS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 22
By a vote of 59 to 14 the senate
yesterday defeated a proposal to
repeal the six per cent guarantee
provision in the transportation act.
Womans, Alaska's Interior Fusl Depot