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WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
vol. n.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY. MARCH 27, 1920.
NO. 304
ALLIES ARE READY TO REINFORCE EBERT
LEE HEY SA YS CANADIANS SEEK SHIP MONOPOLY
NOME IGLOO THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM ORDER
HI BY WIRE
NOME, Alaska, March 27.—'The
members of Nome igloo, Pioneers
of Alaska, are indignant over the
action of the Grand igloo in refus
ing to seat the Nome delegates, and
also because of the change in the
qualifications for membership as re
gards time of residence.
Nome igloo sent its report and
per capita tax in regular order, but
had to wire the proxies because of
the illegal short notice. This igloo
declares the session of the Grand
igloo illegal and refuses to abide
by any of its acts, and an appeal
will be made to all other igloos to
do likewise.
Nome wired its proxies with in
structions to present a protest to
Grand President Nelson, appealing
to him for a square deal, to pre
vent a disruption of the order, and j
to suspend the operation of the
amendment reducing the residence
qualification for membership, until
all igloos can make a direct declara
tion.
Otherwise Nome will withdraw
from the Grand igloo.
Information received at Fairbanks
from outbound passengers who have
been held up on the Delta by high
water indicates that they may be
delayed from three to ten days.
Ed Hering, of the Fairbanks post
office, broke one of his ribs late yes
terday as the result of a fall on
the Garden island side of the river,
opposite Fairbanks.
Alderman Ed Parks, who was
called to Fairbanks as a member of
the federal grand jury, returned to
town yesterday and says Nenana
looks very good to him.
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LOYAL EBERT TROOPS FREE
WESEL FROM REVOLUTIONISTS
BERLIN, March 27.—Loyal Ger
man troops have driven the besieg
ing Communist workers from their
positions east and southeast of
Wes el, where they had entrenched
themselves and from which posi
tions they were directing a steady
fire on the city.
The Reds were taken completely
by surprise, and as they hastily re
treated from their trenches they
were subjected to a gruelling fire
by the government forces. That
section of the city is now cleared
Money has started to flow into
Nenana for the Allan Crane fund,
and it is already assured that the
Pioneers will meet with a large
measure of success in their effort
to assist the unfortunate oldtimer,
who recently lost both feet at Fort
Yukon as the result of freezing.
Before leaving town yesterday, Mrs.
J. Cleveland left $5 at The News
office for the Crane fund, and by
the time the train had reached Dun
bar’s she had collected $11.50 from
Mr. and Mrs. Deming Wheeler, $5
from August Peterson, and $2.50
from George Wilson of Tanana, a
total of $19, which was turned
over to P. A. Thelin to be sent to
‘Nenana on the next train.
It is the intention of Mrs. Cleve
land to interest the people of the
Hot Springs district and Tanana in
the worthy movement, and she will
see that the money collected is sent
to Nenana to swell the Pioneer
fund.
The relief committee of the Pio
neers is busily engaged at present
in arranging a program for the en
tertainment to be given under the
auspices of the local igloo on the
night of April 10 for the benefit
of Crane, and tickets for the affair
will be placed on sale during the
coming week.
MAIL STAGE ARRIVES;
SHELDON DUE TODAY
i A Brower mail stage reached
i Fairbanks from Chitina shortly be
I fore noon today, with a consign
ment of first class mail and four
j passengers, the arrivals being Mr.
land Mrs. Pincle, Carl Peterson, and
Smith Wanamaker.
Bobby Sheldon is close behind
with two rigs and should reach Fair
banks before night. He has sixteen
passengers.
The Thomas Collins case, which
originated at Tanana, is on trial
today at Fairbanks before Judge
Bunnell. The jury was selected yes
terday afternoon. Thomas Marquam
is attorney for the defendant, who
was indicted on the charge of at
tempted rape.
Neman*, Alaska'* Interior Fuel Depot
of revolutionists.
ALLIES MAY HELP.
BERLIN, March 27.—Information
received in this city from Cologne
states that the Allies have agreed
to permit the German government
to despatch 100,000 soldiers to the
Ruhr district for the purpose of
suppressing the Reds there. Should
such a force be insufficient to re
store order and maintain peace, the
Allies intimate that they will send
50,000 French, British, and Belgian
veterans u> the scene to assist the |
Ebert troops.
POLES FIGHTING.
WARSAW, March 27.—A des- j
peratc battle is in progress along:
the Stutch river, where the BoLshe-j
viki are engaged in an attempt to;
smash the right wing of the Polish
army. The Reds have captured
several villages along the river, but
have been unable to force a cross
ing. The fighting is in progress
along a 250-mile front and the
HOME RULE NEEDED,
SEMMES DECLARES
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.
—In a statement made today before
the senate commerce committee,
which is holding: hearings on the
Riggp-Chamberlain bill for the re
organization of Alaska water trans
portation, W'. H. Semmes, trans
portation expert of the Alaska Ship
jping board, declared that Alaska
[needs home rule worse than does
j Ireland. His remarks were made
[in connection with his plea for the
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approval of the bill, which is de
signed to give the territorial ship
ping board control over ships oper
ating in Alaska waters. He in
formed the committeemen that Can
adian shipping interests are using
sinister influences to get control of
transportation between Alaska and
the States, and that private carriers
generally are embarked upon a
j course which will sap the Territory
I of its resources.
Maurice D. Leehey, legal member
of the board, also addressed the
‘committee, urging the approval < f
i the bill.
| Leehey quoted a Canadian steam
ship official as declaring that they
would get the Alaska traffic because
of their influence f at Washington,
whereupon Chairman Jones quickly
interposed, saying, “We ought to
see that they do not get it.”
Leehey also told the committee
that he understood Wickersham and
John Ballaine had informed Secre
tary Payne that he (Leehey) repre
sented the Guggenheims. Wicker
sham, who was in the room at the
time, denied making any such state
ment. He also denied that he was
there as representative of any of
the Canadian interests.
NOT ENTHUSIASTIC.
SEATTLE, March 27.—.The Wash
ington correspondent of the Post
Intelligencer says that Leehey and
Semmes have found enthusiasm
lacking among officials of the Unit
ed States Shipping board over the
Chamberlain bill. It is understood
that opposition to the bill exists,
but none has as yet made its ap
pearance.
Secretary of the Interior Payne is
jof the opinion thait the Government
can aid Alaska by operating: steam-.
ers in connection with the Govern- j
ment railroad, but Semmes objects I
to such a plan unless the proposed
Government line would handle traf
fic to all districts, so as to insure!
adequate transportation facilities in j
case the private companies should ■
withdraw from Northern waters.
PACKERS OPPOSE.
Semmes informed the senators
that he expects opposition to the
bill from the fish packers, because 1
it will hurf their private transporta- \
tion lines. He stated further that'
t.he Canadian companies have wrest-!
ed Alaska business from the Ameri-]
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can lines, a-nd in answer to an in-1
quiry from Senator Chamberlain as j
jto whether or not the Canadians j
had destroyed Ketchikan business to:
[help Prince Rupert, Semmes said j
that they had done so. By various j
icuite little tricks, he explained, the j
[Canadians have moved the fish in-1
dustry to Prince Rupert, and now j
want to move the canned salmon j
industry in the same way. The Can
adian government, he said, subsi
dizes the Canadian lines and helps
them to connect rail and water
transportation as a means of getting
ithe business.
A tax of $3 a net ton on all -
ships doing a local business for
hire in Alaska is proposed in the
bill prepared by Governor Thomas
Riggs, Jr., of Alaska, and the mem
;bers of the Territorial Shipping
board, and introduced by Senator
Chamberlain.
The measure provides that the
fund thus created shall be used* in
Riving contracts to common carri
ers to maintain definite service.
It is claimed the measure would
greatly improve the service in Alas
;kan waters and to Alaskan cities.
:The bill is based on a nine months'
| study of the situation, in which
every factor was considered. The
statement was prepared under the
direction of Maurice D. Leehe.v,
special counsel, and R. M. Semmes,
traffic advisor of the Alaska Terri
torial Shipping board,
i “Because of the opposition to
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Polos are inflicting heavy losses on
;he enemy.
The seat of the Polish govern
ment has been moved from Warsaw
:o Bromberg, in Polish Posen.
FORMING NEW CABINET.
BERLIN, March 27. — Herman
Mueller, former foreign secretary,
will endeavor to form a new cab
inet on the basis of the old coali
tion, and announcement is made
that important concessions will be
made to the labor government.
10 RELEASE COAL
The announcement of the Broad
Pass Coal & Development company,
appearing elsewhere in this issue of
The News, that it is prepared to
supply the public with 10,000 tons
of coal from its mine on Lignite
creek, follows closely on the heels
of an appeal that was made to the
interior department by President R.
W. Calderhead to release the coal
for public consumption.
Within three days of the des
patch of the appeal, a reply came
from John Barton Payne, new sec
retary of the interior and a firm
believer in Alaskan development,
granting permission to the company
to sell coal in the open market.
Previously the company was restrict
ed to mining coal for Government
use only.
The action of the secretary is ini
portant, both because it makes
available a large amount of coal for
public use and because it indicates
a disposition on the part of the new
secretary to use his influence to
further the development of Interior
Alaska. The promptness with which
the request of the company was
granted is without precedent in
transactions of that character, and
encourages the belief that Alaska
is receiving a greater measure of
attention at the national capital
than formerly.
The Hroad Pass company is al
ready engaged in making delivery
of 2,000 tons of coal to the Alas
kan Engineering commission, at
North Nenana, but this will not in
terfere with the mining of the 10,
000 tons the company plans to
have ready for delivery before the
breakup.
Leo Rodrigue is busy shipping
freight to his new roadhouse at the
end of steel.
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•t TEMPERATURE
It As reported by the government
It observation station, Nenana
It -
M Saturday, March 27.
It Maximum . . 1 above
*t Minimum .35 below
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SEATTLE, March 27. Special
advices received in this city fro.a
the national capital and publishe 1
by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
state that Major-General Wilds P.
Richardson, better known among
Alaskans as “Colonel Dick,” ap
peared before the house military
committee yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of explaining the win
department’s requirement for funds
for Alaska roads, trails, and bridge-.
The general said that roads are
the great need of Alaska at the
present time, to serve as feeders
to the Government railroad, and to
make possible the development of
promising district which are now
without means of transportation. 11<
said that he still felt a keen inter
est in Alaskan development, not
withstanding the fact that he is no
longer connected with the road
work.
^ Governor Riggs also appeared be
fore the committee for the purpose
jof urging an appropriation for five
new army radio stations, at Hyder.
Seldovia. Betel, Betties, and Nush.i
gak.
CARPENTIER GETS
OFFER FOR FIGHT
NEW YORK, March 27.—Georges
Carpentier, French champion, who
came to America to try conclusions
with Champion Jack Dempsey, has
received an oft'er of $20,000 from
Detroit to meet Battling- Levinskv
in that city.
The Frenchman is referred to
here as a prizefighter de luxe. lie
occupies the best six-room suite in
the best hotel in the city and has
more clothes than all the American
fighters combined. He brought 11 >
trunks with him from France ami
changes clothes several times a day.
He has 100 silk shirts, 20 overcoats,
70 suits, 75 pairs of shoes, 20n
neckties, and other garments in
sufficient number to stock a small
store.
STRATTON DALLAS IS
FOUND TO BE INSANE
Stratton Dallas, a well-known old
timer of the Interior country, who
came to Nenana about two month
ago, was adjudged insane by a jury
this afternoon in the court of Unit
ed States Commissioner K. S. Mc
Donald. ’
Dallas had been under surveil
lance for some time and yesterday
was placed under arrest by Deputy
Marshal James Hagan, it being
deemed unwise to permit the un
fortunate man to remain longer at
large.
The jurors in the case were: Al
fred Ghezzi, Charles Bergman, I.
A. Dyer, Bert Johnson, Tom Smith,
and Joe Fischer.
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