WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1920
NO. 150
MEXICANS URGE AMERICAN RECOGNITION
CHAIRMAN WILL HA YES SA YS REPUBLICANS SAFE
CHAIRMAN WHITE PREDICTS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
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NEW YORK, Oct. 30—Chairman
George White, of the Democratic
National committee, has issued a
statement in which he declares that
political signs are pointing to un
mistakeable Democratic success. He
predicts that Governor Cox will car
ry all the Southern states and the
following mentioned states, in ad
dition: Maryland, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ohio,
Indiana, Montana, Colorado, Arizona
Idaho, New Mexico, Washington,
Nevada, South Dakota, Utah.
The chairman also says that he
feels certain the Democrats will
carry New Jersey, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Nebraska, California and
North Dakota, and the Democrats
prospects, he says, are improving
steadily in New York, Massachu
setts, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin
Kansas and Illinois even in Iowa.
Buying Them Out
CHICAGO, Oct. 30—J. G. Brown,
campaign manager for the Farmer*
Labor party, has issued a statement
in which he charges that, a “huge
jackpot is being prepared in several
Western states, with the object of
seeking to buy out Farmer-Labor
candidates with a view to having
them withdraw from the campaign”.
Saturday Evening Post In Bad
DAYTON, Oct. 30—Governor CoX
has issued a statement in which he
charges that the Saturday Evening
Post and George Horace Lorimer,
its editor, with unfairness. The gov
ernor declares that the copy of the
Post issued yesterday contains mis
statements “four days before elec
tion, and too late to be corrected”.
The statements are branded as an
attempt to delude readers of the
Post.
Libel Suits Started
NEW YORK, Oct. 30—Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee
for vice president and former as
sistant of the navy, has filed suit
for half a million dollars against
John Rathen, editor of the Provi
dence Journal; Scott Bone, director,
and Edward Clark, assistant direct
or of publicity for the Republican
National committee. Roosevelt al
leges in his complaint that the trio
named circulated defamatory libel,
the basis of the charge being an
editorial which appeared in the
Journal, charging Roosevelt with se
questering and destroying docu
ments belonging to the navy de
partment.
Wilson Playing Politics
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30
President Wilson has written a let
ter to Governor Cox expressing con
fidence in the Democratic nominee,
dcc.s.iitig that he has followed thr.
campaign with admiration. He also
exprerses the belief that Cox will
receive the emphatic endorsement oi
th; \oters on Tue«d',v. The lettci
was signed “Your gratified and loyal
supporter”.
A Final Appeal
CHICAGO, Oct. 30—Governor Coj
has made public a telegram which
was sent by him to women support
ers and m which he states that it
is his intention, in case of election,
to consult both Democrats and Re
publicans in an effort to secure the
ratiflction of the peace treaty. He
also says that he will consult other
leaders regarding the Irish, Jewish
and other racial questions.
President Votes by Mail
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30
President and Mrs. Wilson voted to
day, marking their ballots at the
White House and forwarding them
by mail to New Jersey.
Weather Threatens
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30—
The Weather bureau forecasts that
unsettled weather may be expected
on election day east of the Mississip
pi and generally north and west ex
cept in the Northwestern states.
Finals for Cox
CHICAGO, Oct. 30—Five speeches
in this city and one at Gary, with
an old-fashioned torchlight proces
sion are scheduled for the final day
of Governor Cox’ campaign.
JEWELRY STORE .I.OOTED
BY UNMASKED BANDITS
ST. PAUL, Oct. 30—Three un
masked bandits held up a large
jewelry store in the down-town
district of this city yesterday and
escaped with diamonds valued at
$60,000.
The bandits drove away from the
jstore in an automobile and, al
j though an attempt was made to
! follow the machine, it quickly lost
itself in the maze of traffic, leaving
no clue behind.
BRITAIN WILL HANG IRISH
YOUTH ON MURDER CHARGE
DUBLIN, Oct. 30—The first
court martial murder trial in Dub
lin, in connection with the recent
killing’ of a British soldier, termin
ated yesterday afternoon in the
conviction of Kevin Barry, a youth
of 18 years, who was charged with
complicity. He was sentenced to be
hanged on Monday.
It is claimed that soldiers tor
tured Barry in an effort to make
him reveal the names of his com
rades in the attack.
McGRAW IS INDICTED
NEW YORK, Oct. 30—John W.
Me Graw, manager of the New
York Giants, was indicted by the
federal grand jury yesterday on
the charge of violating the Vol
stead act. When arraigned this
morning he entered a plea of not
guilty and was released on bonds
pending his re-appearance in court
to face trial.
OFFICERS ARE LAX
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30—The
federal grand jury convened here
today for the purpose of investi
gating the activities of local fed
eral and state officials charged with
the enforcement of the prohibition
laws. It is alleged that there have
been irregularities in connection
with the enforcement of the Vol
stead act in this district.
J. R. Fowle, head of the Fair
banks Clothing company, came down
from Fairbanks yesterday on a brief
business visit.
MEXICANS SEEKING
U. S. RECOGNITION
WASHINGTON, D. Oct. 30—
Formal negotiations looking to the
recognition of the Mexican govern
ment are expected to be inaugurated
immediately after election, according
to information made public today.
It is pointed out in administration
circles, however, that full recog
nition depends upon Mexico’s own
action. It is claimed that the de
crees issued by President Carranza
against America and to which the
American government is much op
posed, have not yet been repealed,
and there probably will be no action
taken until the objectionable mea
sures have been eliminated.
Secretary Colby says that the
question of recognition was brought
to the attention of the state depart
ment by a letter from Robert Pes
queira, Mexican high commissioner
to the United States, who said that
he stood ready to offer the basis
upon which the preliminaries of re
cognition might proceed formally.
He is quoted as saying that the
Mexican question will soon cease to
be a question not only as concerns
the United States but the whole
world.
CONDEMNED PRISONER HAS
EXPLAINED JAIL MURDER
SALEM, ORE., Oct. 30—It is re
ported that Neil Hart, one of the
several prisoners under sentence of
death for the murder of Sheriff
Till Taylor, at Pendleton, has made
a signed statement in which he de
clares that the killing of the sheriff
was not part of a plot among the
prisoners who broke jail. He says
it was not their intention to shoot
their way to freedom. Hart also
says that Elvie Kirby and John
Laffebep had nothing to do with
the killing of the sheitf. Both of the
men are under sentence of death
with Hart.
MISTAKE IN FIGURES WAS
CAUSE OF BAD SHOWING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30
Brig. Gen. Barnett, who was the
first witness called in the court
martial investigation of conditions
in Haiti, testified that only 2,350
natives were killed during the five
years of American occupation, in
stead of 3,250 as previously report
ed. A mistake in addition, he ex
plained, was responsible for the
previous erroneous report.
Major Edmund McClellan, attach
ed to the casualty record office of
the marine corps, testified that only
a few natives had been killed aside
from those who fell in action with
the American marines.
FISHERIES EXPERT PLANS
DRIVE TO SAVE SALMON
SEATTLE, Oct. 30—Dennis Win
field, superintendent of the fisher
ies bureau, who has just returned
to this city from a stay of five
months in the Bristol bay district,
where he made a survey of condi
tions, announces that he will recom
ment an aggressive campaign in the
North against predatory fish and
birds as a means of protecting the
Alaska salmon runs. He refers par
ticularly to the harmful activities
of the Dolly Varden trout.
NOOSE FOR TWO
VANCOUVER, Oct. 30—Joseph
Scanlon and Mike Molyneaux, have
been convicted and sentenced to
hang on January 27 for the murder
of Daniel Morrison Campbell, a
river logger, who was killed in a
local hotel last May. The murder
is believed to have been committed
for the purpose of robbery.
NEW YORK GOVERNOR WILL
SEND BETTY TO THE COAST
NEW YORK, Oct. 30—Governor
Smith has announced that he will
grant extradition papers in the
•ase of Be .Ay Jraint'd, who s
wanted in Tacoma on the charge of
kidnapv,itr^ in correction with the
theft of the Stagg baby.
A day’s delay was {granted the
defense in order that the attorneys
for Betty might prepare additional
papers in an attempt to show that
the kidnaping was done by George
Stagg, father of the baby in the
case.
ANCHORAGE OLDTIMER WILL
TELL CURRY ABOUT ROAD
SEATTLE, Oct. 30—Robert Hunt
er, an oldtimer of the Anchorage
district, is a recent arrival from
the North enroute to California,
where he will enlist the support of
Congressman Curry in relieving the
“intorerable state of afFairs” in
Alaska.
In a statement made to a repre
sentative of the Seattle Post-In
telligencer, Hunter charges ineffi
ciency and incompetency in govern
mental operations in connection
with the Alaska railroad and the
Chickaloon coal mines. He says the
biggest complaint is the employment
of impracticable miners and execu
tives.
REPUBLICANS SPENDING BIG
SUM TO ELECT CANDIDATES
CHICAGO, Oct. 30—The Repub
lican committee to elect Senator
Harding will cost the huge sum of
$3,400,000, according to an an
j nouncement made by Treasurer Up
ham. Of that amount, he says, the
committee had expended more than
$3,000,000 up to and including Oct
ober 24.
Upham also states that there arc
approximately 50,000 contributors to
the Republican campaign chest.
COLORADO COAL MINERS
DEMAND PAY INCREASE
DENVER, COL., Oct. 30—Oper
ations in all but four coal mines in
Northern Colorado coal fields came
to a halt yesterday as a result of a
strike among the miners, who are
demanding an increase in wages and
a new working agreement.
The four mines which are still
open have unexpired contracts with
the United Mine workers.
A conference h«*3 been arranged
between representatives of the coal
miners and a number of the oper
ating companies and the belief is
expressed that a settlement will be
reached quickly. A number of the
companies, however, have refused
to confer with the men, declaring
that they will keep their mines
closed until the miners are ready
to accept the terms offered.
Railroads Fad Down
The production of coal >n Col
orado, already eurtai'ei by the
miners’ strike in the northern part
of the state, has been further re
duced by the inability of the rail
roads to supply coal cars sufficient
to handle the output of southern
mines, compelling 40 of them to
suspend operations temporarily. As
a result of this latest development
there are now 71 mines idle in the
state.
HARDING SAYS PROMOTER
IS NOT AN AGENT OF HIS
CLEVELAND, Oct. 30—Senator
Harding, while in this city this week,
made a statement in which he as
serted that Washington VandOrlip,
who is said to be in Russia negotiat
ing with the soviet government for
concessions in Siberia, is not in any
sense an agent of his. He says that
he is “very certain” that he never
gave Vanderlip a letter of intro
duction and expresses the belief
that the communication the pro
moter is reported to have used, if
he did use such a communication,
could only be a “purely formal note
given at the request of some friend”.
CORN MAY BE BURNED
IF COAL PRICES STAY UP
OMAHA, Oct. HO—Hundreds of
thousands of bushels of corn may
be burned as fuel in Northern Ne
braska during the winter because
of the high price of coal, according
information received in this city
today. Corn is unusually plentiful
and low priced, while coal is both
scarce and high priced.
MASS FOR MAC SWINEY
LONDON, Oct. 30—Pontifical
requiem mass was celebrated at St.
Georges cathedral in this city this
week over Terence MacSwiney, who
starved himself to death while a
prisoner in Brixton Jail 'lhe great
edifice was filled to capacity and
thousands who were unable to ob
tain admission, gathered about the
church while the services were in
progress.
SYLVIA RUNNING TRUE
LONDON, Oct. 30—Sylvia Pank
hurst, daughter of the militant
Emma, who was arrested several
days ago on the charge of publish
ing seditious literature, was given a
sentence of six months in jail yes
terday. The specific charge against
her was that of attempting to spread
sedition in the navy.
MINOR LEAGUES OBJECT
NEW YORK, Oct. 30—It has been
learned here that the minor base
ball leagues will refuse to become
a party to the proposed baseball
reorganization unless radical alter
ations are made in the scheme as
origonally announced.
HAYS SAYS G. 0. P.
WILL SWEEP 0. S.
NEW YORK. Oct. 30—In a
statement issued yesterday. Will H
Hays declares that an official Re
publican survey of the political
situation indicates that Senator
Harding will receive the largest pop
.ular majority ever cast at an elec
tion in the United States.
Hays claims that 32 states are
sure to poll big Republican major
ities; seven others most probably
will go Republican; and only nine.
| at most, can be counted safely Dem
ocratic.
The minimum number of elector
al votes, regarded as certain for
Harding is estimated at 368, with
much better than an even chance
for 24 more, and probobly an ad
ditional 25.
Hays says, in concluding his fore
cast: “I have complete one hundred
per cent faith in a Republican
victory because I have one hundred
per cent confidence in American
common sense”.
Poindexter Confident
WASHINGTON, D. C\. Oct. io
Senator Miles Poindexter has issued
a statement in which he declares
that the election of a single Demo
cratic senator in a Republican state
may mean “the adoption of the Wil
son foreign policies”. He predicts,
however, that the Republicans will
hold all their present states anil
gain seats in Oklahoma, Maryland.
Kentucky, South Dakota, Colorado,
Arizona, California, Nevada, Idaho
and Oregon.
War Breeder
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 —Corrinnc
Roosevelt, sister of the late Theo
dore Roosevelt, declared in an ad
dress delivered here last night that
the colonel, during his last illness,
helped Senator Lodge frame the lli
publicarf reservations which were
later offered in the senate and re
jected. She said the colonel felt
that proposed league would be a
war breeder instead of a war healer.
Ten to One
SEATTLE, Oct. 30—A special to
the Post-Intelligencer from New
Y'ork says that the betting on Wall
street yesterday gave Harding od<N
of ten to one. It is beleived here that
the New York odds are excessive
and local betters refuse to offer
more than four to one that Hard
ing will defeat Cox.
Last Speech Tonight
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30—Senator
Harding is conferring with Republi
can leaders here today and his last
speech will be delivered at Columbus
tonight. This will be the 170th. ad
dress made by Harding since his
nomination.
BRITTON-PERRY BOUT
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 30—J a c k
Britton, welterweight champion of
the world, has contracted to defend
his title in a bout with Jack Perry,
of Pittsburg. The men will fight
12 rounds on November 8. \