WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1919.
NO. 22*
BARONS DENY ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
RADICALS SAIL FOR RUSSIA ON ARMY TRANSPORT
WASHINGTON MINERS ARE RETURNING TO THE DRIFTS
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 22.—
The state department has been ad-,
vised by the American consul at
Mazatlan. Mexico, that two Ameri
• can bluejackets are being: held at
that place by the Mexican authori
ties on the charge of street fighting.
The men were placed under arrest:
on November 12 and efforts of the'
consul to secure their release have
^ been without success.
The arrest of the men, the consul
says, was without justification, and
their detention is even more unwar
ranted.
The state department will take
steps immediately to secure an ex
planation from the Carranza govern
ment. with a view to having the
( sailors released.
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PERSHING BOOM IS 1
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 22.—Per
shing for President headquarters
have been opened in this city and
a field agent has been sent on a
tour of the Western states for the
purpose of ascertaining the senti
ment in that section of the country.
Pershing, who is now making the
rounds of the various army posts
and cantonments, was in St. Louis
today, and will go to Laclede, Mis
souri, tomorrow, to visit the scene
of his birth.
The mayor of Seattle has ex
tended an invitation to the general
to visit that city before returning
East.
SPOKANE, Dec. 22.—Thirty-sev
en union barbers of this city went
out on strike today in an effort to
enforce their demands for an in
crease in pay. The strikers were
employed in 14 downtown shops,
and their action has resulted in a
general suspension of tonsorial work
in that district.
The ultimate result, it is ex
pected, will be an advance in the
price of shaving and haircutting.
FINAL RATIFICATION
EXPECTED BY XMAS
PARIS, Dec. 22.—The supreme
council is hopeful of * exchanging
final ratifications of the peace treaty
with Germany before Christmas.
Representatives of the German gov
ernment have announced that they
are ready to accept the provisions
as finally agreed upon, and as soon
BARONS DENY ACCEPTANCE
OF TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
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as certain formalities can be ar
ranged, the council will be ready
for the final process of' putting the
treaty in operation.
j HOME FROM POST
j 10 SAVE EXPOSE
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! WASHINGTON, D. Dec. 22.—
j There is a report in circulation in
j local official circles to the effect
| that Norman Hapgood, former mag
iazine editor, has given up his post
jas minister to Denmark and is now
jenroute home, at the suggestion of
jthe state department, which fears
Jan investigation of Hapgood’s ac
tivities in Denmark.
When questioned today regarding
the information obtained by the sen
ate foreign relations committee, rela
jtive to Hapgood's conduct, Senator
Lodge refused to make any state
ment for publication, and it is im
possible to confirm the report.
It is understood that Hapgood is
in sympathy with the Russian soviet
government and that he attempted
to foster commerce between Ameri
ca and Russia. This information is
.said to have been obtained by the
j foreign relations committee, and
upon learning that an expose was
coming, the state department called
Hapgood home.
DENMARK WILL HAVE
! BIG RADIO STAIN
' COPENHAGEN, Dec. 22.—Suff
icient money to construct a powerful
] wireless station has been appropri
ated by the Danish government, and
[work on the new plant, it is an
nounced, will start immediately.
The station will be sufficiently
i powerful to communicate w’ith Am
erica without relav.
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INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
SHOW GAIN FOR WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
I According to the weekly report of
the department of labor, there was
'only a slight gain in the number
.of industrial disputes during the
i past week.
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i BELLINGHAM STEAMER
IS BURNED OFF PERU
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The Bel
ilinpham steamer Firwood. belonging
;to the Pacific American Fisheries
j company, was burned to the water's
‘edge recently off the coast of Peru.
The members of the crew were res
cued by the Holland steamer Gor
jredyk.
WASHINGTON', D. C., Dec. 22.—
! In a public statement issued on Sat
urday afternoon, the executive com
mittee of the Bituminous Coal Op
erators' association makes a flat de
nial that the operators agreed to
or that they had been consulted re
garding the terms of settlement
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upon which the coal mine strikei^i
were indue -d to return to work.
When shown the statement. At- j
torney General Palmer declared that j
it would be an amazing repudiation
of their own statements if the oper
ators now failed to accept the set
tlement which had been proposed by ;
the Government.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS FREEZE
: LONDON'. Dec. 22.—The British
foreign office is in receipt of dis
patches from Russia in which it is
'stated that 700 wounded and sick
;soldiers belonging to Admiral Kol
' ehak's army recently were frozen to
death as they lay helpless in their
cots in a hospital near Omsk.
In the absence of details, it is be
lieved the unfortunates were aban
doned by the Kolchak army when
,the Bolsheviki invaded that district,
jand that the Bolsheviki deliberately
j neglected the hospital, which was
[without fuel and attendants to pro
cure it.
HOWAT IS REMANDED;
WILL BE PROSECUTED
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22.—Alex
ander Howat, president of the Kan
sas City district of the United Min»
Workers, has been remanded to jai
on the charge of contempt of court
The charge is being pressed against
Howat because of his refusal to
obey the injunction issued by Judge
Anderson, the evidence showing that
he incited the Kansas miners to
remain on strike after the men had
been ordered by the court to return
- to work.
MEN RETURNING.
ELLENSBURG, Wash.. Dec. 22.—
The coal mine striker? of Cle Elum
ami Ros^ii are returning to work,
following a conference with state
union officials, who visited the dis
tricts for the purpose of explaining
the terms of settlement of the coal
strike. Forty percent of the strik
ers have returned to their places,
and it is believed the rest will be at
work by the end of the week.
CONFERENCE CALLED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22.—A spe
cial convention of the United Mine
Workers has been called, to convene
at Columbus on January 5.
WOMEN STAGE RIOT
IN NEW YORK CITY
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1 NEW YORK, Dec. 22 —This city
was the scene of a serious disturb
ance yesterday, the result of an at
tempt of a crowd of Reds, led by a
woman who declared that her hus
band had been deported, to batter
down the jrates leading to the Ellis
. island ferry, wh*re a number of
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radicals were awaiting deportation.
:The mob numbered about 150 and
they broke windows and made sev
eral attacks on the ferry entrance
before the police arrived on the
scene and restored Order. \
The woman leader shouted, “Down
with this dirty, rotten trovernment.
They have taken my husband and
they are taking the husbands, broth
ers, and fathers of us all.”
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ON THEIR WAY.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22.—The trans
port Buford, carrying: Emma Gold
man. Alexander Berkman and other
(radicals, sailed for the other side of
| the Atlantic yesterday, and it is be- [
lieved that another shipload of Reds j
will be deported this week. The1
destination of the Buford has not;
been disclosed, but it is believed the
radicals will be unloaded at Hel
singfors, Finland, from which point
they will be shipped by train to
Soviet Russia. Ojfficials express the!
belief that the Buford carries the •
brains of ftie radical element in ;
America.
Emma Goldman announced, just
before the transport sailed, that it is!
her intention to do propaganda work
with a view to fomenting a revolu
tion in the United States.
INSURANCE BILL GOES
TO PRESIDENT TO SIGN
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—j
The Sweet bill, relative to the pay-1
mcnt of war insurance from $30 to
$80 monthly, and extending the
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classes of beneficiaries, was complet-j
led and sent to the President on
[Saturday. The bill provides for the
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payment of insurance in a lump sum
:or in .'-16 annual payments.
1INC0LMN
! SAY UNCLE SAM
1 IS BUM PROBER
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LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. tLL^The
Lincoln Woman's club is urging the
women of Nebraska to campaign
actively against the high cost of liv
ing. They point out that it is pos
sible to force prices down without
the assistance of the Government,
and call attention to the fact that a
local boycott, inaugurated by the
women of this city, forced the price
of eggs down from 85 cents a
dozen to 55 cents.
! Members of the ftlub say they are
disgusted with Government investi
gations, for the reason that they do
not appear to be getting the desired
results. As one woman expresses
it. the federal inquiries have fallen
flat.
SENATORS POSTPONE
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Doc. 22
The Democratic caucus which wa
ll] have been held on Saturday for
the purpose of selecting a senate
leader to succeed the late Senator
Martin, has been postponed until
next month.
The postponement of the caucus
was decided upon because of the
desire of a number of the Demo
crats to have Carter Glass present.
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THIRTY-SIX WERE LOST
WHEN TANKER WENT DOWN
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Dec. 22.—
I Revised fiirures indicate that 36 live;
were lost when the Associated Oil
! company’s tanker Chanslor went
down off the Oregon coast last week,
the result of encountering a sub
merged rock during a heavy fojr
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FIUME PLEBISCITE
WILL NOT BE HELD
FIUME, Dec. 22.—The plebiscite
has been abandoned as a result of
the satisfactory outcome of d'An
nunzio’s negotiations with the Ital
ian jrovernment.
FUEL RESTRICTIONS
ARE ENDED IN TACOMA
TACOMA, Dec. 22.—Restrictions
| on the consumption of coal here
have been removed, according to an
nouncement made by officials of the
fuel administration.
KAISER OFFERS
10 STAND TRIAL
'ON OWN TERMS
GEXEV A, Dec. 22.— According t »
information received in this city,
the former kaiser has agreed to ac
cept trial by the Allies, but he
wants to name the place and time
[of the trial. He also desires to be
[defended by German lawyers and
1 experts, to. be selected by him.
It is also reported here that :h ■
former crown prince ha- declared
; that he will not give himself up for
trial. He will never appear, be
jsays, if the Allies decide to call him
ifor a hearing.
i PREACHER®
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
| AS ENTERTAINER
DENVER, Dec. 22. — Reverend
Lackland, pastor of the local Grace
Methodist Episcopal church. *us an
nounced that he will employ a real
negro jazz orchestra to entertain
his congregation for the purpose of
arousing enthusiasm among church
goers
In explanation of his unusual pro
ceeding, the mini-ter says Inal jazz
bands awoke the men in the trenches
in France, and he does not see why
similar results cannot be obtained
in churches.
The announcement has ah >cked
many of the Methodists, but there
is the assurance that the church will
be crowded when the experiment
given a tryout.
SEATTLE ROUNDING
UP ALL AGITATORS
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. Chief of Po
lice Joe Warren has ordered a gen
eral cleanup of the city in an effort
to rid the community of radicals
and undesirables. The campaign
thus far has resulted in the arrest
of 171 undesirables, including a
number of Industrials, who were
found at cider joints and poolhalls,
with no visible means of support.
NORTHERNERS PASS
IN OUTSIDE CITIES
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Grace
Clark Chamberlain, wife of Jack
Chamberlain, well-known Alaska
salesman, died here today, follow
ing the death here last week of her
son, who was gassed in France.
Mrs. Tom Nestor, formerly of
Nome and Iditarod, whose death oc
curred in California several days
ago, was buried here today.
Judge Morford, well-known old
timer of Seward, Alaska, died today
at the Columbus sanitarium.
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