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NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1921
NUMBER 196
NAVY OFFICIALS DISCOVER BOMB PLOT
SUGAR PRODUCTION—AND PRICES—HIGH IN 1920
. U. S. SENATORS THREATEN TO IMPEACH JUDGE LANDIS
Landis offends senator
BY TALK OF LOW SALARIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15
Senator Dial, of South Carolina, has
announced to his colleagues in the
senate that he will institute im
peachment proceedings against Fed
eral Judge Landis if he can obtain
confirmation of statements credited
4 to Landis by the press, in connec
tion with the case of Francis Carey,,
bank clerk, charged with the embez
zlement of funds belonging to the
bank by which he was employed.
Landis is reported to have charged
the bank with responsibility for the
embezzlement through tempting the
boy to steal by allowing him a sal
ary of only $90 a month.
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BASEBALL PLAYERS DENY
GUILT IN NEW STATEMENT
CHICAGO, Feb. 15—Counsel for
Claude Williams, Joe Jackson and
George Weaver, White Sox players
who ■ are under indictment on the
charge of crooked work on the dia
mond, has filed formal repudiations
in the criminal court, denying the
statements made in alleged confes
sions before the grand jury.
IRISH TRAIN IS WRECKED
BELFAST, Feb. 15—A passenger (
train carrying troops from Cork to
Sibbareen is reported to have been
ambushed by Sinn Feiners, armed
with bombs and other explosives. De
tails of the attack have not been re
ceived, but it is believed the attacn.'
resulted in many casualties on both
sides.
KING GEORGE SAYS IRISH
MUST LAY DOWN WEAPONS
LONDON, Feb. 15—Violence will
not solve the Irish problem, King
George declared today, in a speech
from the throne which marked the
formal opening of parliament.
Touching on the Russian situa
tion, the king expressed a favorable
disposition toward a commercial
treaty with the soviet government.
WILL REGULATE TRAFFIC
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 15—Premier
Liver has prepared a bill for intro
duction this week, the purpose of
which is to place the liquor business
of British Columbia under the juris
diction of a non-partisan board.
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SAILORS PLAN BOMB OUTRAGE;
GENERAL PLOT IS SUSPECTED
HARDING IS PREPARING
INAUGURATION SPEECH
ST. AUGUSTINE, Feb. 15—It is
expected that the keynote of the
Harding inaugural message will be
a plea to forget the animosities and
partisanship of the after-war period
and to put shoulders to the wheel
unstintingly for reconstruction. The
message is still far from complete,
although considerable work has been
done by the President-elect since
his arrival here.
It is also expected that the mes
sage will touch briefly on the ques
tion of an international association
of nations and contain a word of
friendship for Mexico and Latin
America. Reference to a new policy
of taxation, it is believed, will be
left until the special session of Con
gress.
WAR VETERAN IS TRYING
TO PROVE HE IS NOT DEAD
WALLACOTTS, N. D., Feb. 15
Relatives of Fr nk Magenton, form
er soldier, have received a war de
partment citation, signed by the
president and adjutant general, for
the bravery of the young soldier in
giving his life on the field of bat
tle.
The funny part of it is, the sup
posedly dead soldier has been trying
for two years to convince the war
department that he is not dead, but
without success, the clerks in the
war dep rtment offices at Washing
ton apparently refusing to take his
protestations seriously. Magenton is
working here and is very much- alive
in all respects except on the war
department records.
LOST AVIATOR IS GIVEN UP
EL PASO, Feb. 15—Hope for the
rescue Of Lieut. Pierson, who has
been missing since last Thursday,
has been practically abandoned. It
is explained that if he was not kill
ed by the wreck of his plane, the
water in his engine would keep him
alive only a short time, and if he
had found help of some kind he
would have been able to send word
back by telephone or telegraph.
Several machines were sent in
search of the missing aviator but
they were unable to find any trace
of him.
WORKERS OBJECT TO CUT
ELIZABETH, N. J., Feb. 15
Three hundred ship carpenters,
blacksmiths and caulkers at the
Moore plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building corporation have gone out
on strike as a protest against ten
per cent wage reduction effective in
other departments of the company.
MANEUVERS ARE OVER
PANAMA, Feb. 15—The Atlantic
and Pacific fleets, which were en
gaged in joint maneuvers off the
west coast of South America, have
arrived here and will remain here a
week, during which time the mem
bers of the crews will participate in
athletic contests.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15
Several enlisted men of the navy
were placed under arrest today in
connection with an alleged plot to
destroy the presidential yacht May
flower, and secret service men of the
Government are proceeding with an
investigation of the case on the
theory that the plot may extend to
other vessels. The discovery of the
Mayflower plot has had the effect
of arousing navy officials and every
vessel of the navy is being closely
watched today for evidence of a
possible widespread conspiracy.
The men arrested today are said
to have approached an officer of the
Mayflower with an offer of a bribe
if he would permit them to place a
certain package aboard the yacht.
The package is supposed to have
contained a bomb.
The suspects are being closely
guarded to prevent communication
with fellow conspirators and a spe
cial guard has been stationed tem
porarily aboard the Mayflower, pend
ing the result of the investigation
now under way.
WAR GAS FINDS PEACE USE
PONTIAC, Mich., Feb. 15—The
looting of the vault of the Farm
ers & Merchants bank of this city
was prevented last night by use of
mustard gas, which was placed in
side the vault as a protecting the
contents. Robbers attacked the big
vault during the night but they had
neglected to bring gas masks with
them and were compelled to beat a
hasty retreat, and empty handed.
MEMPHIS FIRE IS FATAL
MEMPHIS, Feb. 15—Two women
and two children were burned to
death here on Saturday in the up
per story of a frame building.
OHIO IS WITH THEM
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 15—The
lower branch of the state legislature
has adopted a resolution, without a
dissenting vote, memor lizing Con
gress to stand back of the action of
Western states in their endeavor to
maintain a pure, undefiled, supreme
white civilization, and to retain the
doctrine of state rights.
ALASKA DRY LAW HOLDS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15—The
circuit court of appeals has render
ed a decision upholding the validity
of the Alaska bone dry law, in the
case of Arthur Abbati, of Juneau,
who was sentenced to pay a fine
of $800 and serve three months in
jail for breaking into the liquor
business in violation of the terri
torial law. He appealed the case on
the grounds that the Alaska law
conflicted with the Volstead act in
that it imposed a heavier penalty
for the first offense.
Dan Ross, who is representing The
Pathfinder, went to Fairbanks to
day to solicit business for a special
Fairbanks number of the magazine.
Lieut. McManus, member of the
Navy Alaskan Coal commission
which is engaged in developing the
Chickaloon mines, arrived from the
coast last night and left for Fair
banks today, accompanied by Gener
al Manager R. S. Donaldson, of the
Healy River Coal corporation. The
lieutenant is looking over the gen
eral coal situation along the Govern
ment railroad and expresses himself
as very well pleased with the de
velopment work done by the Healy
River Coal corporation.
OREGON LAWMAKERS URGED
TO DEFER JAP LEGISLATION
SALEM, Feb. 15—According to
a telegram received from Senator
McCumber, it is believed at Wash
ington that the incoming administra
tion intends to initiate comprehens
ive legislation relative to the Japan
ese situation, pending which action
Senator Lodge advises against in
dividual action by the states.
ENGLISH BIRTHS INCREASE
LONDON, Feb. 15—Births in Eng
land and Wales last year establish
ed a new high record, while the
number of deaths was the lowest
ever recorded, according to an offi
cial report made public today.
MINERS ARE ON TRIAL
WILLIAMSON, Feb. 15—The trial
of nineteen miners charged with
murder in connection with the fatal
shooting at Mattewan, began here
on Saturday, after two weeks of
preliminaries. The first witnesses
called by the prosecution were two
mine operators and a Baldwin-Felts
detective, who told of the action of
the miners in firing from their
houses, and of the tragic death1 of
the mayor and chief of police.
AMENDMENT VOTED DOWN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15—
The lower house of Congress has
rejected an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill, intended to pre
vent the expenditure of any part
of the ninety millions carried for
the continuation of naval construc
tion, until the President had called
the proposed international disarm
ament conference.
FIRST TYPHUS CASE APPEARS
NEW YORK, Feb. 15—While Pub
lic Health Commissioner Copeland
was renewing his protests yesterday
against the increasing number of
infected immigrant arrivals from the
other side of the Atlantic, the city
health department recorded the first
death in New York from true typhus
since 1892.
J. H. Miles was an outgoing pas
senger on yesterday’s train, headed
for the Kanitishna district, where
he expects to remain for some time.
Ed. Anderson came in from the
Kantishna yesterday.
Veaaaa, Alaska’s Interior ful Depot
FRISCO ASSAULT CASES MAY
BE REOPENED FOR AIRING
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15—The
cases of the alleged gangsters who I
were sent to the penitentiary from '
this city for alleged attacks on Jes
sie Montgomery and lean Stanley,
may be reopened on the strength of
affidavits alleging that the two girls
perjured themselves while on the
witness stand. Both the girls have
been brought here and placed under
the care of the prosecutor, who will
give them an opportunity to testfy
tomorrow. The Stanley girl is said
to have expressed sympathy for 1’om
Brady, one of the men concerned,
admitting that she “could go to the
penitentiary for the things she said
during the trial”.
DISARMAMENT IS DISCUSSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15—
During the general debate on the
quesion of disarmament, in the up
per house of Congress, on Satur
day, Senator Borah said that sug
gestions had been received from
Great Britain relative to the sus
pension of naval building activities.
And Senator Poindexter, author of
the naval committee’s recent ad
verse report of Borah’s suggestion
for a six-months’ naval holiday
admitted that there had oeen some
testimony heard to that effect but
he gave it as his belief that the
the testimony in question should
not be made public.
FRENCH DEPUTIES OFFEND
PARIS, Feb. 15—It is reliably re
ported that two members of the
French chamber of deputies are to
placed under arrest on the charge of
being involved in a communist plot
against the government. The names
of the offenders have not been dis
closed.
BOARD SUSPENDS WAGE CUT
CHICAGO, Feb. 15—The railway
labor board has suspended the re
cently announced wage reduction on
the Erie system, affecting mainten
ance of way employes, and chang
ing working conditions of train dis
patchers.
CROWD THREATENS EDITOR
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15—A crowd
of 30 irate citizens, intent on break
ing up a meeting which was being
addressed by Oswald Garrison Vil
lard, editor of The Nation, rushed
the police and detectives stationed
at the outer and nearly gained en
trance to the hall before they could
be stopped.
HOUSE OBSERVES DAY
....WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15—
Lincoln’s Birthday was observed on
Saturday by the lower house of
Congress with ceremonies appropri
ate to the occasion. The address of
the day was made by Represent
ative Yates, of Illinois, whose father
was prominently identified with the
election of Lincoln.
SUGAR BARONS ANNOUNCE
RECORD PRODUCTION 1920
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15
The sugar production for last y«.-ar
broke all records, being fifteen per
cent over the high record of 1916
and fifty-three per cent greater than
tite production of 1919.
ANOTHER BANK IS CLOSED
FARGO, N. D„ Feb. 15—The
Scandinavian American bank, of this
city has been closed by order of the
state bank commissioner The institu
tion had been frequently mentioned
by the investigating committee of
the North Dakota legislature in the
recent audit of banks in the state.
SCHOOL TEACHERS STRIKE;
DEMAND LIBERAL POLICY
NEW WESTMINISTER, Feb. 15
The schools of this city have been
closed as a result of a strike involv
ing the entire teaching staff, of 8U
teachers. The decision to strike was
reached after the school board had
announced that there would be no
further increases in salary.
UNEMPLOYED ON WARPATH
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Feb. 15—A
demonstration staged here today by
the unemployed of the city, resulted
in a mob attack on Sir. W. II. Davis,
of the government. The mob also
stoned a detachment of police which
sought to interfere.
ALLEGED SWINDLER CAUGHT
CHICAGO, Feb. 15—One of the
alleged ringleaders of a band of
swindlers blamed for the disappear
ance of C. C- Dukes, Georgia bank
er, four months ago, and for the
fleecing of victims of more than
million and a half, has been ident!
fled here as Neal Douglas, following
his arrest on suspicion of being con
nected with the swindle, to which
many Chicago women contributed
valuable jewelry.
CIVILIANS ATTACK BARRACKS
BANTRY. Ireland, Feb. 15—The
local police barraeks was attacked
on Saturday hy a force of 800 arm
ed civilians, and the building un
doubtedly would have been demol
ished had not the garrison send a
relief force to the scene of disturb
ance. The attacking party was put
to rout before' any damage had been
done.
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