WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA. ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920.
NO. 30>j
EBERT THREATENS USE OF IRON BROOM
DANISH KING TURNS DOWN DEMAND OF POPULA CE
REVISED FIGURES OF STORM SHOW HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.—
Police Judge Morris Oppenheim has
been indicted by the grand jury on
the charge of obstructing the oper
ation of the law, the action of the
jury being the result of the dis
missal recently by Oppenheim of a
murder case which came before him
for investigation. Bail Bond Brok
er Peter McDonough and Attorney
Vincent were also indicted on the
same charge.
Police Judge John Sullivan was
indicted recently on the charge of
accepting a bribe.
The indictment of Oppenheim, it
is believed, marks the beginning of
a lower court probe which promises
sensational developments and the
public is eagerly awaiting the grand
jury’s further action.
NEW lERSEI C/K
SMS IN COURT
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.
—Attorney-General Thomas MeCran
of New Jersey appeared before the
supreme court of the United States
today for the purpose of arpuinp
his state's suit to declare the pro
hibition amendment to the constitu
tion void. By way of introduction,
he declared the prohibition amend
ment lepislative in nature and revo
lutionary in character. 'the Vol
stead enforcement measure he
branded as unconstitutional, as it
attempts to interfere with the riphts
of druppists and physicians in fur
nishinp liquor to patients.
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GERMAN REDS ARE DEFEATED;
URGE ALLIES TO SAVE THEM
ESSEX, March 30.—The defeated
Communists who wrere put to rout
by the Ebert forces in the Ruhr
| district on Saturday have appealed
to the Allies to send troops to the
’ district to save the remnants of
their army from total destruction.
| The Ebert government has threat
ened to sweep the radicals from the
'German army with a broom of iron,
and to show no quarter to the
German soldiers who participated in
I the revolution. The Reds have
asked the Allies to save the revolt
ing members of the federal army
i from death.
The Allies, it is understood, may
occupy the district for the purpose
of mediating between the Commun
ists and the government, with a
view to restoring peace in Germany.
NEW YORK. March 30.—Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll. a wealthy Phil
adelphian. who was tried in this
city on the charge of evading the
draft, was found guilty today and
sentenced to a term of five years,
which he will serve on Governors
island. Hard labor was ordered by
the judge as part of the punish
ment.
In addition to serving time. Berg
do!! will lose his citizenship.
COLORED FIGHTER
I IS CLOSE 10 LINE
—
' CALEXICO, Cal., March 30—
■Jack Johnson, colored pugilist and
'alleged white slaver, has arrived at
; Mexicali, across the Mexican line
I from this city, and is scheduled to
; appear there soon in a ring contest.
| He is accompanied by his wife and
'her maid.
j Johnson has announced that he
’ will soon cross the line into the
States for the purpose of giving
himself up to the authorities on
the charge of violating the Mann
act, for which he is already under
.sentence.
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PROHIBITION LEADERS
TO SEEK REFERENDUM
VANCOUVER. B. C., March 30.
—Announcement has been made
here to the effect that it is the in
tention of prohibition leaders of
British Columbia to seek a refer
endum on the bone dry question.
FORMER COMMANDER
CLAIMED BY DEATH
—
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., March 30.
.—Albert Bers, commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic in
1913, died here' today, aged 75.
FRANCE THREATENS.
PARIS, March 30.—The Ebert
government has assured the Allies
that the German regulars sent into
the Ruhr district for the purpose of
effectually suppressing the Red rev
olution will not exceed in strength
the force provided for in the treaty,
i Millerand has issued a statement
in which he declares that France
will occupy part of the neutral zone
if the Germans violate any part of
[the treaty. This action will be
| taken by France, he says, whether
! it is agreed to by the Allies or not.
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RED COMPANY GONE."
. LONDON, March 30.—According
jto information received in this city
[from Germany, the Reds opposing
ithe Ebert forces in the Ruhr dis
trict have requested an armistice
;as a result of the reverses sustained
'on Saturday, when the Ebert forces
j annihilated an entire company of
Communists.
POLES WINNING.
WARSAW, March 30.—The de
fending Polish armies have inflicted
heavy losses on the attacking Bo!
sheviki armies which are attempting
to invade Poland. Two of the Bol
sheviki regiments are reported tc
have been wiped out by the Pole:
and the Poles also are credited wit!
an armored train victory of import
iance.
The opposing trains were sta
tioned only 200 feet apart and th<
.battle progressed fiercely until th<
TORNADO TOLL WAS HEAVY
j CHICAGO, March 30.—Revised
figures of the number killed as a
result of Sunday’s tornado indicate
that fully 158 persons lost their
; lives, with a property loss of many
millions of dollars. Thirty-six per
sons were killed in Indiana, Illinois
lost 27. Georgia 37. Ohio 26, Mich
igan 12, Alabama 17. Missouri 1,
Wisconsin 1.
The property loss in Illinois i
estimated at six million Wester!
Ohio two million, Michigan tw>
million. Georgia one million. Thi
damage sustained by this city i
estimated at $2,884,000.
State troops and the Red Cros
are rendering assistance to storn
victims, many of whim are tern
porarily housed in tents.
KING STANDS FIRM;
DISORDERS FOLLOW
j
COPENHAGEN'. March .30.—King
!Christian ha? issued a statement i'l
which he makes it known that he
!will not comply with the demand of
the Social Democrats for the rein
statement of the cabinet recently
dismissed by the king. Crowds tilled
the public squares throughout the
night, clamoring for the establish
ment of a republic, and several
I LIQUOR VALUES GREW
AS DRY ERA NEARED
WASHINGTON, I). C.—America’s
last year of export trade m alco
holic beverages, before the advent
jof prohibition, resulted in an in
, crease of nearly §10,000,000 in the
.value of spirits, wines and liquors
shipped out of the country in 1919.
compared with 191S, according to
: foreign trade reports issued by the
Department of Commerce.
During 1919 a total of 48,465,
1851 gallons of spirits, wines and
liquors, valued at $19,449,484. were
'exported, against 21,242,220 gallons,
valued at $9,900,600, in 1918. Whis
ky was the heaviest item of alcoholic
'exports for the year, 842,986 gal
lons of bourbon, valued at $1,560,
! 664, and 247,553 gallons of rye,
ivalued at $179,769, being exported.
1 clashes occurred between the popu
I lace and the king's soldier-.
Socialists and unionists have serv
]ed formal notice on th • k’ug that ;
igeneral strike will be caile 1 through
*001 Denmark if he persists in hi:
refusal to reinstate the cabinet. The
notice also demands that the kini
call parliament together for tht
purpose of passing more democratic
laws.
VANCOUVER CLERGYMEN
GET RAISE IN SALARY
VANCOUVER, B. C.—Minimun
salaries of Anglican clergymen o1
Vancouver island were raised Iron
$1,200 to $1,400 yearly at a reeen
meeting here of the Island synod
The last increase from $900 wa:
made in July, 1919. A committee
was appointed to take up the higi
cost of motor cars for clergy ii
outlying districts, who make loni
trips to visit their parishioners wit!
the expectation that allowance foi
motor expenses would be made bj
the church.
E. W. Tennant, brother-in-Jaw ol
W. F. Thompson of Fairbanks, am
a former resident of the Dawsor
country, died recently at North Yak
ima.
I liuu, Alaska's Interior Fael Depot
Eolsheviki gunners were forced to
abandon their posts. The battle is
• described as one of the most spe.1
jtacular recorded since the close of
the great war.
MARTENS ON WAYS.
WASHINGTON. D. C.t March 30.
—Bolsheviki Ambassador Martens
has been ordered to make his ap
pearance tomorrow to face the de
iportation charges prepared by the
(department of justice.
Department officials declare that
they have given the immigration
officials a perfect deportation ease
against Martens, and the opinion
' appears to be general in official cir
cles that no difficulty will be en
1 i countered in getting rid of the oh
■ j jectionable diplomat.
lEAH COLLIDE;
| ONE BOAT BEACHED
j PRINCE RUPERT. B. C., March
j 30.—The steamers Prince John and
; Prince Albert collided off Dead Tree
! point, Graham island, at an early
hour this morning, the damage sus
tained bv the Prince John being
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■such as to necessitate beaching the
vessel immediately. The Prince A!
, bert took the Prince John’s pass
■ i .
enters and is proceeding on her
ivoyage with only slight damage.
REDS IN GERMANY
WEARY OF BATTLE
I
COPENHAGEN, March '!0.—Ac
cording to advices received in this
city, the Reds are deserting the
Communist forces in the Ruhr dis
trict, where Ebert is assembling a
large army to suppress the revolu
tionists. The reports state that the
! desertions have discouraged the
Communist leaders, who declare that
they cannot fight all the rest oi'
Germany with a vanishing army.
I The Ebert government announces
that it is prepared to restore order
, in the Ruhr district immediately.
—
"Deacon” Jones is to have charge
of the new steam-shovel which has
just been assembled on Garden is
land for use during the coming sea
son in reconstruction work on the
Tanana Valley railroad. The shovel
will be operated at bridge 5. The
machine was assembled by Pete An
derson.
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A new piledriver was recently
built by the Alaskan Engineering
commission for use on'the Tanana
Valley railroad in case of need dur
ing the breakup season.
First and second class Outside
mail reached Nenana today on the
4train arriving from Fairbanks.
LEEHEY ACCUSES
SALMON PACKERS
WASHINGTON, I). ( ., March 3c.
—Maurice D. Leehey, legal mem
ber of the Alaska Territorial Ship
ping board, who is in Washington
with Governor Riggs and R. M
Semmes, trying to secure .the pass
age of the Governor's transportation
bill, informed the senate commerce
committee today that the big sal
mon packers operating on the Alas
ka coast are responsible for the
threatened extinction of the salmon
fisheries.
These big packers, he explained,
.through the ownership of private
, boats, have a financial advantage
over smaller packers, who use the
(regular transportation lines, which
are subject to the legal require
ments. These requirements, he ex
plained further, are not imposed on
private lines.
The big packers, Leehey declared,
■are more desirous of record produc
tion than they are of safeguarding
the supply of fish, and he argued
jthat they should be made subject
to the tonnage tax proposed in the
Governor’s transportation bill.
STEAMER SPOKANE
WRENCHED PLATES
j SEATTLE, Mar. .'in.—The steam
ship Spokane, which hit bottom in
Wrangell narrows last week whdo
searching for a place to anchor dur
ing a snowstorm, has arrived from
the North and is being drydocke 1
for repairs.
An examination of the vessel
shows that nineteen new plates will
be needed to repair the damage,
the cost of the work being estimat
ed at $40,000.
The double bottom of th • ship, t
is believed, prevented a disaster.
MISSISSIPPI SENATE
VOTES FOR SUFFRAGE
JACKSON, Miss.. March 30 The
Mississippi state senate, which re
fused to ratify the suffrage amend
ment recently, reconsidered the
question today and the ratification
resolution carried by one vote,
which was east by Lieutenant-Gov
ernor Castell. The lower house of
the legislature also will reconsider
the question, the vote having been
set for tomorrow.
Carl White, Tolovana mail carrier,
was a passenger on today’s train
from Fairbanks. He left the train
at Dunbar’s.
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