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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY. JUNE 30, 1921
NUMBER 37
* DEMPSEY FAVORITE IN COMING BATTLE
REFORMERS TRYING HARD TO PREVENT CONTEST
PRESIDENT HARDING SIGNS ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
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M’PHERSON IS REINSTATED;
SEATTLE ROW IS SETTLED
SEATTLE, June 30—According
to announcement made yesterday,
the row which split the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce recently, fol
lowing the summary dismissal of
J. L. McPherson, has been settled,
and McPherson has been restored
to his position as manager of the
Alaska Bureau.
The members of the executive
committee of the bureau, who re
signed when McPherson was re
moved from his position, while in
the East looking after the interests
of the bureau, will remain on the
job.
Frank Waterhouse, vice president
of the chamber, has made a public
statement in which he says the “mis
understanding has been amicably
settled.”
HOUSE STANDS PAT
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30—
The lower house of Congress has
refused to give its approval to the
senate amendment to the naval ap
propriation bill carrying half a mil
^ lion dollars for pier extension and
ninty thousand for a rifle range at
Bremerton navy yard. The house al
so has cut by half a million dol
lars, the senate’s million dollar ap
propriation for the enlargement of
the naval hospital at San Diego.
DIKE BREAKS; FARMS FLOODED
OMAHA, June 30—A hastily
constructed dike, for the protection
* of farm lands north of this city
gave way yesterday under pressure
of a Missouri river freshet, and im
mediately a torrent began rushing
into the lowlands, with heavy dam
PLANES SEARCH FOR ENEMY
NEWPORT NEWS, June 30
Several planes from Hampton Roads
* naval base put to sea yesterday in
search of the radio-controlled bat
tleship Iowa, preparatory to an at
tack with dummy bombs.
FORMER DRY CLERK IN BAD
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30—
William F. Egan, former clerk in
the legal department of the prc
* hibition bureau, was placed under
arrest yesterday on a bribery charge
and it is indicated by officials of the
department of justice that there is
evidence of graft against other
former employes of the bureau.
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EASTERN FANS PICK YANKEE
TO CAPTURE RING CONTEST
HARDING ASKS MONDELL
FOR HOUSE EXPRESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30
President Harding has written a
letter to House Leader Mondell, in
which he says “it is wholly desirable
to have a favorable expression on
the part of the Congress relative
to world disarmament, and it would
seem to me ample if it should be
expressed in the broadest and most
general terms.”
BILL HAYWOOD COMING BACK
CHICAGO, June 30—Federal Dis
trict Attorney Cline announces that
he has received a wireless message
from William Haywood, in which
he states that he plans to leave
Moscow on July 12. Haywood, who
is under sentence on a charge of
breaking war-time laws, says he
will surrender himself to the author
ities immediately upon landing in
the States.
IRISH CONFERENCE IS OFF;
DEVALERA WILL NOT MEET
LONDON, June 30—President De
Valera has written to Premier Craig,
of Ulster, stating that he cannot ac
cept the invitation of Lloyd George
for a conference between represent
atives of the British government
and the opposing factions of Ireland.
De Valera wTote his letter after
Premier Craig had declined to meet
the Irish president and other Union
ist leaders at Dublin. „
Parliament Holds Short Session
DUBLIN, June 30—The South
ern Irish parliament convened here
yesterday, with comparatively few
members in attendance. The session
lasted only fifteen minutes.
CHARLES BONAPART IS DEAD
BALTIMORE, June 30—Charles
J. Bonapart, attorney general in the
cabinet of President Roosevelt, died
at his country home near this city
yesterday, aged 70 years. He had
been in poor health during the past
year.
RAILROAD VOTE WAS CLOSE
CHICAGO, June 30—B. M. Jewell
head of the shopcrafts organization,
has issued a statement in which he
brands as misleading, the reports
of an overwhelming vote in favor
of the rejection of the wage reduc
tion recently ordered by the railway
labor board, for shop employes of
the railroads. He declares the vote
was very close and that a few votes
have swung the decision either way.
WASTING TIME AT LIEPSIG
LIEPSIG, June 30—Lieut. Gen.
Karl Stenger has been placed on
trial here, charged by the French
with having ordered, during the war,
that no French prisoners be taken
alive. Maj >r Benno Gmsius is al
so being tried, the charg» againsf
him being that he tran m tted the
orders of Stenger.
Venana, Alaska’* Interior Duel Depot
NEW ifORK, June 30- One hun
hundred and sixty-five sportsmen, rf
225 interviewed, believe that Jack
Dempsey will defeat Carpentier in
the championship ring battle to be
fought at Jersey City on Saturday.
Fifty-eight predicted that Carpen
tier will win, while a scattering few
expect the bout to be even. Only a
few were found who were willing to
predict that Carpentier would put
the champion out, and these few de
mand long odds.
Many Women Will Attend
NEW YORK, June 30—It is es
timated that 5,000 women will at
tend the contest, including the wife
of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs.
Kermit Roosevelt and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth.
Packers Ofife*- Fighters Jobs
CHICAGO, June 30—One of the
‘.‘Big Five” packers has written to
Dempsey and Carpentier, offering a
job to the loser. If Dempsey loses,
he can have a job in the intelli
gence department of the company,
and Carpentier can be French rep
resentative of the concern.
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Reformers Appeal To Governor
TRENTON, June 30—In a final
effort to stop the fight, Dr. Wilbur
Crafts, superintendent of the Re
form Bureau, has written to Gov
ernor Edwards, demanding that he
take action to prevent the contest.
Are Sky On Facts
JERSEY CITY, June 30—Prose
cutor Garvan, after hearing the ar
guments of those who are trying to
stop the fight, told an Associated
Press representative this afternoon
that unless the reformers could pre
sent a stronger case, he would not
recommend that the grand jury
act in the matter tomorrow. He
says more facts must be presented
before he will believe that there is
any intention of violating the law.
Dempiey Wants A Decision
ATLANTIC CITY, June 30—Jack
Dempsey declares that he wants a
decisive end by a knockout, one
way or the other, before the 12
rounds are over. He says he does
not want a towel thrown in the
ring or the fight stopped by the
| referee. The champion is doing his
TURKO-BOLSHEVIK PLOT IS
DISCOVERED BY THE ALLIES
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 30—
The Allied authorities have discover
ed a Turko-Bolshevik plot of vast
proportions, and steps are now be
ing taken to prevent the carrying
out of the plans.
Numerous arrests have been made,
including a number of the alleged
leaders of the plot.
SITUATION IS STILL BAD
CHARLESTON, June 30—Govern
or Morgan has issued a proclama
, tion in which he states that a ‘‘state
of war, ins :r -iction and riot” still
exi'ts ip Mingo county. He reaffirms
his declaration of martial law.
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1 final work-out today, loosening his
muscles with the punching bag.
SEAGIRT, N. J., June 30—Gov
ernor Edwards says the individuals
and organizations who are trying
to prevent the Dempsey-Carpentier
ring contest are “in a class with
those who are advocating blue Sun
day, and whose professional activi
ties are a matter of deep concern
to liberty-loving Americans. New
Jersey,” he says, “will always be a
law-abiding state in spite of the ef
forts of a few pseudo reformers.”
Refutes To Stop Fight
JERSEY CITX, June 30—Vice
Chancellor Foster has declined to
prevent the big fight. He told the
reformers yesterday that if he dis
covered, after Saturday, that the
state law had been violated, the
promoter of the contest would be
held responsible.
Vice Chancellor Stevenson also
declined to act yesterday, on the
petition of the reformers for an in
junction. He gave them permission,
however, to apply to another judge.
He said he was leaving town and
would be unable to hear their argu
ments.
Rev. Harry B. Wyatt, represent
ing the Clergymen’s Community
Club, laid before Prosecutor Garvan
yesterday, a bill of complaint, in
an effort to prevent the bout, and
will appear before the grand jury
on Friday to present their argu
ments. Garvan says that while he
does not believe the promoters of
the fight intend to violate the law,
he considers it his duty to lay the
matter before the jury.
Dempsey Losing Weight
ATLANTIC CITY, June 30-^Iack
Dempsey reduced his weight by two
pounds yesterday, and he expects to
lose another pound on Friday when
he dries out.
Doctor Grabs Champ’s Auto
PHILADELPHIA, June 30—An
automobile belonging to Dempsey,
valued at $15,000, was seized in
this city yesterday to satisfy a
judgment against the pugilist in
favor of a local doctor. The doctor
claims an unpaid balance for per
forming a minor operation on the
champion’s nose.
NEW BANK IS PROPOSED
TO SERVE THE NATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30
Senator Hitchcock has introduced a
bill providing for the establishment
of a New York banking institution
to be known as the ‘‘Bank of Na
tion”, with a capitalization of two
billion dollars.
The purpose of the bank would be
to act as fiscal agent for the United
States and for such other govern
ments as might be admitted as
stockholders.
Miss Qneenie Russell is under the
care of Dr. Lake, as the result of
a severe strain.
NEW REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
SAY SESSION IS FAILURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30
Representative Ansorge, of New
York, declares, in a statement made
public yesterday, that the Republi
can members of the lower ".inch
of Congress are dissatisfied *ith 1hc
progress made during the special
session. He points out that none of
the objects for which the session
was called have been accepted, and
says the new members have not
been permitted to make their in
fluence felt.
Ansorge says he and ten others
of the house have joined in a call
for a conference for tonight, at
which time it expected that fully
100 members will meet for the pur
pose of discussing the situation.
HERRON NOT OUT FOR JOB
SEATTLE, June 30—Charles F
Herron, Anchorage publisher, who
has been in Washington trying to
secure the appointment of Col. Per
kins as governor of Alaska, wired
to friends in this city yesterday,
denying the report that he is seek
ing an appointment for himself.
He says he is “absolutely not i:i the
field.”
COMPROMISE ON PEACE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30—
The Republican senate and house
conferees have formally agreed up
on a compromise draft of the Knox
Porter peace resolution.
ALASKA LOSES RADIO STATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 80—
The Jones bill, providing for the es
tablishment of a radio station on
Unga Island, was shelved yesterday,
when the senate naval committee
submitted an adverse report on the
measure, on the grounds that the
proposed station is not needed.
WILL MAKE ANOTHER TRY
EL PASO, June 30—Aviator D.
S. Springer, who was compelled to
land near here while attempting to
negotiate a non-stop flight across
the continent, announces that he
will fly back to Los Angeles as soon
as his plane is repaired, and make
another start for Mineola.
SAILOR STRIKERS ON TRIAL
PORTLAND, June 30—The trial
of seven striking sailors, on a charge
of violating the injunction against
picketing and violence, was resumed
today in the federal court. The men
deny that they had any intention
of starting a disturbance on June20,
on which day a sailor was killed in
a mixup on the waterfront.
SHACKELTON GOING SOUTH
LONDON, June 30—Sir Ernest
Shackelton, the explorer, has an
nounced that he will head a new
Antarctic expedition into uncharted
sections of the South Atlantic and
Pacific. He plans to cover thirty
thousand miles on the trip.
| ARMY BILL IS APPROVED;
HAS MONEY FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30—
■ The army appropriation bill, which
j includes an item of $450,000 for
1 the maintenance and construction of
t wagon roads and trails in Alaska,
I was signed by President Harding to
day, and the much-needed funds
will become available, making pos
sible in Alaska, the commencement
of work on wagon road projects
which have been awaiting final action
on the appropriation.
After he had signed the bill, the
President informed Congress that
further legislation might be needed,
inasmuch as the reduction of the
army might make it necessary to
relieve the evident necessity of
violating the Government’s contract
with enlisted men, resulting from the
reduction.
VETERANS RAID CONVENTION;
WARN SOCIALIST DELEGATES
j DETROIT, June 30—Fifty dele
gates to the convention of Disabled
. American Veterans of the World
| War invaded the Socialist national
j convention yesterday and warned the
, Socialists that the Veterans were
j “ready to fight again to defend the
flag against sedition, disloyalty and
treason.”
j Ralph Horr, of Seattle, who led
. the invaders, told the Socialists that
! advocates of force would be met
! with force and then he invited them
to “step outside if they wanted to
i fight for their beliefs.”
Socialist Party In Debt
j The Socialist convention rejected
I a motion to expel all members of
; the party who advocate the support
of the third communist international.
The secretary reported that the
Socialist party is at present in debt
in the sum of $21,000 and it was
ordered that a national campaign be
inaugurated to raise the money
needed to wipe out the indebted
ness.
WOODEN SHIPS TO BE SOLD
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 30
Chairman Lasker, of the Unite 1
States Shipping Board, has announc
ed that the board has decided to
dispose of the entire fleet of wood
en vessels, numbering 287. Bids are
to be opened on July 30.
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