* $2,985 Last Year - Where The Ice Pool Grows - This Year $6,500
THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1921
NUMBER 24
FRANCE PAYS RESPECTS TO AMERICANS
SOVIET PREMIER SA F5 RUSSIA IS BANKRUPT^ NOW
MILTON CAPTURES INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY CLASSIC
LENINE DECLARES SOVIET
IS COMPLETELY BANKRUPT
RIGA, May 31—According to in
dependent advices which reached
this city direct from Moscow, Pre
mier Lenine admitted, in a state
ment made on Sunday, that com
munism in Russia is in complete
bankruptcy. As a way out of the
% difficulty, he asked the presiding
officers of all the Russian central
and executive committees to give
their approval to the unlimited re
turn of capitalism and the recall
to Russia of the constitutional dem
ocrats and other parties to aid in
rebuilding the state.
MACHINE GUNS KEEP ORDES
MEXICO CITY, May 31—Machine
gun units were placed on guare
yesterday to prevent a threatenec
interruption of the national conven
tion of the Knights of Columbus
The presence of the firing squads
evidently had the desired effect, foi
the day passed without disorders of
any kind.
GRASSER WINS THE MATCH
ST. CLOUD, France, May 31
William T. Tilden, of Philadelphia
grass court tennis champion of th<
world, defeated W. C. Crawley, o'
England, here yesterday, in single:
for the hard court championship o
the world.
CARPENTIER OBSERVES DAY
MANHASSETT, May 31—George:
Carpentier made a pilgrimage to th(
grave of Theodore Roosevelt yes
terday and laid a wreath there
Memorial Day was also observed a
the French champion’s traininj
quarters, where the American anc
French flags were half masted.
PICK REFEREE TOMORROW
ATLANTIC CITY, May 31—Th:
selection of the referee who will pre
side over the forthcoming Dempsey
Carpentier ring contest will be madi
tomorrow at a meeting of the stat<
boxing commission. The choice ap
pears to lay between Harry Ertle
of Jersey City, and Slim Brennan
of Newark.
Hawley Sterling came down fron
Fairbanks today and will probabl;
leave for Lignite tomorrow In con
nection with the survey work oi
the projected Kantishna wagon roa.
to be built by the Alaska Road com
mission.
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YANKEE GRAVES DECORATED;
PRESIDENT DELIVERS ORATION
STEAMER CATCHES FIRE
BALTIMORE, May 31—The pas
senger and freight steamer Buckeye
State, plying between Baltimore and
Pacific coast ports, caught fire yes
terday while moored at the local
dock. The blaze was confined to the
boiler room, however, and exting
uished with comparatively small dam
age.
NOME CITIZENS ORGANIZE;
BUILD LIGHTERAGE PLANT
Blocked from securing the plant
of the Alaska Lighterage Company,
the citizens of Nome held a mass
meeting during the early spring
for the purpose of perfecting plans
for the establishment of a muni
cipally-owned and controlled plant
to handle the freight from steam
ships. A committee was appointed
to secure the necessary equipment
and to go ahead with the prepara
. tions.
The action was made necessary
by the announcement by the Alaska
Steamship Company that no sail
ings of the vessels of that con
i cern would be arranged until as
• sured that Nome would be in a
• position to take care of the freight
, upon arrival at the Seward Pemn
: sula port.
: When the Alaska Lighterage Com
1 pany announced that it would not
continue in business this year, the
citizens of Nome negotiated with
the company with a view to purehas
> ing the outfit or leasing it, but they
■ were unable to agree on terms. The
■ company turned down an offer to
> buy at $60,000, and refused to
; operate under any conditions, where
■ upon the movement was started to
, instal a municipally owned plant.
MORE TROOPS FOR IRELAND
LONDON, May 31— Premier Lloyd
1 George informed the house of com
r mons yesterday that it is the in
■ tention of the British government
1 to add materially to the strength of
■ the crown forces in Ireland xn a
• determined effort to maintain order
there. He announced that a siate
. ment regarding the plans would be
forthcoming shortly.
BRYAN GOING SOUTH
NEW YORK, May 31—William
Jennings Bryan has announed that
it is his intention to establish his
legal residence in Florida because
of the ill health of Mrs. Bryan,
which is such that she must live
permanently in the South. Bryan
intimates that it his purpose to
continue to take an active interest
in public matters.
ARMY HAS NEW MACHINE GUN
ROCK ISLAND, May 31—The
United States army has developed
a .50 calibre machine gun, capable
of firing a bullet which, at 200
yards, will penetrate the one-inch
armor plate of battle tanks. The gun
is similar to the Browning and
weighs 65 pounds.
PARIS, May 31—Memorial ser
vices were held at every American
cemetery in France yesterday and
on every grave, even the isolated
ones, there was laid a wreath of
flowers. The French government ex
erted every effort to make sure that
none was overlooked.
At the suggestion of the govern
ment, guards of honor were placed
at all the principal cemeteries, and
the principal service of the day
was held at Surness, where Ambassa
dor Wallace and Generals Allen and
Petain delivered addresses.
Service* At Home
NEW YORK, May 31—The most
elaborate Memorial Day program in
the history of this city was ar
ranged for yesterday, in honor of
American soldiers and sailors. One
of the principal features of the day
was a parade of veterans of three
wars, and the closing feature was
the illumination of the Statue of
Liberty, with huge wreaths about
the shoulders. The program called
for impressive arrays of pageantry.
President Delivers Address
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31—
A nation loyal first of all to itself,
but never failing to measure up to
the demands of advancing civiliza
tion was pictured by President Hard
ing yesterday as the American ideal,
ill a Memorial Day address delivered
at Arlington cemetery.
The President declared that the
American heroes of every war had
accomplished more than the immed
iate ends sought by them, because
they had helped to erect and pre
serve the shrine for liberty-loving
people of every race. The whole
mission of America, he said, would
be an unrealized dream should this
heritage ever be sacrificed.
AMERICANS CROSS BORDER
TO DECORATE—MAHOGANY
VANCOUVER, May 30—Taking
advantage of the holiday on the
American side, thousands of resi-1
dents of the States journeyed to
this city by boat and automobile:
yesterday to spend a comparatively:
moist Memorial Day.
A record was established when
2,000 American machines crossed
the line on Sunday, and there were
fully as many more arrivals yes
terday.
RELIEF FUNDS GO ASTRAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31—
The house rules committee is con-.
sidering the advisability of a Con- j
gressional investigation of the col
lection and expenditure of soldier;
relief funds. Congressman Johnson,'
of South Dakota, says that charges!
have been made that “money col-1
lected to influence legislation is j
collected surreptitiously and that!
large sums of money purporting to
be collected for the relief of dis-1
abled service men, is being diverted
from the organization and lawful
purpose.”
BAMBERGER UNDECIDED
SALT LAKE, May 31—Secretary
Mellon, of the treasury department,.
has offered Ernest Bamberger, Re-j
publican national committeeman, of
Utah, a position as first assistant
secretary of the treasury. Bamberg
er is enroute to Washington to at
tend a meeting of the national com
mittee and will make his decision
known when he arrives there.
BILLY MASCOTT WINS MATCH
PORTLAND, May 31—Billy Mas
cott, Portland bantam, was given a
decision here last night over Pal
Moore, of Memphis. Tlhe battle lasted
ten rounds.
WICHITA, May 31—Stanislaus
Zbysko, the new wrestling champion,
threw Nick Davis-Court here in
straight falls this week.
STORM WRECKS AIRPLANE;
SEVEN LIVES ARE LOST
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31—
rhe army board inquiry inio the
wreck of a naval airplane which j
.•rashed near Morgantown, Maryland j
jn Saturday, with a loss oL seven j
lives, has exonerated Lieut. Stanley j
Ames, who was in charge of the i
machine. The investigation showed!
that the disaster was caused by a,
storm.
RAILWAY LABOR BOARD WILL
ANNOUNCE WAGE DECISION
CHICAGO, May 31—The Railway
Labor board has completed the work
of revising the railway wage scale
and will make its decision known in
a statement to be issued tomorrow.
The board has decided to reduce
the wages of employes on 104 rail
ways approximately ten per cent,
which will cut the payrolls about
300 millions annually. The new scale
will eventually be extended to
every railroad in the country.
DISARMAMENT QUIZ STARTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31—
It is learned that the American
government has sent out feelers to
ascertain the attitude of foreign
powers on the question of interna
tional disarmament. This action is
reported to have been taken for the
purpose of developing attitudes in
advance of the commencement of
formal diplomatic exchanges.
NEWSPAPERS WIN FIGHT *
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31—
The Milwaukee Leader and the New
York Call have had their mailing
privileges restored by order of Post
master General Will Hays. The
privileges of the two papers were
withdrawn by Postmaster General
Burleson because of the character
of matter appearing in their col
umns relative to American partici
pation in the war.
About half of the world’s coal
reserves are in the United States.
PAPER WORKERS RIOTING
MADISON, May 31—The sheriff i
)f Brown county has asked the gov- ;
jrnor to send state troops to Green
Bay, to quell disturbances growing i
jut of the strike of the employes
)f three paper mills there. The
governor has promised to investi
gate the situation. |
SOME COMPANY SEEKING
KOUGAROK WATER RIGHTS'
SEATTLE, May 31—A Washing
ton special says the application for
ivater power rights in the Kougarok
iistrict, on Seward Peninsula, lo
*ether with the recent sale of a large
number of mining properties near
Nome, indicate a revival of the j
mining industry on a colossal plan,
the object being the development of
the low grade gravels of that region.
These plans were abandoned during
the war because of unfavorable con
ditions then existing.
The Sawtooth Power Company,
which is behind the project, has ap
plied, through its New York attor
ney, to the federal power commis
sion for a license to develop a com
prehensive water power system on
Seward Peninsula. The original plan
was backed by British capital, ana
contemplated the expenditure of a
number of million dollars in devel
opment.
It. is believed that the Nome grav
els, which have never been worked,
will produce half a billion in gold,
and will keep a large number of
dredges busy every summer for 40
years.
WASHINGTON LAND FLOODED;
FARMERS SUFFER BIG LOSS
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WOODLAND, May 31—A dike j
protecting 5,000 acres of reclaimed j
land, gave way yesterday under the
strain of a freshet which is sweep
ing down the Columbia river, and a
large area of country is under water
today, the inundation ranging from
eight to ten feet deep. The flood
has endangered the lives of several i
hundred persons, and couriers have I
been dispatched to warn all in the j
danger zone to make a run for high |
ground.
The dike was completed this year \
at a cost of f200,000 and regarded;
of sufficient strength to withstand
the flood waters of the Columbia.
The damage is estimated at half a
million dollars.
MARINES MIX WITH JAPS
SHANGHAI, May 31—A dozen
American sailors from the flagship
Huron were wounded, two of them
seriously, on Sunday night, in a
street fight between the bluejackets
and Japanese sailors. As a result of
the encounter, the Americans will
not be permitted to go ashore again.
ALAMEDA SAILS
SEATTLE, May 31—The steam
er Alameda sailed for Alaska at
6:30 yesterday afternoon.
rtILTON WINS CLASSIC ON
INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31—Tooy
rlilton, well known American auto
•acer, won the oOOmiie speedway
lassie here yesterday, covering the
listance in five hours, 34 minutes,
14 ',2 seconds, with an average
;peed of80.62 miles an hour. Tho
vinner took the main prize of $20.
>00 for first place, and more than
>8,000 in lap prizes.
Roscoe Sarles finished second, be
ng three minutes behind Milton;
^ercy Ford’s car, with Ellgrebe at
he wheel, finished third; Jimmy
ilurphy, who replaced Eddie Miller,
inished fourth; Naibe, lifth; Boyer,
vho replaced Guy, sixth; Vail was
;eventh; Hill, eighth; Mulford, ninth.
\11 the other entries of the 23 who
itarted, were forced out during the
■ourse of the race.
The race started at ten o'clock,
Ralph DePalma taking the lead,
vith Roscoe Sarles and Joe Boyer
dose behind. Sarles took the lead
n the second lap and in the twelfth
ap DePalma again forged ahead.
JePalma set a new track record for
75 miles witlh an average of nearly
>3 miles an hour.
Fontaine’s car took fire at the
dart, but was not damaged badly.
IVilcox went out in the twenty-third
ap. Thomas followed him, and Fon
:aine’s car jumped the track in the
;hirty-third lap, no one being in
ured.
DePalma maintained his lead until
he one hundred and fiftieth lap,
.vith Sarles, Milton, Hearne and A!
ey following in the order named.
GEORGES BUSY; JACK AT REST
MANHASSETT, May 31—Fresh
?ned by a two-day layoff. Georges
i'arpentier sailed into his work this
norning with such speed and seri
>usness that even Deschamps was
surprised. His fast work took the
jreath from his sparring partners,
und at the end of the work in the
:iuarters, Carpentier indulged in a
hard road run.
Dempsey Is Retting
ATLANTIC CITY, May 31—Jack
Dempsey is enjoying the first day of
a four-day rest period, the first he
has taken since he began training.
He has dropped all activities and will
loaf until Saturday, when he be
gins intensive training.
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