WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
V.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1920.
NO. 146
STRIKE SITUATION TAKES CRITICAL TURN
BANKERS OF NA TION CONSIDER GOLD BONUS BILL
COX ADMITS CHANGES MIGHT IMPROVE LEAGUE PLAN
HENDERSON WANTS
LONDON 10 PROBE
HUSH REPRISALS
LONDON, Oct. 21.—Arthur Hen
derson, former labor member of the
British cabinet, precipitated a de
bate on the Irish question yester
day in the house of commons by
demanding an inquiry into the re
prisals charged against the police
and soldiery of Ireland. Henderson
admitted under fire that there had
been provocation, but argued that
the policy of the government ap
peared to aim at breaking the spirit
of the people of Ireland, and de
clared that there could be no provo
cation sufficient to warrant the ac
tion that had been taken by the
soldiers.
M’SWINEY NERVOUS.
The dawning of the sixty-ninth
day of McSwiney’s hunger strike
found the lord mayor of Dublin suf
► fering from a nervous attack which
took the form of extreme delirium.
Fearing the approach of death, the
prison doctors hastily summoned Mc
Swiney’s relatives, but later in the
day the patient quieted and he ap
pears to be somewhat improved to
day.
HOUSE WRECKED.
DUBLIN, Oct. 21.—The wreck of
a house in Tintern, County Wex
ford, resulted yesterday in the death
of seven persons and the injury of
five others. It is believed that the
explosion which caused the disaster
was the result of experimenting with
bombs.
SOLDIERS RAID SHOP.
DUBLI, Oct. 21. — Two persons
were killed and four wounded yes
terday when soldiers with trucks
and an armored car attempted to
raid a tailor shop in this city. A
large crowd gathered in the military
field after the attack and further
trouble is expected.
PRICE SHRINKAGE HITS
FARMERS SEVERE BLOW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21.—
The shrinkage in the value of farm
products so far this season will re
sult in the American farmer receiv
ing $2,500,000,000 less than he
would have obtained under last
year’s prices. This information was
imparted to the American Bankers’
association yesterday by Secretary
Meredith.
YOUNGSTER OF TWELVE
HAS COLLEGE RECORD
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Edward
R. Hardy, aged 12 years, has the
distinction of being the youngest
freshman ever enrolled at Columbia
college. He is the master of 12
languages, is keenly interested in
batting averages, and is an expert
at marbles.
YANKEE STEAMER AFIRE.
LONDON, Oct. 21.—It is reported
here that the American steamship
Burnside has been abandoned by the
crew as the result of fire on board
the vessel.
BRITAIN GIVEN ULTIMATUM;
GENERAL STRIKE THREATENS
HOTEL ON COAST
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.—The timely
discovery of a fire last night in the
basement of the Milwaukee hotel has
convinced the local authorities of
the existence of an arson conspiracy.
Arson fiends are blamed for nearly
a score of attempted hotel fires in
this city during the past six months,
including the destruction of the Lin
coln hotel, which resulted in a num
ber of deaths.
The fire discovered last night had
been started among a lot of oil-sat
urated rags and paper in an obscure
corner of the basement, and would
soon have enveloped the lower por
tion of the building but for the
timely use of extinguishers. The
damage was slight.
The hotel was crowded with
guests at the time the fire was
started, and many deaths doubtless
would have resulted had the dis
covery of the blaze been much de
layed.
BANKERS PROPOSE
TRADE STIMULANT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21 —
The American Bankers’ association,
which is gathered here in annual
convention, has given its approval
to a plan to organize a hundred
million-dollar corporation to finance
the nations foreign trade.
Economy Urged.
In an address delivered before the
convention yesterday, Secretaiy of
Agriculture Houston predicted that
government expenditures during the
coming fiscal year would approxi
mate four billion dollars, and he
urged the strictest economy in all
public expenditures and the practice
of thrift by all the people. He also
predicted a rapid reduction in the
gross national debt.
WADENA STORES BURN.
REGINA, Oct. 21.—Twelve stores,
constituting the major portion of
the business section of Wadena,
Saskatchewan, were destroyed by
fire yesterday, with a loss of more
than $300,000. The origin of the
fire is not known.
TRAIN WRECK CAUSES
FATALITIES IN SOUTH
ROANOKE, Va., Oct 21—Three
persons were killed and five injured
near this city yesterday as a result
of a collision between two Norfolk
& Western passenger trains.
: LONDON, Oct. 21. — There ap-j
I pears to be considerable improve
; ment in the coal strike situation
[ today, as the result of steps which
have been taken to bring the gov
; ernment and leaders of the strike
movement together. Negotiations to
ward a settlement of the strike now
seem assured, as both sides have evi
denced a desire to reach an under
standing. It is believed that pro
posals are now in course of prepara
tion and that a meeting can be ar
ranged within the next few days.
MUST ACT QUICKLY.
The coal strike situation took an
i unexpected grave turn at a late
i hour this afternoon, when announce
ment was made by British trainmen
and transport workers that they
would strike in sympathy with the
coal miners unless negotiations be
tween the government and the strik- :
ing miners are reopened this week.;
The announcement is generally re-;
garded in the light of an ultimatum
and many appeals have been made I
to the government to heed the warn-:
ing.
The announcement states that!
trainmen and transport workers
throughout the country’ will quit
their posts at midnight Sunday night
unless steps to settle the strike have
been taken by the government on
or before Saturday.
MTADDEN URGING
GOLD BONUS BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 21.—
Representative Louis T. McFadden,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, framer
of the now famous McFadden gold
bonus bill, appeared before the Am
erican Bankers’ association this aft
ernoon for the purpose of explain- J
ing his measure to the bankers, i
among whom there appears to be
considerable opposition.
A special committee, to which the
bill had been referred, opposed the i
proposed bonus in their report to ;
the convention, and there followed
a general discussion, in which Me
AlASKA SQUAORON
IS HOME AT LAST
MINEOLA, Oct. 21.—The four
army airplanes which were despatch
ed to Nome on a pioneering flight
on July 15, under the command
of Captain Street, returned in safe
ty yesterday afternoon, touching the
ground at 1:30, after a fast flight
from Erie.
There was a great crowd on hand
to welcome the aviators home, and
more than 40 welcoming planes were
in the air to greet them. The air
men brought many letters with them
and their planes were filled with
souvenirs of the Northland.
FAST TRAINS COLLIDE;
FOUR PASSENGERS DIE
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21.—At least
four passengers are dead and five
are in the hospital as the result of
a collision between two New York
Central passenger trains in the West
Erie yards yesterday morning. It is
reported that a party of signal
repairmen were working near the
station, and becoming confused when
they saw the trains approaching,
threw a switch. The crash came a
moment later. Rescue forces were
rushed from this city.
Fadden took the leading part. He;
declared that the addition of new:
gold to the nation's reserve, result- j
ing under a bonus system, would
assist deflation and stimulate a
healthy return to normal conditions. :
He pointed out that the average
cost of raw materials used in indus- ■
tries had increased 112 percent dur-'
ing the war, while the users of gold I
continued to obtain their raw ma- j
terial at pre-war prices fixed by the
Government. He denied that his!
bill is a blow to the gold standard !
as claimed in the report of the spe-;
cial committee.
NEW PRICE LEVELS^
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 21 —
The monthly report of the depart
ment of labor shows a decline of
two percent in food prices during
the month of September. Potatoes j
dropped 22 percent, sugar 20 per
cent, and coffee 6 percent.
Eggs, pork chops and oranges, on
the other hand, showed a marked
increase. The retail price decreases
were not as marked as the decreases
in wholesale prices.
OPPOSED LEAGUE ONCE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21—The Repub
lican headquarters has issued a
statement in which it is pointed out
that Bourke Coekran, who is touring
the country in behalf of the League
of Nations, appeared before the sen
ate committee on foreign relations
a year ago and vigorously opposed
the league. 1
WINDING UP CAMPAIGN.
MARION, Oct. 21.—Senator Har
ding will wind up his campaign next
week with a four-day speaking trip
through Ohio.
STRAW VOIE SAYS
SENATOR HARDING
WILL RUN STRONG
A straw vote for President, which
was conducted throughout the States
by the United Drug company, re
sulted in an overwhelming victory
for Senator Harding, according to
information received by the Red
Cross Drug company, at Fairbanks,
this week. The South, as was to
have been expected, gave the Demo
cratic nominee a majority, but in
every other state in the Union the
Ohio senator was an easy winner.
A total of 942,621 votes were
cast, of which number Harding re
ceived i)68,25.!) and Cox 374,366.
The states giving Cox a majority
were Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisi
ana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennes
see, Texas, and Virginia.
Harding carried his home state
and every other state.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—The federal
trade commission has begun an in
vestigation of the operations of the
Chicago board of trade to ascertain
if speculation caused the recent de
pression of wheat prices.
The inquiry is the result of com
plaints made by Governor Allen,
who declares that prices were forced
down purposely in this city in order
that speculators might reap the ben
efit of a reaction.
FARMERS WARNED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—The ex
portation of American wheat will
cease within ten years unless Am
erican farmers increase the fertility
of their soil, declared Herbert Hoov
er here yesterday, in an address de
livered before the International
Great Lakes Waterways commission.
Production cannot be maintained, he
pointed out, unless immediate steps
are taken to enrich the soil, which
is fast being worked out.
WORKERS IN HOSPITAL
MEET END BY POISON
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 21.—Three
attaches of St. Anthony’s hospital,
including a woman nurse, are dead
and a fourth is not expected to
live, as the result, it is believed, of
poisoning. Autopsies have been per
formed and hospital physicians are
making an examination of the stom
ach contents of the victims.
■'•naai, Alaska’s Interior Duel Depot 1
LEAGUE CHAMPION
READ! TO ACCEPT
NEW SUGGESTIONS
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Oct. 21.—
Governor Cox has despatched a tele
pram to Elihu Root in which he
! denies a statement made by Root to
: the effect that the Democratic nomi
nee demands a League of Nations
“just as Wilson nepotiated it.” The
povernor has restated his proposal
to accept any reservations which
may be “helpful” to the leapue. A
retraction of Root's statement is
demanded.
TAFT ON LEAGUE.
BLOOMINGTON, 111., Oct. 21.—
Addressing the voters of this city
today, William Howard Taft de
clared that the expressions that
Harding had “scrapped the leapue
and- refuted it” were grossly un
fair. The opposition of the Repub
lican nominee, Taft pointed out. is
directed at Article X.
HARDING TALKS.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Oct. 21 —In
his first New York campaign speech.
Senator Harding again challenged
the Democrats to show where he .had
changed his stand on the league since
accepting the nomination. He re
iterated his opposition to the cot
enant as it stands at present.
The senator contrasted Democrat
ic “phrase-making with Republican
accomplishment.” He lauded the
protective tariff as an example of
accomplishment, and declared that
the Republican party stands for e\
ery kind of protection which stands
as a safeguard for America.
OPEN DISCUSSION
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—In a state
ment made at Republican headquar
ters, Senator Johnson declared today
that he would be “delighted to si
established an international forum
where there could be a full discus
sion, in the open, of international
problems, which might form public
opinion and tend to prevent war.”
COMMITTEE QUITS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21.—The senate
campaign investigating committee
has recessed, to meet again after
election. At yesterday's hearing,
scores of confidential letters from
the files of the League to Enforce
Peace were introduced and the rec
ords name a number of prominent
New York bankers.
Don H. Hunt, attorney for Un
committee, who investigated the
league, reported that “in my es
timation’’ the officials of the league
violated the Logan act, passed in
1799, prohibiting American citizens
from carrying on negotiations with
foreign governments regarding dis
putes and controversies, without the
permission of the United States gov
ernment.
SYLVIA ARRESTED.
LONDON, Oct. 21.—Sylvia Pank
hurst, daughter of the militant Em
maline, is under arrest in this city
on the charge of publishing seditious
literature.