WHERE RAIL'S AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. II.
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920.
NO. 277
RUSSIA MAKES PEASE OVERTURES TO U. S.
PRESIDENT WILSON URGED TO VETO RAIL WA YBILL
WOBBLY COUNSEL DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
POSHER AT
SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—Joseph A.
Pasehick, postmaster and storekeep
er at Cumberland, a King county
coal mining town, was murdered
and robbed last night by two ban
dits, who entered the store at a
late hour, while the proprietor was
in bed in his living quarters up
stairs.
Hearing the burglars in the store,
Pasehick started downstairs, armed
with a revolver, and a duel fol
lowed his appearance on the ground
floor. A numbers of shots were ex
changed, and Pasehick fell, mor
tally wounded, while the burglars
escaped, it is thought, unhurt. Blood
hounds are now on their trail.
It is not known yet whether or
not the bandits escaped with any
cash belonging to the murdered
man.
HM APPEALS
FOR WAG! ADVANCE
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 26.—In
an address delivered before the mid
winter meeting of the National Edu
cational association, Josephine Cor
liss Preston, president of the asso
ciation, called attention to the fact
that 25,000 teachers are needed
throughout the nation to till posi
tions which are vacant now because
of the low wages paid for such
work.
Higher wages are needed, the
president declared, for the preserva
tion of high standards of education.
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SOVIET RUSSIA IS SEEKING
PEACE WITH UNITED STATES
FAIRBANKS MAN
DIES SUDDENLY;
HEART TROUBLE
Howard Benson, well-known pio
neer resident of Fairbanks, died
suddenly in the upper town last;
evening, death occurring while he
was at the school building and be
fore a doctor could be summoned
to his assistance.
Benson went to the sehoolhouse j
to render some assistance to Mrs. j
Kerler, who has charge of the build-!
ing. After his arrival there he l
complained of feeling ill, and while j
Mrs. Kerler was out of .the room :
getting a glass of water for him.;
Benson apparently became very.
much worse, and when Mrs. Kerler i
returned with the water her caller j
was lying dead on the couch. An!
examination made later in the eve-1
ning showed that death had been i
caused by heart trouble.
The deceased had a wide ac-1
quaintance in the Fairbanks dis- j
trict. He had no regular vocation, j
but worked at whatever offered.}
Very little is known of his family j
affairs beyond the fact that he had •
relatives in Minnesota. i
No arrangements had been made 1
for the funeral up to noon today. I
GUNBOAT SMITH IS !
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 26.—Bill
Ttate, one of Champion Jack Demp
sel’s colored sparring partners, put
Gunboat Smith to sleep in a ring
[battle which took place in this city;
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last night. Neither Smith nor any
I of his admirers have been able to j
figure out just how it was done.
RED CROSS WORKER IS
dead at Vladivostok!
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SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—Arthur B. j
Grindell of Seattle, former advertis-j
ling agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee!
& St. Paul railroad, is reported to ;
have died recently at Vladivostok,!
of pneumonia. He was serving in j
Siberia as a Red Cross major in j
charge of the division of .provisions j
and suplies. He was formerly North- j
west publicity director for the so
ciety.
GREAT COPPER MINES
SOLD FOR A MILLION
—
THE PAS, Manitoba, Feb. 26.— !
;The Manitoba Nickel company is re- |
ported to have purchased the great}
sulphide copper mines at Flinflon, j
the purchase price being a million j
dollars.
Venana, Alaska's Interior Fuel Depot
LONDON, Feb. 26.—Wireless ad
'ices received in this city today
Tom the Bolsheviki headquarters at
Moscow state that the soviet com
nissaire of foreign affairs has des
patched a note to the state depart
nent at Washington offering peace
Arith Russia and investigating the es
ablishment of diplomatic relations
with the soviet government, which
is now in undisputed control in Rus
sia. Similar notes, it is stated, have
been sent to Japan anti Rumania as
part of a general plan to put Soviet
Russia on a peace-time footing with
tht other powers of the world.
PEACE WITH GERMANY.
LONDON, Feb. 26.—Information
coming from Berlin indicates that
the forthcoming negotiations relative
to the exchange of prisoners between
Germany and Soviet Russia will de
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jvelop into peace negotiations.
VANDEVEER DEMANDS
REMOVAL OF TROOPS
MONTES ANO. Feb. 26.—When
the trial of the Centralia wobblies
was resumed this morning, Attorney
V’andeveer arose in open court and
informed the judge that he would
withdraw as attorney for the de
fendants if federal troops were per
mitted to remain in Montesano. “1
will not continue to act as counsel
for these men,” he declared, “if this
case is to be conducted as a drum
tvead court-martial instead of a law
case.” He said he did not take
seriously the first reports of the
despatch of troops from Camp Lew
is, and was astounded when the
soldiers arrived. He asked the court
to punish Prosecutor Allen for con
tempt of court for requesting the
soldiers.
Judge Wilson admitted that the
arrival of the troops had been a
surprise to him also, and he said he
saw no reason why they should be
here.
Prosecutor Allen assured the court
that he would explain, in confidence,
his reasons for requesting the
troops. Vandeveer told the judge
that he would continue to act dur
ing the day, but would not be in
court tomorrow if the troops were
still in town.
The sheriff says that he knew
nothing of the coming of the troops
until an hour before their arrival,
and he now sees no reason for their
presence. The govern nor’s secre
tary entertains similar view^, and
declares further that the defendants
could not be persuaded to leave or
break jail until a decision has been
rendered. The presence of the
troops, in his opinion, will create
prejudice.
Attorney Vandeveer has demand
ed the removal of A. F. Jackson,
one of the bailiffs. The attorney
isavs the bailiff is not to be trusted,
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as he favors the prosecution. The
I court, however, claims that he has
I
j investigated Jackson and believes he
!is fair.
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Trial Continues.
J Britt Smith and Bert Bland testi
fied this afternoon relative to the
I
i mental condition of Lorn Roberts,
•who the defense is trying to prove
! is not of sound mind. They stated
that Roberts entertains the belief
that Attorney Vandeveer is General
Bryce P. Disque and imagines there
is a machine in his cell which keeps
j repeating throughout the night,
l“You are the guy.”
BROTHERHOODS ASK
FOR VETO OF BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.—
Representatives of the four great
railroad brotherhoods have appealed
to President Wilson to veto the rail
road control bill on the ground'*
that it violates the fundamental
principles of American government
by guaranteeing to the owners of
railroad securities the right to
charge rates that would produce a
minimum, net return of five and
one-half percent on an uncertain
and intangible aggregate valuation.
They argue further that this special
privilege is not enjoyed by the own
ers of other securities.
The brotherhoods are also op
posed to the provision of the bill
which establishes a tribunal for the
settlement of labor disputes and de
prives the railroad men of a former
inherent right to determine wages
by bargaining between employer
and employe.
Very Efficient.
In a statement made public today
regarding the railroad administra
tion, Director Hines says tjie Gov
ernment could have operated the
railroads at a profit if the admin
istration had been able to increase
prices as quickly as other institu
tions did. The railroad administra
tion, Hines declares, is the most ef
ficient organization of its kind ever
organized in such a short sapce .>t'
time.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
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POST AT OAKLAND
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 26.—Of
I ficers of the local American Legion
post have received handwritten let
'ters in which the destruction of the
post is threatened if the officers
persist in their campaign against
! radical* and in their support of the
; prosecution of the Centralia wob
blies now on trial at Montesano.
I Commander Walter Peterson, of
i the post, also received a personal
'letter in which he is warned that
,he will forfeit his life if he con
tinues to champion the policies of
the post.
The several letters have been
handed over to the police and the
members of the post will make an
effort on their own account to lo
cate and punish the writers. An
nouncement is made that the cam
paign against Reds will be contin
ued with redoubled energy.
OIL LAND JOKED
| DELAYS LEASING
| WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 26.
:In an explanation of the oil land
: leasing bill, Secretary of the In
terior Franklin K. lame stated this I
afternoon that some delay will at
tach to the leasing of oil lands of
proven value. This land is not ti. j
be had by applicants, he said, by j
merely tiling on the ground, for j
the reason that most of the more
valuable areas are already covered j
by claims which must first be ad
justed before leases can be granted.
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DIPLOMATS SELECTED
! FOR SERVICE ABROAD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.
jit is understood that President Wil
json has selected Charles R. Crane
jof Chicago to be minister to China,
land William Phillips of Massachu
jsetts has been nominated minister
i to the Netherlands and Luxemburg,
jit is expected that Crane’s name will
ibe sent to the senate before the end
jof the present week. Phillips at
| present is assistant secretary of
! state.
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MILITARY TRAINING IS
OMITTED FROM REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.—
!The house miliary committee has
submitted a favorable report on the
army reorganization bill, omitting all
mention of universal military train
ing, which has been excluded from
the measure.
GOVERNMENT IS
TRYING 10 STOP
CASPER, Wyo., Fob. lit!. Armed
guards are put ruling the Salt Creek
oil fields, thrown open t'or leasing
by the land leasing bill signed yes
terday by the President, to prevent
claim jumping, of which there have
been a number of attempts already.
As a further precaution, automo
biles, with powerful searchlights, are
stationed at many points throughout
the district to enable the guards to
keep watch during the night and
prevent the erection of derricks by
midnight jumpers.
The district is thronged with
stampeders seeking oil locations, and
more are arriving hourly, notwith
standing the fact that the weather
is very unfavorable for stampeding.
No serious trouble has occurred
tints far, but there are many tough
characters in the district, and but
I for the presence of the guards, it is
[believed, dashes would have been
numerous.
CUT OFF FROM PEN
SEATTLE, Feb. lit!. Superior
Judge Donald has ordered the erec
tion of a barrier in his courtroom
which will keep all spectators at
least fifty feet from the jurybov
during the trial of William Kaly.
house painter, and his mother, who
are on trial for the murder of Mrs.
lxtuise Bryan, whose body was
found recently in Mt. Baker park.
The state claims that the Kalys
killed the Bryan woman for mom-y
she was supposed to have had on
her person.
The barrier ordered by the judge
is the results of comments of spec
tators reaching the ears of the jury
men.
WASHINGTON, I). Feb. 26.
According to figures which have jus;
been made public in this city, Am
erica’s gold exports for the month
of January aggregated $47,758,000.
while the imports totaled only $12.
017,000.
ASSASSINS AM
LONDON, F’eb. 20.—Information
received in this city yesterday tells
of an unsuccessful attempt to as
sassinate Prince Regent Alexander
and Premier Protlick of Serbia.
Both men were wounded, but not
seriously.