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THE NENANA NEWS
VOLUME IV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NENANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
NUMBER 7
JAPANESE PAPERS DISCUSSING YAP ISSUE
FARMERS MAKE FIGHT FOR LOWER RAIL RA TES
• HAYWOOD TAKES REFUGE BEHIND RUSSIAN BORDER
war STAFF IS ORGANIZED
TO KEEP NATION PREPARED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21—
Determined that America shall not
again be caught unawares and un
prepared for war, Secretary of War
Weeks has announced the organiza
tion of a war staff, headed by Gen
eral Pershing, the duties of which
will be to take full charge of field
operations of the armies in time of
war.
The organization, which1 will be
entirely separate from the office of
the chief of staff, will be concerned
entirely with problems of strategy,
tactics and war organization. The
secretary, in announcing the creation
of the new organization, said he de
sired “instant preparation in peace
time for active operations in war
time.”
BREAKUP SEASON DRAWING
NEAR ALONG UPPER YUKON
DAWSON, April 21—Indications
are that the Yukon river will open
within two or three weeks. The
trails are going to pieces rapidly,
so much of the snow having disap
peared that the overland stages are
now traveling on wheels.
The last overland mail for Mayo
was dispatched last week and the
next mail for that district will go
by boat. There are now 2,500 tons
of galena ore on the waterfront at
Mayo awaiting shipment. Winter
hauling stopped on April 11, when
an early thaw put the trail out of
commission.
NEW CONSUL ON JOB
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21—S.
Yada, new Japanese consul general,
has arrived here to assume his offi
cial duties. He was formerly attach
ed to the Japanese embassy at Lon
don.
HARDING SIGNS FIRST BILL
^ WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
President Harding signed his first
bill yesterday, the measuring being
an appropriation bill for expenses
incident to the Sixty-seventh Con
gress.
MEXICANS AFTER BANDITS
EL PASO, April 21—Mexican fed
eral troops are centering near Cor
ral in a search of the nearby foot
hills for a band of 26 bandits who
recently robbed a Mexican National
train, getting away with 90,000
t pesos.
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ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES
CAUSE OF CRITICISM IN JAPAN
FALL OF HUNGARY IS NEAR
ACCORDING TO PREDICTION
GENEVA, April 21—It is declared
in Carlist circles in Lucerne that
the Hungarian government will be
dissolved within a short time on
the grounds that it no longer repre
sents the people.
New elections, it is reported, are •
to be held on the issue of the return
to power of former King Charles.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL GO
TO BOTTOM OF SHOOTING
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
Attorney .General Daugherty has an
nounced that it is his intention to
make a personal investigation of the
shooting of Major Cronkhite, who
met death in a mysterious manner
at Camp Lewis three years ago.
Pending the result of the investi
gation, action on the murder charge;
against former Captain Robert Ros-!
enbluth will not be pressed by the j
department of justice.
SALVATION ARMY ASKS AID
FOR HUNGRY IN ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 21
Officials of the Salvation Army have
informed Governor Kirby that 26,
000 persons are at the point of
starvation in the Northern Alabama
coal fields.
The Salvation Army is doing what
it can to relieve the distress and
is now appealing to the governor
for additional aid.
SENATOR RAPS PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, in
a statement made on the floor of
the senate this morning, charged
that President Harding's appoint
ment of Col. Harvey as ambassador
to England was “a reward for his
efforts to discredtt. the Wilson ad
ministration”.
GERMANS WANT HARDING
TO PASS ON DEMANDS
BERLIN, April 21—The German
government has formally requested
President Harding to mediate the
questions involved in the German ap
peal from the Allied reparation de
cision and pledges that Germany
will absolutely fulfill any award he
may make after a thorough investi
gation of the question.
Cabinet DUcuimi Appeal
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21—
The German appeal has reached
Washington and, it is understood,
was the subject of a brief discus
sion at a meeting of the cabinet
this afternoon.
TWO SLATED FOR PLACES
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
President Harding has nominated
Charles P. Marvin to be chief of the
weather bureau and Claudius Huston
of Tennessee, to be assistant secre
tary of commerce.
TOKYO, April 21—Th“ Japanes
iress, commenting on the action of
the United States in objecting to
he manner in which the mandate
for the island of Yap was granted,
generally refers to the American at
titude as unreasonable. The news
papers believe, however, that if the
Allies yield to American insistence,
Japan undoubtedly will be forced to
jow to such decision as may be
nade.
It is claimed by the press that
the Japanese cabinet decided yes
terday that there is no reason to
alter Japan’s policy on the Yap
mandate question because of the re
cent American note. The foreign
oflice refuses to affirm or deny the
report.
Raker Has Solution
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
Representative Raker, of California,
has introduced a proposal, as a so
lution of the Japanese problem, his
plan being to deny citizenship to
any child born in the United States,
of foreign parents, providing either
parent is ineligible.
CONGRESS ASKED TO HELP
BUILD OUTSIDE HIGHWAYS
GREENSBORO, S. C., April 21
Resolutions were adopted yesterday
it the annual convention of the
United States Good Roads associa
.ion, asking Congress to confer fed
eral aid for highway construction,
and to make available, as a nation
al road fund, the Allied payments
an war loans.
The convention is seeking an ap
propriation of 100 million dollars
annually for a period of five years,
to carry out the association’s na
tional highway program.
FARMERS ARE MAKING FIGHT
FOR LOWER FREIGHT RATES
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
Farmers from all sections of the
country, who are meeting here in
an effort to solve some of the prob
lems them, have decided to take
their fight for lower freight rates
direct to President Harding.
This action was decided upon
after a conference with members
of the interstate commerce com
mission.
Spokesmen for the farmers de
clare that they are unable to mark
et their products under existing
conditions, with the result that the
farmers of the country are virtually
on a strike until something is done
to relieve the situation.
FRANCE DENIES REPORT
PARIS, April 21—The French
government has issued a statement
in which formal denial is made of
the report, published in the United
States, that Ambassador Jusserand
was recalled on the pretext that he
had been too close to the Demo
cratic administration.
OFFICERS SAY NOT GUILTY
SEATTLE, April 21—Pilot Harry
Marden and Third Mate Arnehage
of the wrecked steamer Governor
entered pleas of not guilty here yes
terday when arraigned on a charge
of inattention to duty in connectioi
with the wreck. Second Mate Kellen
berger, who is also charged with re
sponsibility, will enter the same plea
it is believed, when he is called be
fore the steamer inspectors.
Messrs. Crocker and Peck, of th<
internal revenue department, ari
guests at the Cooney hotel.
'BRITISH MINERS DEMANDING
NATIONAL WAGE BOARD
LONDON, April 21—District com
; mittees of the striking coal miners,
i throughout the country, have re
; affirmed their demands for the es
! tablishment of a national wage board
: and national wage pools, according
to the Daily Herald, labor organ.
The mine owners have announced
that they have completed proposals
which will meet many of the de
mands made by the miners.
The country is hoping that an
i agreement will be reached at the
| conference to be held tomorrow.
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DIRECTOR CLAIMS LINDEBERG
| FOICED HIM FROM BOARD
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21—U.
H. Cross, a member of the board of
directors of the Pioneer Mining &
Ditch company, has asked for an
injunction restraining the directors
from considering his resignation as
I a member of the board.
! Cross claims that Jafet Lindeberg,
who is president of the company,
| forced him to hand in his resignation
I under threat of death.
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I BANDITS MAKE GOOD HAUL
| CHICAGO, April 21—Five bandits
held up the president of a local
real estate firm late yesterday after
noon and made their escape with
$25,000.
HAYS RECOGNIZES EMPLOYES
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21—
A conference between Postmaster
General Will Hays and representa
tives of the postal employes’, unions
were in conference this afternoon
for the purpose of taking definite
steps to form a welfare bureau of
the postoffice department.
WIFE AT ADVANCED AGE
KILLED BY JEALOUS HUBBY
PARIS, April 21—Because he al
leged she had been unfaithful tc
him, Jean Bonarden, SO years old,
killed his wife, 84, and then com
mitted suicide. In a note he told
the world that “sixty years of mar
ried faithfulness had been spoiled
by one act of infidelity.”. The wife
was blind and unable to leave hei
chair.
Mrs. Carl Schmidt is recovering
1 from an attack of the grippe, whicl
kept her in bed several days.
SHERIFF FORGOT TO HANG;
LIFE OF NEGRO IS SAVED
SHREVEPORT, April 21—The
state board of pardons has commuted
to life imprisonment, the death
sentence imposed on Lonnie Eaton,
a negro. This action was taken be
cause the sheriff of Oachita parish
forgot to hang the condemned man
on the date set for his execution
last month.
CODFISH COMPANY UNABLE !
TO REACH WAGE AGREEMENT j
SEATTLE, April 21—The Pacific I
Coast Codfish company has announc-1
ed that it has been unable to reach !
a wage agreemen with the fishermen j
and, in consequence, none of the
boats of the company will be sent
North this season.
The Robinson Fisheries company j
also has been unable to make sat- !
!
isfactory terms with the fishermen ,
and probably will not engage in :
fishing this season. j
BERGDOLL CHAIRMAN NAMED; j
INQUIRY STARTS TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21—j
Representative Peters, of Maine,
has been named chairman of the
special congressional committee ap
pointed to investigate the escape
of Cover C. Bergdoll, wealthy Amor- j
ican draft evader, who is now in
Germany.
The first hearing is scheduled to i
be held tomorrow.
FRENCH DIPLOMAT LEAVES I
NEW YORK, April 21—Former j
Premier Viviani, who has been in I
this country as a special envoy of ^
the French- government, left for i
France yesterday. Aside from ex-1
pressing general satisfaction with
the results of his visit, he declined
to make any statement for publica
tion.
STRANGLER LEWIS LOSES
NEW YORK, April 21—Strangler
Lewis lost a handicap wrestling bout
i in this city last night when he failed
to throw Charles J. Carpenter in
twenty minutes, with the headlock
, barred. Carpenter, whose home is
{in Augusta, Ga., is intercollegiate
j champion. He is a student at Prince
' ton.
WANT PAY FOR GOVERNOR
SEATTLE, April 21—The United!
States Shipping board is being sued
for the loss of the steamer Governor
which was rammed and sunk near
Port Townsend recently by the Ship
ping Board steamer West Hartland.
The libel alleges that the West
Hartland was entirely responsible for
the accident, in as much as the offi
cers of the West Hartland saw the
Governor’s lights and failed to take
prudent action to avbid a collision.
Auditor C. S. Crider, of the Amer
ican Express company, is a recent
arrival in town, on has annual visit
to Interior Alaska.
HAYWOOD MAKES GETAWAY;
SAFE IN RUSSIAN SOIL NOW
CHICAGO, April 21--Local fed
eral officials have reco’ved confiden
tial information to the effect that
William Haywood, convicted I. W.
W. secretary, has fled to Russia,
his destination being either Moscow
or Riga. Haywood was to have begun
serving his sentence at Leavenworth
this week.
Report It Confirmed
NEW YORK, April 21—Officials
of the American Civil Liberties un
ion announce that have received ad
vices reporting the safe arrival of
Haywood in Russia.
Otto Christensen, attorney for the
missing man, says that he has been
informed of Haywood’s arrival at
Riga on April 10. He sailed for the
other side of the Atlantic on the
first of the month. The attorney ex
presses the belief that Haywood
went to Russia on a personal mission
and is not running away from his
penitentiary sentence.
WESTERN CONGRESSMEN ARE
CONSIDERING JAP PROBLEM
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
Senators and representatives of 11
far Western states have perfected
an organization, the purpose of
which is to seek a common ground
upon which to work, to solve the
question of Japanese immigration.
Johnson, of California, is urging a
united effort by states.
SMELTER WORKERS CUT
SPOKANE, April 21—Nine of the
smelting companies operating in the
Couer d’Alene district have announc
ed wage reductions ranging from 50
to 75 cents a day. The new scale will
go into effect on the first of May.
CARUSO WILL BUY VILLA
NAPLES, April 21—Enrico Ca
ruso is sceduled to arrive hero dur
ing the latter part of May and it
is expected that he will buy a vill i
at which to complete his convales
cense. "
DAVID BLAIR GETS GOOD POST
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21
Acting on the recommendation of
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
President Harding today nominated
David Blair, of North Carolina, to
be commissioner of internal revenue.
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