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' THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919.
NO 179
. GOVERNMENT TO CURTAIL COAL SALES
CONGRESSMEN ACCUSE LANE OF BREAKING FAITH
GERMAN TREATY VIOLATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION
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CLEVELAND HAS I;
BOMB PLOTIERS
IN SAFE PLACE
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 30.—
Five men are under arrest in this
city, having been taken into cus
tody on suspicion of being bomb
plotters. The police are in posses- 5
sion of information which convinces c
them the suspects planned the de- i
struction of the local police station. (
and thev believe also that the men
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are concerned in other conspiracies
involving the use of explosives.
Investigation leads to the belief
that the five men are the ringlead
ers of a gang of anarchists who
were planning another series of ;
bomb outrages throughout the coun- j
try, to start in the spring, and for £
which elaborate preparations were j
being made at the time of the arrest ;
of the quintet. .
In the quarters occupied by the .
suspects was found a large quan- ,
titl of high explosive, several bombs j
and a lot of anarchistic literature. ,
DEPOSITORS LOSE S
MONEY AND BONDS '
ROCK ISLAND, 111.. Oct. 30.— j
The safe deposit vault of the State
bank at Sherrard, this state, was dy- j
namited last night and a number |
of the individual boxes rifled of r
their consisted, consisting chiefly of (
Liberty bonds which had been placed *
in the vault by patrons of the bank '
for safe-keeping. 1
The robbery was not discovered 1
until the bank opened for business '
this morning, by which time the j
thieves had made good their escape, 1
leaving no clue to direct the search <
for them. *
The money and bonds missing <
have an aggregate value of $35,000. 5
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3o.— :
Mailo Segura must hang for the ;
murder of J. E. Riley, Iditarod min-p
ing man. who was killed in cold j
blood by the foreign wood hauler, j,
The circuit court of appeals, before ,
which tribunal Segura’s attorneys
tried to secure a reversal of the de-1
cision of the lower court, handed
down a decision today in which it is j
held that Segura is guilty of the!
crime charged against him and was j
^ given a fair trial.
Segura’s defense was that he
killed Riley in an effort to collect
$2,000 due him for tiauling wood.
SOLONS PASS RAILROAD ITEM;
COMMISSION MUST MAKE GOOD
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 30.—
'he deficiency bill, as revised by the
ouse and senate conferees, and
arrying an item of six million dol
irs for the continuation of work
n the Government railroad in Alas
a. was approved by both branches
f Congress late yesterday after
oon and the bill is now on Presi
ent Wilson’s desk awaiting his of
icial signature.
WILL NOT TRUST MEARS.
SEATTLE. Oct. 30.—The Wash
ngton correspondent of the Post
ntelligencer is authority for the
tatement that the members of the
louse committee on appropriations
efused to consent to the appropri
ition of the full seventeen million
uthorized by the Curry bill be
ause of lack of confidence in the
iresent management of the rail
oad. The cut to six million dollars
vas demanded by Committeemen
Uncle Joe” Cannon, of Illinois, and
antes W. Good, of Iowa, both Re
publicans, assisted by Frank W.
Mondell, of Wyoming-, also a Re
publican. because, as they expressed
it. Congress plans to hold tnose in
charge “to more strict accounta
bility."
The correspondent also says that
the management of the railway is
under a eloud of distrust and that
the members of the house commit
tee expressed the belief that un
bridled extravagance would have re
sulted if Congress had appropri
ated the entire seventeen million
dollars at one time.
Say Lane Broke Faith.
Members of the house committee
on appropriations, says the corre
spondent, charged that Secretary
Lane broke faith with Congress
when he failed to put new men at
the head of the Alaskan Engineering
commission. All he did. say the
congressmen, was to shift certain
of the officials.
Most of the criticism, the Post
Intelligencer informant says, is laid
Ito the inexperience of Colonel Fred
lerick Mears. who recently wa:
placed in charge of the railroa<
as chief engineer. Secretary Lan<
told the lawmakers that Mears hac
formerly had charge of the opera
tion of all American railroads ii
I France, whereas an investigation o
war department records, the corre
1 spondent says, shows that Mears di>
not hold such a position. He ar
, rived in France only a few month
before the signing of the armistice
Broken Promise*.
The special to the Post-Intelli
i gencer says that, while the bill wa
: before the senate, numerous mem
,btrs conferred with Secretary Lan
regarding the general ' criticise
which had come from Alaska lik
, a deluge, relative to the policie
land extravagances of the Alaska
Engineering commission. The sen
i ators said that Lane had promise'
to clean house in the managemen
of the railroad.
MORE MONEY LATER.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 30.
' In an address delivered on the floor
' of the senate yesterday, when the
deficiency bill was up for final con
sideration. Senator Wesley L. Jones
of Washington, deplored the cut in
■ the Alaska railroad appropriation
■ ! decided upon by the conference
! j committee, but said that he fell
:sure Congress would provide addi
jtional funds later, and that plan;
for continued construction and com
pletion of the road would continue
; Must Make Good.
Senator Jones informed the law
? makers that it would be found, whet
, another appropriation is asked for
.-that the six million dollars con
sjtained in the present bill had beei
i expended carefully and a full tr.ea
. sure of value received in results,
i Members of both branches
t Congress express the view that th«
granting of further funds for rail
road work in Alaska will depent
very much upon the showing mad<
-jduring the coming year.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio., Oct. 30 j
—Twenty miners who are impris- >
ned in a coal mine at Amsterdam,
)hio, as the result of a cavein, will
ie left to perish in their under
rround prison. The mine is on lire
iow and further efforts to save the
nen are impossible.
The rescue party, which began ;
ligging immediately after the acci
lent occurred, was forced to aban- *
lone the work when within 150 feet j
if the imprisoned men. The fire
tarted behind them and they were
tastily withdrawn through fear that
n explosion would occur.
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•RENCH PAPER FAILS
TO “PUT ONE OVER”
ON THE CENSOR
MONTABAN, France. — Censor-j
hip still exists in some respects in ■
■'ranee. Commenting upon a law
vhic-h it believed to be illegal, a
oc-al newspaper recently published
in article beginning: "One need not 1
>bey unjust laws and decrees.”
The censor ran a blunt blue pen
:il through the sentence. cor sev
■ral days the paper attempted to
>ut that sentence in print, crediting
t in turn to St. Thomas, Leo XIII,
kiinos, Solon, Lvcurgus, and Aris
;otle, but the censor crossed it out
;very time.
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GOVERNMENT READY
TO CONSERVE COAL
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 30.
In a statement made today rela
tive to the approaching coal miner;
strike, Secretary of the Interio:
Franklin K. Lane announced tha
the Government would not hesitati
to curtail the coal consumption ii
industries fully 40 percent, shouh
such action become necessary t<
keep the essential industries work
ing during the strike. The state
ment of the secretary was made a
a meeting of the cabinet held thi
afternoon, called for the purposi
of considering the strike situation
Attorney General Palmer an
nounced that the fuel administratioi
would take charge of the situatioi
as soon as the strike starts, so a.
to supervise the distribution of fue
-1 where it is must needed.
ATTACKS PRESIDENT.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Oct. 30.—
In a telegram addressed to Secre
tary of Labor Wilson, President
Lewis of the United Mine Workers
directly attacks the course taken by
i President Wilson in the coal dis
pute as the climax to a long series
of attempted usurpations of execu- J
tive power. The telegram of the j
labor president was in answer to a
message received from Secretary
Wilson yesterday, and addressed to
the conference of union heads. The ^
labor officials have refused to dis
close the contents of the message,
however.
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GERMANS MUST PAY
FOR IGNORING PACT
PARIS, Oct. 30. — The supreme
council now has under consideration
Germany's violation of the peace
treaty in failing to evacuate the
Baltic provinces, in sinking the Ger
man vessels at Scapa Flow, failure
to deliver the rolling stock prescrib
ed in the armistice terms, and also
the failure to return works of art
to France and Belgium. k i
Should the council decide that j
the German government should be
held responsible for the sinking of,
the fleet at Scapa Flow, the Ger
mans will be asked to make delivery
to the Allies of an equivalent value .
in other commodities.
MASTER OF YUKON
STEAMER IS DEAD
VANCOUVER, B. C.. Oct. 30.—
Captain James Turnbull, master ol
the Yukon steamer Dawson, oper
ating between Dawson and White
horse, died suddenly in this city
yesterday, following his arrival from
the North.
Captain Turnbull had been in the
employ of the White Pass for many
years, operating on the upper Yu
kon, and was considered one of the
yest navigators in the Interior coun
try.
AERIAL FREIGHTER
STARTING SERVICE
NEW YORK, Oct. 30. — Aerial
freight service between this city
and Cuba was inaugurated this week
with the departure of a commercial
seaplane yesterday, laden vith foun
tain pens for an island concern.
The cargo is said to have been val
jed at $100,000.
It is the plan of the promoters
jf the enterprise to maintain a
regular service between the main
land and the island.
Curling enthusiasts of Fairbanks
will hold a meeting tonight for the
purpose of reorganizing the up-town
:urling club and putting the rink in
shape for the annual sweeping.
SENATE STARTS
MOVE TO STRIKE
TREATY CLAUSE
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 30—
A new treaty battle is developing In
the senate today, directed by Sen
ator LaFoilette. who has announced
that he will offer an amendment
providing for the elimination of the
treaty provision creating the inter
national labor congress. He has the
support of Senator Thoma- of Col
orado and a number of other mem
bers of the upper house, several of
whom are Democrats.
It was thought yesterday that
the treaty battle wa- near an end.
only one amendment remaining at
■that time to be acted upon. The
. amendment ; ouesl on was* offered
by Senator George H. Moses of
New Hampshire. at .
all British dominions be excluded
from voting on any league contro
versy in wh ch one of them wa>
involved.
Another amendment offered this
week provided that no nation-mem
ber of the league .-hall start war
until an advisory vote of the people
has been taken, in case of failure
to reach an agreement through ar
bitration
SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the I’ost
Intelligencer reports that Delegate
Grigsby has extended an invitation
to Albert, king of the Belgians, to
visit Alaska for the purpose of
enjoying an outing in the North
land and unlearning the near-knowl
. edge gathered in the States and
[elsewhere regarding Alaska's alleged
'cold climate. “The climate of Alas
,ka is a lot better than you think,”
:the delegate informed the distin
guished visitor.
The king said he wished he could
accept the invitation, but could not
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do so because of the many thing*
awaiting his attention at home
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ROPER ASKS PEOPLE
TO GIVE THEIR HELP
WASHINGTON, D t\, Oct. 30—
Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of
! internal revenue, has issued an ap
peal to the citizens of Chicago,
civic organizations and welfare so
jcieties of that city, to give their
, aid to the bureau and to state,
county, and city officials, to the end
th^t the new prohibition enforce
ment law may be properly observed.
The bureau plans the creation of
a special staff to take the work in
hand.