WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
V
Volume Two member of associated press
NENANA. ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1919.
Number S3
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY REACHES PORT
NEWSPAPERS ARE OPPOSED TO TRIAL IN LONDON
MOVIES SHOW DETAILS OF BLOODY TOLEDO BATTLE
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CASE OF KAISER;
LONDON OPPOSED
LONDON, July 8.—There is con
siderable opposition, among local
* newspapers, to the proposal to place
the former kaiser on trial in this
country. There is also opposition
to the proposal to place the former
monarch on trial in Italy, reports
from Paris stating that both Ameri
ca and Japan will refuse to consent
to the selection of the latter coun
try.
^ Lukewarm Libera! newspapers ex
press the belief that the trial, wher
ever held, will tend to make a mar
tyr of the former emperor.
UNCONCERNED.
AMERONGEN, Holland, July 8.—
Reports of extradition and trial ap
parently are not worrying William
f Hohenzollern, who is comfortably
quartered near this city on the
estate of Count Bentinck. Reports
coming from the estate indicate that
the former kaiser has made prepara
tions for a long stay in Holland and
is unperturbed by the announcement
of the Allied plans to place him on
trial for the many outrages com
mitted in the name of the German
, government.
HOUSE CONSIDERS
DRV ENFORCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., July S—
Legislation providing for the en
T forcement of war-time prohibition,
which -went into effect on the firs:
of this month, is occupying the time
of the lower house today. The ques
tion is being debated on the floor
of the house, the discussion being
limited to 12 hours.
Many members have announced
their intention of taking part in the
debate.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8.—
Postmaster General Burleson ha?
authorized the denial of the report,
generally circulated yesterday, thai
he has retired from the cabinet
Beyond denying the report, however
he refuses to discuss his position.
It is believed the many complaints
lodged against the official with Dem
ocratic fhairman Cummins, who i?
now in the West, are responsible
for the resignation report.
EDMUNDS WILL ASSIST
MILLS LOCATING PARTI
M. C. Edmunds, draftsman in tht
local offices of the Commission, wen1
out to the end of steel, south oi
Nenana, last night to join the Mill!
location party as transitman. H<
expects to remain in the field in
that capacity for a period of two
weeks, at the end of which time he
will resume his duties in town.
! CHICAGO. July 8.—The bonds of
: Haywood, who is serving a 20-year
sentence on the charge of sedition
in connection ■with his efforts to
j obstruct the draft, have been ap
proved by the circuit court of ap
peals, and the notorious agitator has
peen released from custody pending
j the appeal of his case to the court
j of appeals.
j Haywood and 93 of his Industrial
i Worker followers were tried and
i convicted in August, 1915, since
J which time a vigorous campaign
ihas been waged to secure their re
■ lease and a review of the case be
Jfore the higher court.
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ALLIES APPROVE
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PARIS, July 8.—The Allies have
given their approval to the plan foi
a genera] attack on the city ol
PerrograJ. held by the Bolsheviki
ft rces. The attack is to be led by
F.nnish troops, assisted bv Kolchaks
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MAY EVACUATE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8.—
According to advices received by
the war department, the Bolsheviki
f rices are preparing to evacuate
Pttrograd. rather than defend the
city against the combined Finn and
Kolchak armies.
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HIGH COURT AFFIRMS
TIDELAND DECISION
SAX FRANCISCO, July 8.—The
circuit court of appeals has affirmed
! the decision of the district court in
granting the Pacific Coax & Nor
way Packing company possession of
a small parcel of tideland in Alaska
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FISHERMAN ARRESTED
FOR MAKING THREATS
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Frank Frey, who operates a fish
camp a short distance below Ne
nana, was placed under arrest to
day on the charge of threatening
to kill John Kowalski, who also is
i
engaged in the fishing business in
the same locality. Frey is bein>!
held under bonds in the sum oi
i $250, which he had not furnished
up to the time of gaing to press.
Commissioner McDonald is now
conducting an investigation of the
[ case, at the conclusion of which he
| will decide on the time for the
' hearing.
The alleged threat, which result
ed in the arrest, is said to be the
| outcome of previous trouble betweer
| the two men.
GOTHAM WELCOMES
PRESIDENT HOME
NEW YORK, July 8.—The presi
dential ship George Washington,
iwith President and Mrs. Wilson and
the members of the presidential par
ity on board, passed quarantine at
j1:30 o’clock this afternoon, escorted
by a fleet of warships, headed by
the flagship Pennsylvania.
A fleet of thirty destroyers met
| the vessel 30 miles east of Sandy
Hook and 45 warships, including the
Pennsylvania, waited in the harbor
i to join the inbound fleet. On board
the Pennsylvania are Vice-President
Thomas Marshall and several mem
bers of the cabinet, while Mayor
Hylan and Governor Smith met the
Washington aboard municipal steam
ers.
Presidential salutes from the war
dships were the first of the welcom
ing ceremonies, and upon the ar
' rival of the President and the mem
bers of his party on shore they will
be received by thousands of school
children, who will sing welcoming
songs at the dock.
As a precautionary measure, the
harbor is being patroled by police
boats, and 1.100 police will stand
guard when the President lands.
The President will be formally re
ceived at Carnegie hall, where elab
orate preparations have been made ;
for the occasion, and immediately;
after addressing the crowd there, the
President will start for Washington,
where much important work awaits
him. Early next week, it is ex
pected, he will start on a speaking
tour.
The George Washington left Brest
on June 29 and has on board, in
addition to the presidential party,
several thousand American soldiers
recently relieved from overseas duty
A score of the soldiers are accom
panied by French brides, for whom
special permission was obtained,
through' the efforts of the President,
to make the voyage over with, their
soldier husbands.
BOOZE SEIZURE
AT COAST TOWN
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 8.—The
circuit court of appeals has ap
proved the seizure of a large ship
meent of liquor belonging to the
Northern Commercial Co., which was
: enroute out of Alaska at the time
the territory went dry. The ship
ment was seized by Marshal Bren
neman at Cordova on January 2,
1918, just two days after the law
Went into effect.
The company protested against
the seizure and carried the case into
the higher courts for final consider
ation, with the above resuit.
At the time of the seizure the
shipment was enroute from Fair
banks to this city.
EVA CREEK LEDGE
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The results obtained from a mill
run of 100 tons of ore from the
Smith-McGlone ledge on Eva creek
indicate that the rock is getting
better with depth, the mill yield
showing an average of $28.40 to the
ton. The ore was taken from the
120-foot level.
The owners of the property are
;very much encouraged over the
'showing made and will continue de
velopment work with renewed con
. fidence. The property is one of the
best in the Fairbanks district.
Paul Ringseth, who is engaged in
freighting between Fairbanks and
the Tolovana, was in Nenana today
on his way up the river, on the
Moore gas boat.
MOVIES SETTLE
DISPUTES OVER
TOLEDO BATTLE
TOLEDO, O., July 8.—Moving
pictures of the Willard-Dempsey bat
tle, shown for the first time in this
city today, remove all doubts re
garding certain phases of the fight
which were not definitely recorded
by the spectators during the excit
ing three rounds.
The pictures show that Dempsey
k'locked the big fellow down seven
times in the first round. Willard
d'd not go down either in the sec
ond or the third round, the pictures
showing that he kept himself off
the mat by clinging to the ropes.
Lett hooks to the jaw, landed dur
ing the opening round, sent Wilard
down four times.
The pictures are very' clear and
record every movement of the fight
ers distinctly, affording conclusive
information regarding points upon
which the fans were unable to agree
BALLOON TO MAKE
START TOMORROW
MINEOLA, N. Y., July 8.—The
British dirigible R-34, which arrived
here yesterday direct from England,
will start on the return flight to
morrow, regardless of weather con
ditions, according to an announce
ment made this afternoon by those
in charge of the visiting craft. The
start was to have been made today,
but was postponed because of un
favorable weather.
The balloon is guarded continu
ally by American soldiers, and when
the wind threatens to tear the craft
from her mooring, 250 Yankees take
hold of the ropes and hang there \
until the wind slackens.
The dirigible will fly over New
York on the return voyage.
AUSTRIANS MAY
JOIN IEAGUF IF
PARIS, July 8.—The conference
has decided to inform Austria of
a decision reached to admit that
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country to membership in the League
of Nations when the necessary con-i
ditions have been complied with. !
This information is to be forward •
1
ed to the Austrians in answer to a !
note received a short time ago, re-!,
questing an intimation of the atti-j,
tude of the conference on this point. j
The note had the ring of sincerityt
and evidenced a real desire on the;
part of Austria to conform to the
obligations imposed by the Allies.
The reply of the Allies to the in
quiry will be friendly in tone.
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RESUME SELLING
BOSTON, July 8,—Five hundred j
liquor dealers of this city, who dis- ;
continued the sale of all kinds of !
intoxicating beverages on the first
of the month, in compliance with
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the war-time prohibition amendment,
resumed the sale of beer, ale. and 1
light wines today, for the purpose
of putting the law to the test.
It is understood that one of the
offenders will be placed under ar- j
rest at the direction of the district |
attorney, who has announced his in
tention of trying to secure a con
viction. The sales will continue un- j
til a final decision has been ren- 1
dered.
BALLA1NE IS DENIED
WRIT BY HIGH COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8.—The ;
circuit court of appeals has ren- i
dered a decision denying the writ I
of error requested by the attorneys1
for Frank E. Ballaine. in the action 1
against the Alaska Northern railway,
in connection with his suit involv
ing land at Seward.
SLIPPERN BEGINS WORK
COLLECTING SCHOOL TAX
School Tax Collector J. A. Slip
pern, who was appointed at a re
cent meeting of the Nenana school
board, has begun the collection of
taxes under the provisions of the
special head tax law enacted during
the late session of the territorial
legislature.
Under this law, every male resi
dent of the territory, with certain
exceptions, between the ages of 21
and 50 years, must contribute the
sum of $5 to the school fund, and
each district is authorized to ap
point an official collector.
The tax became payable on the
first of May, and will become de
linquent on the first of August.
flIKON APPEALS
10 GOVERNMENT
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 8.—
rhe Yukon Development league ha?
iddressed a letter to the local
5oard of Trade, requesting the en
lorsement of an appeal to the min
ster of marine of Canada for ad
iitional aids to navigation in N'orth
■rn waters. The appeal has not ye!
>een forwarded, but is in course of
reparation and will be sent to the
ninister of marine, accompanied by
he endorsements sought.
The league will request the es
ab'lishment of a wireless station on
rriangle island as one of the urgent
leeds of the Northern coast. In
support of the appeal, the league
joints out that no less than four
lundred and twenty-five wrecks have
jccurred in Alaska waters, twenty
>ne of the losses resulting in the
leath of eight buntlred and fifty
persons.
PROPELLER LOST;
HELP IS SOUGH!
HONOLULU, July 8.—The sub
marine tender Beaver has been des
patched to the relief of the trans
port Dix, which has reported the
oss of her propeller at a distance
if 250 miles from this port. Th>
,‘essel is in a helpless condition, but
is in no particular danger so lor.?
is fair weather continues.
The accident occurred at an early
tour today, and no time was lost in
■ending: the tender to the rescue.
DENVER, Colo., July 8.—Twelve
lundred employes of the local street
•ar companies went out on strike
o lay, paralyzing the entire system,
rhe strike is the result of the re
fusal of the employers to grant a
iemand of the men for an increase
r pay.
Practically everyone was comceli
:d to walk to work this morning,
>ut automobiles have come to the
elief of the public and the situa
ion is less embarrassing this after
loon.
Efforts are being made to settle
he differences between the strikers
md the company officials.
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