WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1920.
NO. 237
BRYAN CAUSES DEMOCRATIC UPHEAVAL
GREATLAKE COVERS SITES OF MEXICAN TOWNS
ENGLISH PASTOR SAYS DRY AMERICA MAY END IN WAR
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AERO CLUB ASKS
DEPARTMENT FOR
ALASKA SERVICE
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—The North
western Aero club has forwarded a
petition to Assistant Postmaster
General Praeger, urging the estab
lishment of an aerial mail service
between Chicago and Alaska, by
way of Seattle.
Such a service, it is pointed out
in the petition, will make it possi
ble for Atlantic coast mail to reach
the Northern territory fifty or sixty
hours after it is despatched.
The club hopes to secure favora
ble action on the petition not later
than April of this year. The plan
suggested includes the use of land
planes between Chicago. St. Paul
and Seattle, and seaplanes between
Seattle and Alaska.
Washington state chambers of
commerce are giving their support
to the plan. . * F-*L
HEDGES IS CANDIDATE
FOR CLUB PRESIDENT
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—S. H. Hedg
es, president of the Alaska bureau
of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce and Commercial club, has
been nominated for president of the
main organization.
FOOTBALL COACH WILL
SPEND MONTH IN JAIL
SPOKANE, Jan. 9.—Lone Star
Dietz, well-known football coach,
yesterday entered a plea of guilty
to the charge of falsifying his draft
questionnaire and was sentenced to
thirty days in the county jail.
COAL WASHER WILL BE
INSTALLED ON COOK INLET
Sumner S. Smith, resident mining
engineer in charge of the operating
and development of the Govern
ment mine in the Matanuska coal
fields, has gone to the States to
purchase coal washers, which will
be erected at a point on the Inlet
as soon as possible. Thp machine,
which will cost $100,000, will be
installed immediately and ali coal
hereafter will be washed, which will
improve its burning qualities. Mr.
Smith believes there is an abund
apce of coal of good quality in the
Government field.
COAL TESTED BY ENGINEER;
SAYS IT IS GOOD STEAMER
Captain Glasseok carried several
hundred tons of coal from Anchor
age south on a recent trip and says
that the test of three-quarters of
a ton by the ship’s engineer showed
it to be of excellent quality; in
fact, the engineer said it was the
best he had ever used. The cap-j
tain took several tons for his own
use and will give it a good try-out.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gibson, who
came to Nenana on the Moose ex
cursion on December 31, returned
to their home in Fairbanks on this
afternoon’s train.
PROHIBITION IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR REVOLT, ASSERTS DIVINE
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. 9.- In
the opinion of Rev. G. Campbell
Morgan, D. D., pastor of Westmin
ster Congregational chapel, Buck
ingham Gate, London, since 1901,
who is visiting' in America, prohibi
tion in this country will likely be
followed by a revoluton.
“When man stops drinking,” the
eminent divine said in a public ad
dress delivered in this city last
night, “he begins to think. And it
is the thinking' man," 'ho warm'd,
"that the American Government
will have to deal with—not the
liquor-slave of drinking days."
The sober workingman, in the
full possession of his mental facul
ties, and made independent by sav
ings formerly lost to him through
the drink habit, will be found a
tough customer to handle, the pas
tor asserted, when he makes up his
mind that conditions are not as
they should be. lie ami his fellows
cannot he herded hack to the work
(shops, as in the old days, once he
has fully resolved to revolt against
j conditions which are objectionable
jto him.
The foundation of the Russian
I empire beR'an to crumble, in the
i opinion of Rev. Morjran, when the
j former czar issued his edict pro
! hibitinp: the further use of vodka.
! From that time on, the Russian peo
pic began to have time to think,!
with the result that they were not
long in tearing down the govern
ment which, in the drinking days,
was considered as solid as t!ib
raltar.
Dr. Morgan says the people and
government oflieials of England are
watching the American prohibition
experiment with the keenest inter
est, not a little wonderment, and
some suspicion.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
EO MEET TONIGHT
There will be a regular meeting
of the Nenana Conrf'i'ci ' club it
I the headquai ters of tile ufganiza
[tion in the Union building tonight,
[commencing at eight o’clock, and
I it is expected that there will be a
considerable number of members on
hand to take up the work of the
club where it was left off before
the holidays.
Secretary Diven reports that
quite a lot of business has accumu
lated since the last meeting, and it
is understood that several matters
are to be brought to the attention
of the club by the membership.
The business meeting will be
followed by a lunch, which is being
prepared this afternoon by Chair
man Ed Parks of the special re
freshment committee.
LAKE FERRY COLLIDES
WITH DREDGE IN DARK
SEATTLE, Jan. 9. — The Lake
Washington ferry Arrow collided
with a dredge during a heavy fog
yesterday afternoon, the shock re
sulting in the injury of half a dozen
men and in considerable damage to
the ferry.
GALE WILL HOLD JOB
AS VANCOUVER MAYOR
VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. D.—R.
H. Gale has been re-elected mayor
of this city, having defeated Aider
man Thomas Kirk for the place.
ACTRESSES IN EUROPE
HIT BY HIGH PRICES
LONDON.—Flatirons and sauce
pans are replacing the Pekingese
pup and lunch basket of the tour
ing actress nowadays.
This change has been brought
about by the scarcity of coal ami
gas in provincial towns and by ex
cessive charges for laundry work.
Actresses have to warm their food
over the gas-jet after a night per
formance, and during the day use
the saucepan to heat water for
washing clothes. Then the flatirons
are brought into use.
Ed Williams, head chef at the
Commission mess, who went to Fair
banks on Tuesday, returned home
on today’s train.
WILSON-BRYAN ROW
ALARMING LEADERS
i WASHINGTON, l). C„ Jan. 9.—
(A serious split in the ranks of the
Democratic party has developed as
a result of a disagreement between
: President Wilson and William Jen
|ning's Bryan on the question of
■ making the League of Nations prop
osition an issue in the forthcoming
I presidential campaign. Democratic
sentiment appears to be about even
]y divided and party leaders are
wondering if the tight will be car
ried into the convention. That a
split has occurred is admitted by
all, but observers declare that the
: width of the break in the party
I ranks cannot be determined until
the situation has settled down some.
Wilson Wants Referendum.
The attitude of the President was
j made known in his address to party
| leaders, which was read at the
;Jackson day banquet, held in this
I city last night. The President as
sured the leaders that the clear,
single way out of the peace treaty
muddle was to submit the question
to the voters as a great and solemn
' referendum.
| After the message had been read.
William Jennings Bryan opposed the
| plan, declaring that the party could
not go before the country on the
i,
issue because of the delay involved.
i
!He said that such a plan could not
! he carried out in less than fourteen
months, and that it would mean sue
cess only in case the Democrats
jshould capture a two-thirds majority
in the senate.
; Showing all his oldtime vigor,
I Bryan declared that the party must
j content itself with securing such
treaty compromises as it is possible
'to get with the Republicans in con
trol of Congress.
Message in Record.
The Jackson day message of the
| President was put in the Congres
j sional Record today by Senator
i Hitchcock, but the effort to put
Bryan’s letter and speech into the
Record failed because of the re
fusal of one of Ohio’s Democratic
i representatives (o give unanimous
I consent.
LOWELL WARNS SOLONS.
WASHINGTON, D. (’., Jan. !».
Senator Walsh of Mon Lina has
made public a letter which he re
ceived from President Lowell, of
Harvard university, in which the
professor suggests that the Demo
cratic senators should not stand too
firmly against the proposed reserva
tions to the much-discussed Article
X.
TOWNS DISAPPEAR
UNDER HUGE LAKE
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MEXICO CITY, Jan. 0.—Earth
disturbances which locked the great
jer part of Mexico several days ago,
j completely overwhelmed seven towns
, in the state of Vera Cruz, their
I sites and the country intervening
; now being entirely submerged be
ineath a great lake. Not a vestige
of the towns now remains above
j the surface of the water. The
jscene of inundation is near Teccelo,
I south of Jalapa.
i The seven lost towns are Tlat
analan, Quiezmitlan, Coastaleca,
'Tesigue, Ixtla'huacan, Cholcya, and
| San Jose Achilchica. Thirty-four
! bodies have been recovered in that
district, but it is believed that many
more lost their lives during; the
quake and in the rush of water
(which followed.
Crater Appears.
A new crater, from which smoke
tis issuing threateningly, has made
its appearance on the upper slope
of Orizaba volcano, causing great
excitement in that locality. The
residents Of the cities of Cordoba
(and Orizaba are panic-stricken and
(many are preparing to take flight,
! fearing that an eruption is immi
! nent.
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j The ore highway between Hyder
land Stewart has been practically
! completed to salt water,
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Local basketball fans are looking
| forward with considerable interest
i to the game which has been an
|nounced for Sunday afternoon, and
jit is believed that the remainder of
jthe winter will witness steadily in
creasing support. The two teams
(have demonstrated that they can
Jplay fast hall, and the linish of the
season promises some very lively
j contests.
! 'the teams will line up on Sun
!day much as they did at the last
j meeting, about the only change be
ing the return of George Hupprich
jto his team. The boys have been
[practicing hard this week, and those
iwho attend the game are sure to
witness a spirited encounter.
The game will start at 3:80.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. it. Jimmy
[Wilde, Knglish flyweight champion,
was given a decision here last night
‘over Jimmy Asher, bantamweight
[champion of the American Kxpedi
tionary forces. Wilde was master
[of the situation in every round.
DEATH OF VALDEZ MAN
ACCIDENTAL, JURY DECIDES
A trial jury for tho second time
has given judgment in the sum of
$28,500 against the United States
Fidelity & Guaranty company and
the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
company, in favor of Mrs. Blum,
widow of the late Snmuel Bluin,
pioneer banker and merchant of
| Valdez and Cordova. The second
j trial substantiated the findings of
I the first trial, to the effect that Mi1.
I Blum came to his death by acci
dent, rather than by design, as the
insurance companies, in order to
i
avoid payment of the insurance, 'at
tempted to show. With the findings
of the jury, all who knew the
happy home life and the prosper
ous business career of Mr. Blum
will agree. The second trial re
moves all doubt in the matter.
Xanana—The Gateway to McKinley
Xatlonal Park.
WANTS SEAT AS
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—Mrs. Sanford
liicaby, prominent woman resident
of this city, has entered the race
for mayor of Seattle, her papers
having been filed today.
Hugh M. Caldwell, another can
didate for the mayoralty, has as
sured the voters of the eity that
he has no political debts, no strings
of any kind dangling from his can
didacy, and, if elected, he promises
to give the eity a business adminis
tration.
The coming campaign promises
some very interesting developments,
with a number of candidates in the
race for the mayoralty. American
ism will be a feature of the cam
paign.
BIG MILITARY RESERVE
^TO BE USED FOR PEACF
SALT LAKE CITY. Plans to
utilize approximately 200 acres of
the Fort Douglas military reserve,
near here, as a golf course and
public playground are being fos
tered by local civic organizations.
Military officials at Washington, I).
C.f are said to favor the plan.
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Mrs. A. L. Dickinson, of the log
.iam, who has been visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. M. V. Tyler, during
the past couple of weeks, was an
outbound passenger on today's train,
enroute home.
W. T. Pinkerton, Fairbanks trans
fer man, who came to N'enana on
Tuesday’s train, returned to the uu
per town today. lie made a trip
out the line south of N'enana on
Wednesday to have a look at the
coal mine and other points of in
terest in that locality.
.1. R. Waite returned to his desk
in the accounting office today, after
an absence of three days in Fair
banks.
Judge Bunnell started for N'e
nana today from the Anchorage end
of the Broad Pass trail.
Jack O’Melia went to Fairbanks
this afternoon.
Ed Hall was among the arrivals
from Fairbanks on today’s train.
Ed Erickson came down from
Fairbanks this afternoon, being i
passenger on the Coldstream Lim
ited.
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