BUY A VICTORY BOND
THE NENANA
— THERE’S A REASON
DAILY NEWS
VOLUME TWO
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1919.
NUMBER 35
NATION OVERSUBSCRIBES VICTORY LOAN
WILSON URGES NEED OF WORLD CO-OPERA TION
' GERMANS TALK OF ENTERING COUNTER PEACE TERMS
NATION GOES OVER
IN BOND CAMPAIGN
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.
—Although definite information re
garding the results obtained during
the closing hours of the Victory
Loan drive is not yet obtainable,
scattering reports received by the
4- treasury department late this aft
ernoon indicate that the nation has
gone "over the top” again in bond
subscriptions.
In response to the President’s
appeal for support for the loan,
the flow of money into the hands
of Victory campaign committees
has increased tremendously during
the past twenty-four hours, repre
^ senting both material increase in
the number of subscribers and in
amounts subscribed. Many very
substantial subscriptions are re
ported from various parts of the
country.
ALASKA MAKES GOOD.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.—
Cheered by the news that both
Alaska and Hawaii had oversub
scribed their quotas, officials of the
Twelfth federal reserve district are
making redoubled effotrs to bring
the rest of the district up to the
pace set by the distant territories.
The message of Governor Riggs
states that Alaska has gone away
over the top.
FIFTY MILLION NEEDED.
Fifty million dollars must be
raised before tonight to make the
district safe, that being the sum
still needed to reach the district's
quota.
HEART FAILURE
Late last night, a telephone mess
age was received from Fairbanks
containing the sad intelligence oi
the death of Arthur Williams of
j that town, formerly proprietor of
the Arcade restaurant.
The news, as confirmed by tele
phone this afternoon stated that
Arthur J. Williams expired at 8:1 o
last night, the cause of death be
ing given as angina pectoris, oi
disordered heart action. The only
one present when death supervened
being his wife.
The late Arthur Williams had
been ailing off and on for some
little time past, the ailment being
attributed to a severe cold. He
went about his work as usual yes
terday and was seen by many Fair
banksans at the postoffice about d
o’clock yesterday evening. After
he had had his supper, he took a
^ warm bath and retired to bed.
Mrs. Williams was reading to him
when the fata! attack came on.
Noticing his unusual condition,
Mrs. Williams immediately sum
moned Drs. Hall, de la Vergne,
McCallum and Sutherland, but al
though they responded promptly,
* nothing could be done to relieve
him, and he passed away shortly
after the doctors arrived.
Mr. Williams first came to Alas
ka in 1901, and was engaged in
the restaurant business until the
time of his death. Prior to coming
North, he was in the restaurant
^ business in Denver, Colorado.
He was born December 20, 1873,
it is believed in Iowa, and, so far
as is now known, is survived by
his wife only.
ISLAND OF TAHITI TO
JOIN RANKS OF DRYS
PAPEETE, Island of Tahiti.—
Measures have been taken to dis
continue the sale of intoxicating
liquor in Papeete and the Island of
Tahiti after October, 1920. All
licenses which expire before that
time will not be renewed This law
has the concurrence of the home
government
WILSON IDEALS
ARE EXPLAINED
IN PARIS TALK
PARIS, May 10.—At a dinner
1 speech delivered in this city last
I night be! ore a representative gath
ering of diplomats and prominent
i citizens of many countries. President
Wilson made clear his reasons for
; advocating certain international re
j forms about which there has been
much discussion and considerable
unfavorable comment, at home and
abroad.
!
The old international law, de
clared the president of the world’s
j greatest republic, is played out, in
the sense that mankind’s future de
pends more upon the relations of
' nations to one another, than upon
t the separate and selfish development
| of national systems and laws.
His plan of readjustment to al
tered conditions, he continued, had
j been disturbed by the hope men
'entertained everywhere of immedi
j ate emancipation from the things
;that hampered and oppressed them,
j "You cannot rush into the light,”
■he said, by way of explanaiton. ’“You
| must proceed through a twilight
I into the broadening day, before
! noon comes with a full sun.”
i
The President’s talk created a
I profound impression and helped
much to clear away the fog which
has dimmed the vision of namerous
of the delegates to the world peace
conference.
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; GOES 10 ACADEMY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.
j —Brigadier-General Douglas Mac
Arthur, formerly a brigade com
mander attached to the famous
' Rainbow division, has been honored
with appointment as superintend
ent of West Point. He is to as
sume his new duties at the gov
ernment's training school at an
early date.
Vuut—Otttvir to Mellila
Vattomal rark.
PRESIDENT HAS
NCI ABANDONED
VIEW ON FIUME
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.
—Officials of the state department
have given out a statement in
which is denied the truth of re
ports received from Paris to the
effect that President Wilson has
committed himself to the Allied
proposal to give Fiume to Italy in
1923. The President, declares the
statement, is still firmly opposed to
Italy’s Adriatic claims.
Advices received from Paris to
day indicate that it is the inten
tion of President Wilson, as soon
as he return to the United States,
to address Congress on the subject
of world peace, and to discuss the
entire proceedings of the peace
conference, including the treaty as
finally decided upon. The Presi
dent may also tour the country for
the purpose of speaking directly to
the people on the question of peace.
CRITICS LESS NOISY.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.'
—It is apparent from information
received in this city that criticism
of President Wilson in certain
Paris and other foreign quarters,
which has been given much prom
inence of late, is now abating
steadily. The firm stand taken by
the President on questions arising
in conference has won admiration
for the American leader, and even
critics now concede that the Presi
dent has been actuated by un
selfish motives throughout the con
ference.
BADLY
BY EXPLOSION
Advices received from Fairbanks
last night, over the phone, indi
cated that George Moody, a well
known Fairbanksan, received pain
ful injuries when a gasoline tank
on his boat exploded while being
soldered, yesterday.
The launch had been chartered
by John Moe for a trip on the
Tanana and Yukon rivers, and
Moody was engaged in putting the
craft in shape for the trip.
Advices received this afternoon
state that' the gasoline tank on
which Moody was working con
tained no gasoline, but there would
appear to have been considerable
dry gas, which became ignited from
the blow-torch used to heat, the
soldering iron, causing an explo
sion which was heard all over the
business section of the town.
The tank exploded at about 8
p. m., and as a result of it George
Moody sustained serious cuts in the
region of the abdomen and on his
legs. Dr. Sutherland, who is at
tending the injured man, stated,
after an examination, that he has
not been injured internally and
that he will be all right in a short
time.
The force of the explosion is said
to have sprung the seams in the
forward part of the boat, which is
otherwise uninjured.
HUNS MAY MAKE
COUNTER OFFER
10 PEACE PACI
WASHINGTON7, D. C., May 10.—
Advice; received from Berlin today
state that leaders of the German
government declare that the peace
terms proposed by the Allies are
unbearable and altogether impractic
able. It is stated further that Ger
many, finding it impossible to ac
cept the Allies’ proposals, will sub
mit a counter proposal "for a peace
of right, on the basis of a lasting
peace among the nations of the
world.”
President Ebert has issued a proc
lamation in which he denounces the
Allied peace terms, and suggests
the counter proposal, which doubt
less will be given consideration by
the German national assembly, which
will meet on Monday to discuss the
Allied treaty.
MAY TAKE A WEEK.
PARIS, May 10.—President Wil
son does not expect an immediate
acceptance the peace terms sub
mitted to the Germans. In a state
ment issued this morning, he says
that he does not look for an answer
from Berlin for at least a week.
In the meantime, the German del
egates assembled at Versailles w;il
remain there pending instructions
from their government.
BIG FOUR MEET.
PARIS, May 10.—The Big Four
of the world peace deliberations—
President Wilson and Premiers
Clemenceau. Lloyd George and Or
lando—have arranged a meeting to
discuss the probable steps that may
be necessary to take to force an
acceptance of the peace terms, in
ease the German delegates refuse to
sign the treaty.
YANKEE PILOTS
RESUME FLIGHT
TOWARD EUROPE
HALIFAX, X. S.. May 10.—The
two American naval seaplanes which
reached this city night before last,
enroute across the Atlantic ocean,
resumed their flight this morning.
The second leg of the long journey
will end at Trepassy, where the
pilots will stop over a week before
starting for the Azores. The third
plane, w'hich was towed into the
harbor at Chatham for repairs, ex
pects to join the others at Tre
passy.
One of the planes was compelled
to return to this city this morn
ing, after flying fifty miles. The
delay was of short duration, how
ever, the pilot tarrying only long
enough to put on a new propellor.
MAKING GOOD TIME.
CAXSO BAY, N. S„ May 10.—
The first of the two Yankee sea
planes which left Halifax this morn
ing has passed this place, having
covered the distanec of 120 miles
in 112 minutes. The machine was
flying high when observed here.
The second plane has been reported
from the island of St. Pierre, the
advices stating that it was appar
ently making good headway.
LOCAL BOND DRIVE
IS GREAT SUCCESS
When it became generally known
a few days ago, that Xenana lacked
several thousand dollars to bring
the local subscriptions to the Vic
tory Loan up to the full amount
of the quota allotted to the district,
Xenanaites made up their minds
that such a thing could never hap
pen here, and resolved by all the
means at their command, to boost
that loan to the limit and go “over
the top.”
Accordingly, the combined Com
mission and town forces, working
in perfect unison, inaugurated an
aggressive campaign with the utmost
confidence in their ability to see to
it that X'enana. which had always
hitherto taken the foremost place
in matters of patriotic endeavor,
was again “there.”
, pngineer-in-Charge F. D. Browne
| issued a special appeal to the men
I on the staff of the A. E. C., the
; notice reached every man :n the
; employ and met with a ready and
j willing response. He also gave his
secretary, Miss Mildred Anderson,
j "carte blanche", insofar as her offi
cial duties were concerned, and she.
j as a member of the ladies' com
mittee, accompanied by Mrs. Carl
i Schmidt, chairman of this com
mittee, conducted an aggressive
house to house canvass, unfettered
by office regulations or duties. Mrs.
R. S. McDonald did not allow the
’grass to grow under her feet either,
but was active in the sale of bonds
■at the postoffice; while Mrs. Kestly,
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TWO AIRPLANES
OGDEN', Utah. May 10.—Two of
|
the four airplanes which attempted
the flight across the Sierra Nevada'
!
mountains from Sacramento reach- j
ed this city in safety. The aerial
voyage included a flight across,
Great Salt lake.
The two other planes which made
!
the start from the California city,
met with disaster in Nevada, the
machines being wrecked by falls, I
and the aviators compelled to aban- j
don the flight.
The two successful planes will
participate in the celebration com-'
memorating the fiftieth anniversary'
of the driving of the golden spik ■ !
on the transcontinental railroad.
Scores of aviators, from various (
sections of the country, are here to ;
take part, and the aerial circus
planned promises to be one of the,
big features of the celebration pro
gram.
VETERAN WER
HEADY fi HAP
SEATTLE, May 10.—The rev-;
enue cutter Bear, sourdough navi
gator of the Arctic regions, has
arrived here to make preparations
for her annual cruise of Northern
waters. Officers of the vessel ex
pect to be ready to sail at an i
early date, and anticipate an un
usually busy season along the Ber
ing coast, where native villages:
were hard hit last fall by the flu
epidemic. The Bear will take the
mail to Point Barrow.
GIBSON IS AWARDED
SUMMER MAIL CONTRACT j
According to advices received:
from Fairbanks this afternoon, Tom
Gibson has been awarded the sum
mer mail contract between Chitina
and Fairbanks.
The contract goes into effect on •
June 24th, the winter mail con j
tract expiring on that date.
SEATTLE. May 10.—The trial of
Ruth Garrison came to a conclusion
ast night with a verdict of not
ruilty, returned by the jury two
lours after the case had been placed
n their hands for final considera
:ion. The young woman will not go
rree, however, the jury having found
:hat the defendant is still insane,
.vhich compels the court to commit
ler to the state hospital for the in
sane. Mental irresponsibility at the
ime of the commission of the crime
•harged, is given by the jury as
:heir reason for returning a verdict
■f not guiltv.
Aside from one or two spells of
•rying while the trial was in prog
■ess, the Garrison girl gave very
ittle sign of emotion, appearing
leither to sorrow over her love
razed act nor to worry about the
>utcome of the trial. After the
•■erdict had been rendered, she evi
lentiy found amusement in the
irospect of association with inmates
>f the insane asylum where she will
>e confined, for she left the court
•oom laughing.
The crime charged against the
Harrison girl was that of admin
stering poison to Mrs. Storrs, whose
lusband she loved. Mrs. Storrs was
nvited to lunch at a local refresh
nent place, and the poison slipped
nto the fruit salad, resulting in
he death, soon afterward, of the
■ietim. Investigation resulted in
he arrest of Miss Garrison, followed
>y her confession and arraignment,
rhe defense offered was that of
nental unbalance, the testimony of
ieveral alienists being introduced to
jrevent the committment of the girl
0 the penitentiary.
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