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WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1920.
NO. 13
STRIKE LEADERS ARE UNDER ARREST
OUTSIDERS ORGANIZE TO CUT CLOTHING COSTS
POLES THREATEN GERMAN INVASION TO FORCE ISSUES
MARQUAM DENIS
SW OF ZUBER
Advices received from Fairbanks
today indicate that the trial of the
McCarthy case will consume much
more, time than was originally ex
pected, owing to the number of
witnesses to be examined and to
the amount of time required to ex
amine them. It is understood that
about forty are to be called to the
stand, and the average thus far has
been about two a day.
Tony Zuber was called by the
prosecution yesterday afternoon,
and this morning Deputy Marshal
Miller was on the stand. Zuber.
who also testified at the preliminary
hearing and at the inquest, told of
his arrival at the McCarthy cabin
after the shooting. He said thal
he took Mrs. McCarthy into the
kitchen when Dan objected to hei
presence in the room where he lay
dying, and while in the kitcher
Mrs. McCarthy told him Dan hat
been abusing her and that she hat
decided to kill both him and herself
She had weakened, however, sht
said, after she had shot her hus
band.
The witness stated further tha'
Mrs. McCarthy had informed hin
that Dan was lying on the bed wher
she shot him, but under cross-ex
animation he thought she migh
have told him merely that Dan wa
on the bed. Further questioning b;
Marquam upset the witness alto
gether and his testimony was in ;
tangle when Marquam finished witl
him. He was in a bad frame o
mind also.
The examination of Deputy Mar
shal Miller this morning consisted
largely of a three-cornered fight i;
which the witness, Marquam, am
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STRIKE SITUATION CLEARING;
MANY RETURN TO THEIR JOBS
CHICAGO, April 15.—Eight offi
cials of the outlaw railway organ
ization now on strike throughout
| the country were placed antler ar
; rest today by representatives of the
'department of justice, the charge
'against the men being a violation of
itbe Lever act. Sixteen other war
i rants are reported to have been
' issued, and will be served as soon
as officers can locate the alleged
i law violators.
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CONDITIONS IMPROVED.
| CHICAGO, April 15.—Considera
i ble improvement in the strike situ
Ration is reported today from a num
ber of points in the Central West,
and brotherhood ollieials declare the
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strike is dying out steadily. In
surgent leaders, on the other hand,
declare that the strike is still un
shaken. ■ They also deny the charge
of Attorney-General Palmer that the
strikers are under the Tnfluenee of
radicals.
Reports from the Far Wes*, in
dicate that conditions are much im
proved there, but a survey cf con
ditions in the East shows that 130.
000 are still idle in Michigan and
[100,000 in Ohio.
WORSE IN NEW YORK.
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NEW YORK, April 1*> — The
strike situation in this city has been
; considerably aggravated by a walk
lout of teamsters and chauffeurs, who
have struck for increased pay. The.
strike threaten-' to cause a serious |
j food shortage.
j Disturbances occurred this morn
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ing on the West Side, where a liuin
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ber of strikers attacked truck?
which were being operated in defi
jance of the strike order. Police
i reserves were rushed to the scene
| and restored order without serious
i difficulty, but it was found neces
|sary this afternoon to send addi
tional police to the butter and egg
| markets for the protection of trucks
j there.
j There has been a gradual sub
sidence of the railroad strike here,
but the situation is still regarded
| as serious.
PALMER HAS DOPE.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 15.
—Attorney-General Palmer has t'ur- !
nished the public with evidence
which tends to show that William
Z. Foster, leader of the recent steel
strike, is also head of the outlaw
railroad strike. Palmer says that
Foster is attempting to disrupt the
railroad brotherhoods for the pur
pose of promoting the formation of
one big union. This, Palmer says,
is but one phase of the Russian
radical attempt to foment a revolu
tion in America. The revolutionary
plotters, it is further claimed, are
[working through the wobblies of the
i country.
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Prosecutor Atwell took part. It re
quired considerable rapping on the
'part of the court to restore peace.
Miller testified that he had ar
rested Mrs. McCarthy after the
'shooting and had made a minute
'examination of the cabin. He ad
;mitted that no one could be sure of
ithe position of the person who tired
the fatal shot.
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:| FOR HOME BATTLES
'j OMAHA. April 15.—The Hoover j
Republican club of Nebraska has!
' issued an appeal to the supporters j
of the former food administrator, j
'asking them not to write the name!
of Hoover in the presidential prefer-:
ential primary ballots on April 20. !
j This action is taken, it is ex
plained, because Hoover does not :
[desire to oppose favorite sons in j
I their own states.
HITCHCOCK APPEALING
FOR WILSON SUPPORT!
1 GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 15. j
\—Senator Hitchcock addressed thej
voters of this cftv vesterdav in sup
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port of the administration and in
opposition to the candidacy of Will-!
iam Jennings Bryan, who is seeking
i support in the forthcoming presi
: dential primary. The senator made
a strong appeal for approval of ad
ministration policies, and declared
, that prohibition is not an issue of
the campaign.
A vote for Bryan, Hitchcock said,
would be an evasion of the real
questions at issue.
SUBSTITUTE MEASURE
PLACED BEFORE SENATE
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j WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15.
I—A substitute for the Republican j
joint peace resolution which was j
adopted by the lower house of Con
gress last week was introduced jn;
ithe senate yesterday by Senator
; McCumber of North Dakota.
| Charles Johnson, Carl Anderson, j
,and Si Simondson, all residents Qf ^
fiTanana, arrived in Nenana today, i
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OUTSIDERS LAUNCH
BATTLE ON PRICES
SEATTLE, April 15.- Dispatches |
■eceived in this city from all sec
dons of the country announce the
Formation of overall anti aoron
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dubs to combat the high cost 01
dothing, and it is claimed that
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nar.y thousands of men and women
rave joined the organizations, fallj
resolved to go to any extreme to
Force prices down. The clubs in
dude among their members many
teachers, firemen, professional men,
policemen, and, in fact, all walks
)f life are represented, irany of the :
members already having appeared
)n the streets garbed in denim, the
insignia of the new order.
PRINTERS ADOPT SCALE.
SPOKANE, April 15.—The allied
[minting trades of the Pacific slope,
ivhich are in conference in this city.
f-or the purpose of deciding on a
uniform scale of wages, to meet the
new requirements of increased living
costs, have adopted a scale of $S
a day of eight hours, 44 hours to
the week. The new scale, which
applies to commercial work, will go'
into effect in May, 1921, at the ex-;
piration of present working agree- j
ments.
The newspaper scale has been left !
to local action for settlement.
FARM WORKERS SCARCE.
LIVINGSTON, Mont., April 15.
—Discussion during the Episcopal
convention, now in session here, has
disclosed the fact that there is an
acute shortage of farm labor thru
out the state, with the result that
farmers are doing very little plant
ing. Farm workers are demanding
$100 a month.
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POLES THREATEN INVASION
BERLIN, April 15.—According to
a statement printed by the Vossiche
Zeitung today, the Polish govern
ment has informed the Allied su
preme council of its intention to
occupy German territory unless Ger
many fulfills its engagements un
der the provisions of the peace
treaty. The paper declares that
the situation is regarded as ex
PROFESSOR IS NAMED
FOR IMPORTANT POST
NEW YORK, April 15. — Dr.
Jams Rowland Angell, former dean j
of the University of Chicago, has
been elected president of the Car
negie foundation.
Nome mails, outward bound, have
traveled slowly during the past win-.
ter, the time averaging more than
sixty days. The best time made up j
to the end of February was 51,
days.
tremely .serious by the German gov
ernment.
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ACTION COMING.
PARIS, April lo.—The Allies are :
reported to have reached an agree- j
ment concerning the execution of!
the Versailles treaty, thereby *e- i
moving all danger of friction be-j
tween France ami England.
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
DECLARES BIG PROFIT
NEW YORK, April 16.—The Am
erican Tobacco company has an-j
nounced a stock dividend of 76 per-;
cent.
BLUEBEARD IS AILING;
ANOTHER WIFE FOUND;
LOS ANGELES, April 15.—Rich
ard Huirt, who is under arrest in
this city on suspicion of having
made away with a score of wives,
is seriously ill. But his illness hns
not deterred the police in their ef
forts to secure additional evidence
ajrain him. The latest discovery is
«-ife No. 28, who is now enroute
from Salem, Oregon, to identify
Huirt.
FAIRBANKS HEARS
MAIL ROUTE SAFE
The Fairbanks Commercial dun
has been advised by the postoffice
department that the immediate
ibandonment of the Fairbanks-Cor
leva mail route is not contemplated .
by the department as the resident
of the upper town evidently had 1
been led to fear, as a result of ef- i
forts which have been made to in - •
luce the department to save money !
for the Government by shipping In-J
terior mail over the Government j
railroad anil across the steadily i
-hortening trap between ends of
steel.
The Fairbanks dub sent several.
wires of protest to the department
at Washington, in which statements
were made that are not supported
by the performance of Mail Car
rier Brower during the past two
winters, or by performances of trav
elers over the short-cut Broad Pass
route.
NAVAL STUDENTS WILL
CRUISE THIS SUMMER
ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 14.—
The summer practice cruise of the
naval academy will take in Colon,
Honolulu, Seattle, and San Fran
cisco. The cadets will reach Se
attle on July 20 and remain there
a wreek.
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SEATTLE, April 15.—Dr. Chase
:L Gilbert, zoologist ol’ Stanford
university, and Henry O'Malley,
:hief assistant on the Pacific toast
:f the federal bureau of fisheries,
are planninjr to leave soon for In
terior Alaska, where they will make
a study of salmon conditions alone:
the Yukon river. Their chief ob
ject in visiting' the Territory will
be to investigate the reports that
commercial fishing at the mouth of
the river and the operation of the
Carlisle cannery near by are seri
ously menacing the food supply of
Interior Alaska natives. They plan
to return to the States in Septem
ber.
The two experts referred to will
make the trip along the Yukon in
company with Fisheries Inspector
Cal Townsend, who is at present in
Nenana on a brief visit. Mr. Town
send is now having a new fisheries
launch construced at Fairbanks,
which will be suitable for such
cruising as it is planned to do dur
ing the coming season. It will be
sufficiently seaworthy to navigate
the rough waters of the lower river,
will be equipped with powerful ma
chinery and will have ample accom
modations for a number of persons.
SEATTLE ARENA
SEATTLE, April 15.—Billy Mas
cotte, coast bantam, won a close
decision in this city last night in a
four-round boxing exhibition with
Mike Ertle, of St. aPul. The bout
was one of the best seen here fti
many months, the men being very
evently matched anil in splendid
condition.
Frank Malone, of California, an 1
Eddie Johnson, of this city, boxed
a fast draw. They are feathers.
Yal Sontag, Seattle middleweight,
bested Red Henry, of Bremerton,
in four rounds of spirited fighting.
Danny Edwards, bantam, was
awarded a decision over Harry Man
sell, of England, this also being a
four-round bout.
NOTABLES ARE ENROUTT
TO PUT JAPS ON WAGON
SEATTLE. April 15.—Frank A.
Vanderlip, Henry Taft, brother of
the former President; Lyman J.
Gage, former secretary of the trea
sury; George Eastman, president of
the Eastman Kodak company, and
President Churman, of Columbia
university, who sailed for the Orient
last week, are enroute to Japan to
confer with officials of the Japanese
government regarding the introduc
tion of prohibition in that country.
N«saiui. Alaska’s Interior Fu«l Bsyot