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Volume Two
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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1919.
Number 95
RACE RIOTS GROW SERIOUS AT CAPITAL
CHAPIN SA YS RAILROAD WILL OPEN GOLD BELT
SENATE COMMITTEE TURNS WILSON REQUEST DOWN
SENATORS TELL
WASHINGTON, D. C-, July 22.—
After having had the matter un
der consideration for two days,
members of the senate foreign re
lations committee informed Presi
dent Wilson today that his request
\ for the approval of the provisional
appointment of the American mem
bers of the reparations commission
could not be acted upon favorably
for the reason that the peace treaty
and the League of Nations coven
V ant have not yet been disposed of
by Congress.
The committee has decided that,
until the treaty has been ratified,
‘‘no power exists to carry out its
provisions.”
The President hoped to secure the
approval of the committeemen to
his plan for the immediate appoint
ment of the American members of
the commission, so that they might
begin their work without waiting
for formal action on the treaty.
WILSON RECOVERS;"
• IS BACK A! DESK
WASHINGTON', D. C., July 22.—
Despite the protests of Dr. Gray
^ son, who yesterday pronounced
President Wilson’s condition of
health such as to require a rest of
several days, the President was at
his desk this morning and informed
Republican members of the senate
that he was ready to resume the
conferences which his illness inter
rupted. The President says that he
feels much improved and is alto
gether too busy to remain in bed
longer than is absolutely necessary.
The conferences probably will be
resumed tomorrow.
AMERICAN PAJAMAS
POPULAR IN ALBANIA
TIRANA, Albania.—Thousands of
Albanian men and women are now
proudly wearing American pajamas
day and night. When the American
Red Cross representatives came to
Albania the people were clothed in
rags and tatters.
Miles and miles unbleached
muslin sent to Albania by the Am
erican people have been cut up by
natives in the Red Cross workshops
and made into garments. In one
of these workshops an American girl
retains as a souvenir the blouse of
an Albanian who now sports Ameri
can pajamas. This shirt is com
posed of 287 scraps of cloth, and,
like the average collection of rags
worn by Anbanians, looks like an
old-fashioned American crazy quilt.
American women are conducting
welfare classes among the Albanian
children, teaching them English, hy
giene, providing them with a spe
cial diet and clothing them. The
little victims of the war also are
CAPITAL RACE RIOTING
ASSUMES SERIOUS TURN
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j being taught American games and
i how to play, an art they seem to
’have lost.
FIFTY YANKEES;
LAUGH A? LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.—
In reply to inquiries made by mem
I
jbers of the house rules committee,
now engaged in looking 'nto the
Mexican situation, Ambassador
Fletcher informed the lawmakers
.this morning that during the three
years he has represented the United
States in the southern republic, his
^office has been officially advised of
1 the death of 50 Americans, all of
whom were killed by Mexicans.
The ambassador also informed the
; committeemen that of the total num
ber of outrages reported to his of
fice, and made known by him to
the state department at Washington,
not a singl% effort had been made
by the Mexican authorities to prose
cute the offenders,
i Under conditions existing during
the time he has held office, Fletcher
said, Americans are afforded no pro
tection in Mexico.
ITALIAN WORKERS
FAIL TO RESPOND
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ROME, July 22.—The widely-ad
vertised international strike, which
!was to have gone into effect
; throughout Italy yesterday, has tak
en comparatively few workers from
I their places, according to an official
| statement given publicity in this city
| today.
The statement says that the strike
1 is ineffective in so far as the larger
[cities of Italy are concerned. The
industries of the nation are only
slightly disturbed and an early col
lapse of the strike movement is an*
tieipated.
POSTPONED IN FRANCE.
PARIS, July 22.—The internation
al strike scheduled to take place
yesterday has been postponed in
definitely in France, owing to lack
'of sympathy among French work
• ers.
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I WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22—
|The entire city is in an uproar today
as the result of the rioting which
started yesterday between whites
and negroes, following an attack
upon a white woman. The rioting
continued throughout the night and
the disturbances are such today that
it may become necessary to place
the city under martial law. The
fighting last night resulted in the
death of four negroes and a de
tective sergeant, and fifty other
persons, whites and blacks, were
more or less seriously injured.
At a late hour last night a crowd
of negroes raced through the streets
in automobiles at top speed, shoot
ing at every white resident within
range, and it is believed that nu
merous injuries resulted which have
not yet been reported.
Feeling is running high today,
with frequent encounters wherever
whites and negToes happen to meet,
and there is talk of a concerted
armed raid on the negro section.
Fully two hundred of the rioters
have been placed under arrest. Po
lice officials declare that the riots
are more serious lhan any recorded
j since the outbreaks during the
l “feather duster" legislature, follow
ling the Civil war.
A police report made public this
morning states that the assault
which started the rioting yesterday
was the seventh outrage of that
character committed by negroes of
this city during the past two weeks,
white women having been the vic
tims in every instance.
REPORT SAYS ROAD
WILL HELP MINING
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.—
Advance copies of the geological re
port compiled by Theodore Chapin,
which were released for publication
today, encourage the hope that the
completion of the government rail
road into the Matanuska coal region
will have the effect of stimulating
the development of the gold-bearing
ledges in that district.
The report says that systematic
prospecting for gold in the regions
about the headwaters of the Copper,
Matanuska, and Susitna rivers may
be warranted when the government
makes the region accessible.
Chapin does not encourage the
hope, however, that placer gold will
be found in that region.
Coal 1« Good.
Another geological report, com
piled by G. C. Martin, says that
lignite coal of good grade has been
found in the Nenana field, which
can be used to advantage for loco
motive fuel on the government rail
road, for generating power, for
steamboat fuel, and for thawing pur
poses in connection with Interior
mining.
COMMONS RATIFIES TREATY
LONDON'. July 22.—The German
peace treaty has been formally ap
proved by the house of commons.
The lawmakers also have given their
approval to the Anglo-French treaty.
which binds England to render as
sistance to France in case of fur
ther trouble with Germany. The
American senate will be asked to
ratify a similar treaty between the
United States and France.
DRASTIC MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.—
A bill providing for the enforce
ment of war-time prohibition 'was
passed by the lower house of Con
gress today and transmitted to the
senate for consideration.
The measure is very drastic, its
purpose being to make the country
absolutely dry. In fact, it is so
drastic that opponents of the bill
express the belief that the President
will refuse'to sign it.
Inu>—The Gateway to McXinley
MaMoaal Park.
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BUSTED ON COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22—The
striking telephone workers of Cali
fornia, who anounced their inten
, tiorf of holding out for their de
mands despite the refusal of North
\ western unions to remain on strike
after being ordered back by the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electric
al Workers, have decided to return
to their places, and forma! an
nouncement of the termination of
'the strike in this state is expected
this afternoon.
i The workers of Oakland, Sacra
mento and this city, who were the
last to surrender, -will be back at
work tomorrow.
MIRY KING
ACCEPTANCE OF
PROPOSED Pffl
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22—
jThe League of Nations proposition
has a staunch supporter in the per
son of Senator Charles L. McNary
of Oregon, who addressed the senate
at length today in favor of ratify
ing the peace treaty in the form in
'which it was presented to the sen
late by President Wilson.
| McNary urged his colleagues to
| accept the league covenant without
I amendments which may alter the
I purposes of the agreement. He
I characterized the league as the
I greatest step ever taken toward uni
versal peace, and he particularly
urged the retention of Article 10,
j which, he declared, involved no legal
I obligations which would force Am
erica into war. The article, he
pointed out, involved only a moral
'obligation which would do much to
| chill the ambitions of other nations
'seeking war.
i RAID ON RADICALS
i
VIENNA, July 22.—The Allied
! forces, under the command of Gen
i eral Desperey, are preparing to in
tervene in Hungary, the plan being
to advance on the city of Budapest
with an army of sufficient strength
to dislodge the radicals, who are
reported to have overthrown the
Bela Kun government.
, The Allied army probably will
number 150,000.
CONVICTIONS FOR
DRUNKENNESS DROP IN
ENGLAND AND WALES
LONDON.—Convictions for drunk
enness in Englartd and Wales have
dcreased in the past four years un
der the operation of the liquor con
trol board, according to its an
nouncement. The board states that
convictions of men and boys in 1915
were 35,457; in 1918, 6,990. In
the same period, convictions of wom
en decreased from 15,915 to 3,211.
Robert E. Sheldon, territorial road
commissioner, arrived in N'enana on,
the Reliance, from Brooks, and w'ill
be here a day or two on business t
matters.
BAUM FAILS,
CAUSK DEATHS
in HIV
CHICAGO, July 22.—A large dir
igible balloon belonging to employes
i of the Goodyear Tire company fell
blazing through the roof of the
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank build
ing in this city yesterday, causing
the death of 12 persons, injuring a
score of others, and doing consider
able damage to the building. Five
|of the killed were women employes
of the bank.
! The owners of the balloon, 17 in
number, are being held, pending an
investigation of the accident to as
certain whether or not the collapse
of the dirigible was due to care
lessness. The probe is being con
ducted by federal and city officials.
Eleven of the victims were killed
almost instantaneously, and the
twelfth died today of injuries re
ceived when the great balloon crash
ed through the roof. The, collapse
of the balloon was due to an ex
plosion.
GERMANS TROUBLE
PARIS* July it.—Accordipg to
advices received in this city this
morning, considerable trouble oc
curred in Berlin yesterday as the
result of demonstrations staged by
strikers. The strikers marched
through the streets carrying red
flags, and when an attempt was
made to disperse the paraders the
workers resented the interference
and numerous shots were exchanged
between them and the troops which
were ordered out to break up the
procession.
The city was quiet last night, but
the strikers have assumed a men
acing attitude and further trouble
is feared.
SEARCH FOR TREASURE
OF MEXICAN BANDIT
IS NOT SUCCESSFUL
MEXICO CITY.—Search for the
lost treasures of the bandit Chaves
Garcia, who, before his sudden
death from influenza last fall, was
said to have buried large quanti
ties of loot in the mountains of
Michoacan, has almost been discon
tinued, with the location of the
treasure still a mystery. It was re
ported that Garcia buried much of
his loot in a labyrinthian cave near
Penjamillo, Michoacan, and the peo
ple of that village for months have
maintained an enthusiastic but fu
tile sdhrch for it. A similar search
was made in the state of Durango,
where Tomas Urbina, another ban
dit, was said to have hidden a large
amount of stolen goods.
Father Monroe returned to Fair
bahks today, after a several-day visit
in Nenana. He took passage on the
Douse launch Victory.