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VOL. III.
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NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1921
NUMBER 191
PEASANTS REVOLT AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI
PERSHING SA YS AMERICA MUST ST A Y PREPARED
FOOD OFFERS FOR CHINA ARE REFUSED BY COMMITTEE
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PERSHING SAYS AMERICA
MUST STAY PREPARED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3—'
While approving the proposal fori
world disarmament, General John J.
Pershing believes America should
not go to the extreme of setting
an example for the rest of the world j
to follow. The general appeared be
fore the house naval committee yes-'
terday and warned the members of j
the committee against pacificism j
and unpreparedness. It is his be-1
lief that the present plans of the j
navy should be carried out and j
every means taken to keep the na
tion prepared for any emergency, j
until such time as a definite agree-1
ment on disarmament can be made
with the other world powers.
NAVY BOARD SAYS SHIPS
MUST BE NATION’S GUARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3—
The naval general board, in its re
port to Secretary Daniels, declares
that the major ship still remains
the basis of seapower. The report
says further that those who rague
for the abandonment of raa^ir chips
in favor of airplanes and submar
ines are asking the country to ac
cept “hopes for accomplishments.”
The report also says that without
battleships the United States can
not hope to cope with the naval
progress of the other great powers
of the world.
DANES APPEAL FOR WORK
f COPENHAGEN, Feb. 3— Eight
thousand unemployed men formed
a procession in this city yesterday
and marched to the parliament build
ings and the king’s palace, where
they made demands for work. The
marchers carried flags and proceed
ed in orderly manner on their mis
sion. The unemployment situation
has reached a serious stage.
GLOBE FLIGHT IS ABANDONED
NEW YORK, Feb. 3—The plans
of the Aeso Club of America for a
round-the-world flight have been
abandoned, according to announce
ment made here today. It is under
stood that practical flyers discour
aged the flight on the grounds that
it is impracticable at the present
stage of aeronautics.
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ANTI-BOLSHEVIK FACTIONS
UNITE AGAINST COMMUNISM
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FLEET DIRECTOR REFUTES
CHARGES OF FAVORITISM
WASHINGTON. D. C-, Feb. 3—
Captain Paul Foley, director of oper
ations of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration, appeared before the Walsh
committee yesterday for the pur
pose of making denial of statements
made by Martin Gillen to the effect
that officials of the corporation had
shown favoritism in the assignment
of Shipping Board tank steamers,
and extravagance in the expenditure
of Government funds. The Gillen
statements were branded as mis
leading and untrue.
FALLS SIXTEEN STORIES;
LITTLE FINGER SPRAINED
NEW YORK, Feb. 3—Nathan
Cohen plunged from a window on
the sixteenth floor of a building on
Broadway yesterday, and reported
for work as usual this morning, lit
tle the worse for his unusual ex
perience. The only injury suffered
was the spraining of one of his lit
tle fingers.
j The miraculous escape was made
possible by coming in contact with
canvas, which broke the fall. The
plunge was witnessed by hundreds
of persons, who stood spell-bound,
expecting to see the luckless Cohen
dashed to pieces on the pavement.
INDICTED PLAYER SURRENDERS
CHICAGO, Feb. 3—Oscar Felsh,
one of the eight indicted White Sox
players, surrendered himself to the
authorities this week and has been
released on bonds in the sum of
$10,000. It is expected that all the
defendants, who are accused of
throwing big league games, will be
given an early hearing.
SAYS GERMANS CAflT PAY
BERLIN, Feb. 3--It is announced
by a local rewspaper that Dr. Sim
ona, foreign minister, will tell the
reichstag that Germany cannot sub
scribe to the Allied reparation de
mands for the reason that they are
impossible of fulfillment.
REFINED SUGAR DROPS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3—Re
fined cane sugar has taken another
drop, from $7.55 a hundredweight
to $7.25, at the refineries. The new
price marks the lowest level since
October, 1917.
VANCOUVER, Feb. 3—People
are rising against the Bolsheviki in
all sections, according to Captain
N. A. Shilling,, last member of the
British mission for the relief of
Kolchak, who arrived from Russia
yesterday. The peasants, he declares,
are revolting against communism
and the movement threatens to be
come general throughout the en
tire country, with the soviet gov
ernment seriously menaced.
The capitain reports that the com
mon people of Russia, as well as
those whose property was confis
cated when the Bolsheviki took con
trol of the nation, are tired of the
new regime and will welcome any
change in form of government. It
is only a matter of a short time, he
believes, when the anti-Bolshevik
movement will become sufficiently
united to wrest authority from Len
ine and Trotsky.
RUSSIANS TAKING ACTION
TO SEAT NEW REGIME
PARIS, Feb. 3—A Russian con
stituent assembly was created here
this week at a meeting of all the
Russian elements opposed to the
Bolsheviki. All ditferencees of opin
ion were put aside and a decision
reached to oppose the soviet with a
united front. It was also decided to
make formal app1 cation shortly to
Great Britain, France id the Unit
ed States for recognition of the as
sembly as the de jure government
of Russia.
SEATTLE BANDIT WILL DIE;
MAKES FULL CONFESSION
SEATTLE, Feb. 3—John Schmidt,
confessed slayer of Decective O’Bri
on and two other police officers,
has been sentenced to hang on the
first of April, and has been sent to
Walla Walla to pass his remaining
days in close confinement.
Before leaving for the peniten
tiary Schmidt confessed that he
killed E. H. Schultz during a run
ning fight at Olympia in 1919, mak
ing a total of four murders to his
credit. He also told the officers that
he had staged more than 30 rob
beries in Seattle, Spokana, Portland
and other cities during the past
three years.
UTAH COMMITTEEMEN KILL
ANTI-JAPANESE LEGISLATION
SALT LAKE, Feb. 3—The judici
ary committee of the lower house of
the Utah state legislature has re
ported unfavorably on the anti-alien
land bill, declaring that the present
is a poor time to enact legislation
which might interfere with interna
tional affairs.
The committee holds that the Jap
anese quesion is not a menace to
Utah and that the proposed legisla
tion therefore, is not urgent.
[BRITISH POLICE AMBUSHED;
FIGHT IS FATAL To'tEN
DUBLIN, Feb. 3—Four members
of an auxiliary police squad were
killed yesterday as the result of an
ambush near Ballinalee. *
In a battle between police and
Sinn Feiners, which occurred yes
terday near Rosscarberry, six of the
attacking party were killed and a
number wounded. The Sinn Feiners
numbered several hundred, but they
were put to rout easily by the police.
PRESIDENT IS STEPPING OUT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3—
President and Mrs. Wilson attend
ed a performance at a local theater
on Tuesday night, it being the first
appearance of the kind of the Presi
dent since his late illness. When
the audience recognized him, the
crowd arose and cheered, and the
President responded with a bow.
STATE DEPARTMENT WILL
PASS BUCK TO HARDING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3—
Officials of the state department
have indicated that the solution of
the problem growing out of the
enactment of the California anti
alien land bill will be left to the
Harding administration. It is said,
by way of explanation, that the
present negotiations between the
American and Japanese govern
ments, designed to effect a settle
ment of the question, will probably
require many months longer, it be
ing out of the- question to come to
any kind of an agreement before
March 4.
VOLUNTARY ARMY TRAINING
IS FAVORED BY HARDING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3—
According to announcement made
yesterday by Chairman Kahn, of the
house military committee, Senator
Harding favors the enactment of
legislation providing for voluntary
military training, of 150,000 men
annually.
Kahn made the announcement in
launching his fight before the house
I to prevent a reduction of the regu
lar army below 175,000.
NEWBERRY HAD PLURALITY
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 3—
The senate elections committee has
completed its count of the ballots
cast at the Michigan senatorial elec
tion of the canvass showing
that Senator received a plurality of
4,334 over Henry Ford. The aulo
man made a net gain, through the
senatorial count, of 3,233 votes.
MANILA OFFICER FIRED
MANILA, Feb. 3—Major Mauro
Legui, chief of the secret service,
attached to the customs department,
has been suspended by Governor
Harrison, pending an investigation
of his office.
BOUT IS CALLED OFF
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3——Champ
ion Jack Dempsey has announced
that his sceduled fifteen-round bout
with Jess Willard has been post
poned indefinitely. The meeting was
set for March 17.
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REDS RAID BRITISH OUTPOST;
REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS
LONDON, Feb. 3—A British out
post fa Northern Persia is reported
to^aavc oten attacked by the itolshe
viki forces, the engagement result
ing in the death of many of the
attacking party. The British follow
I ed promptly with a counter attack,
1 killing and capturing a number of
the Reds. There were no British
losses.
News of the engagements came to
this city in dispatches from official
sources near the scene of action.
LOS ANGELES KIDNAPERS
GIVEN LIMIT SENTENCES
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3—Arthur
and Floyd Carr, cousins, who were
taken into custody this week on the
charge of kidnaping Mrs. Gladys
Witherell, made a complete confes
sion and have been sentenced to
serve ten years to life in the pen
itentiary, the maximum sentence
provided by law.
The two men have been heavily
guarded since their arrest to pre
vent an attempt to lynch them, of
which there has been considerable
talk.
U. S. DIVER COMES TO GRIEF
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3—The U.
S. submarine L-l collided with a
pilot boat off Deleware Capes yes
terday, sustaining: damages which
necessitated the hasty beaching of
the diver. There were no casualties.
SIBERIAN PROBE FAVORED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3—
The Johnson resolution calling for
an investigation of American act
ivities in Siberia and Santo Domin
go, has been favorably reported
by the senate foreign relations
committee^
PRINCE RUPERT GETS FISH
PRINCE RUPERT, Feb. 3—Seven
hundred and forty thousand pounds
of halRnrt represents the January
sales of halibut on the local market.
Boata carrying more than 40,000
pounds were diverted to Seattle be
cause of a lack of sufficient refriger
ator cars here to handle the entire
catch.
Ertiest Peterson returned from
Fairbanks on Tuesday. He expects
to leave for the Outside soon.
SHIPPING CHARGES PREVENT
SUPPLIES GOING TO CHINA
NEW YORK, Feb. 3—Because of
the heavy expense involved in get
ting the shipments to their destina
tion, the millions of bushels of
American corn offered by the farm
ers of the Middle West cannot be
accepted for shipment to Northern
China, where four million person*
are said to be starving. The farmers
arc ready to deliver the corn to the
railroads, and trainmen have offered
to haul the corn to shipping port*
free of labor charges, but still the
cost is such that the contribution*
cannot be accepted.
DEBS ROASTS PRESIDENT
AS RESULT OF TURN-DOWN
ATLANTA, Feb. 3—Commenting
on the action of President Wilson,
in refusing to commute his sentence.
Eugene V. Debs said yesterday that
the turndown neither surprised nor
disappointed him. He declared that
his only fear had been that ‘‘I
might be indebted to Woodrow Wil
son for ny liberty. My record, good
or bad, has at least been consist
ent, and that is the only way it
could have been smirched”. He re
ferred to the President as “the
| most pitiful man in history”.
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WHALING FLEETS ABANDON
VOYAGES FOR THIS YEAR
V ICTORIA, Feb. 3—The whaling
fleet of the Consolidated Whaling
Company will not be sent North
| this year because of the low price
- of whale oil, according to an an
I nouncement here today by officials
of the company.
It is understood that another con
cern also plans to suspend opera
tions until price conditions have
become more satisfactory.
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j HARDING TO ISSUE CAI L
WASHINCTOX, P. C. Feb. 3
Ic is understood that Harding will
issue a call far a special session is
soon as he is inauguiated.
LASHES FOR HIGHWAYMEN
DOVER, Feb. 3---The Delaware
state senate has passed a bill mak
‘ ing the penalty for highway robbery
forty lashes on the bare backs of
those convicted, and, in addition, a
fine of $500. The minimum penalty
is twenty lashes.
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