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NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920
NUMBER 171
CRIME WAVE SWEEPING OUTSIDE CITIES
• PILGRIMS DENOUNCE ENGLAND FOR CORK FIRES
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR DECLINES TO MEET GERMAN
LEAGUE APPROVES
• MOKE ADMISSIONS
GENEVA, Dec. 18—Following the
admission of Austria as a member
of the League of Nations this week,
the assembly took up the applica
tions of a number of states, acting
favorably on some of them and re
jecting others.
Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Finland and
Luxemburg were admitted yesterday,
the vote of the assembly being
unanimous except in the case of
Bulgaria, both France and Australia
refusing to approve the admission
of that state.
The committee of the assembly
reported unfavorably on the appli
cations of Armenia, Esthonia, Lithu
ania, Leta and Georgia.
Czechoslovak*
LONDON, Dec. 18—According to
report?, received in this city from
Vienna, a military dictatorship has
been imposed in some districts of
Czechoslovakia, while in others the
controlling force is a proletariat
dictatorship. The fighting of the past
several days is reported to have re
sulted in many casualties.
Ritter Turned Down
PARIS, Dec. 18—American Am
bassador Wallace refused to meet
German Ambassador Ritter last
night because of the fact that the
two countries are still at war,
technically. After the incident had
become noised about, the American
diplomat was warmly congratulated
by many, of the diplomats here, and
the action of Wallace is the chief
topic of conversation in diplomatic
circles today.
Communist Plot Failure
PARIS, Dec. 18—According to ad
vices received in this city, attempts I
of the communists to incite Czecho
slovaks to overthrow their govern
ment failed utterly. Communist
leaders have been imprisoned and
communist newspapers have been
suppressed.
NENANA
has the
ONLY
FIRST-CLASS
PRINTING
ESTABLISHMENT
in
INTERIOR
ALASKA
EQUIPPED
TO TURN OUT
ALL KINDS
OF WORK
on
SHORT NOTICE
THE NENANA DAILY
RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES
WARNED TO STAY AT HOME
FRISCO GANGSTER ON TRIAL;
POLICE GUARD COURTROOM
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18—The
trial of “Spud” Murphy, local prize
fighter and alleged gangster, in in
progress in this city, with the court
room guarded by a cordon of police.
Every precaution is being taken by
the authorities to protect the prison
er against possible mass rush, his
alleged offense being of such a
nature as to arouse public senti
ment against him. He is accused of
making attacks on girls.
Mrs. Murphy sat beside her
husband yesterday and wept pro
fusely throughout the proceedings.
Killed a Carpenter
TACOMA, Dec. 18—S. G. Hem
blet, a carpenter of this city, was
shot and killed last night by Patrol
man \V. Craft. Hemblet was en
countered at a late hour by the pa
trolman and ordereed to halt, and
when he failed to heed the com
mand, the officer opened fire on
him with the result as above stated.
The patrolman has been suspended
pending an inquiry into the shoot
ing.
Firemen On The Job
OAKLAND, Dec. 18—One hun
dred firemen of this city have been
delegated to assist the local vigi
lance committee of citizens in pre
venting further attacks on women
RAY ECKMANN HONORED
SEATTLE, Dec. 18—Ray Eck
mann, right halfback of the Varsity
football eleven, was chosen captain
of the team at a grid banquet held
last night. Larry Smith, center, was
awarded the Flaherty medal as the
“ source of greatest inspiration”
to the team during the past season.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 18—Mine op
erators of Utah have decided tc cut
the wages of silver miners two bits
a day, while copper miners are to
get a reduction of a dollar a day.
CONSIGNEES MUST PAY FOR
SUGAR BOUGHT AT TOP PRICE
NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The state
supreme court has handed down a
decision in which it is held that
the consignees in 24 sugar cases
involving more than a million dol
lars, must pay for the sugar ordered
by them when sugar was selling at
22 cents a pound. The price dropped
soon after the sugar was ordered
and, upon arrival the consignees
refused to accept their shipments.
NEGRO POPULATION HAS
INCREASED IN CHICAGO
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18—
According to figures made public
today by the census bureau, the
colored population of Chicago has
increased approximately 148 per
cent during the past ten years The
population ten years ago was 65,000
and today it is 109,000.
WICHITA, Dec. 18—J. J. Dear
mond was shot and seriously wound
ed by the local police last night
while attempting to steal a package
of registered mail valued at twenty
thousand dollars.
Arson Gang Active
UNIONTOWN, Pa., Dec. 18—Fire
destroyed the plant of the Fair
chance Lumber company last night,
with an estimated loss of $50,000.
This makes the thirty-first fire in
the coke region recently and it is
j the conviction of the authorities
that the destruction was the work
of a gang of incendiaries, with head
quarters in Hungary. The property
losg to date will aggregate half a
million dollars.
Policeman Killed
CHICAGO, Dec. 18—One of two
hold-up men who attempted to rob
a drug store in the Chicago business
district last night, shot and killed
Patrolman Charles Conlon, who tried
■ to prevent the robbery. The other
man was fatally wounded before he
could escape. »
Los Angeles Bad Place
LOS ANGELES, De- 18—The
chief of police has announced that
women who are compelled to be out
after dark in this city hereafter
will be provided with police escort. |
This action is taken by the depart- j
ment as the result of attacks which 1
were made on two women who
ventured out last night without es
corts.
The chief urges all citizens to re
main at home after nine o’clock
because of the abnormal crime
situation.
Tacoma Preparing
TACOMA, Dec. 18—The police
department of this city has organ
ized a “shotgun” squad to combat
the crime wave which is sweeping
the country. A number of holdups
were reported last night, and a
garage was robbed of a thousand
dollars.
Race DUordert
INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Dec.18—
Members of the Home guard of the
American Legion are patrolling the
streets of this city as a result, of
race disorders which occurred last
night, and which resulted in the
death of a white boy and a negro,
and the wounding of four whites,
three of whom may die. Feeling is
running high today.
FIRST CHAIRMAN EXPLAINS
WHY HE QUIT SHIPPING JOB
NEW YORK, Dec. 18—Testifying
before the congressional committee
yesterday, William Deyan, of San
Francisco, first chairman of the
Shipping board, said that his efforts
to keep the board free from British
influence were largely responsible
for his retirement from the board.
Record is Broken
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 18—
American shipbuilding broke the
world’s record during the year just
ending, according to figures made
public today, with an aggregate
of 3,088,000 gross tons. The tonnage
of the United States, it is shown,
is now sufficient to carry 60 per cent
of the country’s foreign trade, as
registered to July.
STAGG CASE IS DROPPED
TACOMA, Dec. 18—George C.
Stagg, father of the celebrated kid
naped Stagg baby, has consented to
drop the case against Betty Brain
erd, girl reporter, who was arrested
in New York some time ago and
brought to this city to stand / trial
on the charge of stealing the baby.
The case is scheduled to come up
in court here next Tuesday.
CHURCH WRECK KILLS TWO
LONG BEACH, Dec. 18—The col
lapse of the dome on the new
Christian church, under construction
here, caused the death of two per
sons yesterday, during the luncheon
hour. Thirteen others were pulled
from the wreckage, some of them
seriously injured. Had the accident
occurred an hour lajer it is quite
likely the death list would have been
much heavier.
BUILDING TRUST EMPLOYED
I. W. W. IN BIG COMBINE
NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The min
utes of meetings of the National
Erectors association were placed in
evidence today at the inquiry of the
alleged building trust. The minutes ]
purport to show that the association |
had dealings with the I. W. W.
The records showed paid balances !
of $100 to I. W. W. in 1912, but j
when Charles Cheney, secretary of:
the association, was asked if the j
association had made secret pay-;
ments to an agent of the Wobblies, |
he said that he did not know.
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Excluded from Hearings
W. W. Corlet, general solictor of j
the American Bridge company, and |
A. L. Davis, another official of the
I
company, were ejected from the
committee room today because of
their alleged attempt to prompt
witnesses appearing before the in
vestigators.
SIX VESSELS BURNING
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18—An
explosion of oil on the waterfront
yesterday caused the destruction of
a large amount of property, the
flames having consumed several
waterfront buildings and partially
destroyed six vessels which could
not be moved from the scene in
time to save them.
WAR DEPARTMENT LAX
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18—
Representatives of service organiza
tions who appeared before the house
judiciary committee today, charged
the war department with failure in
its duty in the matter of prosecut
ing draft evaders and deserters.
MONDELL HAS KNIFE READY
TO SLICE APPROPRIATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 18
Representative Mondell, Republican
leader of the lower house of Con
press, addressed his colleaguees this
morning on the question of econ
omy in the matter of appropriations.
He urged most rigid economy in
the granting of funds for expenses
of the Government, declaring that
the total estimate submitted by the
secretary of the treasury, of nearly
five billions, should be cut at least
a billion dollars. The cuts, he said
should be made chiefly by drastic
reductions in army and navy- appro
priations and the sundry civil bill.
Mondell severely criticised the
administration for its “unfathomable
inconsistencies” in the estimates
submitted to Congress and in the
pleas for economy made by the
President in his message to Con
gress.
WAGES
BUTTE, Dec. 18—Following a
conference between company officials !
and union representatives, held in
this city this week, announcement!
was made that there would be a j
general reduction of wages through- j
out the Anaconda, Great Falls and!
Butte districts, the cut ranging from
fifty cents to a dollar a day, for min
ers and mill and smelter men.
The reduction affects approximate
ly ten thousand men.
Policy of Steel Trust
NEW YORK, Dec. 18—In a state
ment yesterday in connection with
the building trust inquiry, Eugene
Grace, president of the Bethlehem
Steel company, declared that it was
not the policy of his company to
sell fabricated steel unless it was
to be erected under open shop con
ditions.
More Wages Cut
NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The Dodge
corporation and other copper con
cerns have announced a reduction
in wages of men in their employ,
made necessary, it is claimed, by
lowering copper prices
WAR MINISTER QUITS
PARIS, Dec. 18—Andre Leferve,
minister of war in the French cabi
net, has handed in his resignation
and will retire from the cabinet im
mediately. It is not yet known pub
licly why he is quitting.
FORMER SENATOR DEAD
GREAT FALLS, Dec. 18—Former
United States Senator Gibson, the
founder of this city, died here today
at the advanced age of 90 years.
MARTENS MUST GO
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18—
The department of labor has order
ed the deportation of Ludwig Mar
tens, self-styled soviet ambassador
to the United States.
H«uu», the Satnrar to KeSlaley
national Park.
BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 18—Many
members of the state legislature,
which convened yesterday in special
session, attached their signatures to
a communication to Premier Lloyd
George, of England, referring to
the recent Cork fire as a “typical
British atrocity” and declaring that
the American people, “by a majority
of six million votes forever made
any alliance with your bloody
country impossible.”
Another Ambush
DUBLIN, Dee. 18—A police pa
trol was ambushed near this city
last night by a party of 100 men
and in the fight which followed, four
men were killed.
Home Rule in Balance
LONDON, Dee. 18—Members of
the house of lords were in consul
tation last night with members ol'
the house of commons in an eu
deavor to reach a compromise on
the Irish home rule bill, the question
having reached a deadlock between
the two branches of parliament. A
compromise must be reached or the
bill will be lost and the home rule
measure of 1914 will become effect
ive as soon as the final signature-*
are attached to the peace treaty,
thereby formally terminating the
world war, the commencement of
which interrupted the operation of
the home rule bill.
Too Much Religion
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 18
Too much religion, artificially work
ed, is responsible for most of the
trouble in Ireland, according to
Ruth Russell, newspaper woman who
investigated conditions in Ireland
last year for the Chicago News.
Miss Russell was a witness today
before the Committee of One Hun
dred, which is investigating the Irisn
question.
Reports from Fairbanks state
that the condition of George I..
Bellows is very grave. He is under
treatment at St. Josephs hospital.
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