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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920.
NO. 99
CHICAGO REPORTS WHEAT DEPRESSION
LA FOLLETTE WILL MAKE RACE FOR PRESIDENCY
FILIPINOS ~ BOYCOTT PAPERS BECAUSE OF ATTITUDE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31.—
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, which is in annual
convention in this city, has voted
unanimously for “the open shop and
to require organized labor to be re
sponsible for the action of its mem
bers.”
Following the action of the cham
ber, Secretary Frank Morrison of
the American Federation of Labor
expressed himself as follows, speak
ing for his organization: “The Cham
ber of Commerce, in its action de
claring for the non-union shop, is
running true to form. But not
withstanding the Chamber of Com
merce and other anti-union organ
izations, the labor movement will
continue to organize for the purpose
of securing better conditions through
collective bargaining.”
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OTTAWA, July 31.—Dr. Alfred
Thompson, member of parliament
from Yukon, has asked the Do
minion government to instal a $40,
000 wireless station at the new sil
ver camp near Mayo Landing, on
the upper Stewart river. Such a
station is needed, he argues, to com
municate with the radio stations in
Alaska, thus keeping in touch with
the neighboring territory and the
outside world.
The doctor says the Alaska squad
ron will be given a royal welcome
at Whitehorse and Dawson.
Margaret and Thelma Volkman,
daughters of William Volkman, will
leave Fairbanks for the States on
the steamer Yukon this afternoon.
They are going to Idaho to reside
with relatives there.
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LA FOLLETTE WILL I
HEAD NEW TICKET
FORPRESIDENCY
DETROIT, July 31.—According
to announcement made in this city
today, Senator LaFollette will be
come the presidential candidate of
the faction of the committee of i
forty-eight which refused to affili- j
ate with the Labor party conven-1
tion at Chicago recently.
The national vice-chairman of the
new organization is authority for j
the statement that Senator LaFol-:
lette has consented to head the tick- j
et, which will make the race for |
the presidency under the banner of
Liberty party.
It is the intention of the organ
ization, he says, to place the ticket
before the voters of thirty-four
states. :
KOREANS MAY GET
SEOUL, July 31.—An official de-;
eree was issued yesterday creating!
provincial, municipal and village ad-1
visory councils for Korea. The ac-1
tion came somewhat in the nature
of a surprise and is said to be the i
primary step toward self-govern
ment. |
The councils are to be organized j
immediately, and upon the success
of the innovation, it is understood,!
will depend the future attitude of •
the Japanese government.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Russell' went:
to Fairbanks yesterday, accompanied j
by Jean, Ruth, and J. H., Jr. They ;
will be absent several weeks, occu- i
pying the Hamilton residence during
their stay in the upper town.
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First class mail left Salcha, in- j
bound, at 10:30 this morning and!
was expected in Fairbanks during!
the early part of the afternoon. !
J. Dugan has made reservations'
on the Yukon and will leave for the
States when the steamer sails to- j
night. J
The Daniels-Payne patry, which
recently visited Alaska, was accom
panied by six official photographers,
and on their way up the coast the
members of the party were closely ]
pursued by a battery of cameramen ■
from the International and Fox.
moving picture concerns.
CHICAGO, July 31.—There was
an acute depression in the local
wheat market yesterday, with the re
sult that prices were driven down
more than thirteen cents. The slump
is attributed to a scarcity of buy
ers, frightened from the market by
the threat of financial difficulties
which are likely to be encountered
by the holders of grain, and by the
withdrawal of the British buying
commission.
FLOUR DROPS.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 31. — Re
flective of the slump in wheat prices,
local millers have announced a re
duction in the price of flour of 7T>
cents a barrel.
TRADE FALLS OFF.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31.—
America’s trade balance with Eu
rope for the fiscal year just ended
shows a decrease of more than five
hundred million dollars, as compared
with 1919. Officials of the trea
sury department also report that
trade with South America during:
the same period produced an un
favorable balance of nearly four
hundred millions.
in OBJECTS
TO JAPANESE ACT
TOKIO, July 31.—The Japanese
.government has received a com
munication from the United States
in which it is pointed out that
America is unable to recognize the J
occupation by Japan of the northern '
half of Sakhalin.
The Nichi-Nichi, a local news
paper, says that the impression pre
vails in official circles that the Am
erican communication is not really
a protest, but rather an expression
of the American viewpoint.
COURT PARTY TO GO
DOWN RIVER TONIGHT
The members of the court party,
with the exception of Judge Bun
nell, will leave Fairbanks this aft
ernoon on the steamer Yukon for!
the lower river, to attend the ses
sion of court called for August 16
at Flat, in the Iditarod district. The
party will transfer at Tanana for
the lower river, arrangements hav
ing been completed yesterday for
the trip. Judge Bunnell will go
direct to Flat from the States, being
now enroute to the Interior.
The members of the party are:
Clerk of Court H. Claude Kelly,
Deputy Clerk Grace Fisher, Chief
Deputy Marshal Joe Miller, Mrs.
Emma Haggren, stenographer for
the United States attorney; L. R.
Gillett, court stenographer, and As
sistant United States Attorney How
ard J. Atwell. Assistant United
States Attorney E. Coke Hill will
join the party at Ruby.
Repair work in progress today on
the Alaska military cable prevented
the receipt of news regarding the
progress of the Alaska air squadron.
The news appearing in today’s issue
was received during the night. The
airmen were scheduled to leave Ed
monton for Jasper this morning.
Mrs. Lars Persson and little
daughter Grace will leave for the
States on the steamer Yukon to
night. Mrs. Persson is going Out-1!
side to join her husband, who left !
the Interior some time ago by way . I
of Broad Pass.
DEMOCRATS READY
10 ACCEPT MONEY
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31.— ,
George S. White, new chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
has announced that the Democratic
war chest is now open for cam
paign contributions, there being no
limit to the amount that may be
contributed.
White says that the leaders of the !
party will examine the source rather j
than the amount contributed.
COMMITTEE IS MAKING
PLANS FOR RECEPTION
Fairbanks is making elaborate
plans for the reception of the army
aviators who are expected next week
on their way to Nome on a pioneer
flight through Alaska and the Yu
kon. A large number of citizens
were named last night as members j
of the committee to arrange the
details of the reception, and they
are already at work, their intention
being to make the occasion one long;
to be remembered.
There will be dancing every night
the aviators remain in Fairbanks;
there will be excursions to various
points of interest throughout the
district, and there will be a public j
reception and other forms of enter
tainment.
The town is preparing to enter
tain a large number of visitors dur-1
ing the week.
EDDIE SHANNON GETS
DECISION IN OREGON
ASTORIA, July 31.—Eddie Shan
non, of Los Angeles, was given a
decision here last night over Muff
Bronson. It wras supposed to have
been a ten-round bout, but ended
in the third.
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CAPTURE CITIES;
POLES RETREAT
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BERLIN, July 31.-—Special dis
patches received in this city from
Lyck, Prussia, state that the de- i
struction and encompassing of the
Polish North army by the soviet!
forces is an accomplished fact, and |
jthat the Poles are in full retreat
(wherever it is possible for them to
escape.
The report states further that the
Russians have captured Polish
strongholds at Ossowietz, Suwalki ;
and Lomza and are also occupying i
[Graieve and Czutchin, near the East'
Prussian border. J
The defeat of the Polish forces J
is said to have been the most com- ,
Iplete since the commencement of ]
offensive operations by the soviet]
army. j
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CHILEAN STRIKERS |
KILLED BY POLICE!
BUENOS AIRES, July 31. — A i'
revolutionary general strike which j
was declared in Punta Arenas has i
been broken up bv the combined '
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efforts of the police and govern- ^
ment troops, culminating a pitched ■
battle at the Labor Federation head-!1
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quarters, where the strikers had
entrenched themselves. A number
of the strikers were killed and the
entrenchments taken by assault.
VILLA’S CREDITORS I
WILL BE SATISFIED <
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EAGLE PASS, Tex., July 31-— J.
According to unofficial announce-'
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ment at the Mexican capital, it is ■
the intention of the Huerta govern-',
ment to advance the funds for the i
liquidation of all personal loans ob
tained by Villa during his opera- j
tions against the federal government. ;
The loans, it is stated, will total
about $40,000, Mexican.
TOURISTS ENJOYING
STAY AT FAIRBANKS
The majority of the tourists who
arrived on the steamer Yukon left,
the steamer at Fairbanks and will j
return to the coast by way of the
Richardson trail, leaving the upper
town tomorrow or the day following.
They are engaged today in visiting
various sections of the district, one
party having gone out to the Gov
ernment experiment station as the
guests of Superintendent Snodgrass.
A committee of Fairbanksans,
with autos, is endeavoring to make
the stay of the visitors enjoyable.
SLANDERED RACE
MANILA, July 31.—Throe Ameri
can newspapers appeared in abbrevi
ated form yesterday, and with their
columns barren of advertising, as
the result of a boycott declared by
advertisers and a strike among the
linotype operators, both being ir. the
nature of a protest against a'leged
slanderous assertions charged agairst
the offending editors.
The editors questioned the merit
of the aspirations of Filipinos for
independence, expressing the belief
that the islanders, as a race, are
not prepared to accept the responsi
bilities of full self-government at
this time.
Feeling is running high here as
a result of the attitude assumed by
the newspapers, and it is consid
ered doubtful if they will be per
mitted to continue publication.
YUKON SAILS TOY
The steamer Yukon, which left
N’enana for Fairbanks Thursday
night, reached the upper town yes
terday afternoon at 3 :o0 and sailed
on the return voyage to Dawson at
four this afternoon. No difficulty
was experienced in navigating Chena
dough, all of the bad places having
been “wheel dredged” by the steam
er Tanana prior to the arrival of
ihe Yukon.
On the return voyage, the Yukon
will have a number of round-trip
:ourists, a few Fairbanksans outwsrd
sound, and the members of the court
tarty, enroute to the Iditarod dis
:rict. Several passengers will board
he boat at Ntnana.
The steamer should reach Nenana
sometime after ten o'clock tonight.
Mrs. M. V'. Tyler and little daugh
,er Echo will be outgoing passengers
>n the steamer Yukon tonight. Mrs.
r.vlor is going to Seattle, where her
;ister, Mrs. Walker, is seriously ill,
ind will remain Outside probably all
winter.
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