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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1920.
NO. 275
RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA MUST WAIT
CONGRESSMEN AROUSED TO NEED OF ACTION
PENROSE’ISAYS HOOVER IS NO LONGER A REPUBLICAN
FOOD REBELLION;
MONTESAXO, Feb. 24.—The lat
est development in the wobbly mur
der trial, which was interrupted by
the illness of Juror Parr, is a hun
ger strike, which was started by
the defendants yesterday morning,
an ultimatlum having been issued to
the jail guards setting forth what
the strikers desired in future in the
way of meals. Six of the defend
ants not only refused to eat their
breakfast yesterday, but scattered
their food over the corridor to give
emphasis to the rebellion. They
were made to clean up the mess
and are now in solitary confine
ment, the list of exiles including
Elmer Smith, O. C. and Berm
Bland, James Mclnemey, John Lamb
an Eugene Barnette. All of the de
fendants, however, are striking, with
the exception of Roberts.
The strikers insist that their
breakfast must consist of toast, ham,
coffee, and potatoes. They want a
boiled dinner, and for lunch they
want fruit, beans, bread and butter.
They draw the line at hash and
macaroni.
Before the trial started the men
received two meals daily, and the
jurors declare that they are now
getting good solid food, prepared in
a wholesome manner.
The hearing was not resumed this
morning as planned, owing to the
illness of three more jurors, who
have developed influenza symptoms.
But for this unexpected develop
ment, an alternate juror would have
been selected by lot to take the
place of Juror Parr. Dr. J. H. Fitz,:
county physician, says that Parr wiUj
be confined to his bed for at least
ten days.
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SOVIET HORRORS MUST STOP
BEFORE ALLIES WILL CONFER
NOTED EXPLORER
WITH LAST RITE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—
The body of the late Rear-Admiral
Robert Edwin Peary wa? laid at
rest here on Sunday with full naval
and military honors, the funeral be
ing one of the most largely attended
in recent years. The casket was
carried to the cemetery on a gun j
limber, draped in the national flag:
which the explorer raised at the'
North Pole.
A company of sailors from the
presidential • yacht Mayflower tired j
the salute and a navy bugler sound-!
ed taps as the body was lowered
into the grave. Captain Carrol!:
Wright, chaplain of the Washington
navy yard, officiated.
GOTHAM HOTEL IS !
WRECKED BY Eli
_ i
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—-Fire orig
inating in the rooms occupied by
William H. Edwards, collector of
internal revenue, drove four hun
dred guests of the Marie Antoinette’,
hotel from rheir apartments last:
night and practically wrecked the •
building. There were many narrow,'
escapes and most of the guests lost■
practically all their personal effect®;
in the fire. !
Edwards, who was a former j
Princeton football captain and a i
veteran of many gridiron battles, j
suffered the loss of priceless foot- ■
hall trophies.
MUH VINE j
COMES Hf
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—
In spite of the foreign exchange
situation, the balance of trade in
favor of the United States increased
two hundred and fifty-seven million
dollars last month, according to fig
ures made public in this city today.
American exports for the month
totaled seven hundred and thirty
one million dollars, and the imports
totaled four hundred and seventy
four millions.
Imports as well as exports in
creased during the month.
Harry E. Pratt, former assistant
United States attorney, with head
quarters at Fairbanks, Ls now locat
ed in Eastland Texas, ten miles from
Ranger. He writes that he sees
many former Northerners in that
section.
LONDON, Feb. 24.—After having
had the matter under consideration
for several days, representatives of
the Allied powers have announced
that the Allies will decline to deal
with Soviet Russia until thoroughly
convinced of the termination of Bol
sheviki bloodshed.
This announcement comes at the
conclusion of a conference which
was attended by Premiers Lloyd
George of England, Nrtti of Italy,
and Millerand of France. Before
the conference, it was understood
that Lloyd George and Nitti favored
a resumption of relations with So
viet Russia, while the French pre
mier was inclined to defer action
pending ,'ne results of an investiga
tion to ascertain present conditions
in Russia.
In an editorial referring to the
conference, the Chronicle says today
that “candid minds must recognize
the fact that Soviet Russia is all of
Russia, for the reason that no anti
Bolsheviki organization exists at the
present time.”
The premiers are said to have
come to the conclusion that the Al
lies cannot longer ignore the fact
that the soviet is now supreme in
Russia, but it is their intention to
withhold recognition until assurances
are forthcoming that the Russian
reign of horrors is at an end.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
STARTS NEW PROBE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24—
The members of the house agricul
tural committee have begun an in
quiry into the meat packing indus
try, which, as one member puts it,
threatens to pauperize stock pro
ducers and is causing want among
consumers.
Representative J. N. Tincher, Re
publican. of Kansas, stated today
that the time has come for the Gov
ernment to take some action to curb
the meat packers, who are rolling
in wealth, while the men who supply
the livestock are going bankrupt,
not to mention the consumers, who
no longer can afford to pay the
prices domaded by the packers.
Attorney-General Palmer will be
summoned before the committee to
explain the recent decree by which
the packers agreed to cease handling
other commodities than meats and
allied products.
It is the intention of the commit
tee to go into the matter in a most
thorough manner, in the hope of
obtaining results which will bring
relief to both producers and con
sumers.
HOOVER ADVOCATES
MILD RESERVATIONS
BALTIMORE, Md„ Feb. 24.—In
id address delivered at Johns Hop
tins university, Herbert Hoover de
clared his opposition to the pro
posal that the peace treaty be made
in issue of the forthcoming: presi
iential campaign. The treaty argu
ments, he pointed out, would ob
scure pressing Democratic issues.
The country already has made up
its mind on the treaty question, he
>aid, and there can, in consequenee,
t>e no party credit in a treaty fight.;
rhe hope for immediate ratification,
in the opinion of Hoover, rests in
the acceptance by the lesser reserva
tion ists of the proposals of the mild
reservationists. Both sides, he said,
appear to be agreed on the great
majority of league ideas, and it is
now a question only of getting to
fether on details of relatively small
importance. Until the treaty is rati
fied by America, the speaker de
clared in conclusion, the peace of
die world is held in abeyance.
HOOVER AN OUTCAST.
SEATTLE, Feb. 24.—According '
to special dispatches received in this
:ity, Boies Penrose has read Hoover
>ut of the Republican party. Hoo.'
er, in the opinion of Penrose, be
longs to the Wilson end of the
Democratic party. He is neither a
good Republican nor a real Demo
crat.
TO FORM CLUB.
SEATTLE, Feb. 14.—Herman W.
Ross, one of Lister’s campaign man
agers, has called a meeting for to
night for the purpose of forming a
Hoover-for-President club, a poll of
the Democratic central committee
having shown that Hoover is favored
by a raojority of the members.
WASHINGTON’S ADDRESS
READ BY CONGRESSMEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—
Washington’s farewell address was
read in both branches of Congress
yesterday in honor of the memory
of the nation’s first President. Sen
ator Pomerene read the document
in the senate, and Representative
Rodenburg in the house.
Washington's warning against for
eign alliances was vigorously ap
plauded by the Republican mem
bers, some of the Democrats also1
showing approval of 4he sentiment j
expressed.
PARTLY WRECKED
BY EARLY FLOOD
PHOENIX, Aria., Feb. 24—The
apron of the great Roosevelt dam,
j which was built for the protection
of the electric power plant, was
carried out yesterday by the flood
' which is sweeping the Salt River
| valley. The high water also has
! caused the loss of five spans of the
; bridge fifteen miles below Phoenix
:and a large area of farm land ad
jjacent to the river is under water,
|with a heavy loss in crops and live
. stock.
i Reports from along the river indi
.cate that the freshet is lessening
' today and oldtimers are looking for
ja rapid receding of the flood waters
'within the next few days.
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AGED INMATES OE
HOME ARE BURNED
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LYNN, Mass., Keb. 24.—A bom*’ j
for aged women, one of the pioneer J
institutions of this city, was de- j
stro.ved by tire at an early hou.-|
this morning, the flames spreading]
with such rapidity that four of the
inmates were unable to make their
escape from the building.
A score of the aged inmates,
aroused from their slumbers by the
fire, made their way downstairs with ;
difficulty and in scanty attire, and i
others, too feeble to walk, were car-1
<
ried from the building by tiremen.
RAHWAY PROBLEMS !
WORRYING SEATTLE!
SEATTLE, Feb. 24.—In his first'
campaign speech. Mayoralty Candi-‘
date Caldwell informed his audience
last night .that the big issue of the j
campaign is the street railway pur- 1
chase deal, and he promised to give !
the matter his undivided attention1
if elected mayor of this city. He
asked for the support of the labor
element to prevent factional dis- j
turbances. Class government, he!
warned, would result in chaos and :
disorder.
Candidate Duncan declared, in a;
speech delivered last night, that he
represents no particular faction. He j
said also that if he is elected he.
will urge the retention of five-cent!
carfare.
-j
Leo Rogge came down on the
train today as far as his wood camp
on Goldstream.
IRON RIVKR. Mich.. Feb. 21. -
District Attorney Martin McDon
ough has: issued a statement in
which he declares that there is ab
solutely no foundation tor the re
i ports, in genera! circulation yester
day, to the effect that the peace of
[Iron county is threatened by a rum
[rebellion. The whole affair, the dis
trict attorney says, is a hoax.
Prohibition, the official declares,
is being enforced to the limit in
[Iron county, and thus far there has
|been no trouble of any sort in con
sequence of the enforcement The
'district attorney has wired Wash
I ington requesting: that an investiga
tion be made to ascertain the source
! of the false reports.
LOOKS SERIOUS.
i MARQUETTE, Mich., Feb 2.i—
; United States Commissioner Hatch
[has refused to issue federal wa i
f rants for the arrest of six Iron
,county officials who have been charg
ed with conspiring to obstruct the
prohibition Jaw.
CHICAGO, Keb. 23.--The federal
prohibition commissioner is prepar
ing to leave for the upper Michigan
peninsula tonight with 30 armed
agent*, who will co-operate with the
Michigan state constabulary in suu
pressing the whisky rebellion which
is reported from Iron county.
VANCOUVER. B. t\, Keb. 24.—
James J. Wing, Chinese, alias Chan
Chin, was placed under arrest in
this city yesterday by the police on
the charge «if smuggling, and after
he had been taken to jail a search
of his headquarters was made and
drugs worth $20,000 discovered con
cealed beneath the bedroom floor.
The police also found letters from
Spokane, Seattle, Butte, Denver and
Tacoma, containing orders for drugs,
for which the Chink smuggler was
to receive #?0 an ounce.
Even while the police were in
possession of the premises, conduct
ing their investigations, the phone
rang a number of times and orders
for drugs were taken from resident*
in all parts of the city.
The authorities claim that the
seizure made in the Wing rooms is
one of the largest ever made on the
Pacific coast.
RELATIVE OF GRANT
IS DEAD IN TACOMA
TACOMA. Feb. 24. — Rappell
Grant, whose father was Washing
ton’s contemporary, died here yes
terday ,aged one hundred years and
three months. TV deceased was
related to President U. S. Grant.