WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1920
NUMBER 163
FEINERS HIRE YANKEE GUNMEN IS CHARGE
ALLEGED COST PLUS ABUSES AIRED AT INQUIRY
FACTORY EXPLOSION NEAR MILAN WAS BIG DISASTER
MILAN EXPLOSION
STARTS BIG FIRES;
DEATHUST SOARS
LONDON, Nov. 30—The ruins of
the large factory near Milan which
was wrecked by an explosion last
week, are still enveloped in flames,
according to reports received in this
city today. The disaster was much
greater than first reported and the
number of dead is mounting daily.
The bodies of many of the victims
are being cremated in the ruins and
cannot be recovered.
The explosions continue at fre
quent intervals and render ex
tremely hazardous the work of res
cue.
TUNNEL WRECKS ENGINE
ROSEBERG, Ore , Nov. 30—The
engineer and fireman of a coast
train were painfully injured on
Sunday as a result of the wreck of
their engine in a tunnel near Glen
dale. A serious accident was nar
rowly averted.
PAUL RICKERT GOING OUT*
WILL TALK ABOUT ALASKA'
Paul J. Rickert, member-elect of
the house of representatives of the
territorial legislature,, candidate for
appointment as United States mar
shal for the Fourth division, and
successful pioneer farmer of the
Fairbanks district, arrived in Ne
nana today enroute to the States,
where he expects to remain until
the convening of the territorial
legislature in March. Mr. Rickert
came down from Fairbanks on to
day’s train and will leave for the
coast tomorrow.
Mr. Rickert is going direct to
Minneapolis but he says he is not
going to stay put. He expects to do
considerable traveling and it is his
intention to make the most of his
opportunity to tell Outsiders about
Interior Alaska. He knows the
North as few men know it and he
should be able to do the territory
a lot of good during his stay in
the States.
After the adjournment of the leg
islature, Mr. Rickert may make a
trip to Washington, D. C„ but he
has not decided this definitely as yet.
Regarding his candidacy for the
marshalship, Mr. Rickert says he
is in the race to stay to the finish
and he expresses the belief that he
will land the position.
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First class mail arrived from the
States last night
Mail for the Tolovana was dis
patched on today’s train.
Mail will leave for the States on
tomorrow’s train to the end of the
line.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hill will
leave Nenana tomorrow for the Out
side. They will make the trip over
the hill with a dog team.
HEAVY GUARD ESTABLISHED
TO FRUSTRATE IRISH PLOTS
WILSON PLANS FUTURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 30—
It has become known definitely here
that it is the intention of President
Wilson to devote his time to writing
after he leaves the White House.
It is also understood that he and
Mrs. Wilson will make their future
home in this city although they
have not yet obtained a residence.
Secretary Tumulty expects to de
vote his time to writing also and
it is stated that he will do most of
his writing about the President.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Vining were
among today’s arrivals from Fair
banks. They are enroute to the
States.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. VanOrsdel
and Mr. and Mrs. Casparis were
returning passengers on today’s
train from Fairbanks.
Miss. C. C. Heid has accepted a
position as stenographer in the office
of Shop Clerk J. H. Miles.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Quigley start
ed on their return trip to the Kan
tishna district yesterday morning.
Mr. Quigley has located a promising
new silver property on Moose creek
and expects to do considerable dc
velepment work during the next
few months.
Pete Gallagher expects to get |
away for the States tomorrow and j
be away about three months.
Miss Muriel Hering, who arrived
from the States on Saturday, left j
for her home in Fairbanks today, j
She made the trip across the Pass j
as a passenger with Assistant Dis-;
trict Attorney E. Coke Hill, who is
returning to his station in Fairbanks
after having taken Mrs. Hill to the
coast end of steel.
Attorney Cecil H. Clegg returned
to Fairbanks this afternoon after
a stay of several days in Nenana on
professional business. Mr. Clegg is
president of the Fairbanks Repub
lican club and an active candidate
for appointment as district judge to
succeed Judge Bunnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hering came
down from Fairbanks today to meet
their daughter Muriel, who is return
ing from a brief visit in the States.
Ed Bartlett was an outgoing pas
senger on yesterday’s train, headed
for the Kantishna, where he has a
winter’s work ahead of him hafil
ing ore from the mines to the land
ing at Roosevelt. He is taking three
horses back with him.
Stanley Chernaeff returned to his
contract yesterday after a brief
visit in town.
Ernest Anderson is in town from
the Kestly residency.
LONDON, Nov. 30—New dis
closures in connection with the al
leged Sinn Fein plot to wreck gov
ernment buildings in England, has
led to additional precautions in this
city, all government buildings here
now being heavily guarded. In addi
tion to the barricades in the streets
near the houses of parliament, the
neighborhood today is filled with
troops and no one is permitted to
approach the buildings unless known
to the authorities. The galleries are
still closed to spectators.
Arson Fiend* Surprised
Six men, who were preparing to
set fire to lumber yards in the Fins
bury section of the city, were sur
prised by the police yesterday, but
they made their escape. A suspect
was placed under arrest later in the
day and is being held pending an in
vestigation of his movements..
The police express the belief that
| the attempt to fire the lumber
| yards was part of the Liverpool fire
| plot.
American Gunmen Hired
LONDON, Nov. 30—American
gunmen are reported to have made
their appearance in Londonderry,
Dublin and other cities in Ireland,
; and the police and military authori
l ties throughout Ireland are taking
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1 precautions to handle the situation
in the event attempts should be
made to assassinate British officials
in Ireland. The police declare that
hired American terrorists also have
made their appearance in Liverpool.
Honor* For Victims
LONDON, Nov. 30—Ceremonies
were held at Westminster cathedral
on Sunday in honor of the officials
who were assassinated recently in
Dublin. The victims were accorded
full military honors and thousands
were in attendance to pay tribute
to them.
Cork Store* Burned
CORK, Nov. 30—Drapery stores
in this city were damaged yesterday
to the extent of a quarter of million
dollars in consequence of a fire.
Black and Tan policemen, armed
with revolvers, appeared on the
scene and prevented the fire depart
ment from functioning. The fire
was followed by a bomb explosion
in the Sinn Fein club.
Blames Sinn Fein
LONDON, Nov. 30—Kdward Short
home secretary, informed the house
of commons yesterday that there
appeared to be no doubt that the
Liverpool dock fire of Saturday re
sulted from an organized Sinn Fein
conspiracy.
DRAYTON OPPOSES
LANE-CURRY BILL
I The following article was written
j by Thomas B. Drayton, of Seward,
and is being given publicity through
out the States through a syndicate
of publications for which he fre
quently contributes articles on Alas
ka. The copy comes direct to The
News from the author.
There are Alaskans ■ of intelli
gence in considerable numbers who
boldly proclaim the Lane-Curry bill,
otherwise designated as the Alaskan
Development Board measure, to be
the initial step in a prearranged
scheme to more effectually throttle
this Territory; the object being to
shut off for seven more years the
development of Alaskan coal, lum
ber, oil and such other natural pro
ducts as would inevitably come into
competition with trust-controlled
commodities in the United States.
Thd disastrous results of the
measure, if passed into law, will
doubtless be realized in full as pre
dicted; but it is safe to assume that
the conclusion is unsound as touch
ing the motive of those responsible
for its introduction in Congress. A
meretricious motive is sustained in
this case by nothing more tangible
than that suspicion and prejudice
aroused by the uniform injustice
from which Alaska has suffered for
many years. Whatever part corpor
ate greed may have played in shap
ing Alaskan policy and administra
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tion in the post, there ure none of
its earmarks on the Lane-Curry
bill. Stripped of all surplusage and
all ornamental verbiage this bill is
at bottom and in effect a simple,
jokerless, trickless measure primar
ily with but one main object: the
creation of u sort of super-bureau
under which all other bureaus now
functioning in Alaska will be gather
ed and consolidated, and their con
tinuing authority be definitely ex
tended for a minimum period of
seven years.
The natural, and doubtless the in
tended effect of the measure in the
States will be to quiet the agitation
of those friends of Alaska whoses
demands to know why Alaskan in
dustry and Alaskan opportunity are
kept under lock and key, have
grown to be disconcerting.
From present indications the bill
haa more than an even chance of
passage. A strong lobby favoring the
measure will be present in Washing
ton City. The far-distant people of
Alaska whose fortunes, happiness
and prosperity are directly involved
will not be heard. No voice will be
present to protest against a meas
ure which will probably add to the
burdens to the point of hopeless
ness; and which, in any event, will
continue existing abuses for seven
years at least. To facilitate ita pas
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SEARCHING FOR BOAT
SEATTLE, Nov. 30—The patrol
cutter Snohomish and a number of
Indians are searching the coast for
traces of the barge Pirrie, which
was cut adrift during last week’s
storm. Hope of finding the craft
intack has been virtually abandoned
and it is feared that all on board
are lost.
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United States Marshal L. T. Er
win will head an official party which
it scheduled to leave for the Out
side on Friday with a number of
federal prisoners, including several
insane patients who will be taken to
MornLngside. The pnrty will go out
by way of Nenanu and the. Broad
Pass.
According to information received
this week from Rampart, the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Dave D. Lowrey
at that place was destroyed by fire
several days ago.
Information has been rece'ved |
from Ralph Staub to the effect that!
he has secured many feet of ex- i
cellent pictures in the Mt. McKin-1
ley district, where he is roaming the
hills with a moving picture outfit.
He expects to return to Fairbanks;
in the near future.
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Bill Mcl’hce celebrated his 70th. i
birthday here this week.
The Native Sons and Daughters
of the Golden North held a meet-!
ing on Saturday night.
J. H. Russell and George Smith
went out to Fox yesterday and will
remain on the creeks several weeks
doing assessment work.
A letter received from Amanthe
Tonseth says that she had rather a
hard trip into the Kuskokwim dis
trict, where she was called to accept
a position as school teacher. She
was compelled to mush a large part
! of the distance.
Jim Duffy has returned to his
home on the creeks after a visit in
town.
Mike McNeal returned to Fair
banks creek yesterday.
Bernard Friss was among those
leaving town today. He is headed
for Rampart.
P. A. Thelin returned to his
trail station at Dunbars today.
Mrs. L. B. Willson expects to
leave for the States on Friday.
Carl White left for the Tolovana
today with the mail.
Fred Van Raes, head of the News
Miner mechanical department, ex
pects to leave for the States on
Friday.
COST PLUS GRAFT
SETS UNCLE BACK
ASSERTS WITNESS
NEW YORK, Nov. 30—Testimony
, tending to show the abuse of the
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“cost plus” form of contracting for
repairs to Shipping board vessels
was given before the congressional
investigating committee here ye*
terday. Harold Haines, examiner of
i the board's accounting department,
told the committeemen that he saw
a paid bill for forty dollars for put
ting a forty-eent hinge on the door
of one of the vessels. He also tes
tified that twenty-five men had been
sent aboard a ship at Norfolk and
they remained there twenty-four
| hours, for which they had been al
lowed pay for thirty-nine hours.
He testified further that he hud in
vestigated gifts of watches and
stock to employes of the board.
Were Not in the Ring
Samuel Phillips, an official of a
packing supplies house, appeared be
j fore the committee today and testi
j fied that his firm had been unable
, to obtain contracts from the Ship
: ping board because it did not happen
. to be on the “approved list”. He
charged that officials of the board
| have been guilty of unfair and ur>
i warranted discrimination.
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LIGHT SHIP ESCAPES
! SEATTLE, Nov. 30—The Urn*
tilla reef light ship, stationed 30
miles south of Cape Flattery, broke
adrift during the gale last week and
made Puget sound under her own
steam, after a terrific battle with
the wind and waves. The wind
reached a velocity of 05 miles an
hour at Tatoosh, the highest ever
recorded by the weather bureau for
that part of the coast. The local
station registered 60 miles, Tacoma.
•12 miles, and North Head 64 miles.
Telegraph and telephone communi
cation throughout Western Washing
ton was crippled by the storm and
at least one death resulted, the
victim being Ben Ilubor, who was
killed by an auto, the accident be
ing attributed to the failure of the
city’s lighting system. A number of
large plate glass windows were
shattered by the wind.
SENATORS WILL GET BUSY
ON CABLE SITE SQUABBLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 30
The whole question of cable land
ings. which has involved the war
and navy departments in hostilities
with the Western Union company,
will be investigated by a senate com
mittee at an early date, according to
announcement made today by Sen
ator Kellogg, Republican, of Minne
sota.
BABY GIRL FOR IKE TAYLOR
M. C. Edmunds is in receipt of
a message from Ike P. Taylor an
nouncing the arrival of a baby girl
in his family, the young lady having
made her appearane at Boise, Idaho,
where the Taylors are located for
the winter.