WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 20. 1920.
NO. 17
LATE STORMS CAUSE HAVOC IN STATES
MORE RAILROAD WORKERS DEMAND HIGHER PA Y
BRIDGE EXPERTS MAKE RECORD TRIP OVER BROAD PASS
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JAPS IN CGNTROl
IN ARCTIC LANDS;
ROADS OERAUND
VLADIVOSTOK. April 20.—The
cities in Eastern Siberia which are
held by the Japanese are being rap
idly restored to order and announce
ment is made that the Japanese au
thorities guarantee the operation of
railroads. They have adopted a
conciliatory attitude and it is de
clared that they are mainly inter
ested in maintaining communication.
Very little opposition is being en
countered by the Japanese forces,
owing to the fact that the Russians
lack equipment and supplies. There
has been a general exodus of Rus - j
sians to the hills, where some of •
them are now engaged in guerilla !
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warfare. |
Some fighting is reported from j
the mouth of the Amur, where the,
Japanese troops are encountering :
their chief resistance. Many of the
Russians are reported to have been
killed in that district. Nearly all
the towns along the Ussuri river
branch of the Trans-Siberian rail
road are now occupied by Japanese !
soldiers.
TWO ARE KILLED IN
MONTANA FIGHTING!
ELLISTON, Mont., April 20.—
George Warburton, deputy sheriff,
and Clayton Bergstrand, bank rob
ber, were killed today in a battle
between officers and Bergstrand and
his associates, who were engaged
in an attempt to rob the local bank.
William Fountain, partner of Berg
strand, was captijred.
An inbound mail stage reported
at Donnellys this morning and
should reach Fairbanks Thursday or
Friday.
STORM IS FATAL TO SCORES;
MILLIONS LOST IN PROPERTY
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FIUME, April 20. — D’Annunzio !
las undertaken the formation of an
inti-league of nations, the member-;
ship of which is to consist of the '
minority elements of all countries j
af “oppressed peoples."
A conference of eligible nations,
has been called for May 15, and
delegates are expected from Egypt,
Ireland, Turkey, Persia, Montenegro.1
Hungary, and India.
Elaborate preparations are being |
made here for the reception of the '
visitors. •
LOS ANGELES, April 20.—The
authorities have obtained .evidence
indicating that James R. Huirt had
at least 20 wives, the disappear -
ance of many of whom gives rise
to the suspicion that the much
married man did away with them.
Huirt is at present being de
tained in a local hospital, under
guard, where he is recovering from
self-inflicted wounds. It is expected
that he will be able to talk tomor
row.
The list of wives varies daily as
i new names are added and others
stricken from the list.
MEMBERS OF CABINET
MEET WITH PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.
—Routine matters were considered
at the regular weekly meeting of
the cabinet today. The meeting was
called and attended by the Presi
dent.
John E. Pegues, who resigned his
position in the clerk's office at Fair
banks several days ago, arrived in
Nenana today enroute to Juneau to
accept a position with the Alaska
Daily Empire. He is going out by
way of Broad Pass.
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| Oear Weber arrived in town on
[today's train to get the steamer
iShusana ready for summer work.
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Frank Bishoprick, secretary of
the Fairbanks Republican club, came
down on today’s train.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20 jl
—Scores of victims and millions ini:
>roperty damage are reported today !;
jy several states which are in the j
trip of one of the worst storms of ;
:hc year. A tornado of great vio-1
enee started in Eastern Mississip- i
si, crossed that state to Southern
rennessee, and is still plowing its I
ivay through the country, leaving a j
trail of death and destruction be-j
bind it.
Twelve persons lost their lives in
the storm at Glenn, Miss.; five were j
killed at Columbus, four at Hat- j
tiesburg, a dozen near Philadelphia, i
Miss.; ten at Meridian, two at Run-j
nets Bridge, and several at Aber- j
deen. Miss., at which place between '
40 and 50 persons also were in-;
jured.
BLIZZARD IN WEST.
DENVER, Colo., April 20.—One!
of the worst blizzards of the winter
swept this state on Saturday and
Sunday, causing many deaths and
idling thousands of cattle. It is
till storming, but the wind has
ibated considerably, and efforts arc
tow being- made to dig the railroads
lut of the drifts. Two persons were ;
frozen to death on Saturday.
SNOW STILL FALLING.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 20.— '
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Transportation in this state is de- ;
moralized as a result of the bliz- '
zard. The wind has abated, but
snow is still falling in many sec
tions of the state. The reports in- i
dicate that the loss in livestock will
be very large.
SCORE IN ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 20.— j
A score of people lost their lives in
this locality yesterday during the 1
storm and a much larger number ;
were injured. Seven were killed at
Harley. Wires are down in every
direction and it probably will be
several days before the full extent
of the damage is known.
HUNDRED THOUSAND
DEMAND MORE PAY
CHICAGO, April 20.—Represent- j
atives cf the Brotherhood of Main- j
tenanee of Way and Shop Workers!
have presented the federal railway J
wage heard with a request for a !
temporary increase in wages of one;
dollar a dav, with time and one-half :
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for overtime. No threats have been i
made, but it is understood that 100,-:
(000 members of the organization in
the Chicago district will leave their'
places individually oh April 28 un
less the wage scale has been re-,
vised in accordance with their de
mands. Thirty-five railroads are af-.
fected. President Gable of the
brotherhood is opposing the demand. j
CLERKS TO WAIT.
CHICAGO. April 20.—The rail- j
way clerks and freight handlers of t
this district have voted not to strike
at this time. Instead, they will sub
!mit their demand for increased pay
to the railway board, in the hope ,
•of obtaining the advance by peace
able means. j
LIVING WAGE WANTED.
I WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.;
!—Representatives of the striking!
(switchmen have filed a formal de-'
jmand with the railroad board, re-j
i questing that the board give assur-:
iance of an award of a living wage
j to railway men and recommend that
the strikers be taken back to their
old places without prejudice or loss
of seniority.
After considerable deliberation,
the board permitted the presenta
tion of the demand in a formal man
ner, and then proceeded with the
first public hearing on the general
wage demands of the two million
railroad workers of the country.
It is announced that • the cases
will be hearil in the order hied, the
trainmen coming first. They are
isking for an increase of from 41
to 47 percent, with a minimum of
fliiO per month of 26 days, with
the usual trimmings.
C1GARMAKERS ACTIVE.
CLEVELAND, April 20.—The an
nual convention of the International
Cigarmakers’ union has adopted a
seven-hour working day, effective
May 1, 1921, in the United States,
Canada, Cuba, and Porto Rico. The
amount of the pay increase that
will be demanded has not been defi
nitely decided, but it is believed
that 20 percent will be agreed upon.
MINES ARE CLOSED.
BUTTE, Mont., April 20.—Mining
operations in this district are prac
tically suspended today in conse
quence of the strike of mine metal
workers. The strikers are well or
ganized and have been successful in
keeping practically all of the men
out of the mines, engineers and
pumpmen being about the only
workers left. They have refused to
strike and are defying the pickets
stationed by the strikers.
There has been very little trou
ble thus far, and no arrests.
INCREASE FOR SOLDIERS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.
—The house and senate conferees
have agreed on a general increase
of 20 percent in the pay of com
missioned officers and enlisted men
of the army, navy, marines, coast
guard, and public health service.
An inbound stage with five pass
engers was at Copper Center this
morning.
NEWARK, N. J., April 20.—Over
ills, which are becoming very popu
ar throughout the country as a
.ubstitute for woolen clothing, are
quoted at $43.50 per |>air, but
these, of course, are not the or
dinary kind, commonly worn by
ivorkingmen. They have rhinestone
buckles and are cut according to
the latest modes.
The plain kind also have advanced
in price, the latest quotation being
from $2.25 to $3.50.
ARMY BILL READY
FOR FINAL TESTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.
— The army reorganization bill was
approved by the senate today and
now goes to conference for linal
consideration. The measure pro
vides for a regular army of 297,000
officers and men and a national
guard of 425,000. It also provides
for a system of voluntary military
training for men between 10 and
21.
MAIL ORDER HOUSE
DECLARES DIVIDEND
CHICAGO, April 20.—The Sears
Roebuck mail order house has de
clared a dividend of 40 percent.
PEKING TEACHERS GET
ADVANCE IN SALARIES
PEKING.—A strike by teachers
of the various government schools
in Peking has resulted in the min
istry of education meeting their de
mands for prompt payment of sal
aries and in silver or good bank
notes in place of the notes of a
Chinese bank which recently have
been accepted at only 50 percent of
their face value. The premier has
announced that he will appropriate
the whole amount of the Boxer in
demnity relinuished by foreign pow
ers as a reserve fund for education
al purposes. A further demand by
I .the teachers for the dismissal oi
Fu Yu-feng, vice-minister of educa
tion, was taken under advisement.
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Only local mail and parcel post
arrived in Nenana on today’s train
A. Bredlie, Fairbanks merchant
who came to Nenana several day;
ago to look over the district, re
turned to the upper town today
Mr. Bredlie spent the winter in the
States and was very favorably im
pressed by what he saw there in tht
way of business opportunities.
a»uu. Alaska'* WwUr r»*l Dapat
CHICAGO, April 20.—The mem
bers of the executive committee of
the Democratic national committee
are going over the names of Demo
cratic leaders today in a search for
a suitable temporary chairman for
the forthcoming convention. Among
those under consideration arc Sec
retary Colby, Martin Glynn, former
governor of New York; Homer
Cummings, chairman of the nation
al committee; Carter Glass, and Ar
thur Mullin of Nebraska.
There was also some discussion
[today relative to the dissatisfaction
lover the convention arrangements
iat San Francisco. There has been
jsome talk of changing the eonven
■ tion place to Oakland, where there
.is an auditorium which can accom
;modate 16,000. It has the largest
istage in the West and 2f> commit
tee rooms. It is also claimed that
Oakland hotels can take care of
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.0,000 guests.
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PERSON AI
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I 1 he train leaving ruirbanKs un
morning carried about To passen
Igers. nearly all of whom left the
I train at Dunbar’s, enroute to the
'Tolovana. The majority of them
Were witnesses in the McCarthy
lease.
' The Maddooks-ZLmmerman case is
'still occupying the time of Judge
' Bunnell at Fairbanks and the end
is not yet in sight. Witnesses arc
being called from numerous distant
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camps.
‘ Jack Nirich was called to Fair
banks last week as a witness in
the Maddock-Zimmcrman case, and
was on the stand about five min
utes. He returned to the Tolovana
on today’s train.
Leo Rogge came in from his wood
camp on Goldstream yesterday aft
ernoon, on a work train, and re
turned on the regular train today.
A. B. Funk, who was a member
of the jury that turned Mrs. Me
.Carthy loose, returned to Xenana
today.
j A Brower stage reached Fair
banks yesterday, but it carried
neither mail nor through passengers.
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Bob Sheldon is enroute in over
the Fairbanks trail with a Cleveland
tractor for Farmer Borden. He will
reach Fairbanks in about a fort
night.
Private H. C. (Slim) Sanders,
signal corps, arrived in N’enana fo
ment, signal corps, relieving Private
IL. R. Eckerson, who has been trans
ferred to Tolovana.
Tom McKinnon returned to Ne
nana today from the Tolovana dis
trict.
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