WHERE. RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENAN A DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
member of associated press
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1920.
NO. 15
PALMER CHALLENGED BY LABOR HEAD
RIGGS SAYS INTEREST IS AWAKENING IN EAST
SONORA TROOPS DEFEAT FEDERAL GARRISON IN SOUTH
According to information received
from Fairbanks today, there is ev
ery reason 'o believe the McCarthy
case will come to a conclusion to
night. during a night session of the
court, and will go to the jury not
later than midnight.
The defense rested at 10:30 this
morning, following which the prose
cution called a number of witnesses
in rebuttal, and at 11:30 Assistant
District Attorney Atwell began his
closing address to the jury. Each
side has been allowed three hours
in which to present the closing ar
guments, after which will come the
court’s instructions to the jury.
Mrs. McCarthy, the defendant,
was on the stand nearly all day yes
terday and gave the court a very
complete history of her life with
Dan McCarthy, for the murder of
whom she is now on trial. She told
of nineteen beatings she had re
ceived at the hands of her husband.
Once, in December, he had struck
her three blows in the face, marking
her up considerably, and on at least
two other occasions he had knocked
her down and then pumped on her
with both feet. Her testimony was
given in a monotone, wttnout reel
ing ami without trace of nervous
ness. And when subjected to cross
examination by District Attorney
Roth, she held fast to her story,
being at no time confused by the
prosecutor. She left the stand at
three o’clock yesterday afternoon.
After the defendant had complet
ed her testimony, the defense called
a number of other witnesses to cor
roborate her evidence, the number
including Sam Godfrey, Mike Kelly,
and Mrs. Henry Crook.
Jim Sampson, a partner of Dan
McCarthy, was on the stand last
night, and told of his visit to the
McCarthy cabin after the shooting.
He testified that Dan, who was on
the bed when he reached the house,
had assured him that “It was all
my fault. I got what was coming
to me.” And at least six times,
Dan had urged Sampson to “call
Anna so that I can fix things up.”
And when Deputy Marshal Miller
had come into the room, the dying
man had said to him: “I want you
to understand, I don't want any
trouble over this.”
Sampson told of having made an
examination of the bullet hole ,'.i
the mattress and the hole in the
wall, and was convinced that Dan
was in the act of getting out of bed
when he was shot. His testimony
was very direct and unshaken.
Pot O’Connor was called to the
stand again this morning and ques
tioned about the experiment con
ducted by Sampson. He said he
was in the house when the examin
ation was made, and felt certain
that McCarthy was getting out of
bed when he was shot. He said an
iron rod had been inserted in the
bullet holes to ascertain in what
position McCarthy was when the bul
let entered his body. There was no
MORRISON REFUTES CHARGES
MADE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
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| WASHINGTON, D. C., April 17.
—'The widely advertised conclusions
of Attorney General Palmer to the
j effect that the strike of railway
[switchmen was started by radicals
[have been sharply challenged by
frank Morrison, secretary of the.
[American Federation of Labor, who
! issued a statement today in which
' he declares the action of the switch
men to be an ordinary strike for
[chance for him to be lying down,
O’Connor declared.
! Deputy Marshal Miller was called
*in rebuttal this morning and testi
fied that he was aware of only one
[occasion when the McCarthys had
had any trouble, and that was some
time before the shooting.
; Attorney Marquam then asked the
'deputy if it was not true that he
had said to Mrs. McGarvie, on one
| occasion, ‘‘I have had so damn
i much trouble with those people that
I am thoroughly disgusted with
them.” Miller could not recall that
he had made any such statement.
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i Mrs. McGarvie was then called to
i the stand and asked if Miller had
made that statement to her, and she
said he had.
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I Peter Steil, who came down from
i Fairbanks yesterday, went out the
'line south of Nenana today and will
spend several days taking moving
'pictures in the canyon district for
the Pa the people.
j Col. F. Mears, chairman and chief
.engineer of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, and Lieut.-Col. H.
!P. Warren, chief of the division of
. supplies, who arrived from the coast
i several days ago, started on their
return trip across Broad Pass this
morning. They were accompanied to
jthe end of steel by Engineer in
i Charge Ferd’k D. Browne.
I Jack Felix, who came in from the
ihead of the Toklat several days
i ago, went out to Section 7 this
morning to assist in putting the
dragline in shape for summer opera
tions.
iTHE ALIEN CRANE FUND
Previously reported .$540.75
E. L. Laughlin . 5.00
■ E. Hammer . 5.00
Total
$559.7'
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TEMPERATURE
As reported by the government
observation station, Nenana
Saturday, April 17.
Maximum .38 above
Minimum .10 above
RIMtltltltKRRStatltKItRMt
more pay, the only difference be
tween it and other strikes being
that the switchmen are not receiving
the support of organized labor.
Morrison, in his statement, charg
es the Government with stupidity
in trying to make criminals of the
leaders of the strike.
MEN RETURNING.
SEATTLE, April 17.—The speedy
termination of the railway strike is i
I
indicated today by reports received |
from various sections to the effect j
that many of the strikers are re- |
turning to their places on the bid I
roads. By going back today, the i
strikers do not lose their standing
as employes.
Officers of the outlaw organiza
tion are still refusing to go back,
however, and are formulating new
PAYNE WANTS HELP
TO OPEN UP NORTH
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SEATTLE, April 17.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Times reports today that Senator
Jones, chairman of the senate com
merce committee, has addressed a
letter to Secretary of the Interior
John Barton Payne, in which he
points out that the interior depart
ment is vested with authority to
take any steps that may be neces
sary to forward the plan to run
Government tourist excursions from
Seattle to Alaska and over the Gov
ernment railroad in Alaska, and to
inaugurate an advertising campaign
for the purpose of stimulating tour
ist travel and attracting settlers to
Alaska.
Questioned by the correspondent
regarding the letter. Secretary
Payne declined to discuss its con
tents, but said: “I am extremely
anxious that something be done to
develop traffic. But traffic cannot
be developed without spending mon
ey, and all the money that has been
appropriated thus far is for con
! struction.”
RIGGS OPTIMISTIC.
SEATTLE. April 17.—Governor
i Thomas Riggs, Jr., who has just
; returned to this city from a sev
| eral weeks’ stay in the national
| capital, addressed the Seattle Cham
|ber of Commerce today and referred
enthusiastically to the interest now
; being displayed in Alaska by East
erners. The attitude of Eastern
. businessmen and Congress toward
I Alaska changed, he said, when they
■obtained a proper understanding of
the needs of the Territory and the
importance of development. “Ev
erywhere,” the Governor continued,
“I was asked on this trip why the
| natural resources of the Territory
; were not being developed, whereas
formerly the questions of Outsiders
! concerned only the climate. Every
body seems to be interested in Alas
ka now, and while 1 do not expect
a large amount of legislation during
the present session of Congress, the
way has been paved for a construc
tive policy.”
CARRANZA DEFEATED
IN OPENING BATTLE
:
| AGUA PRIETA, April 17.—The
opening battle of the Sonora re
bellion is reported to have taken
place at Culiancan, where the Car
ranza garrison has suffered defeat
at the hands of the Sonora troops
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sent against the garrisortT Many of
,the Carranzistas were taken cap
;tive.
! It is also reported here that Fran
J cisco Villa, bandit leader, has of
fered to aid Sonora in its fight
against Carranza.
NOT A REVOLT.
The claim is made here that So
nora has not proclaimed itself a
republic and there is no intention
of withdrawing from the republic
of Mexico. The action of the state
is directed only ait the Carranza
government. This statement was au
thorized by Francisco Elias, leader
of the revolutionary movement.
CANNOT CROSS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 17.
—The senate was informed today
by representatives of the state de
partment that the request for the
movement of Mexiean federal troops
through American territory had been
turned down. The request, it is
stated, came from high officials of
the Mexican army, and not officially
from the Mexican government. The
matter was referred by the state
department to the war department.
Several members of the senate,
responsible for the request for in
formation on the question, made
vigorous protests against admitting
the ^Mexicans on the American side
of the line, ^arranza's soldiers were
referred to as murderers, and the
hope was expressed that the gover
nor of Arizona would repel with
force any attempts that might be
made to cross the line.
demands- to present to the compa- j
nies.
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FRUIT IN DANGER
SACRAMENTO, April 17.—The
rairoad board, which is now in ses
sion in Washington, has been asked
to come to the assistance of fruit
shipments valued at $4,000,000,
which are now rotting on sidetracks
in this state in consequence of the
strike.
CHURCH IS PLANNED
FOR HYDER IN SPRING
Rev. J. T. McQueen, who re
cently returned to Juneau from Hy
der, says there are quite a number
of families already located in that
bustling little bury. Several new
store buildings are being erected,
two new hotels, ami they anticipate
the erection of a public school build
ing; in the near future. While in
Hyder, Dr. McQueen secured the
donation of a lot upon which to
erect a church, and work will be
started and a minister located on
the field during the summer or early
fall.
Hyder is 125 miles from Ketchi
kan, which necessitates an 18-hour
ride on a gasboat, and the trip was
anything else than a picnic, sail
Mr. McQueen.
LONDON MAN OFFERS
TO RAFFLE SERVICES
LONDON.—Unable to find a job,
Frank Long, who describes himself
as a “hand man” 2<i years of afro,
has offered through a newspaper o
raffle his services for six months.
His proposal is that 100 or more
firms each pay $5 for a ticket. He1
agrees to work ‘six months without
wages for the firm winning the raf
fle. There was no immediate rush
of firms to accept.
ANACONDA COPPER CO
TO OPEN COAL MINE
GREAT FALLS, Mont.—The An
aconda Copper Mining company is
said to be completing arrangements
with the Great Northern railway to
extend a line to tap a rich body of
coal discovered recently along Bov
Elder creek, in this county. The
mines will be in operation next year
and a large force of men is to be
employed.
SOUTH AFRICA HAS
DIAMOND STAMPEDE
JOHANNESBURG. — A rush of
diamond seekers to stake claims is
reported from Beyenspoort, in the
Pretoria district, where rich deposits
are said to have been located.
Two thousand men, including law
yers, civil servants, business men,
landowners, artisans, and clerks,
took part, and the whole ground was
pegged out in a few minutes.
Some of the more corpulent em
ployed professional runners to se
cure the claims previously selected, |
says a news agency dispatch re
ceived here. j
CLEVELAND. April 17. The
YDuns' Women’s Christian associa
tion, which is in annual convention
in this city, went on record today
in favor of reforms for women
workers, by the unanimous adoption
of a labor and social program pro
viding for an eight-hour day for
women, for the right to bargain col
lectively, for the abolition of night
work for child labor, and for equal
wages for men and women employed
at the same work.
A number of strong speeches
were made by women delegates in
favor of demanding the reform^
listed, and all of the delegates pres
ent pledged support to the program
adopted.
ACTION AGAINST
MARY PICKFORO
MINDIN', Nev., April 17.- Follow
ing an investigation of the proceed
ings through which Mary Pickforil
obtained a divorce from Owen
Moore, a suit has been tiled in the
district court by Attorney <<enei.il
Leonard B. Fowler, in which it is
sought to set aside the decree
granted to the popular movie star,
who probably will be more popular
than ever in consequence of the
publicity given her by the Nevada
authorities.
Fowler claims as a basis for his
action that the entire proceeding
was a conspiracy on the part of
Mary, her husband, and Doug Fair
banks. The complaint alleges fraud,
connivance, and collusion.
Immediately after receiving her
divorce. Mary started for the mill
ion-dollar Fairbanks mansion, and
was speedily married to the man
■with the millidn-dollar smile.
PUBLISHERS WILL
REGULATE OUTPUT
OTTAWA, April 17.—According
to announcement made in this city
today, there is a syndicate of Brit
ish publishers ready to spend $40,
000,000 in Canada for the purpose
of insuring a continuous and adeq
uate supply of newsprint paper.
G. R. Hall Caine, son of Hall
Caine, who is representing the in
terests here, says the plan is to buy
a thousand square miles of timber
land in Canada and to erect paper
mills.
An oil company has been formed
at Nome for development work on
Seward peninsula. The concern is
known as the Keane oil project.