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NENANA, ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1921
NUMBER 195
ALASKA POLITICS BOILING AT CAPITAL
BR YAN TALKS OF PAR TYREORGANIZA TION PLANS
IRATE AMERICAN MARINES WRECK NEWSPAPER PLANT
AMERICAN MARINES WRECK
NEWSPAPER IN NICARAGUA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12—
Twenty-one American marines, of
the force of 103 attached to the
American legation guard at Man
agua, Nicaragua, have been placed
under arrest in connection with the
wreck of the plant of the news
paper, La Tribuna, according to an
nouncement made by Secretary Dan
iels. The attack was the result of
the publication of what is termed
abusive and libelous articles reflect
ing on the marines.
Secretary Daniels characterises
the attack as a serious affair. He
says he has no patience with men
in uniform who take the law into
their own hands, regardless of the
\ provocation.
BAKER ASKS SQUARE DEAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12
Secretary of War Baker has issued
an appeal to the newspapers of the]
country to guard against designat- j
ing burglars and criminals as ex
service men with first making proper
investigation. In explanation of his
action, the secretary says that many
1 criminals are making a practice of
posing as former soldiers in the
hope of gaining public sympathy
when they are caught.
JAPANESE STEAMER SEIZED
FOR LIBEL AT GALVESTON
HOUSTON, Feb. 12—The Japan
ese steamer Aukuye Maru, from
Marseilles, has been seized at Gal
veston for libel. The federal district
attorney and U. S. immigration
charge that the vessel brought 11
Japanese stowaways, who were tak
en into custody upon the arrival
of the steamer in port.
HEARST DOESN’T BELIEVE HIM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12—
Notwithstanding the fact that Sec
retary of the Treasury Huston an
nounced several days ago that he
would have no further financial
transaction with European countries
during the remainder of his term,
William Randolph Hearst, acting in
the capacity of a private citizen,
has filed suit to obtain an injunc
tion restraining the secretary from
advancing additional money to for
eign governments.
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JAPANESE LAWMAKERS KILL '
MOVE TO CURB ARMAMENT
TOKYO, Feb. 12—The lower
branch of the Japanese parliament
has rejected, by an overwhelming
vote, the Oski resolution proposing
a curtailment of armaments, on land
and sea.
The spokesman for the govern-!
ment explained that conditions in
China and Siberia are such that
Japan cannot reduce her army and
navy.
SERVICE IN ARMY DOES NOT
MEAN CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12—Service
in the American army and navy
does not entitle Japanese and other
ineligible aliens to naturalization,
according to a court decision, con
trary to an opinion rendered by
Secretary Wilson. The information
is contained in a special dispatch
to the Bee, quoting a letter received
by Senator Phelan.
CANADIAN MILLS SHOW GAIN
VICTORIA, Feb. 12—Minister of
Lands Pattulla has submitted a re
port to the provincial legislature
which shows that pulp and paper
products sold by British Columbia
mills last year had an aggregate
value of $20,000,000, as compared
with $12,000,000 for the previous
year. The report also shows that
the total value of forest products
last year was $290,000,000, as com
pared with $70,000,000 in 1919.
RIGA PEACE TREATY SIGNED
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 12—T h e
treaty of peace between soviet Rus
sia and Poland was signed yester
day at Poland, according to official
wireless advices received in this city
from Moscow. The announcement
comes somewhat in the nature of a
surprise in view of the attitude of
Leon Trotsky, who only recently
urged, before the Moscow soviet,
that the negotiations be delayed.
PLANE FALLS; 2 DIE IN CUBA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12—
Lieuts. John Menken and John C.
Wolfer, of the army airplane service
were killed in Cuba yesterday as
the result of the collapse of their
plane during a practice flight
WANTS OFFICERS PUNISHED
MANILA, Feb. 12—Brig. GEN.
Cramer, commander of the con
stabulary, has recommended the dis
missal from service of Capt. Herbert
Page, and the reprimanding of Col.
Lueien Sweet, in connection with
the fatal Manila riots of December,
which resulted in the death of 15
^ persons.
j IRISH ARMY ON THE MARCH
LONDON, Feb. 12—The Central
News Agency is authority for the
.statement that an Irish Republican
army, several hundred strong, is
! marching on Skibbereen, County
, Cork. Crown forces are being rushed
| to the scene.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 12—
The Alaska political situation prom
ises an interesting scrimmage for
the territorial offices which are to be
distributed under the Harding ad- J
ministration.
Judge Wickersham, who is a very
active candidate for the governor
ship of the territory, has arrived
from the West with voluminous pe
titions urging his appointment, and
George C. Hazelet, of Cordova, ap
pears to be the choice of the terri
torial committee.. The two candi
dates are looked upon here as
worthy opponents, each with such
a showing of support that the Presi
dent probably will look beyond both
candidates in making his selection
for governor. It is said that both
Col. Wilds P. Richardson, former
chairman of the Alaska Road com
mission, and Dick Ryan, of New
York would consider the appoint
ment favorably if it should be of
fered to either of them.
Scores of aspirants for other offic
es in Alaska, have made their wants
known here already, through friends
in and out of Congress, and it is ex
pected that the list will be swelled
considerably before the hour of ap
pointment arrives. Numerous of the
aspirants are styled “Wickites” and
others “anti-Wickites” Some have
refrained from becoming involved in
the factional fight.
Among those whose names are
mentioned here as candidates for
federal judgships are: John Rust
gard, territorial attorney general
elect; Cecil H. Clegg, of Fairbanks;
E. J. Loman, Thos. A. Marquam,
E. E. Ritchie, Arthur Frame, Ralph
R. Robertson, of Juneau; L. V.
Ray.
Candidates for appointment as
district attorney include Sherman
Duggan, D. E. Folsom, Grover C.
Wynne, Guy B. Erwin, Arthur
Shoup, F. Coppernoll and Fred Har
rison.
Marshalships are sought by Chas.
Beam, Harvey Sullivan, L. L. Hard
ing, A. J. Bakke, John 0. White,
Bert Stevens, Jack Wickcrson, O. P.
Gaustad, M. W. Griffith, George
Dooley, Jack Chovin, and others.
National Committeeman John C.
McBride, Charles D. Garfield and
Earl Hunter are out for appoint
ment as collector of customs, all
three being Juneau men.
Hawley W. Sterling and Edward
Kendall are the only two whose
names have been mentioned here
for appoinntment as surveyor gen
eral.
The outlook holds as much poten
tial trouble as a ton of dynamite
and there is every prospect of a
heavy explosion before the battle
is ended.
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BELGIAN PATROL ATTACKS
GERMANS IN BORDER TOWN
LONDON, Fe' 10—Serious fight
ing between Germans and a Belgian
patrol is reported from Aix la Chap
pelle, according to the Exchange
Telegraph, quoting Amsterdam ad
vices. The dispatches state that the
inhabitants of the place refused to
obey police instru ■•♦ions regarding
a carnival celebration, remaining in
the streets after the time fixed for
the termination of the festivities.
The Belgian troops fired on the
crowd, wounding several of them.
MANILA TO STAGE BIG FIGHTS
MANILA, Feb. 12—The island
legislature has passed a bill legal
izing 20-round prize fights and it is
j expected that promoters will take
steps immediately to induce boxers
of note to visit the islands for the
purpose of staging championship
ring contests.
LANDIS CAN KEEP EXTRA PAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12
Attorney General Palmer has made
a ruling to the effect that Federal
Judge Landis was within Hie law in
accepting the post as baseball arbi
trator in addition to his official
duties as judge.
HOME BREWER IS PROTECTED
DENVER, Feb. 12—Unless it can
be proven that home-made liquor is
manufactured for sale or gift, the
brewer thereof cannot be convicted
of violation of the federal dry law,
according to a decision rendered
here yesterday by Criminal Judge
Dunn.
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS;
SAYS WICK IS DELEGATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12—
As predicted in official circles re
cently, Election Committee No. 3,
of the lower branch of Congress,
has finally rendered its report on
the Alaska delegate contest, in
which it is recommended that the
Alaska seat be given to James Wick
ersham. The report says that Wick
ersham was duly elected and that
George B. Grigsby, who was declar
ed elected by the territorial can
vassing board, is not entitled to the
seat which he has occupied during
the past two years.
If the report of the committee is
approved by the house, Wickersham
will have the opportunity to fill
out the remainder of the term, or
until Dan Sutherland is sworn in
on March 4.
INTEREST MONEY IS HELD UP
SEATTLE, Feb. 12—The superior
court has enjoined temporarily the
city of Seattle from setting aside
any municipal street railway re
ceipts for the payment of interest
on the $16,000,000 by which the
city purchased the system in 1919.
PORTLAND SHIP RECORD
PORTLAND, Feb. 10—Comple
tion of present contracts by ship
yards in the Portland district will
swell the district production to ap
proximately one million tons of
steel ships.
R. S. Donaldson was an outgoing
passenger on today’s train, headed
for Healy. /
CYCLONE WRECKS TOWN;
TEACHERS SAVE PUPILS
SAN'DERVILLE, Ga., Feb. 12—
The town of Oconee, Washington
county, jvith a population of nearly
500, was almost entirely destroyed
by a cyclone this week, the wreck
of buildings being accompanied by
a number of deaths. A special train
with doctors and nurses was rushed
to the scene from this city to care
for the injured.
Children Are Saved
The heroic devotion of three
women school teachers is reported
to have saved the lives of many
children who were at their studies
when the tornado struck the town.
The wind caused the roof of the
school building to collapse and, at
the risk of their own lives, the
three women teachers Tushed be
neath the sagging timbers and held
them while the children crawled to
safety. When the children were out,
the teachers disengaged themselves
and also escaped unharmed.
AMERICAN GIRL GETS LEMON
LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 12—Vir
ginia Mackay Smith, daughter of
the late Bishop Mackay Smith, of
the Episcopal diocese of Pennsyl
vania, and Captain Boyed, former
German naval attache at Washing
ton, who was recalled at the re
quest of President Wilson because
of his pro-German activities, are
to be married shortly, according to
announcement made yesterday.
MAY RESTRAIN DRY SQUADS
OLYMPIA, Feb. 12—A bill in
troduced in the lower house of the
state legislature yesterday is in
tended to put a stop to the pro
miscous searhing of private homes
by police officers. The bill, if passed,
will require such officers to procure
search warrants before conducting
raids.
Another bill makes profiteering
and baseball bribing a gross misde
meanor, punishable by both fine and
imprisonment.
MORE TYPHUS DISCOVERED
NEW YORK, Feb. 12—Twenty
cases of typhus were discovered
yesterday among the steerage pass
engers* aboard the steamer San
Jiusto, which has just arrived in
port from Trieste and Naples. The
officers of the vessel report three
deaths enroute.
FAMINE SITUATION RELIEVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12
Relief from famine conditions ravag
ing ten million Chinese is foreseen
by Julian Arnold, Australian com
mercial attache at Peking, says a
cablegram received by the depart
ment. Mans for checking the famine,
together with a mild winter, are
doing much to alleviate the suffer
ing.
Acting General Storekeeper E. J.
Cronin made a trip out the line to
day, going as far as Healy.
BRYAN PLANNING CAMPAIGN
TO SAVE LIFE OF HIS PARTY
MIAMI, Feb. 12—Questioned re
garding an announcement from New
York to the effect that he and his
brother arc planning the reorganiza
tion of the Democratic party, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan told new.
papermen here yesterday that “if
the DemocBatie party is going to b»
a force in the country, it must have
members. The voters are not willing
to act through the party unless they
can control it.” He said further that
he was not aware that a definite
date had been set: for launching the
movement.
Bryan expressed the belief tha;
the party would have to be reorgan
ized if it hoped to wield an influence
four years hence and he pointed
out that the authority should come
from the bottom up and not from
the top down.
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MARRIAGE LAW CHANGED
OLYMPIA, Feb. 12—The state
senate has passed the Davis bill
amending the marriage law so as to
require an interval of 15 days be
tween the receipt of an application
for a marriage license and the is
suance of the license. The bill also
| provides for the elimination of
(justices of the peace from the list
I of persons authorized to solomuize
j marriage.
INDEPENDENT STEEL PLANTS
ANNOUNCE CUT IN WAGES
YOUNGSTOWN, Feb. Hi—The in
dependent steel plants of Mahoning
valley have announced a genera!
reduction in wages averaging 20
per cent. About 40,000 men are af
fected.
LUMBER MILL BURNS
j TACOMA, Feb. 12—The main
i mill of the Marine Lumber company
! was destroyed by fire this week,
i with an estimated loss of more than
! $100,000.
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| BERKELEY, Feb. 12—An im
mense stadium, costing a million dot
lars and seating sixty thousand per
sons, is to be erected by the Uni
i versity of California, according to
announcement made this week. The
plan is to have the great structure
ready for the 1922 football games.
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