WHERE. RAIL'S AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
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NENANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1920
NO. 141
BROOKLYN TAKES LEAD IN SERIES FIGHT
HARDING MAKES HIMSELF CLEAR ON THE LEA GUE
POLES AND RUSSIANS REACH ARMISTICE AGREEMENT
HARDING TAKES STAND
ON LEAGUE QUESTION
DES MOINES, Oct. 7—In an ad
dress delivered here this afternoon
Senator Harding declared his will
ingness to accept the direct issue
of the ratification or rejection of
the League of Nations. Brushing
aside the problem of clarifying the
reservations he declared that he
favored staying out of a covenant
written at Versailles. He declared
that he wanted no acceptance of a
league, with the Russians to clarify
American obligations. He preferred
rather, the rejection of the com
mitments altogether. “I do not want
to clarify those obligations” he de
clared. “I want to turn my back
on them. It is not interpretation
but rejection that I am seeking."
The senator restated his program of
world association based on principles
harmonizing with the constitution.
And he renewed his pledge to start
the formation of such a concert im
mediately after election.
The senator received an ovation
when he declared that American
troops have no business being in
Germany.
HARDING ON ROAD AGAIN;
IS MAKING FINAL SWING
MARION, Oct. 7—With his de
parture yesterday morning for the
Mid-West, Senator Harding began
^ a speech-making swing that will
keep him away from home almost
continuously until the latter part of
the month. The trip covers Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri
and Oklahoma. After those states
have been visited, the senator will
start on a second trip, covering
Kentucky, and Tennessee and un
visited sections of Illinois and Miss
|t ouri. He plans to start on the sec
ond trip on Monday.
PROHIBITION OFFICERS ARE
HUNTING STOLEN WHISKEY
CHICAGO, Oct. '7—Five federal
prohibition enforcement officers are
enroute to this city to aid Major
^ Daley in the investigation of re
ports concerning the theft of booze
worth $175,000. Daley is prohibition
supervisor for the Central states.
SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS
IN YAKIMA BROKEN OPEN
YAKIMA, Oct. 7—The safety de
posit vaults of the Moxie State
bank robbed last night, the safe
^ crackers getting away with more
than $10,000 in cash and securities.
The thieves used picks to break
through the walls of the vault.
LOCKOUT IS THREATENED
IF MEN DO NOT RETURN
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7—The
Builders Exchange has served an
ultimatum on the workers of this
city, threatening a lockout against
all building trades, involving many
thousand workmen, if the striking
plasterers, hod carriers, roofers and
painters do not return to their jobs
today.
JThe situation is regarded as criti
cal and the action of the unions is
awaited anxiously.
Deaana, Alaska’s Interior rul Depot
BROOKLYN LEADS CLEVELAND;
SERIES FULL OF PROMICE NOW
OIL TANKER EXPLODES;
SEVERAL ARE KILLED
NEW YORK, Oct. 7—Four men
are dead, four missing and between
20 and 30 more or less seriously in
jured as the result of the explosion
of the oil tank steamer Crowe
while tied up for repairs at Brook
lyn. There were about 400 men at
work on the vessel at the time the
explosion occurred.
Red Cross workers and ambulanc
es were rushed to the scene and
rendered valuable aid.
BILL POSTERS SAY PRICES
ARE SATISFACTORY NOW
DENVER, Oct. 7—The Bill Post
ers unoin, of Denver, has written a
letter to the State Industrial com
mission, asking for the withdrawal
of its application for increased pay.
The letter explains that the recent
slump in prices has made higher
wages unnecessary.
CHIEF CLERK ADVOCATES
SUBSIDY FOR SETTLERS
SEATTLE, Oct. 7—In an an in
terview published in the Times yes
terday afternoon, W. G. Wilt, chief
clerk of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, suggested the plan of
subsidizing settlers in the proximity
of the Government railroad in Alas
ka as a means of bringing about
the speedy development of the ter
ritory.
Wilt contrasted the attitude of
the Government with that of Jim
Hill, builder of the Great Northern
railroad and declared that only
when the Government offers good
inducements to settlers will the ter
ritory be properly developed,
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WOMEN WILL BE THERE
TO WATCH PROCEEDINGS
NEW YORK, Oct. —The Inter
national Woman's Suffrage Alliance
will send a woman representative
to Geneva to attend the approach
ing meeting of the League of Na
tions. The delegate will report the
proceedings in a “neutral manner.
Carrie Chapman Catt is authority
for the statement that the alliance
will be represented at the session.
GOLD SHIPMENT ARRIVES
NEW YORK, Oct.—Another ship
ment of gold, valued at ten million
dollars, arrived from England yes
terday, to be applied on the debt
of European nations. The shipment
was consigned to the federal re
serve bank and came from the Bank
of England.
PANAMA TO NEW YORK
PANAMA, Oct. 7—Lieut. Chas.
Austin is preparing to hop to Jamai
ca today on a flight to New York
and Washington, D. C. He will
make brief stops at Jamaica and
Cuba.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7—The third
game of the world’s baseball series,
which was played at Brooklyn this
afternoon, was won by Brooklyn,
the score being two to one.
The southpaw slants of Sherod
and Smith were poison to the
Cleveland Indians, the heavy hitters
of the visiting team going down in
one, two, three order.
Each team made one error today
and Brooklyn led in the batting
with six hits. Cleveland made three.
Uhle pitched for Cleveland, with
Nunemaker behind the bat.
YESTERDAY’S GAME
EBBETS FIELD, Oct. 7—Grimes
fitted a fine coat of whitewash on
the backs of the Cleveland Indians
yesterday, the Brooklyn players go
ing from the field with three runs
to their credit, to the visitors’
nothing. Grimes’ spitballs tied the
backs of the Clevelanders in knots, i
while the Brooklyn players landed ;
for timely hits. Brooklyn scored in
the first, third and fifth innings.
Bagby and Uhle pitched for the.
visitors and Grimes held down the,
mound for Brooklyn. Cleveland got
seven hits and made one error and I
Brooklyn also landed for seven hits
and played an errorless game.. Mil- j
ler caught for Brooklyn and O’Neill |
for Cleveland. i
The rest of the lineup was as •
follows: Cleveland—Jamieson, left;
Wambgans, second base; Speaker,:
center; Smith, right; Gardner, 3d;:
W. Johnson, first; Sewell, short, i
Brooklyn—Olson, short; J. Johnson,
third; Griffith, right; Wheat, left;
Myers, center; Konetchy, first and '
Kilduff, second:
ARMISTICE SIGNED
BY PEACE ENVOYS
PARIS, Oct. 7—Wireless dispatch
es received in this city late this
afternoon announce the signing: of
armistice terms by the Polish and
Russian peace delegates at Riga.
FRENCHMAN IN CHARGE
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 7—General
Weygand, whose leadership enabled
the Poles to beat the Russians back
from Warsaw, has left for South
Russia to take supreme command
of the anti-Bolsheviki forces in
that region, which are now under
the command of General Wrangel.
HOSTILITIES CEASE
WARSAW, Oct. 7—In accordance
with the armistice terms signed to
day at Riga, hostilities will cease
tomorrow morning along the Polish
Russian fronts.
DISORGANIZED
LONDON, Oct. 7—The Reuters
news agency is authority for the
statement that additional informa
tion has been received confirming
IMMIGRATION FORCES ARE
INCREASED ON BORDER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7—
Twenty-six additional inspectors of
the immigration bureau have been
ordered to the Canadian border to
keep check on the movement of
foreigners who are said to be flock
ing into the United States in stead
ily increasing numbers.
MINE* ACCIDENT FATAL
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 7—
One miner is know to have been
killed, two others are believed to
have lost their lives and a fourth
is missing as a result of a cave-in
at the Hansen mine, near Landfair.
j earlier reports of disorganization |
i among the Russians. The latest re- j
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I ports, received from “a reliable j
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| person’ , say* that the red army;
I morale is shaken and that excep-j
tionally bad revolts have broken j
out in Siberia. There is also said to i
be great unrest among; Russian )
workmen.
GENERAL DESERTS
LONDON, Oct. 7—General Makno
commander of the anti-Bolsheviki
J forces in Ukraine, under General i
i Wrangel, has deserted his command ;
to accept a commission under the!
1 Bolsheviki. j
NEW MENACE LOOMS
RIGA, Oct 7—Notwithstanding- j
the satisfactory outcome of the j
armistice negotiations, the Polish,
situation is becoming steadily more |
acute in consequence of the severe j
fighting in progress between the J
i Poles and Lithuanians. A big battle i
j is now in progress near Orany.
NAVIGATORS INDICTED
NEW YORK, Oct. 7—The feder
al grand jury has returned true
bills against Victor Fox and William
Kaiser, steamship operators, on the
charge of “engaging in a conspiracy
to defraud the United States thru
false vouchers submitted to the
Shipping board”.
CAR KILLS SOLDIERS
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 7—Two
soldiers were killed here today as
a result of being struck by a street
car. Three others were hurt, one
perhaps fatally. The victims of the
accident are unknown here.
The train service south from Ne
nana has been augmented by the ad
dition of a regular Monday train.
SUSPECT IS ARRESTED IN
CONNECTION WITH PLOT
TACOMA, Oct. 7—The local po
lice are working on the theory that
Charles O. Jones, under arrest in
this city as an I. W. W. suspect,
may be implicated in the reign of
terror plot which was to have been
sprung before Armistice day thruout
the Northwest. The police claim that
they found a quantity of dynamite
caps, fuse, rifles, a secret wobbly
code book and letters to prominent
I. W. W’s in Chicago in the quart
ers occupied by Jones.
ANOTHER LORD MAYOR
ARRESTED IN IRELAND
WEXFORD, IRELAND, Oct. 7—
Lord Mayor Cornish and Ed. Foley,
judge of the Wexford arbitration
court, were placed under arrest yes
terday and are now confined in the
military barracks, the charges pre
ferred against them being the same
as those against Lord Mayor Mc
Sweeney, of Dublin.
PORTLAND TRANSFERRED
TO SOUTHERN DISTRICT
SALEM, ORE., Oct. 7—Senator
McNary is in receipt of a telegram
from Admiral Benson in which an
nouncement is made of the trans
fer of Portland from the Seattle
district of the Shipping board to j
the San Francisco district. The ac-1
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Lion is the result of a long fight on j
the part of Portland.
HUNTER IS LOST
TACOMA, Oct. 7—Parties of
searching who were sent into the
dills to hunt for H. N. Hill, high
way engineer, returned to the city
late yesterday afternoon and re
port having failed to find any trace
if the missing man, who went into
the Black hills on a hunting trip,
lis intention being to invade a par
;icu!arly wild section.
RED CROSS TO RESCUE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7—
rhe American Red Cross society
las appropriated half a million dol
lars for the relief of famine suffer
ers in the Pekin district, iii China.
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First class mail arrived in Fair
banks on Tuesday afternoon and
Menana’s portion of it probably will
arrive here on Friday’s train. It is
probably the last mail that will be
shipped to Nenana via the Richard
son trail.
The first incoming mail via the
new Broad Pass route probably will
reach Nenana tonight. The first out
going shipment consisted of three
sacks.
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Mail will leave Nenana for the
lower river on October 15.
POPULATION OF STATES
SHOWS HEALTHY GAIN
WASHINGTON, I). C.. Oct. 7—
According: to figures made public
today, the population of Contental
United States is 105,683,108, and
increase of 13,710,842 since the
last census, or 14 percent. These
figures do not include approximate
ly twelve and one quarter million
people living in the outlying posses
sions of the United States. The pop
ulation of Alaska and the total
classed under military and naval
service abroad are yet to be an
r.ounced.
The bureau announces that there
are 6,450,998 farms in the United
States.
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RAILROADS MUST SHOW
ACCOUNTS TO WARWICK
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 7—
[Comptroller of the Treasury has an
nounced that further payments to
the railroads under the federal
guarantee act may be withheld un
til such time as the railroads rend
er a full and complete accounting
; to Uncle Sam. The railroads are
; trying to collect before completing
their final accounting.
GRAFTERS ARE INDICTED;
TOOK MONEY FROM VETS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 7—
Eight persons have been indicted
by the federal grand jury in con
nection with an alleged graft of
thousands of dollars front World
war veterans. The money is alleged
to have been obtained from the vet
erans upon tlie promise of aid in
the settlement of war risk insur
ance claims.
DEPARTMENT HAS BONDS;
CAN’T LOCATE OWNERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7—
Blip. Gen. Lord, chief of finances
of the army, is authority for the
statement that his department has
$375,000 in Liberty bonds belong
ing to former service men who can
not now be located. The bonds car
ry coupons representing $30,000 in
interest.
EUROPEAN DELEGATES ARE
ARRIVING FOR BIG EVENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7—
Representatives of Great Britain,
the Netherlands and Canada have
arrived here to attend the tercen
tenary anniversary celebration of
the landing on Yankee soil of the
Pilgrims. The delegates were dinner
guests at the British embassy on the
night f their arrival and will later
visit Mount Vernon as the guests
of Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
PRESIDENT WILSON DENYS
STATEMENT OF SENATOR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7—
President Wilson has written a let
ter to Senator Spencer, of Missouri,
making denial of the senator’s as
sertion to the effect that the Presi
dent promised American military aid
to Rumania and Serbia in the event
of invasion. The President brands
the statement as “false”.
The President told the senator
that he was content to let the votes
decide which of the two had told
the truth.