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VOL. II.
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NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1920.
NO. 265
, TRAINMEN DEMAND REPLY FROM HINES
CROWN PRINCE TELLS ALLIES HE WILL BE MARTYR
RED GUNS DRIVE ALLIED BOATS FROM ODESSA HARBOR
V
IN Biff CITY HAS
FAIAL OUTCOME
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.—The
fashionable Berkshire apartments, at
the corner of Jones and Sutter
,4'. streets, were destroyed by 'fire on
Monday, resulting in the death of
one woman, the injury of a score of
others, and many thrilling escapes
from the burning structure.
The fire occurred at an early hour
and found most of the occupants
of the building in their apartments
* in bed. And by the time many of
them had been aroused, escape by
the stairs and elevator was cut off
by the flames, necessitating haz
ardous leaps from windows into
firemen’s nets and spectacular slides
down ropes and bed-clothing knot
ted together. The scene was one
of the wildest excitement, with ten
ants crying for help from windows
and the firemen trying to reach
them with ladders.
Mrs. Marie Donoho. secretary of
the Rebekah lodge, was burned to
death, and the injured totaled 32.
including roomers and firemen.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 11.—Vet
erans of Chateau-Thierry are pa
troling the streets of this city today
to prevent further attempts to lynch
William Locket.:, negro murderer,
who was sentenced to death yester
day for killing a ten-year-old girl.
Lockett is confined in a steel cage
in the courthouse, where he is under
heavy guard.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 11
Following the decision of the Broth
erhood of .Maintenance of Way em
ployes and railway shop employes to
strike on February 17, as a result
of the failure of the railroad ad
ministration to answer the demands
of the men for an increase of wanes,
Railroad Director Hines has an
nounced that his answer will be
forthcoming immediately on his own
responsibility. After he has spoken
for the railroad administration, he
will make formal report to Presi
dent Wilson, who may approve or
disapprove, as he sees fit.
The situation is regarded at the
White House as very serious, in
view of the fact that the demands
presented to the railroad adminis
tration have the backing of two
million workers, three hundred thou
sand of whom have already voted to
strike next Tuesday.
W. G. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, in
formed Director Hines yesterday
that the members of the organiza
tion were becoming very insistent
and musit have an answer soon. In
reply, Times informed the official
that he could not answer the train- i
men uniil he had talked with the j
entire labor representation, but it is
evident that he did not anticipate,
at that time, that the men were
really irt earnest. The decision of;
the Brotherhood of Maintenance of I
Way Employes to strike is believed j
to have created a situation which
the director recognizes as demanding I
immediate action. The strike order
is regarded generally as the crisis:
in the railroad negotiations, and the !
outcome is awaited with tense in
terest throughout the entire coun ;
try
CONFERENCE HELD.
WASHINGTON, D. O.. Feb. 11 —
Director Hines anil Attorney-Gen- j
i-ral Palmer were in conference sev- ■
era! hours this afternoon for the i
purpose of considering the threat j
ened railroad strike, but infortna
tion regarding the outcome of the!
meeting is not obtainable. Palmer j
refuses to discuss the conference o>
a rumor, in general circulation, to
the effect that the Government !
might seek an injunction to prevert.
the trainmen from going out.
curred today, but the troops are on I
the lookout for 300 mountaineers, j
said to have started for Lexington j
for the purpose of taking Lockett i
away from the authorities and
stringing him up. Veterans are
guarding every approach to the city.
in II. S. LINE:
MEXICALI, L. C„ Feb. 11.—The!
far-famed Owl gambling house, one!
of the landmarks of the vanishing'
West, was completely destroyed by (
fire late yesterday, together with
other buildings which formed the
immense Owl block. The gambling;
resort disappeared to the accom- i
paniment of shots and screams of:
men and women who were present i
when the fire started, and who has- j
tened to the scene with visions of
rich loot. Three men were shot
while they were engaged in an at
tempt to rob the gambling tables
! within the burning structure, and
| three women were caught within
I the fall of flames and were severely
| burned before they could be res-;
j cued.
I American firemen came from Cal- j
[exico to assist in saving the place,!
but their efforts were greatly ham-'
| pered by Mexicans, who cut the!
hose and ran off with the fire-fight
;ing apparatus.
The Owl loss is estimated at a i
quarter of a million dollars.
CALIFORNIA SPOUTER
IS IN ACTION AGAIN.
—
REDDING, Cal., Feb. 11.—Mount
Lassen, California’s performing vol
cano, is in eruption again, after a
lapse of three months. Large vol- j
umes of smoke are issuing from the1
crater, visible for a long distance. I,
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LANE QUITS MARCH FIRST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—«
According to official announcement'
made in this city today, the resigna-!
tion of Secretary of the Interior ■
Franklin K. Lane, which was handed j
to the President several days ago, [
will become effective on March first.!
The. Pu.'iHpr.t hps. no* yet
nounced the name of Lane's suc
cessor, but it is expected that the
information will be forthcoming
within the next few days. Vojrel
;anfr is still spoken of as a likely
fuccessor.
CROWN PRINCE ASKS
TO ACT FOR OTHERS
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11,—There is
an unofficial report in circulation
here to the effect that the former
German crown prince has sent mess
ages to the kings of England, Italy,
and Belgium, and to the presidents
of the United States and France, in
which he offers to surrender him
self to the Allies, provided other
Germans demanded for trial are not
molested.
WILSON GETS HIS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—
Announcement is made at the White
House today that President Wilson
has received a message from the
former crown prince of Germany,
offering himself as a substitute for
the score or more of his countrymen
j whose extradition has been demand-1
|ed by the Allies.
MAKE COUNTER DEMAND.
* BERLIN, Feb. 11.—The German
■government is preparing a list of
Allied officials who are accused by
Germany of violation of war laws.;
It is the plan of the Germans to
submit the list as a counter pro
posal to the Allied demand for Ger
man offenders.
RED ARMY OCCUPIES
CITY ON BLACK SEA
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 11.—
According to official advices received
n this city today, the city of
Odessa, on the Black sea, was cap
;ured by the Bolsheviki forces last
Saturday, following a series of de
ermined attacks which cost both
sides heavily in men. The Reds are
sow in full possession of the city
ind also the inner harbor, which
vas occupied, previous to their ar
rival, by Allied warships. The ves
sels were forced to seek safety in
light.
MUCH BOOTY.
LONDON, Feb. 11.—Reports re
reived by the government from
Odessa state that the Bolsheviki se
•ured enormous booty when thev
occupied the city or. February 7.
British warships were in the har
jbor while the city was under fire
(and attempted to assist in prevent
ing- the occupation by the Reds, but,
|were unsuccessful. After the city
had fallen, the vessels withdrew from j
the harbor.
MANY ARE DROWNED.
LONDON, Feb. 11. — Advices
reaching this city from Moscow state i
that 1,400 Russian volunteers, with'
■ their wives and children, were
i drowned as the result of the foun
i dering of the transport Karantin,
'on which they were passengers. The
boilers of the vessel were hit by a j
■ shell fired by other volunteers, who
'were incensed because of the de- '
i 1
Iparture of the Karantin, leaving:
jthem behind to face the Bolsheviki. j
|The disaster occurred at Mariupol,'
in the province of Ekaterinoslav, the ;
transport being headed across the J
Sea of Azov to the ertranc." 't ?.!ie
Black sea.
EXPORTS START.
REVAL, Esthonia, Feb. 11.—Two
carloads of flax arrived from Russia
on Sunday, marking the commence
ment of Russian export trade, which
promises to increase rapidly.
NOFABLES 10 TALK
AT G. 0. P. MEETING
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Major
General Leonard Wood, Governor
Coolidge of Massachusetts, an 1
Chairman Will II. Hays of the Re
publican national committee will be ,
the principal speakers at a banquet
to be held by the New York Youne
Men’s Republican club in this city
on March .'11. All of the presiden- :
tial possibilities will be asked to
attend the banquet, and invitations i
already have been sent to Senator
Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover. I
who have been members of the club i
for a number of years. <
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FORMER EDITOR WILL .
BECOME AMBASSADOR ,
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 11 — ‘
Robert Underwoo'd Johnson, former
editor of the Century magazine, au
thor of Italian poems, and one of
the founders of the League to En
force Peace, has been selected by
the President to become ambassador
to Italy'. His nomination, it is be
lieved, will be sent to the senate
within a few days.
NEBRASKA’S GOVERNOR
TO TALK IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Feb. 10. — Governor
McKelvie of Nebraska arrived here
yesterday in response to an invita
tion to address the Young Men’s
Republican club at a banquet to be
held here tomorrow in honor of
Lincoln’s birthday.
Mrs. F. D. Browne left for Fair
>anks on yesterday’s train, to be
ibsent several days.
MONTESANO. Kth. 11 Th.
prosecution in the wobbly rases now
on trial here scored a point today
when the court was presented with
an alleged confession of Roberts, oru
of tile defendants. A. f’. Bake’-,
court reporter, testified that.he re
ported the confession, and said that
the confession had been signed by
Roberts. On cross-examination* Bak
er said that Roberts had shown no
signs of being unbalanced while
making the confession. The. defense,
it is understood, will make an at
tempt to show that Roberts i> in
sane.
In his opening statement on. Mon
day, Attorney Vandeveer sunt that
he exonerated the American Legion
from any part in planning tl\e. al
leged plot to raid the t 'entgalia
Legion men who might have par
ticipated in what he alleged was a
prearranged affair, were merely cats
paws of Centralia commercial or
ganizations. lie said further that
the defense intended to show that
the Centralia commercial organiza
tions referred to had planned to raid
the hall, and that the raid was dis
cussed at the Commercial club and
the Elks’ cluli. The wobblies, h»*
said, were compelled to shoot in
self-defense.
The state has introduced maps and
i miniature exhibit of Centralia
flocks where the shooting took place;
also six rifles and five pistols or
revolvers, alleged to have been the
•veapons used by the defendants.
Ownership of all the weapons was
idmitted. with the exception of one
•ifle, said to have been fired by
durnett, alleged slayer of Grimm
Engineers told of tracking the di
rection of the bullets to- points where
t is alleged the wobblies were sta
ioned during the shooting.
Stipulations admitting ownership
>y six of the eleven defendants of
ifles and pistols, taken after the
'entralia shooting, were read into
he records, but there is a dispute
is to the ownership of one of the
;uns — a .38-55 which the state
laims sent the bullet which killed
Varren Grimm. This rifle was
ound in the Avalon hotel, and the
tate will endeavor to prove that it
lelonged to Eugene Barnett.
The confession of Huberts was ad
nitted by the court, after overruling
ho objections offered by the lic
ense. Vandeveer held that th •
ourt must determine whether Kub
rts signed the confession volun
arily or under duress. The assist
nt prosecutor cited cases in which
onfessions had been admitted and
ised against the confessors. V'ande
eer says Roberts was crazy when
e signed the paper.
iARL SLIPPERN WINS
PIANO—TICKET NO. 63
Ticket number 63 won the Kel
im piano, which was raffled this
reek. The lucky number was held
y Earl Slippern, local contractor.