WHERE RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1920.
NO. 233
REDS HAVE MONEY TO FIGHT ARRESTS
TEN MEXICAN STA TES ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE
EIGHTY PERSONS INJURED IN COAST STREETCAR BUMP
NENANA10 HAVE
MCE 10 HELP
Residents of Nenana and the Ne
nana district are to be given the
opportunity to become members of
the Roosevelt Memorial association,
which was organized in New York
city last March for the purpose of
raising the sum of ten million dol
lars to erect a monument to Theo
dore Roosevelt in Washington, D.
and create a park at Oyster
Bay. to be preserved like Mount
Vernon and the Lincoln homestead.
The association is non-partisan and
non-political.
A campaign for funds was con
ducted in the States during the last
week in October and a large sum
was contributed by many thousands
of contributors; but the movement
was delayed in Alaska owing to the
non-arrival of literature and inabili
ty to perfect the Alaska organiza
tion. These details have been ar
ran^ea now, nowevtr, anu >ui»uijr
tions are being received in all sec
tions of the Territory, the Nenana
drive having been launched under
the direction of Dr. R. R. Myers,
who was recently appointed com
munity chairman by Divisional
Chairman Thomas A. Marquam.
George C. Hazelet of Cordova is
chairman for Alaska.
Dr. Myers has placed receipts at
a number of places in Nenana—at
The Portland, The Terminal. Ghez
zi’s. Thompson’s drug store, and The
News office — where contributions
may be made. And he points out
that this is an opportunity to show
appreciation of a real man—a man
who always had the courage of his
convictions—a man whose Ameri
canism was never questioned.
No one will be urged to con
tribute. The money should be given
simply as a free-wnll offering to the
memory of Theodore Roosevelt.
Joe Kelly. Ketchikan fur man,
who passed through Nenana several
weeks ago. enroute to the Yukon,
’eft Fairbanks for the coast with
his dog team this morning, enroute
back to Ketchikan.
Arrivals from the Ruby country
bring the report that fur-bearing
animals are very scarce in that dis
trict this winter, with the exception
of mink, which are more plentiful
than usual.
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 5. — Ten
Mexican states were rocked violent
ly by an earthquake on Saturday,
the shocks causing the destruction
of much property over a wide area
and the death of many persons in
the state of Vera Cruz, where scores
cf buildings were demolished and
two entire villages wiped out.
REDS HAVE MONEY TO FIGHT
FEDERAL DEPORTATION PLAN
| GOOD ILL COME
j OF COAL PROBE:
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: COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 5—In a|
.report submitted today to the spe-i
cial convention of the United Mine;
; Workers of America, President Tom
L. Lewis and Secretary Green ex-,
press the belief that just decisions;
will be arrived at by the commis- :
sion appointed bv President Wilson!
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to adjust the differences between
the coal miners and the mine own
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, In agreeing to end the strike, the |
report explains, the international:
officers decided to submit to the in- j
evitable, even though they protest
ed, in their hearts, against what
seemed to them to. be the Govern
ment’s unjust attitude. The coal
strike, it was pointed out, had de
veloped into a test between the
Government and a group of work
men.
j Many turns of events, the report
continued, had made it impossible
to follow the original plan to hold
out for an increase of 60 percent
The convention is attended by
more than 2,000 delegates.
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TAKE MEAT 10 RUBY
According to advices received;
from the lower Yukon, Commission
er Tom Devane, of Ruby, is now ’
enroute up the river from St. Mich- j
ael with a small herd of reindeer,
which he is driving to Ruby to re
lieve the meat shortage in that dis
trict. Rubyites have been without J
fresh meat since the freezeup and!
are eagerly awaiting the arrival of
Devane’s vanguard of Alaska's fu-l
ture meat supply.
The advices state that 47 of the
animals have already been disposed
of, and it is expected that the en
tire herd will sell quickly upon its
arrival at Ruby.
The full extent of the damage has j
not yet been ascertained, owing to j
the interruption to communication,::
but the reports thus far received in- ;
dicate that the quake was the most,,
severe experienced in Mexico in' i
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many years.
An effort is being made by the1]
federal authorities to send relief to | j
the devastated districts. ;■
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 5.—
Representatives of the department
of justice are authority for the
statement that the radical element
of the nation has a huge slush fund
which will be used to defend the
thousSnds of Reds who have been
placed under arrest throughout the
country during the past several
days. Some of the best legal talent
in the country has been retained to
fight the deportation proceedings
contemplated by the department,
and it is expected that the battle
will be waged with desperation and
that advantage will be taken of ev
ery technicality.
CAMP ESTABLISHED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. o.—
Many of the radicals who have been
taken into custody by agents of the
Government will be detained at
Camp Upton, which is to be trans
formed into an immigration camp.
Several hundred additional arrests J
have been made since Saturday, and !
more are being: reported hourly.
WEINSTEIN ARRESTED.
NEW YORK. dan. 5. — Federal
agents have arrested Gregory Wein
stein. chief of staff to Soviet Am
bassador Martens, and will hold him
for deportation. Weinstein, next j
to Martens, is regarded as the most ;
influential communist in America.
Three thousand of the Reds now j
under arrest will be deported if it ‘
is possible for the department of'
justice to carry out its plans.
FORMER ATTACHE TO GO.
TACOMA, Jan. 5.-—Wilhelm von j
Brincken, former German consulate j
attache at San Francisco, who was!
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sent to McNeils island for two years,
was released from that institution
on Friday and will be sent out of
the country.
NATIONAL DRY LAW VALID;
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5—
The validity of the National Prohi
bition act is upheld by the supreme
court of the United States, in a de
cision handed down bv that body
today. The decision referred par
ticularly to those sections of the
Volstadt act prohibiting the manu
facture and sale of beer, wines and
other liquors containing one half of
CONGRESS RESIMS
PEACE TREATY ROW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
The Congress convened at noon to-1
day after a fortnight's recess, and
it is quite evident that the treaty
fight is still foremost in the minds
31 the lawmakers. The battle was
resumed almost immediately after
the members had taken their seats.
It is expected that the lawmakers
will continue in session until short
ly before the presidential election
lext fall.
ROTH IS NOMINATED
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5—
Hie name of Rhinehart F. Roth was
sent to the senate today by Presi
ient Wilson for confirmation as;
United States attorney for the
fourth judicial division of Alaska.
Fred Kiel came in from his fox j
•anch on the Totatlanika today with <
■ load of native potatoes and sev
:ral fox skins, one of them a three
juarter black measuring five feet
'rom tip to tip, valued at <1,000,
ind another a cross, about the same
Jze and valued at $100. The skins
rill be sent to New York for sale.
one per cent or more of alcohol.
Beer containing two and three-!
quarters percent alcohol wa« de
clared to be illegal.
Justice Brandeis read the decision,
which was concurred in by five of .
the justices, while four dissented.
The decision says that the right _
of Congress to suppress the liquor i
traffic is expressly granted by the.
Constitution.
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NATATORIUM BURNS; !,
FIRE IS A MYSTERY:
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The Fairbanks Natatorium, on
Front street, several doors north o! .
'he Gilsev house, was wrecked by.
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fire last night, little remaining of •
the structure today except the sheet
iron covering, which enclosed the
entire building and which undoubt-i
, i
edly prevented the flames from
spreading to nearby buildings.
The fire was discovered about ten
o’clock, after it had made consider
able headway, and by the time thc|{
department arrived on the scene the'
interior woodwork was a seething' j
mass of flames.
The origin of the fire is a mys- 1
tery. The building had been unoc- i
copied for a considerable time, hav- i I
ing been closed for the winter some; |
time ago. The only theory ad
vanced is that the fire got its start 1
from the electric wires.
The building was owned by Gus
V’edin, who is now enroute to Mc
N’eils island to serve two years on a
perjury charge. s
The Eagle Ladies’ club of Fair
banks will give a leap year dance
in Saturday, January 17. Extra
men are to be admitted free.
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REPUBLICANS 10
BUILD ANNEX TO
GREATCOLISEUM!
CHICAGO, Ian. 5.—The seating
rapacity of the Coliseum, in which
ihe Republican convention is to be
held in June, will be increased so
as to accommodate 13,000 persons,
the committee having secured the
big building with the understanding
that the desired alterations would
be made.
The committee also has secured
a guarantee from the leading hotel
men of the city that prices will not j
be raised while the convention is in
progress.
Edward F. Thayer of Indianapolis j
tas been elected sergeant-at-arms1
for the convention. The platform !
tommittee will be named next week. !
Campaign managers of Harding, j
Wood, Coolidge. Lowden and others !
lave opened headquarters in this !
thy and are busily engaged in pla i- '
ling their respective campaigns.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.— |
Vccording to information received 1
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'rom the White House today, it is !
he intention of President Wilson
o send an important word of greet-1
ng to the Democrats, on the ocea
ion of the banquet arranged for
aekson day.
The announcement that the Presi
ient is preparing an address has
roused considerable speculation
lore and many are wondering if it
5 the intention of Wilson to an
lounce his willingness to accept a
hird term.
Friends of the President insist
hat he will not accept the Derao
ratic nomination under any oir
umstances, but they do not know
i'hat the message will be that the
’resident is preparing.
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SEATTLE STREETCAR
JUMP INJURES MANY
SEATTLE, Jan. 5.—Eighty per
ons were bruised and cut today as
he result of a streetcar smashup ~t,
Woodland Park avenue and 39th
treet. Forty of the victims are
ow in hospitals and five are so,
eriously injured that their recovery ;
i by no means certain.
The wrecked car was a municipal
Green Lake car, which jumped the
track at the street intersection,
turned completely over and crashed
strainst a telephone pole. Practical
ly everyone * in the car was hurt
more or less, and some of them
will be laid up for a long time.
IN GOLD PRODUCT;
WASHINGTON, D C„ Jan. 5.—
In a joint statement, issued by the
United States mint and the geo
logical survey, it is shown that the
gold production of the United States
during the past year was fifty-eight
million dollars, and the production
of silver sixty-one million dollars
California heads the list of gold
producers, with a yield of seven
teen millions for the year; Colorado
comes second, with nine million
seven hundred thousand, and Alaska
holds third place with nine million
thirty-six thousand.
Montana leads in silver produc
tion with a total yield for the year
of sixteen millions.
CHAMPIONS MAY
FIGHT IN SOUTH
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 5. — The
forthcoming championship prizering
battle between Jack Dempsey un i
Georges C'arpentier will be fought
at Tia Juana, it is believed, the
American champion already having
given his consent to meet the
Frenchman at the Mexican resort,
just south of the California boun
dary.
Keam*. who is acting as man
ager for Dempsey, believes the gat°
receipts, if the tight is held at Tia
Juana, will aggregate three-quarter*-'
of a million dollars.
Jim CofTroth, who claims to have
dgned Dempsey for the meeting in
the South, expects to be able to
five the winner $100,000 and the
oser $100,000.
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* TEMPERATURE
t As reported by the government
* observation station, Nenana
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r Sunday, January 4.
* Maximum .12 above
* Minimum . 10 below
t Monday, January 5.
? Maximum 20 above
* Minimum 0 below
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