WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1920.
NO. 47
GRIGSBY FIGHTS MERCHANT MARINE BILL
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBMITS MEXICAN REPORT
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED IN MANY CITIES YESTERDAY
10 SETTLE DOWN
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.—
The sub-committee of the senate
foreign relations committee, which
has been engaged during the past
several months in investigating the
Mexican situation, submitted a re
port to the main committee this
morning, recommending that full
recognition of the Mexican govern
ment be withheld until an agree
ment to revise the constitution of
1917, in the form of a treaty, is
entered into with the United States.
The report was made by Senator
Albert B. Fall, Republican, of New
Mexico.
The report suggests further that
should the Mexicans refuse to ac
cede, the American Government
hold them to a definite reckoning
for the losses and sufferings at
tributed to their lawlessness. And
should they fail to maintain law and
order in the future, and to give
adequate protection to Americans,
the report recommends that an
armed force be despatched to the
Southern republic.
The report suggests and recom
mends that de la Huerta be not for
mally recognized by the United
States until his selection as presi
dent has been approved by the peo
ple of Mexico and until he proves
that he is capable of establishing
and maintaining a stable govern
ment.
According to information received
at Dawson from the upper Stewart
river, the little steamer Nasutlin,
which was frozen in near Mayo
Landing last fall, was considerably
damaged by the breakup this spring
and may be unfit for further use.
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GRIGSBY OPPOSES MEASURE
TO BAR CANADIAN VESSELS
NEW BRUNSWICK
UMBER BURNED
BY EARLY FIRE
MONCTON, May 31.—Two hun
dred square miles of standing tim
ber in Northern New Brunswick,
along the Inter-Colonial railway, has
been ravaged by fire, the conflagra
tion also having caused heavy losses
in a number of towns in the path
of the fire.
The town of San Quentin was one
of the heaviest losers, only the
Catholic church and the home of
the priest remaining standing after
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the fire had passed. More than a
'thousand persons are homeless and
destitute.
Several big fires are raging and
are spreading in spite of the ef
forts that are being made to keep
them within bounds.
The fear is expressed that a num
: ber of persons have lost their lives,
j but conditions are such that it is
; impossible to learn details, and it
probably will be several days before
the full extent of the damage will
i be known.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.—
Pierpont B. Noyes, special repre
sentaitive of the state department
in the American occupied area in
: Germany, has informed the depart
|ment of his intention to resign and
| of his plans to return to business,
i Officials of the .department, re
sponsible for the Noyes announce
ment, state that the duties of tht
special representative will be as
sumed by Major Henry T. Allen
commander of the American force;
| in Germany.
j The resignation of Noyes is re
igarded as indicating that the situa
tion in the occupied area has bee:
completely quieted.
SENATORS WILL VOTE
ON MANDATE TUESDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.
By unanimous consent, the senati
has agreed to a vote on the resolu
tion declining to grant authority fo
the acceptance of a mandate fo
Armenia, the vote to be taken 01
Tuesday at four o’clock.
The Fairbanks fire departmen
responded to two alarms yesterday
the result of brush fires threatenjni
cabins. One of the fires was nea
the cemetery and the other at th
lower end of town, near the ship
yard. No damage resulted.
SEATTLE, May 31.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the Seattle
Times is authority for the statement
that Delegate George B. Grigsby is
making a vigorous right against the
merchant marine bill and that the
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belief prevails in Washington that
his attack may have the effect of
causing the objectionable measure to
die with the adjournment of Con
gress.
The delegate claims that there
are three provisions of the bill
which, if enacted, would place Alas
1
|ka at the mercy of two steamship
jcompanies. The first objectionable
! clause would bar Canadian vessels
j from carrying freight in Alaskan
|waters, excepting that of Canadian
PLAGUE THREATENS
MEXICO CITY, May 31—Much
excitement has been occasioned in
j this and other Mexican cities by
[the receipt of information from
;Vera Cruz to the effect that bu
bonic plague threatens the Atlantic
coast region of Mexico.
The advices state that several
cases, believed to be bubonic plague,
have been discovered in Vera Cruz,
and the fear is expressed that the
dread disease may find its way to
other parts of the republic. The
information came to El Excelsior,
one of the leading newspapers of
j this city.
B1RDMEN MAKE TIME
ON FLIGHT TO TOKIO
OSAKA, May 31. — Lieutenants
iMasiero and Ferrari, Italian avi
i ators of prominence, who are mak
' ing a pioneer flight from Rome to
i
jTokio, reached this city today from
; Seoul.
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I FAIRBANKS BASEBALL
PLAYERS ARE ACTIVE
The baseball players of Fairbanks
i were out in force at the ball park
yesterday and, as a result of the
■ practice, it is evident that the upper
. town will be able to put a fairly
i strong team in the field this season.
The only weakness shown was in
the battery, there being a shortage
of pitchers this year.
i Victor Jacobson, Ole Jacobson
■ and “Gee-pole” Larson are making
'■ preparations to sail for the lower
■‘Yukon, it being their intention to
’ get away on Wednesday. They will
' make the voyage in the launch Peer
> 1 less, which has been on the Nenana
j Fairbanks run during the past sev
^ 1 eral seasons, and will have a small
■ scow in tow to carry their outfit.
’jThey are prepared to take a num
^ 1 ber of passengers along, for any
s I point along the river between Ne
1 nana and St. Michael.
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j Reman a. Where Bails and River* Meat
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origin. The second provision which
is being opposed by the delegate
would permit the shipping board or
its agents to operate vessels only to t
those ports with adequate terminal1
connections with rail carriers, which
would limit traffic to Cordova, Sew-1
ard and Skagway. leaving Nome, ‘
Sitka open only to the companies
now operating boats. The third pro- ;
vision would prohibit Canadian ves
sels from carrying freight originat- j
ing at American ports from Dawson
to Fairbanks, which would handi
cap Nenana and Fairbanks.
The correspondent wires that the
bill has strong support, but that
Delegate Grigsby is not alone in op
posing it and may be rewarded by
having the measure shelved.
STEAMER WASHBURN
IS DUE THIS WEEK
The steamer Washburn, which is
enroute from Dawson to Nenana,
having been the first of the White
Pass fleet to get away from the
upper Yukon towm, passed Fort Y’u
kon yesterday and should have
reached Tanana this morning, and
may arrive here tomorrow night or
! Wednesday. She is scheduled to
i sail from Nenana for lditarod about
the third or fourth of June.
The river bulletin issued this
'morning did not mention any of
;the other boats.
From other sources it is learned
.that the packet Louise is scheduled
; to leave St. Michael soon with a
, load of railroad supplies.
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POLITICAL ADVISER
TO PRESIDENT DEAD
LONDON, May 31.—Dr. George
: Morrison, political adviser to the
president of the Chinese republic,
and famous as the Pekin# corre
spondent of the London Times, died
today.
JAP CANNERY WORKER
JUMPS FROM STEAMER
—
1 A wire from Dawson announces
jthe death of an imported Japanese
I employe of the Carlisle cannery,
| who is reported to have committed
j suicide by leaping into the Yukon
I river from the steamer Canadian,
while enroute from Labarge to Daw
son.
There is said to have been con
siderable gambling- on board the
boat and the Jap was one of the
heavy losers.
Forest fires are collecting their
annual toll of timber in the Fair
banks district. Several big fires are
reported from that part of the val
ley.
The funeral of Andy Painter, who
died at Fairbanks last week, was
held .in the upper town yesterday
afternoon, from the undertaking
parlors.
CHICAGO, May 31.—The Repub
lican national committee has begun
hearings in this city for the purpose
of settling the 137 contests result
ing from recent primary elections
held in the various states.
The hearings are open to the pub
lie for the first time in the history
of national politics, and many are
availing themselves of the oppor
tunity to watch the proceedings
The committee has placed a limit
on arguments, so as to expedite thi
consideration of the contests.
The Alabama contest was the firsl
one considered and was disposed oi
in short order, due to the failurt
of the contestant to make his ap
pearance. The committee awardee
the contested seat to the Wood del
egate.
The committee also voted to seal
the regularly reported white dele
gates-at-large from Arkansas.
FIRST CLASS MAIL
T
The train arriving from Fairbank:
tomorrow will bring two shipment;
of lirst class Outside mail to N'e
nana, one of the shipments havin.c
reached the upper town from tht
coast on Friday morning and th<
other yesterday. The Friday ship
ment was a small one, but that re
ceived yesterday was of good size
There may also be some seconc
class matter with the shipment.
During the summer months, mai
will be despatched from Nenana b;
both steamer and train, the latte
connecting with the Gibson auti
1 mail stages at Fairbanks. Mail fo
iTolovana and points on the lowe
; river also will be despatched b;
| boat hereafter, direct from Nenana
■; instead of the roundabout route vii
Fairbanks.
The Douglas Island school boar
: recently had under consideratioi
the question of discontinuing th
.high school, but finally decided t
keep the school going another yeai
Juneau offered to take the hig
! school classes for a flat sum o
j $2,500 per year for 20 students an
| $100 per year for each additions
i student, but the proposition wa
'turned down.
Tennis players of Fairbanks hel
I an enthusiastic meeting on Satu»
■day evening and elected officers fo
.the season. Play on the Fairbank
court will begin immediately.
GRAVES OF DEAD
HONORED ABROAD;
IN STATES ALSO
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.—
Business of the Government, gener
ally speaking, is suspended today in
respect to the memory of American
dead, and memorial services are be
ing held here and in many cities
throughout the United States, as is
the annual custom. Congress re
mained in session throughout the
day, hut many of the seats were
vacant and very little business of
importance was transacted by Che
lawmakers.
The feature of the day was a big
j parade, in which grizzled veterans
I of the Civil war marched with youth
!ful world war troops to Arlington
j cemetery, where, for the first time,
I the graves of those w ho fell in
: France were decorated. The new
| memorial amphitheater was also used
j for the first time.
j Other exercises included the uu
I veiling of the monument to Rear
|Admiral Charles Wilkes, discoverer
!of the Antarctic continent, and the
•placing of a large wreath on the
!grave of Peary.
j A cable was received during the
• day from King Albert, assuring
j President Wilson that the graves of
|Americans in Belgium had been dec
lorated.
England Ob*erve».
! The unprecedented observance of
the American Memorial day is re
ported from London, the dispatches
'stating that the 2,500 graves of
■American soldiers and sailors buried
l i
■on British soil were decorated with
flowers and flags. Services were
held in many cities and the speakers
'eulogized Americans, expressing
j"more than sympathetic sentiment”
in words. Canon Carnegie, sub
jdean of Westminster abbey; Am
bassador Davis and Earl Reading
Were among the notables present.
j MANY ARE INJURED.
MARSHALTOWN, la., May 31.—
;The observance of Memorial day at
Liscom. near this citv, nearly re
[ (suited in the death of a number of
■ !persons. A squad of former sol- .
■ 'diers, selected to tire a memorial
, salute, used shot cartridges in order
• to obtain the maximum of noise
from the salute, and one of the guns
■ .was held at such an angle that the
!shot struck the barrel of another
! 'gun, scattering the load into the
'crowd gathered about. Forty-two
persons were injured by the shot,
several of them seriously.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
National Park.
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