WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. II.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1920.
NO. 282
BILL INTRODUCED FOR ALASKA BOARD
crnzEN& candUxate WTOS SEAr7XE election
TWO WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE PLACED UNDER ARREST
ON RELIEF II
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3.
—.Members of the house ways and
means committee were treated to an
exhibition of ill-feeling: today when
Edward S. Hale, representative of
the Veterans of the World War.
and Franklin Holier, national com
mander of the American Legion,
during the consideration of the sol
dier relief measure. Dolier appear
ed before the committee yesterday
for the purpose of making certain
recommendations, and Hale follow
ed today with a charge that Dolier
had misrepresented conditions to the
committeemen. The statements
made by the president of the legion,
Hale declared, were erroneous and
should be contradicted. Chairman
Dicknet ruled that the witness
should not criticize other organiza
tions, but the harm was done *fi<i
further friction between the two is
feared.
Dolier informed the committee
men yesterday that the legion wants
assistance for the men who fought
in the late war in overcoming finan
cial disadvantages resulting there
from. The veterans, he said, feel
that the Government owes an obli
gation to all persons who are handi
capped physically and financially as
a result of the war. Disabled men
want relief legislation to prevent
them from becoming objects oi
charity, and the legion favors laws
providing farm settlements in all
states. The legion also wants aid
in buying homes for soldiers, ami
vocational training was also urged
for the benefit of ex-service men.
Hale urged the committee to rec
ammend the payment of $30 a
month for every month the men
were in the service, with a bonus
WOBBLY WITNESSES
HELD FOR PERJURY
MONTESANO, March 3. — Guj
Bray and Jay Cook, witnesses foi
the defense, who Rave testimony
this week in the Armistice day mur
der hearing, have been placed un
der arrest on the charge of per
jury, the arrests having been mad<
at the request of the prosecution
Bray was arrested late yesterda;
afternoon and Cook was taken inlc
custody this morning.
When Bray, who is only 16 year
old, was on the stand yesterday, h
testified that Lieutenant Frank Vai
Gilder was within tyyo feet of th
wobbly hall when the shooting oc
curred. Witnesses for the state hai
previously testified that Van Gilde
was standing beside Grimm, full;
half a block away, when the shoot
ing started. Half an hour afte
Bray left the stand, he was unde
arrest, the complaint having beei
signed by Assistant County Prose
cutor Jahnke, of Lewis county.
Cook, who is a farmer, testifiei
CHAIRMAN CURRY ADVOCATES
ALASKA DEVELOPMENT BOARD
of $100 for oversea? men. The
money could be raised, he said, by
increasing the tax on big incomes.
BARKING DOGS SAVE
in tmts
SEATTLE, March 3.—Tenants oc
cupying quarters in the Ballard
apartments, in this city, had a nar
row escape from death at an early
hour this morning, as a result of
the destruction of the building by
fire. The fifteen tenants were sound
asleep when the fire started, and the
flames had gained considerable head
way when several occupants were
aroused by the persistent barking ol
dogs near the building.
Mrs. Otto Wendland, one *f th«
last to be aroused, collapsed in tht
hall as she was making her waj
from the building, and she and hei
baby were rescued by the other ten
ants. The loss is estimated at $25,
000.
MADRID, March 3.—According U
advices received in this city fron
Portugal, the workers of that much
troubled country have proclaimed i
soviet republic. The movement wai
started by employes of the railroad;
and has the support of postal, tele
graphic and other workers.
that he saw the head of the paradi
in front of the wobbly hall whei
the shooting: started, whereas wit
nesses for the state declared previ
, ously that the head of the parad'
was fully half a block away fron
■ the hall at that time.
Both Bray and Cook were re
’ leased this morning on bonds in th<
i sum of $1,000 each, furnished b;
Attorney Vandeveer.
> While the attorney was in th
■ sheriffs office arranging for the re
i lease of the two men, he accuse
-• | Sheriff Barry, of Lewis county, o
-j trying to intimidate witnesses fo
i j the defense by arresting them. Th
'I two men then called each other liar
r and Vandeveer struck the officer o
- the wrist, whereupon the sheriff «
r plied with a terrific swing whic
r knocked a cigarette from the at
i torney’s hand. The men were squai
- ing away for a further exchange o
blows when deputies rushed betwee
I them.
j SEATTLE, March 3.—The Wash- i
ington correspondent of the Post
Intelligencer advises his paper today
that Representative Charles F. Cur
,ry, Republican, of California, chair
man of the house committee on ter
i
ritories, has introduced a bill pro
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viding for the elimination of bu
reau control in Alaska and the cre
ation of a development board, con
sisting of three members, resident
in Alaska, to have supervision over
those affairs now directed by the
forestry fisheries, educational, and
biological survey bureaus. The bill
also provides for the transfer of
the administration of Alaska land,
mineral and agricultural, from the
jurisdiction of the general land of
fice to the proposed Alaska develop
I PARIS, March 3.-—Georges Car
' pentier, champion heavyweight of
| Europe, who is to try conclusions
‘with Jack Dempsey soon for world
| honors, will join the ranks of the
| benedicts on Monday, invitations
! having been issued some time ago
| for his marriage to Mademoiselle*
; Georgette El Sasse, an attractive
young woman 18 years of age.
(' The marriage is attracting eonsid
|; erable attention in sporting circles
jfor it is understood that the future
i Madame Carpentier is not in favor
t: of boxing, and fans are wondering
(j what effect the wedding will have
'.upon the future ring career of the
| French champion.
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Billy Butler was an outpoint;
: passenger on this morning’s train,
'headed for Talkeetna, where he will
.'meet John A. Davis. Butler is tak
,, ing his fast dog team with him and
expects to make a quick trip over
the trail.
Jake Bender left for the Kan
tisdina this morning to take charge
of the Aitken cookhouse.
Leo Rodrigue and partner ar
r rived from the Hot Springs country
yesterday afternoon, having made
the trip up river with a dog team.
1 Frank Lawson, who recently ar
^ rived in Fairbanks from Shaw creek,
r started on the return to that dis
? triet yesterday with a sand pump,
s which he will use in connection with
1 his mining operations.
i Otto C. Meyer and Robert F.
- Schaver were admitted to the mem
- bership roll of Fairbanks igloo, Pio
f neers of Alaska, at the regular meet
i ing of that organization Monday
evening.
nent board, the plan following close
y the suggestions of former Secre
ary of the Interior Lane. ^
The board is to be bi-partisan ^
n composition and the members^
must reside in Alaska. The bill
transfers to the board all the pow
srs and duties of the bureaus now
exercising authority over Alaskan
iff airs and creates a fund in the
federal treasury to be known as
the Alaska fund. Appeals from the
decisions of the board may be made
direct to the secretary of the in
terior. !
In introducing the bill, Chairman i
Curry explained that the purpose of .
the measure is to open Alaska to >
genuine pioneer development, with j
every safeguard against exploita- i
tion.
POPULAR ACTRESS ;
CARSON CITY, Nev„ March 3.— j
Popular Mary Pickford, of movie j
fame, was granted a divorce today i
from Owen Moore, also prominent j
in motion picture circles. The legal!
separation was obtained on the,
grounds of desertion, no effort hav-|
ing been made by the villain in the j
matrimonial tragedy to prevent the
granting of the decree. Moore is
here, but he was not in the court
room while the proceedings were in j
progress. j
To f urther the interests of her j
case, the emotional Mary brought j
her art to bear on the case-hardened !
magistrate by weeping real tears. j
WAACS ARE DISBANDED;
RENDERED BIG SERVICE
LONDON.—Queen Mary’s Army
Auxiliary Corps, known as the
“Waacs,” the khaki-clad army of
intrepid women who served in vari-!
ous capacities at the front during!
the war, ceased to exist as a mili
tary organization with the ending
of 1919. The Waacs performed a
notable service for their flag and j
not a few of them were killed or ‘
wounded in service.
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General Wilds P. Richardson, for-;
merly head of the Alaska Road
commission, and “Colonel Dick" to
all Alaskans, is stationed at Camp
Gordon, Georgia, according to word
received recently. Colonel Gotwals,
the newly-appointed head of the
| Alaska Road commission, was on
| Colonel Dick’s staff in the North
Russian campaign.
—
The Cook inlet firm of McNally
& Maitland, who have been mining
icoal under a permit for the past
; two years at Bluff point, on the
eastern shore of Cook inlet, have
been advised that the request for
a lease on 1,000 acres of coal
bearing land at this point has been
favorably considered by the land
lepartment and in due course the
ease will be {fronted. The coal is
ignite, but is adapted to local
Leeds, including the canneries oper
iting in the Cook inlet country and
>oints to the westward.
THREE PASSENGERS
DIE OF FLU AI SEA
VICTORIA, B. C\, March Of
ficers of the Japanese liner Suwa
Maru, just arrived from Japan, re
port the death of three passengers
enroute, as the result of the ap
pearance of the flu on board the
vessel shortly after leaving the Ori
ent.
Eight other passengers, who con
tracted the disease enroute, were
taken to the hospital upon their ar
rival here.
A small shipment of first class
mail reached Fairbanks last evening,
the arrival being much in the nature
of a surprise. Another inbound mail
stage left Paxons yesterday evening
with three passengers, and still an
other was' reported at Hogans, far
ther out the trail. A fourth rig Is
supposed to be enroute between
Donnellys and Fairbanks.
Mrs. Cleveland, of Hot Springs,
is among the recent arrivals in Ne
nana, having arrived on yesterday’s
train from the north.
CALDWELL DEFEATS
DUNCAN FOR MAYOR
SEATTLE, March 3—Mayoralty
Candidate Caldwell, known as the
Citizens’ candidate, who was elected
at yesterday municipal election ovei
Labor Candidate Dunsan, has the
distinction of having received tht
biggest majority ever given a may
oralty candidate in this city. FL
received 50,850 votes,, while Duncar
polled only 34,049.
It is estimated that fully 85 per
cent of those registered visited th*
polls, the turnout being live percen
greater than at the primary elec
tion last month.
Lieutenant Phillip Tindall, i
wounded veteran, led the council
manic race with 48,000 votes, de
feating W. D. I^ane, president o'
the present council. The other suc
cessful candidates for the board o
aldermen are Erickson, Hesketh
Drake, and Carroll, all re-electe<
over Lou Cohen, Charles Callan
Phil Reeves, and Ben Nauman. Tin
dall ran last in the primaries, am
his good showing yesterday is at
tributed to the fight that was madi
for his election, the vigorous cam
paign having brought out man;
votes which otherwise probabl;
FOR SHORT IE;
WASHINGTON, P. C March !
—Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and
I)r. Grayson and escorted by a score
of secret service men, President Wil
son left the W’hite House today for
the first time since he was taken
ill. The President was driven in .1
closed car along the picturesque
Potomac, the weather being ideal
for the outing.
In spite of the fact that an ef
fort had been made to keep the
ride a secret, there were many pee
j pie aware of the presence of the
'President on the drive, and, as the
Jauto moved along at leisurely gait,
;many hands were waved. The Presi
! dent exchanged greetings with Sen
jator Borah, who was met enroute.
Numerous photographers followed
close behind the President’s car,
jhopeful of snapping the executive,
'but they were scattered by the
* President’s bodyguard.
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! Dr. Grayson stated this afternoon
! that the ride had benefited the Pres
ident considerably, and hereafter he
will be taken out every day the
weather will permit.
Manana. Alaaba'a Interior Fuel Depot
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TEMPERATURE *
As reported by the government *
observation station, Nenana ••
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Wednesday, March 3.
Maximum S above **
Minimum 24 below X
’ would not have been east.
Four of the candidates endorsed
by the triple alliance — Duncan,
; Lane, Callan, and NTauman—were
defeated. The only successful one
I is Erickson.
Of the amendments submitted to
the voters, one was approved for
| the issuance of bonds to the value
of a million and a half for the con
struction of a new bridge at Spo
jkane avenue, to connect with West
Seattle. Another provides for giv
ing ex-service men a preferred place
on the civil service list. An amend
ment providing for increased sal
aides for councilmen, treasurer, and
corporation counsel was defeated.
City I* Safe.
In a public statement made today,
when informed officially of the re
, suit of the election, Mayor-elect
I Caldwell declared that the voters of
Seattle had emphatically told the
world that Seattle is safe and sane.
100 percent American, and a good
place to live. The voters, he sai.l.
have buried factional domination
j forever.
Caldwell will be inaugurated on
'March 15.