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NENANA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1920
NUMBER 154
PRICES TAKE SHARP DECLINE IN STATES
CORDOVA REPUBLICANS BACK GEORGE HAZELET
BASEBALL MAGNATES TRYING TO REORGANIZE CLUBS
TELLS AMERICANS
CHICAGO, Nov. 9—Rival base
ball meetings are being held in this
city and upon the outcome of the
gatherings depends very much the
future of organized baseball. Presi
dent Johnson and the owners of
five American league clubs went in
to session yesterday at the same
hotel where National league mag
nates -had gathered, with three of
the minority American club owners.
Clark Griffith, a Johnson adherent,
accepted an invitation to attend the
rival meeting for the purpose of
discussing plans for the reorganiza
tion of the National committee, but
up to this afternoon the rival fac
tions had been unable to reach an
agreement.
The National leaguers have given
the five American owners until four
o’clock to come into the field and
unless they vote to do so, it is the
intention of the National magnate
to go ahead with their plans for a
new baseball commission and a
twelve organization.
GOELET WEDS FRENCH GIRL
NEW YORK, Nov. 9—According
to reports received in this city to
day, Robert Walton Goelet, local
banker, has announced his engage
ment in Paris to Anne Guestier,
daughter of a wealthy French land
owner.
EDITOR PASSES ON
TUCSON, Nov. 9—Allan B.
Jaynes, a member of the Republi
can committee and editor of the
Tucson Citizen, died here last night
following a brief illness.
COAL CASES ARE CONTINUEd!
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 9—At the'
request of the Government, the con-1
spiracy case against 125 soft coal
mine operators in Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio and Pennsylvania have been
granted a continuance in the feder
al district court.
Roadmaster W. L. Packer went
to Fairbanks on today’s train.
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TOKYO, Nov. 9—In connection
with the reports circulated regard
ing the activities of Washington
j Vanderlip, former Fairbanks pro
moter who is said to have gone to
Russia for the purpose of obtaining
valuable concessions from the so
viet government, the Japanese for
eign office has issued a statement
! in which it is made clear that the
: Japanese government will not respect
any concessions that may be given
to the American if they conflict in
any way with rights of Japanese
subjects.
The statement says that in view
of the fact that the soviet govern
ment has not yet obtained recog
nition, the Japanese government is
not bound to take cognizance of any
private agreements that may be
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CAPTURE OF MISSION NOT
KNOWN TO DEPARTMENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9—
Representatives of the state and
war departments declare they do not
know of any official American mis
sion within the war zone in South
Russia. Their statement is made in
answer to a report received several
days ago to the effect that such a
mission had been taken into custody
by the Bolshevik military leaders.
It is suggested that the mission
taken captive is probably French,
although the local representatives of
France have received no reports to
that effect.
NEW LIQUOR RULING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9—
The supreme court of the United
States has handed down a ruling in
which it is held that liquor lawfully
required by persons for personal
use may be stored in places other
than private homes.
AMERICAN LEGION BOYS
WILL CELEBRATE DAL
WITH ARMISTICE HOP
Harold Anderson post, American
Legion, will celebrate the first an
niversary of Armistice Day with a
dancing jollification at Union hall,
to which the dancers of Nenana
are very cordially invited. The best
music obtainable will be engaged to
play for the dapce and a nominal
charge will be made for admission,
it being the desire of those in
charge of the affair to collect only
sufficient to cover the expenses.
The dance will be given on Thurs
day evening and will represent Ne
nana’s participation in the great oc
casion, which will be observed in
some manner in every corner of
America.
Deputy Marshal James Hagan re
turned to Nenana today after a
brief visit to Fairbanks.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9—T h e
price of flour continues downward,
today’s quotations representing the
pre-war level for all grades.
For the first time in four years,
flour sold here today under $10 per
barrel at the mills and family pat
ents are quoted at $9.65 to $10.
The reduction in flour prices is at
tributed to the sharp decline in
the price of wheat.
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Record Corn C-op
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9—
The department of agriculture has:
issued a bulletin in which it is;
claimed the corn crop of the nation
exceeds the previous "largest crop by
seventy-five million bushels The
yield is estimated at more than three
billion bushels.
Sugar Back To Normal
NEW YORK, Nov. 9—Raw sugar
dropped to 614 cents a pound here
today, a loss of more than 17 cents
from the highest quotations of last
May.
Clothing Coming Down
ROCHESTER, Nov. 9—A reduc
tion of one-third in the wholesale
price of clothing is announced to
day by one of the largest clothing
makers in the country. The new
prices are retroactive to November
first and apply to suits and over
coats. The reduction represents a
cut from approximately $33, the
opening fall price, to $20.
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Money For Livestock
CHICAGO, Nov. 9—A conference
of bankers representing Chicago and j
other cities is being held here this j
week for the purpose of completing
plans for the raising of a thirty
million-dollar pool to help finance
the livestock industry of the nation.
Freighters Reti-ed
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9—The
local headquarters of the United
States shipping board has announced
the retirement of nine freighters
because of a lack of cargoes. The
completion of sugar shipments is
' given as one of the reasons for
' withdrawing the boats from service.
Down In Chicago
CHICAGO, Nov. 9—Men’s cloth
ing for immediate delivery is being
offered on the local market today
at from ten to fifteen per cent below
present wholesale prices. Goods for
spring and summer delivery are
cut from ten to thirty per cent un
der prices prevailing a year age.
Men’s shirts and similar articles of
apparel also show a great reduction
in price.
SCHOONER POLAR BEAR
CAUGHT IN ARCTIC ICE
OAKLAND, Nov. 9—The power
schooner Herman, which has just ar
rived here from Nome, reports that
the schooner Polar Bear is fast in
the ice 225 miles north of Nome,
off the coast of Siberia.
As soon as ice forms in the Arctic
j straits a relief expedition, propelled
by reindeer, will be sent to the
crew of the Bear, and should the
expedition fail to reach the boat,
the members of the crew can make
their way to the Siberian coast.
The schooner has supplies for two,
months only.
TURKS ARE NOT IN HURRY
TO SIGN PEACE TREATY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 9—
Representatives of the Turkish go
vernment have notified the powers
that the present time, in their opin
ion, is inopportune for the ratifica
tion of the peace treaty by Turkey
and it is intimated that some time
may elapse before action will be
taken.
HUNGER STRIKERS WEAKEN
CORK, Nov. 9—The nine remain
ing hunger strikers who are slowly
starving themselves to death in a
jail in this city, are said to be in a
precarious condition today. They
have been fasting for 90 days, and
are as determined as ever to ab
stain from food, which is offered to
them at frequent intervals.
Frank Rourk, who was called to
Fairbanks on business, was a return
ing passenger on today’s train.
COUNTRY ON WATCH FOR
THREATENED BOMB PLOT
NEW YORK, Nov. 9—Twenty-five
additional patrolmen have been dis
tributed throughout the financial dis
trict for the purpose of giving ad
ditional protection to financial in
stitutions. The action of the police
department is the result of threats
alleged to have been made at a re
cent secret meeting of radicals.
The Wall street detective force
has also been strengthened and
every precaution is being taken to
prevent a recurrence of the recent
bomb attack on the district.
LOS ANGELES GROWING FAST;
NEEDS TENTS FOR ARRIVALS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9—Such is
the growth of this city that the
housing problem has become very
acute—so acute, in fact, that the
city council has telegraphed to Sec
retary Baker, asking the war de
partment to lend the city 5,000
tents to be used temporarily as
dwellings to accommodate the over
flow population. The number of new
comers is variously estimated at
from 5,000 to 8,000 per month.
ARMENIANS HAVE YIELDED
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 9 —
According to advices received in
this city from Tiflis, there is reason
to believe the Armenians have
yielded to the Moscow ultimatum
and are offering virtually no resist
ance to the advance of Turkish
troops from Kars to Alexanderpol.
Lloyd Marsh returned from Fair
banks on today’s train.
THOUSANDS ARE FLEECED
BY BASEBALL GRAFTERS
CHICAGO, Nov. 9—The special
grand jury which was detailed to
the work of investigating alleged
baseball grafts, has completed its
labors and in its final report says
that while there is evidence to show
that some games have been thrown,
through the manipulation of gam
blers. the practice of staging
crooked games has not been general.
And the investigators believe that
the leaders of organized baseball
can be relied upon to keep the
game above suspicion hereafter.
The report says that thousands of
persons have been fleeced of many
thousands of dollars each during
the past season in baseball pools
conducted by irresponsible persons.
The jurymen obtained evidence of
many refusals, on the part of the
pool sharks, to pay all the prize
money won by persons investing, i
Of $134,572 which should have gone !
to the winners of pools, the sharpers j
paid out only $28,000 in prizes.
DEMMOCRATS PREPARING
PROGRAM FOR CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, L>. C., Nov. 9—
Democratic credit officers are pre- j
paring, in accord with the policies
of the Wilson administration, esti
mates upon which Congress will be
asked to make appropriations for
the fiscal year during which the Re
publicans will be in full control of
the affairs of the nation. No pro
test is being made to the action at
this time but it is expected that
the program will be considerably
upset when the lawmakers get hold
of the estimates.
PETALUMA FIRE IS COSTLY
PETALUMA, CAL., Nov. D—The
steamer Gold, twelve carloads of
freight on the wharf and a ware
house nearby were destroyed by
fire today, with a loss estimated at
$150,000.
VILLAGE IS BURNED
SYRACUSE, Nov. 9—The village
of Claire, near this city, is in ruins
as the result of a fire which swept
the town last night.
DAN SUTHERLAND THANKS
NENANAITES FOR SUPPORT
Mayor Joe O’Connor, of the Ter
minal, is in receipt of a telegram
from Delegate-elect Dan Sutherland
in which Hie popular candidate re
quests the mayor to “please say to
the electors* of Nenana and railroad
points that I am sincerely appreci
ative of the magnificant vote given
me by them at Tuesday’s election,
and that I take this method of
thanking them. I shall do every
thing in my power to aid the early
completion of the railroad.”
The telegram was sent from the
territorial election the day after
the election.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
OF CORDOVA WILL
SUPPORT HAZELEI
CORDOVA, N'ov. 9—Al an en
thusiastic meeting of the Cordova
Republican club held last night,
George C. Huzelct, delegate to the
Republican National convention and
a pioneer resident of this city, was
unanimously endorsed for appoint
ment as governor of Alaska.
The delegate-elect will be asked
by the club to assist in securing
the appointment and similar re
quests also will be sent to the na
tional committeemen and to mem
bers of the territorial organization
and to territorial clubs.
CORDOVA TIMKS
PRESIDENT IS WRITING
MESSAGE TO LAWMAKERS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—Prest
dent Wilson has started work on
the message which he will present
to Congress when the lawmakers as
semble in regular session next
month. As usual, the President t
preparing the document in his
apartments without the aid of a
stenographer, hut aside from tin
fact that the message is in process
of making, nothing is known con
cerning it. It is believed, however,
that the message will urge the
enactment of a number or recon
struction measures which are re
garded by the President as of tins I
importance to the nation.
HARDING READY FOR TRIP
NEW YORK, Nov. 9—President
Elect Hardinjr has completed his
preparations for his vacation trip
to the Canal zone and will sail
from New Orleans on a steamer be
longinp: to the United Fruit Co.
He plans to leave the Gulf port on
November 18 and, upon his return,
will be landed at Norfolk. He ex
pects to be back during the early
pait of December.
TURNER NEW ROAD HEAD
ST. PAUL, Nov. 9—William K.
Turner, of Portland, has been elect
ed president of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle railway.
Nenana, the Gateway to McKinley
national Park.
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