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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. 111.
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NENANA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1920.
NO. 83
GOVERNMENT OF PERU IS OVERTHROWN
ALLJES SERVE ULTIMATUM ON HUN DELEGATION
IUGOSLAV DEMONSTRATION IS FATAL TO AMERICAN
HUN HONS
SWEPT ASIDE BY
SPA CONFERENCE
SPA. July 13.—Weary of waiting
for the Germans to accept terms
for the settlement of questions aris
ing in connection with the armistice
agreement, the Allies yesterday is
sued an ultimatum ordering the Ger
mans to agree immediately to de
liver to the Allies two million tons
of coal monthly. Failure to make
such agreement, the ultimatum says,
will compel the Allies to take action
to enforce the terms of the treaty.
The ultimatum was modified this
morning, giving the Germans until
three o’clock tomorrow afternoon to
announce their decision.
Soviet Silent.
Up to a late hour this afternoon
the Russian Soviet government had
not replied to the request of the
Allies for an armistice with Poland.
The Poles have notified the Allies
that they can put a million men in
the field, but they must depend upon
the Allies for ample supplies of pro
visions and ammunition.
SPECIAL DELEGATES
ARRIVE AT CHITINA
According: to special advices re
ceived ill Fairbanks this morning,
Commissioner R. S. McDonald and
August Peterson, who are enroute
from Nenana to Cordova to confer
with Secretary Payne, were making
excellent time over the Richardson
trail and should have reached Chit
ina before noon today, in time to
catch the regrular train to Cordova.
COAL OPERATORS WILL
SUGGEST CAR RELIEF
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 13.—
The issuance of new emergency or
ders by the interstate commerce
commission, granting priority to the
shipment of coal to the Northwest
and to New England, will be pro
posed by bituminous coal operators
to railroad executives tomorrow in
New York, as a means of improving
the transportation situation, which
is rapidly assuming seriousness.
Mrs. J. H. Scott went to Fair
banks today on the steamer Yukon.
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PRESIDENT OF PERU TAKEN
PRISONER BY REBEL FORCE
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NEW PARTY PLAN;
MAY VOTE TODAY
CHICAGO, July 13.—The conven
tion of the committee of forty-eight
[voted this morning to join with the
[National Labor party in the forma
tion of the proposed new party, and
[this afternoon a large Non-Partisan
[league group and a delegation of
[single taxers marched into the labor
[convention and announced that they
■also had decided to amalgamate with
i the laborites.
The amalgamated elements are in
‘session this afternoon, and plan to
.nominate, a presidential candidate
: before the convention adjourns for
jthe day. It is considered probable
i that the convention also will decide
to put state tickets in the field in
certain sections.
• James Duncan of Seattle, labor
candidate in the recent mayoralty
contest, held the gavel this after
noon, but Parley Christensen of Salt
Lake, chairman of the committee of
forty-eight, really presided over the
convention and delivered the key
i note address, amid great cheering
[and band-playing. He said that
Benjamin Franklin was personified
jby the delegates present, while Pal
imer typified the witch-burners.
'Cheers were given LaFollette, Debs
[and the working class, and the
.“Marsellaise” was played to the ac
companiment of boisterous shouts of
[approval. Finally, all joined in
singing “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All
Here.”
; HARDING WILL MAKE
TRIP TO WEST COAST
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TACOMA, July 13.—Republican
j campaign plans which will be con
sidered at a meeting to be held in
jSan Francisco next week will in
! elude a Western trip by Senator
j Harding, to take in Washington,
Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho,
^Arizona, and New Mexico.
SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
BY JAP LOWER HOUSE
TOKIO, July 13.—Universal suf
frage was defeated yesterday by the
: lower house of the Japanese law
making body, the vote being about
two to one against the proposal.
The action of the lawmakers was
.followed by pro-suffrage demonstra
tions which resulted in the arrest ot
imany of the participants. The po
lice had considerable difficulty re
storing order.
Dr. de la Vergne came down froir
| Fairbanks today on professiona'
business.
I Ker.ana, t*? ffatewsy to McKinley
Hatton al Talk.
LIMA, July 13.—The Peruvian
government, headed by President
Jose Gutierrez, has been overthrown
by rival forces and the president
and the members of his cabinet are
now prisoners. Bautist Sevedra has
assumed control of governmental af
fairs, supported by the army.
Peruvian newspapers claim that
the revolution is a crushing defeat
for the pro-Chilean policy of the
HUT
At JUNEAU TODAY
KETCHIKAN, July 13. — The
flotilla of destroyers on which Sec
retaries Payne and Daniels are en
route to Seward arrived here yes
iterdav morning at six o’clock, mak
ing the fastest time up the coast on
record by six hours.
Shortly after their arrival, the
two secretaries and Governor Riggs
conferred with Mayor Hunt and a
[number of business men regarding
the fisheries, water ' power and
transportation, and it is believed
;here that much good resulted from
the meeting. The local delegation
urged the visitors to use their in
fluence to kill the fisheries treaty
with Canada.
The destroyers Sinclair, McCauley
and Meyer sailed for Juneau during
the day and were scheduled to reach
the capital by ten o’clock last night.
■The other destroyers remained be
hind and today started on a cruise
! of the waters of Southwestern Alas
|ka. the plan being for them to visit
every cannery in the district.
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j Hawley Sterling, who is interest
led in a contract on the Government
railroad, arrived from Fairbanks on
'today’s train.
—
| According: to telegraphic advices
■ received at Fairbanks today, United
, States Commissioner Joseph Dehn,
of Tanana, died at that place this
week. He had been ailing a long
time.
Roadmaster W. L. Packer was a
returning passenger on today’s train
from Fairbanks.
The farewell dance which was
' given at Union hall last night in
i honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Fisk,
Miss Margaret Southworth, Russell
Bellerby and Dorwin Browne was
quite largely attended and a thor
oughly enjoyable time is reported.
Mrs. Helen S. Oswald, mother ol
Mrs. Helen Kellum, arrived in Ne
nana this morning on the steamer
Yukon, accompanied by her twc
sons, Francis and Oscar Oswald, and
will locate in Nenana permanently.
Henana. Where malU aad *lrer» Meat
Gutierrez covemment and' vindi-|
cates the community interest exist- !
ing between Peru and Bolivia.
The imprisonment of President i
Gutierrez and the members of his |
cabinet was accomplished without
serious difficulty and was followed
by the complete collapse of the gov
ernment.
Order is now being restored rap
idly by the new regime.
nDS FLUNK:
COUNTRY SUFFERS
MARION, Ohio, July 13.—Follow
ing a conference with Senator Har
ding, relative to the railroad situa
tion, Senator Albert S. Cummins,
chairman of the senate interstate
commerce committee, informed
newspaper representatives here this
afternoon that “the inability of the
railroads to handle the business of
the country is costing the country
every day more than the war cost
the American people on any single
day.” But he added that the people
| do not favor government ownership
| at present.
! The gravity of the situation, he
[said, cannot be exaggerated.
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LONDON, July 13. — A special
■ trade union congress, called for the
i purpose of considering the attitude
1 of British labor on the Irish ques
tion, has gone on record as oppos
ing resort to direct action as a
means of forcing the government
| to withdraw troops from Ireland
land to cease manufacturing ammu
nition for use in Ireland and Rus
sia.
There was strong sentiment in
; favor of employing direct action,
• should such a step prove necessary,
;but a majority of the delegates re
jected the proposal, the vote on the
'question being decisive.
COX AND ROOSEVELT
TO MEET PRESIDENT
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 13.—Gov
ernor Cox has announced that he
and Franklin D. Roosevelt will hold
a conference with President Wilson
at the White House next Sunday
morning at 10:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Fisk, of
Green Bay, Wisconsin, who arrived
i in Nenana on June 23 on the first
trip of the steamer Yukon, left for
Fairbanks on today’s train and will
start on their return trip to the
| States on Thursday by stage. They
,are accompanied to the upper town
| by their daughter, Mrs. Thomas O.
Lake.
DISMISSES SUII
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 13.—
Justice Bailey, of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia,
has dismissed the proceedings
brought by Charles Fairchild of
New York, president of the Ameri
can Constitutional league, to pre
vent the promulgation of ratifica
tion of the suffrage amendment, and
to test the validity of the eijual
suffrage law. In rendering his de
cision, Justice Bailey held that he
had no authority to act in the mat
ter. The dismissal was made or
motion of Secretary of State Colbj,
and Attorney-General Palmer.
Fairchild has indicated that lit
will take the matter to the supreme
court of the United States for final
decision.
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C. A. Schonacker, Alaska repre
tentative of the Zellerbach Papei
company, who has been in Xenani
during the past several days con
ferring with local business men, lef
for Fairbanks on today’s train anc
will return to the Alaska coast b;
way of the Richardson trail.
At a meeting held several day
ago, the board of town trustees con
sidered the matter of tying on t(
the sewer mains in the downtown
section and will back the townsiti
manager in his efforts to induci
property owners to make eonnec
tions. Xearly all of the businesi
houses along A street already hav<
availed themselves of the oppor
tunity to connect with the mains.
Martin A. Pinska, proprietor o1
! the Pinska store at Fairbanks, ii
a passenger on the steamer Yukon
'enroute to the upper town on hit
! annual visit.
Dr. P. S. Smith, geologist, and G
S. Kelly are passengers on thi
steamer Yukon, enroute to Fair
banks, from which point they wil
proceed to the Goodpaster country
i George H. Rey, well-known old
l time mining man of the Fairbank
| district, is a returning passenger oi
the steamer Yukon.
G. E. Kelleher and R. A. Darling
special agents of the department o
justice, are among the passenger
aboard the steamer Yukon, enrout
jto Fairbanks. Mr. Darling is ac
jcompanied by his wife. The par
iticular nature of their mission seem
to be somewhat of a mystery.
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ON FOREIGN SOIL
| TRIESTE, July 13.—An Ameri
fan officer is reported to have lost
| his life at Spalato, Dalmatia, dur
:ing street fighting which occurred
I there recently between Croats and
(Italians during a Jugoslav nation
alist demonstration.
The reports also state that fur
ther fatalities were prevented by
the intervention of the American
admiral stationed on the coast out
| side the armistice zone. Several
(Italian officers are said to have been
j killed and a considerable number
j wounded while the fighting was in
I progress.
HAVE NOT HEARD IT.
WASHINGTON, D. July 13.—
j Officials of the navy department an
jiiounce that they have not been in
formed of the death of an American
’officer or of the participation of
American forces in the Spalato dem
, onstration.
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I MEXICO CITY, July 13.—Min
i
jister of War Oalles issued a state
ment this afternoon in which he
'announces that General Ainara has
Ichased Villa into a corner from
which he will have considerable dif
ficulty escaping- The bandit leader
lis reported to have been surround
ed, following an encounter between
500 rebels and 300 federal troops
I the fight having taken place near
! Parral.
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